Richard Bellamy is Professor of Political Science at UCL. His main research interests are in the History of European Social and Political Theory post-1750 and Contemporary Analytical Legal and Political Philosophy. He has written extensively on the history of both Italian political thought and European liberalism, on Pluralism, Compromise and Public Ethics; Constitutionalism, Rights and the Rule of Law; and Citizenship, Representation and Democracy.
His books include Liberalism and Pluralism: Towards a Politics of Compromise; Political Constitutionalism and Citizenship: A Very Short Introduction. He has edited or co-edited numerous books, including Victorian Liberalism; Constitutionalism in Transformation; Pluralism and Liberal Neutrality; Citizenship and Governance in the EU; Political Concepts.
Richard Bellamy has recently completed a monograph with Cambridge University Press, entitled A Republican Europe of States: Cosmopolitanism, Intergovernmentalism and Democracy in the EU , exploring the democratic legitimacy of Global Governance, with particular attention to the European Union. He is currently engaged on a book on The Democratic Constitution.
Research Interests: History of European Social and Political Theory post-1750; Contemporary Analytical Legal, Social and Political Philosophy; Citizenship and Governance in the EU; Intergovernmentalism and Democracy in the EU
| Institution: | University College London |
| Fields of Expertise: | Democracy and Political Participation Ethics and Political Philosophy EU Multi-level Governance EU Politics European Identity/ EU Citizenship Law and Legal Issues |
| Research groups: | Democracy/Populism/Nationalism |
| Email: | r.bellamy@ucl.ac.uk |
| Media outreach: | Yes |
| Languages: | English |
| Publications: | Bellamy, R. (2019). A Republican Europe of States Cosmopolitanism, Intergovernmentalism and Democracy in the EU. Cambridge University Press. Bellamy, R. (2019). A Republican Europe of States: Sovereignty, Republicanism, and Democracy in the European Union. In Y. Elazar, G. Rousselière (Eds.), Republicanism and the Future of Democracy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Bellamy, R., & Castiglione, D. (2019). From Maastricht to Brexit Democracy, Constitutionalism and Citizenship in the Eu. London: Rowman and Littlefield / ECPR Press. Bellamy, R. P., & Lacey, J. (2018). Balancing the rights and duties of European and national citizens: a demoicratic approach. Journal of European Public Policy, 25 (10), 1403-1421. Bellamy, R. P. (2018). Balancing the Rights of European Citizenship with Duties Towards National Citizens: An Inter-National Perspective. Debating European Citizenship (pp. 239-244). Springer. Bellamy, R. P. (2018). State Citizenship, EU Citizenship and Freedom of Movement. Debating European Citizenship (pp. 107-112). Springer. Bellamy, R. (2018). Was the Brexit referendum legitimate, and would a second one be so?. European Political Science, 1-8 Bellamy, R. P. (2018). ‘An Ever Closer Union Among the Peoples of Europe’: Union Citizenship, Democracy, Rights and the Enfranchisement of Second Country Nationals. In R. Bauböck (Ed.), Debating European Citizenship (pp. 47-50). Springer. |
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