Dr Simon Stevens

I completed my PhD at Loughborough university. My thesis investigated hostile architecture and its effects on the street homeless. As this project required no thought experiment – the reality was unfamiliar enough that the research did not require a reframing fantasy but a presentation of our actual towns and cities – my thesis also involved a deep discussion on storytelling methods for political theory. In this, I cultivated an interest in alternative modes of delivery and epistemologies, such as moral sentimentalism, genealogy, and Black feminist thought. I am the module lead for the Political Theory and Power, Politics and Morality courses.

Political philosophy, methods in political philosophy, public space and homelessness, theories of power, Black feminist thought, Black existentialism.

Political philosophy, existentialism

Doctor in Philosophy, MA in Political Theory, BA Hons in Modern History

Political Theory, Power, Politics and Morality, Political Ideologies, Comparative Government

• PhD in Political Theory
• MA in Political Thought
• BA Hons in Modern History
• Winner of 2017 ISRF International Essay Competition

European Consortium for Political Research 2016 - present

• Essential Teaching Skills 2016 Loughborough University
• CELTA teaching qualification 2008

Currently I am working on a book exploring hostile architecture and the homeless, exploring theories of power and othering. This will involve a series of YouTube videos. I also have a couple of papers under review, focussing on methods in political theory and anti-social behaviour legislation.

Currently in discussions with Shelter charity for a funding project

Currently applying for Seedcorn funding

DOI: 10.1177/0170840616686130 Life and Lettind Die: A Story of the Homeless, Autonomy and Anti-Social Behaviour UK

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