Blaug, Dr Ricardo
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Reader in Democracy and Public Policy Academic Director, Centre for the Study of Democracy |
| Department: |
Politics and International Relations |
| Address: |
32/38 Wells Street, London, W1T 3UW |
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+44 (0)20 7911 5000 |
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R.Blaug@westminster.ac.uk |
| Website |
www.blaug.net |
Biography
Formerly a psychiatric social worker, Ricardo was educated in the US and the UK, taking a Master’s in Social, Political and Recent Continental Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Postgraduate Diploma and professional qualification in Social Work (CQSW) from Goldsmith’s College, London. He has a PhD in Political Theory from Manchester University, and has taught at the Universities of Manchester, Leiden and Leeds.
Ricardo works on democracy and public policy, and conducts both academic and practical research with a range of scholars, students and public and voluntary organisations.
Recent Publications
Blaug, R. (2010) How Power Corrupts: Cognition and Democracy in Organisations, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Blaug, R. Lekhi, R. (2010) ‘Ownership and Good Work,’ London: Good Work Commission.
Blaug, R. (2009) ‘Why is there Hierarchy? Democracy and Organizational Form,’ Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 12(1): 85-99.
Blaug, R., Lekhi, R. (2009) ‘Accounting for Intangibles: Financial Reporting and Value Creation in the Knowledge Economy,’ London: The Work Foundation.
Blaug, R. Lekhi, R. (2009) ‘Demonstrating Public Service Responsiveness‘, Parliamentary Brief, June.
Recent research grants
Intangible Value in the Public Sector - The Work Foundation
Student-Edited Online Journal - Faculty Teaching Fund
Research Impact Officer - Higher Education Innovation Fund
Research Impact Reporting - Leeds Enterprise & Innovation
Research Interests
- Knowledge and Democracy in Organisations
- Critical Theory, Discourse Ethics and Deliberative Democracy
- Public Engagement, Public Value and Public Service Reform
Supervision Interests
Ricardo provides PhD supervision in democratic theory and public policy, democracy and deliberation in organisations and in critical social and political theory. He is particularly keen to supervise research on democracy and higher education.
Teaching
Introduction to Political Theory; Democracy and Democratisation
