Biography:Susan Mendus
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
Mendus was born on 25 August 1951 in Swansea, Wales to John and Beryl Coker.[1][2] She grew up in Waun Wen, Swansea.[3] She was educated at Waun Wen Primary School and Mynydd Bach School.[2]
Mendus studied classics and philosophy at Aberystwyth University. She graduated in 1973 with First Class Honours.[3] After Aberystwyth she continued to the University of Oxford where she completed a B.Phil. in 1975.[4]
Academic career
In 1975, Mendus was appointed a lecturer in philosophy at the University of York. In 1986, she transferred to the Politics Department.[5] In 1995, she was awarded the title of Professor of Political Philosophy.[2] Between 1995 and 2000, she was Director of the Morrell Studies in Toleration Programme at the University of York.[6]
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.[7]
She was called as an expert witness to the Leveson Inquiry.[8][9]
Personal life
In 1977, the then Susan Coker married Andrew Mendus.[1][3]
Honours
Mendus was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2004.[6] She is a Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (FLSW), which was launched in 2010.[10] 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'.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "MENDUS, Prof. Susan Lesley". Oxford University Press. November 2015. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U10000493. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Welsh Political Philosopher Honoured by Swansea Met". Swansea Metropolitan University. 23 July 2012. http://www.smu.ac.uk/index.php/the-university/news/1540-welsh-political-philosopher-honoured-by-swansea-met. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Thomas, Geraint (1 January 2013). "Political philosopher gets CBE honour to think over". South Wales Evening Post. http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Political-philosopher-gets-CBE-honour-think/story-17731250-detail/story.html#axzz2LMFzQ1Y1. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Witness-Statement-of-Professor-Susan-Mendus.pdf
- ↑ "Susan Mendus - Biography" (pdf). http://cds.haifa.ac.il/documents/pastconferences/isaiahberlin/berlin_mendus_cv.pdf.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "British Academy Fellows". The British Academy. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204318/http://www.britac.ac.uk/fellowship/elections/index.cfm?member=4488. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ "Memberships". Professor Sue Mendus. University of York. http://www.york.ac.uk/politics/our-staff/sue-mendus/#external. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ "Research". Professor Sue Mendus. University of York. http://www.york.ac.uk/politics/our-staff/sue-mendus/#research. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ "Professor Sue Mendus". Evidence. The Leveson Enquiry. http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/evidence/?witness=professor-sue-mendus. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ "Founding Fellows". The Learned Society of Wales. http://learnedsocietywales.ac.uk/node/13. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ No. 60367. 29 December 2012. pp. 7–8. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60367/supplement/7
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