Thom Brooks

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Thom Brooks
FRHistS FAcSS FRSA FHEA
Born Thomas Brooks
(1973-10-14) 14 October 1973 (age 50)
United States
Nationality United States
United Kingdom
Title Professor of Law and Government
Website www.thombrooks.info
Academic background
Education Xavier High School
Alma mater William Paterson University
Arizona State University
University College Dublin
University of Sheffield
Thesis title Taking the System Seriously: Themes in Hegel's Philosophy of Right (2004)
Thesis year 2004
Doctoral advisor Robert Stern and Leif Wenar
Academic work
Discipline Philosophy
Law
Sub discipline Political philosophy
Legal philosophy
Criminal Law
Immigration Law
Institutions Durham University
Newcastle University

Thomas "Thom" Brooks, FRHistS, FAcSS, FRSA, FHEA, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (born 14 October 1973) is an American-British political philosopher and legal scholar. Since 2014, he has been Professor of Law and Government at Durham University. He was previously a lecturer then Reader at Newcastle University. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of St Andrews, the University of Oxford, and Yale University's Yale Law School. He was the founding editor of the Journal of Moral Philosophy.

Early life and education

Brooks was born on 14 October 1973 in New Haven, Connecticut. He was educated at Xavier High School, an all-boys private Catholic school in Middletown, Connecticut, United States.[1] From 1992 to 1997, he studied at William Paterson University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1997, majoring in music and political science. He then studied political science at Arizona State University and graduated with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1999. He studied for an MA in philosophy at University College Dublin, graduating in 2000 with first class honours.[2] From 2001, he undertook postgraduate research in philosophy at the University of Sheffield under the supervision of Robert Stern and Leif Wenar.[2][3] He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 2004.[2] His doctoral thesis was titled "Taking the System Seriously: Themes in Hegel's Philosophy of Right".[3]

Academic career

Brooks started his academic career at Newcastle University. He was a lecturer in political thought from 2004 to 2007.[1] From 2004 to 2005, he was also a visiting fellow at the Centre for Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs, University of St Andrews.[2] In 2007, he was promoted to reader in political and legal philosophy.[1] From 2010 to 2011, he was an academic visitor to the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford.[2]

In 2012, Brooks joined the Durham Law School, Durham University, as a reader in law, and its Philosophy Department as an associate member.[1][2] He was appointed Professor of Law and Government in 2014 - and the only such Chair in the UK.[2] Between 2014 and 2016, he served as Director of the Centre for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice at Durham University.[1] In 2015, he was a visiting fellow to Yale Law School, Yale University.[2][4]

In 2013, Brook wrote a report analysing the United Kingdom's new citizenship test. His report was titled "The 'Life in the United Kingdom test': Is It Unfit for Purpose?". He was highly critical of the test, concluding that it was "unfit for purpose". He criticised the test's focus on "British culture and history at the expense of practical knowledge".[5]

Brooks publishes widely on criminal justice and sentencing. His "unified theory of punishment" is noted as one of the top 100 Big Ideas for the Future in a report by RCUK.[6] A prolific author, columnist and editor, Brooks has written three books, edited two reports and 23 collections, published over 120 articles and 80 columns.[2] His "Publishing Guide for Graduate Students" is a popular resource for new academics interested in getting published.[7]

In 2015, the Electoral Commission quotes Brooks in support of its proposed changes to the EU Referendum. They proposed changing the ballot choices to "Remain" and "Leave" and this was later accepted by the UK Government.[8]

Brooks appears frequently on media, including television, radio and newspapers often discussing migration policy and law. These media organisations include BBC One, BBC News, ITV News, Sky News, ABC News 24, Al Jazeera, CNN, France 24, BBC Radio 4, BBC 5 Live and most leading UK newspapers among others.[9] He has been interviewed by Andrew Marr.[10]

Personal life

Brooks has been a citizen of the United States since birth. In 2009, he gained indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom, having sat the Life in the United Kingdom test. He became a citizen of the United Kingdom in 2011, and therefore holds dual citizenship.[11] His report is cited several times in Parliamentary debates.[12]

Brooks is a member of the British Labour Party and the University and College Union trade union.[13] He is a supporter of New Labour and Blairism,[14] and supported Liz Kendall in the 2015 Labour leadership contest.[15] He writes columns for LabourList mostly on immigration topics.[16] Since 2015, he has been Communications Lead for Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson.[1][2] Brooks is cited in Labour's policy commission report on 'stronger, safer communities' that underpinned the 2015 General Election manifesto.[8]

Honours

In 2009, Brooks was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS).[1] In 2010, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS). In 2012, Brooks was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA). In 2014, he was elected a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).[1]

Selected works

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