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Athol Williams
Research Topic:
Corporations and Justice: A Theory of Corporate Justice Responsibility
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Political Theory Network
College
Regent's Park College
Course
DPhil Politics
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DPhil in Politics: Political Theory
I am exploring the grounds upon which we can assign responsibility to corporations to advance social justice, both in terms of remedying historical injustices and promoting future distributive justice. I defend against the numerous objections, particularly the shareholder primacy objection.
Prior to starting the DPhil, I completed the following degrees:
- MPhil in Politics: Political Theory, Oxford
- MSc in Political Theory, LSE
- MPA (Political Thought & Institutions), Harvard
- MSc in Finance, London Business School
- MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management
- BSc in Engineering, Wits
Teaching
Interests:
- Political philosophy,
- moral philosophy,
- social justice,
- business ethics,
- responsibile business,
- responsible investing
Teaching:
- Oxford University: Advanced Paper in Theories of Justice (2017)
Experience:
- Business - I have worked in business for over 15 years as either a strategy consultant (Bain & Company, Taurus Associates) or strategy executive (Old Mutual plc, Rio Tinto plc).
- Academic - I have held the role of Adjunct Professor teaching strategy and finance on MBA programmes and Executive Education programmes