Simon Palmer, Ph.D.
Public Law
Main Focus
- Legal Theory (General Jurisprudence)
- Law’s Normativity and Authority
- Public Law Theory
- Privatisation, Security, and Coercion
- Social Ontology
- Metanormative Theory and the Philosophy of Practical Reason
- History of Political Philosophy
Curriculum Vitae
Professional Appointments
- 2026–present: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Public Law, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Freiburg, Germany
- 2025–present: Research Associate, Surrey Centre for Law and Philosophy, University of Surrey, UK
Professional Experience
- 2025–2026: Teaching Associate, Surrey Law School, University of Surrey, UK
- 2025: Lecturer in Law (fixed term), Surrey Law School, University of Surrey, UK
- 2022–2023: Teaching Associate, Surrey Law School, University of Surrey, UK
- 2021–2025: Ph.D. Research Fellow, Surrey Centre for Law and Philosophy, University of Surrey, UK
- 2021–2023: Research Assistant, Surrey Law School, University of Surrey, UK
- 2018–2019: Tutor in Jurisprudence, St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford, UK
- 2018–2019: Research Assistant, Faculty of Laws, University College London, UK
- 2015–2016: Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Laws, University College London, UK
Education
- 2021–2025: Ph.D. in Law, University of Surrey, UK
- 2011–2012: LL.M., Faculty of Laws, University College London, UK
- 2008–2011: LL.B., School of Law, King’s College London, UK