Personal profile
Research overview
Patrick Hayden is Emeritus Professor of Political Theory and International Relations at the University of St Andrews, which he joined in 2006. His research and teaching interests focus broadly on the intersection of international (or global) politics and social and political theory. Consequently his research can be viewed as oriented by the rubric of international political theory (IPT).
Within IPT, he is interested principally in themes and issues involving human rights, international and global ethics, cosmopolitanism, genocide studies and political violence, and globalization debates. With regard to contemporary political theory he is interested specifically in the work of Hannah Arendt, twentieth-century existentialist thinkers (esp. Camus), and the tradition of critical theory (esp. first-generation Frankfurt School).
Professor Hayden is the founding and former Editor-in-Chief (2007-2020) of the Journal of International Political Theory (JIPT), published by SAGE. His most recent research project is a co-edited special issue on "Global Crises and Utopian Hope" for JIPT.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Global crises and utopian hope: an introduction
Hayden, P. & el-Ojeili, C., Oct 2025, In: Journal of International Political Theory. 21, 3, p. 300-306 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hope under the shadow of the mushroom cloud: from the crisis of nuclear modernity to the “miracle” of a world free of nuclear weapons
Hayden, P., Oct 2025, In: Journal of International Political Theory. 21, 3, p. 385-415Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Anthem companion to Immanuel Wallerstein
Hayden, P. (Editor) & el-Ojeili, C. (Editor), 1 Aug 2023, London: Anthem Press. 209 p. (Anthem companions to sociology)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Wallerstein as international political sociologist: on power, hegemony and the interstate system
Hayden, P. & el-Ojeili, C., 1 Aug 2023, The Anthem companion to Immanuel Wallerstein . Hayden, P. & el-Ojeili, C. (eds.). London: Anthem Press, p. 57-81 25 p. (Anthem companions to sociology).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The clash of interpretations: world-systems analysis and international relations theory
el-Ojeili, C. & Hayden, P., 27 May 2022, The Oxford handbook of economic imperialism . Cope, Z. & Ness, I. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 115-132 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Projects
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Bernie O'Hare: Global Lives Improved and Saved Tool (G-List)
O'Hare, B. (PI), Ashford, E. (CoI), Hayden, P. (CoI), Humfress, C. (CoI), Illian, J. B. (CoI), Watson, A. (CoI) & Python , A. (Researcher)
1/11/17 → 30/04/18
Project: Standard
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Colloque:Economie et Societe chez Hannah: Neoliberal Globalization and Depoliticization
Hayden, P. (PI)
25/11/10 → 24/11/11
Project: Standard
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aRENDT AND POLITICAL EXISTENTIALISM: Arendt and political existentialism
Hayden, P. (PI)
1/03/10 → 31/12/10
Project: Standard
Activities
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‘Hannah Arendt and the Nuclear Condition’
Hayden, P. (Speaker)
Jun 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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‘Arendt’s Thinking without Bannisters’
Hayden, P. (Speaker)
29 May 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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‘The Problem of Evil and Amor Mundi: Hannah Arendt’s Lesson’
Hayden, P. (Speaker)
20 May 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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‘Teaching Ethics in Unethical Times?’
Hayden, P. (Speaker)
15 Jun 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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‘Rethinking Political Friendship as Worldly Cooperation’
Hayden, P. (Speaker)
16 Oct 2015Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk