Скачать или смотреть Conversations with Otto, Ep 2: John Meadowcroft

"Conversations with Otto" is a podcast series where I interview my co-authors, colleagues, and partners in crime - all in the spirit of friendly banter and exquisite professionalism. The show is hosted by philosopher and political economist Otto Lehto (New York University).

This week, I talk to Dr. John Meadowcroft, my coauthor and former PhD thesis co-supervisor. He is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Public Policy at King's College London, and one of the founders of the KCL Department of Political Economy - one of the biggest PPE departments in the world. We discuss the origin story of the department, his interest in politics and PPE, and his turn to James Buchanan and public choice theory.

Papers discussed today:

Lehto, O., Meadowcroft, J. Welfare without rent seeking? Buchanan’s demogrant proposal and the possibility of a constitutional welfare state. Constitutional Political Economy 32, 145–164 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10602-020-09...

Meadowcroft, J. (2026). Nozick and the invisible hand of racial injustice. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2026...

Find out more about Dr. Meadowcroft: https://johnmeadowcroft.net/

Find out more about KCL Department of Political Economy: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/political-economy

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