Past Member
Thomas Fossen
Affiliation
Social Science
Field of Study
Philosophy
Website
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When people take to the streets and demand the fall of the regime, they contest the authorities’ right to rule. Thomas Fossen’s book in progress develops a philosophical theory of legitimacy. What can one do, and what must one know, in order to judge the legitimacy of a regime from a practical standpoint, in the face of disagreement and uncertainty?
Dates at IAS
Member
School of Social Science
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Degrees
Utrecht University (The Netherlands)
Ph.D.
2011
Appointments
University of Essex
2017
Visiting fellow
Leiden University
2012–2015
Postdoc & lecturer
KU Leuven
2013
Visiting fellow
Utrecht University
2011–2012
Postdoc & lecturer