Duncan Ivison

Duncan Ivison FRSN FAHA
Born	Duncan Mackenzie Ivison 1965 (age 58–59)[1] Montreal, Canada
Academic background
Alma mater	McGill University (BA) London School of Economics (MSc, PhD)
Thesis	Liberty and Self in the political argument of republicanism, liberalism and postmodernism (1993)
Academic work
Discipline	Political philosophy Political theory History of political thought Moral philosophy
Institutions	University of Sydney University of Toronto University of York Australian National University
Website	sites.google.com/site/duncanivisonpersonal

Duncan Mackenzie Ivison FRSN FAHA (born 1965)^[1] is a Professor of political philosophy and incoming Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester where he will succeed Nancy Rothwell in August 2024.^[2][3] He formerly served as Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Sydney.^[4][5][6][7]

Ivison completed his Bachelor of Arts degree^{[clarification needed]} at McGill University, in Montreal, where he grew up,^[8] followed by a Master of Science^[when?] and PhD at the London School of Economics in 1993.^[9]

Ivison is a political philosopher with interests in political theory, the history of political thought and moral philosophy.^[10] His publications include work on postcolonialism,^[11][12] liberalism^[13] and indigenous rights.^[14][15]

Previously, Ivison held appointments at the University of Toronto, University of York and was a postdoctoral fellow at Australian National University (ANU).^[12][16][17]

Ivison is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales (FRSN) and the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA).^[4]