Richard Tuck

Richard Francis Tuck FBA (born 1 January 1949) is a British academic, political theorist and historian of political thought. He taught at the University of Cambridge from 1973 to 1995.[1] He then joined the faculty of Harvard University, where he teaches as the Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government.[2][3]

This article is about the academic. For the political consultant, see Dick Tuck.

Views on Brexit and the European Union

In his opinion-article, "The Left Case for Brexit" published by the Dissent, Tuck maintains that "the left’s natural position should still be one of opposition to the EU," and that Brexit would open up political possibilities for the Left.[4] In a 17 July, 2017 talk at the Policy Exchange entitled "Brexit: A Prize in Reach for the Left," Tuck advocates for a "genuine Brexit followed by a Labour government" that would both tactically "stall the movement towards independence in Scotland" and politically allow Britain to enact leftist policies, free from the "far-reaching restrictions which the EU imposes on traditional socialism."[5] Tuck also co-authored a November 2017 "Brexit Proposal" with Dr. Christopher Bickerton of Cambridge University.[6] Tuck favours historical international organisations such as the International Labour Organization (ILO) and domestic institutions such as the National Health Service (NHS), which promote socialist goals without compromising democratic processes. In contrast, he cautions against European Union (EU)'s imposition of neo-liberal structures that meet right-wing goals. Tuck criticises the technocratic elite, and regards Brexit referendum as the expression of democratic sovereignty.[7]

Books
  • Natural Rights Theories: Their Origin and Development. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1979
  • Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989
  • Philosophy and Government 1572–1651. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993
  • Rights of War and Peace: Political Thought and the International Order from Grotius to Kant. Oxford: University of Oxford Press, 1999
  • Free Riding. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2008
  • The Sleeping Sovereign. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016

Interviews
  • "Democratic Sovereignty and Brexit: A Conversation with Richard Tuck on Political Theory and Practice"[8] International Critical Thought Volume 8, issue 4, 2018.
  • "Richard Tuck on Free Riding"[9] Philosophy Bites podcast, Feb. 10. 2008.

References
  1. "Dr Richard Tuck". British Academy. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. "Richard Tuck". Harvard University. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. "Richard Tuck". Harvard University Committee on Degrees in Social Studies. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. Tuck, Richard. "The Left Case for Brexit". Dissent. Dissent Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  5. Tuck, Richard. "Brexit: A Prize in Reach for the Left". Policy Exchange. Policy Exchange. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  6. Tuck, Richard; Bickerton, Christopher. "Brexit Proposal". Brexit Briefings. Brexit Briefings. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  7. Li, Hansong; Tuck, Richard (15 June 2018). "Democratic Sovereignty and Brexit: A Conversation with Richard Tuck on Political Theory and Practice". International Critical Thought. 8 (4): 507–511. doi:10.1080/21598282.2018.1539896.
  8. Li, Hansong; Tuck, Richard (June 15, 2018). "Democratic Sovereignty and Brexit: A Conversation with Richard Tuck on Political Theory and Practice". International Critical Thought. 8 (4): 507–517. doi:10.1080/21598282.2018.1539896.
  9. Tuck, Richard. "Richard Tuck on Free Riding". Philosophy Bites. Philosophy Bites Podcast. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
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