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PhD (MIT, 2001), MA (Toronto, 1992), BA (Toronto, 1991). Before joining 51本色 in 2004 I was a postdoctoral fellow in political theory at Brown University.
My interests are in political theory. My research explores problems of rationality, the structure and properties of attractive normative theories, and questions of justice and legitimacy in urban and global governance.
I am available to supervise graduate students interested in political theories of justice, democratic theory, decision and game theory, and moral issues in urbanization, economic development, and global politics.
I occasionally have undergraduate research positions available, for which statistical and programming skills are sometimes desirable.
- King, Loren, Brandon Morgan-Olsen and James Wong. “Identifying difference, engaging dissent: what is at stake in democratizing knowledge?” Foundations of Science. (2014)
- King, Loren. “Cities, subsidiarity, and federalism.” NOMOS LV: Federalism and Subsidiarity. (2014)
- King, Loren. “Seeing like a theorist.” International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. (2013)
- King, Loren. “Concepts, conceptions, and principles of justice.” Socialist Studies. (2012)
- King, Loren. “Exploitation and rational choice.” Canadian Journal of Political Science. (2011)
- King, Loren. “Liberal citizenship: medieval cities as model and metaphor.” Space and Polity. (2010)
- King, Loren. “The federal structure of a republic of reasons.” Political Theory. (2005)
- King, Loren. “Democratic hopes in the polycentric city.” Journal of Politics. (2004)
Contact Info:
E: lking@wlu.ca
F: 519.746.3655
Office location: DAWB 4-130
Office hours:
Wednesdays, 11 a.m to noon (or by appointment).
Languages spoken: English
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