Susan Mendus
Susan Lesley Mendus, CBE, FBA, FLSW (born 1951 in Swansea, Wales) is a Welsh academic specialising in political philosophy. She is currently Professor Emerita of Political Philosophy at the University of York. She was Vice-President (Social Sciences) of the British Academy between 2008 and 2012.
Early life
Born in 1951 in Swansea, Wales,[1] Mendus is the daughter of John and Beryl Coker. She grew up in Waun Wen, Swansea.[2] She was educated at Waun Wen Primary School and Mynydd Bach School.[1] She studied classics and philosophy at Aberystwyth University. She graduated in 1973 with First Class Honours.[2] After Aberystwyth she continued to the University of Oxford where she completed a B.Phil. in 1975.[3]
Academic career
In 1975, Mendus was appointed a lecturer in philosophy at the University of York. In 1986, she transferred to the Politics Department.[4] In 1995, she was awarded the title of Professor of Political Philosophy.[1] Between 1995 and 2000, she was Director of the Morrell Studies in Toleration Programme at the University of York.[5]
She is a member of Editorial Boards of the British Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Philosophy of Education, and the Journal of Applied Philosophy.[6]
She was called as an expert witness to the Leveson Inquiry.[7][8]
Personal life
She is married to Andrew Mendus.[2]
Honours
Mendus was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2004.[5] She is a Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (FLSW) that was launched in 2010.[9] She was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of Swansea Metropolitan University in July 2012.[1] In the 2013 New Year Honours, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 'For services to Political Science'.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d "Welsh Political Philosopher Honoured by Swansea Met". Swansea Metropolitan University. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ a b c Thomas, Geraint (1 January 2013). "Political philosopher gets CBE honour to think over". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Witness-Statement-of-Professor-Susan-Mendus.pdf
- ^ "Susan Mendus - Biography" (pdf).
- ^ a b "British Academy Fellows". The British Academy. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Memberships". Professor Sue Mendus. University of York. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Research". Professor Sue Mendus. University of York. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Professor Sue Mendus". Evidence. The Leveson Enquiry. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Founding Fellows". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "No. 60367". The London Gazette (invalid
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- 1951 births
- 20th-century philosophers
- 21st-century philosophers
- Alumni of Aberystwyth University
- British political philosophers
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Fellows of the British Academy
- Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales
- Welsh scholars and academics
- York University faculty
- Living people
- British philosophers
- British women philosophers