About me
I am a professor of Political and Social Philosophy. My teaching and research focus on the political legitimacy of democratic decisions, on moral aspects of social relations and institutions, and on the role of liberal values and social conflict in intercultural relations. I also teach courses and supervise students in the history of philosophy, international relations, the intersection between climate science and policy development, critical thinking and academic writing.
Next to my work at UCR I have a half-time appointment at Utrecht University, where I am the vice-dean ad interim for BA education of the Faculty of the Humanities and work as a co-director of the European University alliance CHARM.EU.
Selected publications
Articles/Chapters
- Miklós Zala, Simon Rippon, Tom Theuns, Sem de Maagt and Bert van den Brink, “From political philosophy to messy empirical reality.” In: Justice and Vulnerability in Europe: An Interdisciplinary Approach, ed. by Trudie Knijn and Dorota Lepianka, Cheltenham UK and Northampton MA, USA: Edward Elgar, 2020, pp. 37-54.
- Simon Rippon, Miklos Zala, Tom Theuns, Sem de Maagt and Bert van den Brink, “Thinking about justice: a traditional philosophical framework.” In: Justice and Vulnerability in Europe: An Interdisciplinary Approach, ed. by Trudie Knijn and Dorota Lepianka, Cheltenham UK and Northampton MA, USA: Edward Elgar, 2020, pp. 16-37.
- Bert van den Brink, “Imagining Civic Relations in the Moment of their Breakdown: Reflections on a Civic Crisis in the Netherlands,” in: Multiculturalism and Political Theory, Anthony Laden and David Owen, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Books
- Bert van den Brink and David Owen (eds.), Recognition and Power: Axel Honneth and the Tradition of Critical Theory, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- Bert van den Brink, The Tragedy of Liberalism: And Alternative Defense of a Political Tradition, Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 2000.
Inaugural lecture
- Bert van den Brink, Beeld van Politiek. Oratie. Utrecht: Universiteit Utrecht, Faculteit Geesteswetenschappen, 2010..
Find his full list of publications here.
Ancillary Activities
- Editorial Board Constellations (unremunerated)
- Editorial Board Ethical Perspectives (unremunerated)
- Editorial Board Contemporary Political Theory (unremunerated)
- Member of the Board of Advisors of ECOLAS, Consortium of European Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences (unremunerated)
- Member of the Board of Trustees of Foundation Roosevelt Center for Excellence in Education, Middelburg, 2017-2020 (unremunerated)
- Member of the Scientific Council of Zeeland (unremunerated)
- Member of the Board of Recommendation Etty Hillesum Onderzoekscentrum, Middelburg (unremunerated)
- Member of the Board of Recommendation of of Leuven Center for Global Governance Studies KU Leuven (unremunerated)
- Member Professorial Chair History of International Relations, Leiden University/Roosevelt Center for International Studies (unremunerated)
- I occasionally act as committee member or chair in advisory committees for organizations such as NVAO, NWO, and other universities. If such positions are remunerated, the income goes to UCR.