Richard Bellamy (philosopher)

Richard Bellamy
Born (1957-06-15) June 15, 1957 (age 67)
Glasgow
EducationUniversity of Cambridge, European University Institute
AwardsFBA, FAcSS, MAE, Spitz Prize, Serena Medal
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity College London
ThesisLiberalism and Historicism: History and Politics in the Thought of Benedetto Croce (1983)
Doctoral advisorQuentin Skinner
Main interests
political philosophy

Richard Bellamy FBA FAcSS MAE (born 15 June 1957) is a British political philosopher and Professor of Political Science at University College London. He is best known for his historical work on the Italian tradition of legal and political thought and his own writings in legal and political philosophy.[1][2][3][4] Bellamy won the David and Elaine Spitz Prize in 2009 for his book Political Constitutionalism: a Republican Defence of the Constitutionality of Democracy.[5] In 2012 he was awarded the Serena Medal by the British Academy, given 'for eminent services towards the furtherance of the study of Italian history, literature, art or economics.'[6] Bellamy has been the lead editor of the Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy (CRISPP) since 2003. He was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) in 2008, a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2022, and a Member of the Academia Europaea (MAE) in 2024.

  1. ^ Oberdiek, Hans (7 June 2008). "Review of Republicanism and Political Theory". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
  2. ^ Behan, Tom (April 1995). "Reviews : Richard Bellamy and Darrow Schecter, Gramsci and the Italian State, Manchester, Manchester University Press, ISBN 0-719-03342-X, 1993; 203 pp.; £35.00". European History Quarterly. 25 (2): 314–316. doi:10.1177/026569149502500219. ISSN 0265-6914.
  3. ^ Di Scala, Spencer M. (October 1994). "Richard Bellamy and Darrow Schecter. Gramsci and the Italian State. New York: Manchester University Press. 1993. Pp. xvi, 203. $59.95". The American Historical Review. doi:10.1086/ahr/99.4.1356. ISSN 1937-5239.
  4. ^ Allan, T. R. S. (2008). "Review of Political Constitutionalism: A Republican Defence of the Constitutionality of Democracy". The Cambridge Law Journal. 67 (2): 423–426. ISSN 0008-1973.
  5. ^ "Spitz Prize Past Winners". icspt.
  6. ^ "Richard Bellamy". Jacques Delors Centre.