David Runciman
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The Hon. David Walter Runciman (born 1967) is a British political scientist who teaches political theory at Cambridge University and is a fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
, where he was educated following Eton College
.
He has worked as a columnist for The Guardian
newspaper and written for many other publications. He currently writes about politics for the London Review of Books
. His monograph The Politics of Good Intentions was adapted in part from his LRB articles. His most recent book, Political Hypocrisy (2008), explores the political uses of hypocrisy from a historical perspective.
Runciman is heir to his family's Viscountcy
. He is the great nephew of the historian the Hon. Sir Steven Runciman
and his father, Viscount Runciman, Garry Runciman, is also a noted political scientist and academic, who has also written for the LRB.
He specialises in the development of the theory of the modern state and on aspects of contemporary politics.
David Runciman is married to the food writer Bee Wilson
.
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.- Foundation :...
, where he was educated following Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
.
He has worked as a columnist for The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper and written for many other publications. He currently writes about politics for the London Review of Books
London Review of Books
The London Review of Books is a fortnightly British magazine of literary and intellectual essays.-History:The LRB was founded in 1979, during the year-long lock-out at The Times, by publisher A...
. His monograph The Politics of Good Intentions was adapted in part from his LRB articles. His most recent book, Political Hypocrisy (2008), explores the political uses of hypocrisy from a historical perspective.
Runciman is heir to his family's Viscountcy
Viscount Runciman of Doxford
Viscount Runciman of Doxford, of Doxford in the County of Northumberland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1937 for the Hon. Walter Runciman, a politician whose career included service as a Member of Parliament, President of the Board of Trade and Lord President of...
. He is the great nephew of the historian the Hon. Sir Steven Runciman
Steven Runciman
The Hon. Sir James Cochran Stevenson Runciman CH — known as Steven Runciman — was a British historian known for his work on the Middle Ages...
and his father, Viscount Runciman, Garry Runciman, is also a noted political scientist and academic, who has also written for the LRB.
He specialises in the development of the theory of the modern state and on aspects of contemporary politics.
David Runciman is married to the food writer Bee Wilson
Bee Wilson
Bee Wilson is a British food writer and historian. Wilson is married to the political scientist David Runciman and lives in Cambridge. The daughter of A. N...
.
External links
- Cambridge profile page
- Trinity Hall (Cambridge) profile page
- Video interview/discussion with Runciman and Will Wilkinson on Bloggingheads.tv