Prof. Dr. Laura Valentini

Chair

Chair of Philosophy and Political Theory

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Ludwigstr. 31 (Rgb.)

80539 Munich

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80539 Munich

Personal Information

Laura Valentini is Chair of Philosophy and Political Theory at LMU Munich and Visiting Professor at King's College London. She works in the areas of contemporary political and social philosophy, as well as ethics and philosophy of law. Her special research interests include global justice, democracy, freedom, (human) rights, political obligation, the methodology of political theory and the relationship between ethics and social ontology (e.g. the moral significance of societally constructed norms, the nature of "normative powers"). Her latest book Morality and Socially Constructed Norms was published by Oxford University Press in 2023.

Curriculum Vitae

2021 -: Chair of Philosophy and Political Theory, LMU Munich
2021 -: Visiting Professor, King's College London
2020 - 2021: Professor of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, King's College London
2018: Visiting Fellow, Justitia Amplificata, Goethe University Frankfurt

2015: Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science, Harvard University
2014: Visitor, Uppsala University & Visiting Fellow, Australian National University
2013 - 2020: Associate Professor of Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science
2012 - 2013: Lecturer in Political Philosophy, University College London
2009 - 2010: Postdoctoral Fellow in Democracy and Human Values, Princeton University
2008 - 2012: Junior Research Fellow in Political Science, The Queen’s College, Oxford University
2008: Doctorate in Political Philosophy, University College London
2000 - 2005: Degree in Political Science (Universita` di Pavia); MA in Legal and Political Theory (University College London)

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Selected Publications

Valentini, L.: Morality and Socially Constructed Norms. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023.
Valentini, L.: On Public-Identity Disempowerment. Journal of Political Philosophy 30 (4): 462-486 (2022).
Valentini, L.: Respect for Persons and the Moral Force of Socially Constructed Norms. Noûs 55 (2): 385-408 (2021).
Valentini, L.: Dignity and Human Rights: A Reconceptualization. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 37 (4): 862-885 (2017).
List, C. & Valentini, L: Freedom as Independence. Ethics 126 (4): 1043-1074 (2016).
Valentini, L.: Justice, Disagreement, and Democracy. British Journal of Political Science 43 (1): 177-99 (2013).
Valentini, L: Ideal vs. Nonideal Theory: A Conceptual Map. Philosophy Compass 7 (9): 654-64 (2012).
Valentini, L.: Global Justice and Practice-Dependence: Conventionalism, Institutionalism, Functionalism. Journal of Political Philosophy 19 (4): 399-418 (2011).
Valentini, L.: Justice in a Globalized World: A Normative Framework. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.
Valentini, L.: On the Apparent Paradox of Ideal Theory. Journal of Political Philosophy 17 (3): 332-55 (2009).

Complete list of publications

Academic Distinctions

2023 - Member, Academia Europaea
2019 Montreal Political Theory Book Manuscript Award für Morality & Socially Constructed Norms
2019 Excellence in Education Award, London School of Economics
2015 Philip Leverhulme Prize (Politics and International Relations)
2010 Sir Ernest Barker Prize

Research Projects

The nature and relevance of normative powers / Die Natur und Relevanz normativer Befugnisse
Freedom as independence / Freiheit als Unabhängigkeit (with C. List)
The methodology of analytic political theory / Die Methodik der analytischen politischen Theorie (with C. List)

Teaching

Prof. Valentini's current courses can be found on LSF:

If you wish to write a thesis (BA or MA) under Prof. Valentini's supervision, please contact her by e-mail, including a few sentences outlining the planned thesis topic, in order to arrange an appointment.

Other Activities

2018 - Consulting Editor for Theoria
2016 - Associate Editor of Australasian Journal of Philosophy
2016 - Subject Co-editor of Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Editorial Boards: Journal of Political Philosophy (2016-); Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy (2018-); Politics (2014-).