Curriculum Vitae for Liam Philip Shields
Personal Record
Education and Qualifications
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2008 - 2011, PhD, (“The Prospects for Sufficientarianism”), Philosophy Department, University
of Warwick
2007 - 2008, M. A. Political Philosophy (The Idea of Toleration), Politics Department,
University of York
2004 - 2007, B.A. Politics and Philosophy, Keele University
Present Appointment
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Jan. 2012 – Continuing, Lecturer in Political Theory, School of Social Sciences, University of
Manchester
Previous Employment
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Sept. 2013 – Aug. 2014, Postdoctoral Scholar in Philosophy, Centre for Ethics in Society,
Stanford University
Oct. 2011 – Dec. 2011, Early Career Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study, University of
Warwick
RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC STANDING
Publications
Single-Authored Books
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Liam Shields (Forthcoming, 2015), Just Enough: Sufficiency as a Demand of Justice, Edinburgh
University Press. [90,000 words]
Academic Journal Papers
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Liam Shields, (2013), ‘From Rawlsian Autonomy to Sufficient Opportunity in Education’, Politics,
Philosophy and Economics, available online first.
Liam Shields, (2012), ‘The Prospects for Sufficientarianism’, Utilitas, 24, pp. 101-117 [cited by 8]
Book chapters
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Liam Shields, (Forthcoming, 2014), ‘Some Questions (and Answers) for Sufficientarians’ in
Fourie, C. and Rid, A. (ed.s) How Much Is Enough? Sufficiency and Thresholds in Health Care,
Oxford University Press.
Working Papers
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‘How Bad Can a Good Enough Parent be?’
‘The Importance of Being Parents’
‘Between Triviality and Implausibility: The Point of Political Philosophy’
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‘Enough for Equality: The Relation between Sufficientarianism and Egalitarianism’
Other Media: Research
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‘Anglo-American Fairness and the State of the Union’, The Buzz, McCoy Center for Ethics in
Society, January 30th 2014: https://ethicsinsociety.stanford.edu/the-buzz/anglo-americanfairness-and-the-state-of-the-union
‘Review of Ingrid Robeyn’s Doctrine of Limitarianism’, The Buzz,, McCoy Center for Ethics in
Society, February 14th 2014: https://ethicsinsociety.stanford.edu/the-buzz/having-too-muchingrid-robeyns-defends-a-limitarian-doctrine
Research Grants Awarded
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2013 -2014, Manchester University Faculty Strategic Investment Reserve Fund project on
Equality and Co-operation. Co-I with Tom Smith (Philosophy), Joel Smith (Philosophy), Stephanie
Collins (Politics). (Value: £15,000).
Supervision of Research Students
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2014- Dean Redfearn, “Justice for Children: The Role of Education and Upbringing in Liberal
Political Thought” (with Alan Hamlin)
Lectures and Conference Activity
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“From Rawsian Autonomy to Sufficient Opportunity in Education”, Stanford Political Theory
Workshop, 25th October, 2013
Attended Philosophy, the Family and Demographic Change, conference at Universtat Pompeu
Fabra, 24-25th May 2013.
“Enough for Equality”, workshop on sufficiency and equality at University of Manchester, 1st
March 2013.
“Mission Indispensable: The Point of Political Philosophy”, MANCEPT Seminar, 11th Oct. 2012.
“Enough for Responsibility”, MANCEPT workshop on responsibility and equality, 9th Sept. 2012.
“How Bad Can A Good Enough Parent Be?” Ideals and Reality in Social Ethics Conference,
University of Newport, April 12th 2012.
“See No Problem Hear No Problem: Silence and Blind Spots in Family Values” Workshop on
Family Values, University of Warwick, 15th Dec. 2011.
“Redistributing Children” MANCEPT workshop on “Liberalism and the Family” 1st Sept. 2011.
Major Academic Visits and Collaborations
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2013-14, collaboration on the Spencer Foundation funded project on Equality of Opportunity
and Education at Stanford University, (with Prof.s Debra Satz, Rob Reich, Eamonn Callan,
Susanna Leob, William Koski and Dr.s Anne Newman, Hugh Lazenby [Glasgow] and Sarah
Hannan [Manitoba]).
