Adam Swift

Adam Swift (born 1961) is a British political philosopher and sociologist who specialises in debates surrounding liberal egalitarianism. He has published books on communitarianism, on the philosophical aspects of school choice, on social justice, on the ethics of the family, and on how to make education policy, as well as an introduction to contemporary political philosophy. Family and education Swift's father was the actor Clive Swift and he was the nephew of David Swift. His mother is novelist Margaret Drabble. He is the brother of British poet and essayist Rebecca Swift and television presenter Joe Swift. Swift studied PPE at Balliol College, Oxford. He then did an MPhil in Sociology at Nuffield College, Oxford, and subsequently became a Fellow of Balliol College. His DPhil was on the topic of "A Sociologically Informed Political Theory". Career Swift was the Founding Director of the Oxford Centre for the Study of Social Justice. Since September 2018, he has been Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Political Science at University College London.