Susan Mendus

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Susan Lesley "Sue" Mendus, CBE, FBA, FLSW (born 25 August 1951) 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 and education[edit]

Susan Coker was born on 25 August 1951 in Swansea, Wales, to John and Beryl Coker.[1][2] She grew up in Waun Wen, Swansea,[3] and was educated at Waun Wen Primary and Mynydd Bach schools.[2]

She studied classics and philosophy at Aberystwyth University, graduating in 1973 with First Class Honours.[3] After Aberystwyth she turned to Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford for a BPhil in 1975.[4][5]

In 1977, Susan Coker married Andrew Mendus and assumed her married name.[1][3]

Academic career[edit]

In 1975, Mendus was appointed a lecturer in philosophy at the University of York. In 1986, she transferred to the Politics Department[6] and was awarded the title Professor of Political Philosophy in 1995. Between 1995 and 2000, she was Director of the Morrell Studies in Toleration Programme at the University of York.[7]

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.[8]

Susan Mendus was called as an expert witness to the Leveson Inquiry of 2011–2012 into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press.[9][10]

Publications[edit]

  • Toleration and the limits of liberalism (1989)
  • Feminism and emotion: readings in moral and political philosophy (2000)
  • Impartiality in moral and political philosophy (2002)
  • Politics and morality (2009)[11]

Honours[edit]

Susan Mendus was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2004.[7] She is a Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (FLSW), which was launched in 2010.[12] She was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of Swansea Metropolitan University in July 2012.[2] In the 2013 New Year Honours, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) "For services to Political Science".[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "MENDUS, Prof. Susan Lesley". Who's Who 2016. Oxford University Press. November 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Welsh Political Philosopher Honoured by Swansea Met". Swansea Metropolitan University. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Thomas, Geraint (1 January 2013). "Political philosopher gets CBE honour to think over". South Wales Evening Post. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Witness Statement from Professor Susan Mendus" (PDF). Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Prominent alumni". Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Susan Mendus - Biography" (PDF).
  7. ^ a b "British Academy Fellows". The British Academy. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Memberships". Professor Sue Mendus. University of York. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Research". Professor Sue Mendus. University of York. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  10. ^ "Professor Sue Mendus". Evidence. The Leveson Enquiry. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ British Library catalogue. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Founding Fellows". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  13. ^ "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. pp. 7–8.
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