Dr Tudor Jones

Dr Tudor Jones has gained popularity among students (not only in Oxford) due to his unique approach and fascinating personality (he even has his own facebook fan page!) He has taught British politics and political theory at Mansfield, Somerville, and St. Catherine’s Colleges, Oxford. He has published several articles on British politics and in 1992 was the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Buckingham.

In his book, Modern Political Thinkers and Ideas, he provides students with a clearly presented, accessible introduction to some of the key areas of modern political thought. Combining historical and philosophical approaches to the subject, it describes the writings and ideas of the most influential thinkers of the modern era. Modern Political Thinkers and Ideas features the main concepts in modern political theory and the ideas of key thinkers such as: Machiavelli, Locke; Rousseau, Marx and Hayek.