Collaboration with Dr Emily McTernan (UCL) on a MANCEPT workshop on Responsibility and
Equality, Sept. 2011.
TEACHING AND LEARNING
Teaching at Manchester (January 2012-present)
Undergraduate
 Module Leader Responsible for Authoring Some Material: Arguing about Politics [Level 2, 20
credits, 60 students]
 Introduction to Political Theory [Level 1, 20 credits, 100 students]
 Module Leader Responsible for Authoring all Material: Pluralism, Democracy and Citizenship
[Level 3, 20 credits, 35 students]
 Supervision of Undergraduate Dissertations and Politics Projects
Post-Graduate
 Module Leader Responsible for Authoring All Material: Justice and Pluralism [MA, 15 credits, 8
students]
 Module Leader Responsible for Co-Authoring Some Material: Philosophy of Politics Research
[MA 15 credits, 25 students]
 Module Leader: Ethics of Killing [MA, 15 credits, 14 students]
 Supervision of MA Dissertations
 PhD Continuation Reviews
 PhD Supervision
Teaching at Stanford University (September 2013- August 2014)
 Supervision of undergraduate honours theses
Previous Teaching at University of Warwick (September 2009- December 2011)
 Principles of Political Economy
 Ethics II
 Responsible for Authoring Some Material: Rawlsian Liberalism and Justice
 History of Political Thought from Hobbes to Marx
Training
 2009, ‘Introduction to Academic and Professional Practice for Postgraduates who teach’,
University of Warwick
 2009, Two AHRC Collaborative Research Training Workshops in Applied Ethics
Activities that Contribute to Scholarship
Events Organised
 ‘Ethics of Child-Rearing’ workshop, Stanford University, invited Dr Sarah Hannan (Manitoba) and
Prof Colin MacLeod (Victoria), April 2014.
 Founded ‘Justice, Children and the Family’ Reading Group, Stanford University 2013
 MANCEPT internal postgraduate conference March 2013
 One day conference on Equality and Sufficiency, at the University of Manchester, March 2013
 MANCEPT Workshop on Equality of Responsibility, Sept 2012, co-Organized with Emily
McTernan
 One day workshop, ‘Sufficiency as a demand of Justice’, at the University of Manchester, May
2012
 Research Seminar on Social Justice and Children 2011/12, University of Warwick
 Graduate Research Day in Philosophy October 2011, University of Warwick
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Co-organiser of Workshop on Adam Swift and Harry Brighouse’s book Family Values, December
2011, University of Warwick
Other
 Created an online bibliography about ‘Sufficientarianism’ 2010, <www.liamshields.com>
ACADEMIC ENTERPRISE AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
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Participation in the Spencer Foundation Funded Project on Equality of Opportunity and
Education, where I contributed to the development of a website aimed at academic and nonacademic audiences and where I contributed to the production of a white paper on US K-12
education reform, (2013-14).
Visit to St Nicholas Catholic High School, Cheshire, to discuss political theory with students,
March 2013.
Visit to Haggerston School, Hackney, to discuss political philosophy with students, January 2013
Peer to Peer Support for MA Dissertations University of Manchester from February 2012
Next Generation Thinkers, BBC & AHRC Broadcast Media Workshop for Academics, 2011
Social Media and Public Engagement officer at Institute of Advanced Study, Warwick University,
October 2011 to January 2012.
SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP
Academic Advisor of PPE undergraduate at the University of Manchester (2012-present)
Referee for Academic Journals
 Politics, Philosophy and Economics
 Political Studies
 Comparative Education Review
 European Journal of Political Theory
 Journal of Moral Philosophy
 Public Health Ethics
 Philosophical Quarterly
 Philosophy and Public Issues
 Respublica
 Journal of Applied Philosophy
 The Journal of Medical Ethics
 Representation
 Social Theory and Practice
Refereeing for Major Funding Bodies
 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) from 2013