Social Ownership Democracy

The session takes place online. You can join the session through the MS TEAMS link.

About the speaker: ​

Rutger Claassen is Professor of Political Philosophy and Economic Ethics at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies of Utrecht University. His research is at the intersection of politics, economics and ethics, focusing on theoretical and normative questions about democracy, freedom, markets, and justice.

He currently is the principal investigator of a research project on  The Business Corporation as a Political Actor, funded by the European Research Council (ERC-Consolidator Grant), which investigates the societal role and legitimacy of business corporations (2020-2025). He was the principal investigator of a research project funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) on Private Property & Political Power in Liberal-Democratic Societies (2017-2022). This project focused on the social/political power coming with accumulated private property holdings, and how to render these consistent with ideals of democratic accountability.

If you would like to receive information about the speaker series, please email Catarina Neves at a.c.moiteirodasneves@uu.nl.