JOSHUA SIMONS
16 Roderick Road, London, NW3 2NL | 0784 3064951| [email protected]
EDUCATION
Harvard University, Cambridge, USA PhD in Government, Department of Government, expected May 2020. Dissertation (tbc): “The Politics of Technological Change: What Should Politics Do?” Committee (tbc): Michael Sandel, Danielle Allen, Richard Tuck, Peter Hall.
Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK BA in Politics. Starred double first. Graduated top of my year. Received Davidson Scholarship and Goody Prize, for academic excellence.
FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS AND HONOURS
George Hoguet Fellow, Weatherhead Centre, Harvard University, 2017-18 Graduate Affiliate, Centre for European Studies, Harvard University, 2017-18 Kennedy Scholarship, Harvard, 2016-17. Davidson Scholarship, Department of Politics, Cambridge University, 2015-16. Goody Prize, St John’s College, Cambridge University, 2015. Morton Prize, Department of Politics, Cambridge University, 2014. Hughes Year Prize, St John’s College, Cambridge University, 2013-14.
WORK IN PROGRESS
“What is Britain? And why does it matter?” paper to be published at launch of These Islands, October 2017. Submitted to journal thereafter.
“Thinking about work in history and politics: before (and after?) the Industrial Revolution”, presentation at Political Theory Workshop, March 2017.
“What Work Meant to Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln”, paper submitted Princeton Graduate Conference in Political Philosophy, 2017. Tbc.
“Politics in Periods of Economic Change: The Status of Work”, paper submitted to Oxford Graduate Conference in Political Theory, 2018. Tbc.
WRITING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Co-Editing with Danielle Allen, ‘Political Economy and Justice’, (2017-) Jointly editing and assembling essay collection, to be published by PUP in late-2019. Essays will focus on rethinking the foundations of political economy. Contributors to include Thomas Piketty, Dani Rodrik, and Elizabeth Anderson (tbc). My essay in volume explores how our economic concepts change in moments of crisis.
Author, ‘What is Britain? And why does it matter?’ (2017) Writing an essay on the history and politics of British identity. To be published in October, at launch of (unannounced) think-tank, These Islands. Argues that Britain must craft a clearer practice and idea of citizenship. Further work to examine the implications of this for the constitution and immigration. Research Assistant, Michael Sandel, Harvard University (2016-) Research for Michael Sandel, on the impact of technological change on work. Exploring the principles and language which best captures why we value work. Writing report for the Independent Commission on the Future of Work. http://www.futureofworkcommission.com/
Research Assistant, Center for History and Economics, Cambridge University (2014-15) Researched welfare economics and social choice for Prof. Amartya Sen, Worked on my own paper on Dalit networks and bonded labour.
Research Assistant, Department of Politics, Cambridge University (2015-2016) Researched for Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy. Used data to examine the history of monetary policy since the 1970s. Explored the political origins and distributional consequences of monetary policy.
Research Assistant, St John’s College, Cambridge University (2014-15) For Sylvana Tomaselli, explored the political thought of Mary Wollstonecraft. Focused on eighteenth-century debates about Platonism.
Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, Warwick University (2012-14) Analysed data about the use of social media in political debates in 2010-2012. Wrote paper on the limits of social media as a tool for public engagement with policy.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Strategy Advisor, Incorporated London (2017-) Advising INC, a strategy and communications consultancy in London. Writing report on strategy and direction for major international client.
Policy Advisor, Labour Party Policy Team (2016) Wrote economic policy briefs relating to the Remain campaign and briefed politicians. Ran policy and literature for successful by-election campaign of Rosena Allin Khan.
Policy Advisor, Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (2015-16) Wrote speeches on a range of issues, from climate change to economic policy. Advised Leader of the Opposition on economy and foreign policy. Coordinated demands and secured concessions on the Investigatory Powers Bill. Led and worked with a team of sixteen advisors to other Shadow Cabinet MPs.
Researcher, Institute for Public Policy Research (2015) Report on the economics of housing for the London Housing Commission. Wrote on economic trust for Renewal, and on the politics of monetary policy. Analysed quantitative data on fiscal policy and productivity figures since 2008.
Campaign Advisor, Daniel Zeichner, Labour Party (2015) Responsible for policy and communications in Daniel’s student campaign. Against the broader trend, Daniel was elected MP for Cambridge by 599 votes.
Researcher, BBC World Service Gathered material for programmes on the life and work of Albert Camus. Traveled to India to interview Devadasi women and bonded labourers, for ‘Outlook’. RESPONSIBILITIES
President, The Palmerston Society, St John’s College. Events Officer, The University of Cambridge Politics Society. Editor-in-Chief, Varsity Newspaper, University of Cambridge. Editor-in-Chief, The Tab, University of Cambridge. Founder, ‘Grey Matters’, an online portal for sufferers of mental health problems.
REFERENCES
Michael Sandel, Professor of Government, Harvard University: [email protected]
David Runciman, Professor of Politics, Cambridge University: [email protected]
Peter Hall, Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University: [email protected]
Richard Tuck, Professor of Government, Harvard University: [email protected]
Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy, Cambridge University: [email protected]
Sylvana Tomaselli, Lecturer in History and Politics, St John’s, Cambridge University: [email protected]
Neale Coleman: Former Executive Director for Policy, The Labour Party: [email protected]
Godric Smith: Founder, INC; Former Official Spokesperson, 10 Downing Street: [email protected]