Personal profile
Biography
Before coming to Manchester John ONeill was professor of philosophy at Lancaster University. He has also held posts at the University of Sussex and the University of Wales. He is currently director of the Political Economy Institute. He is director of the MA in Political Economy. He is also a member of the Society and Environment Research Group and the Centre for Democracy and Elections. He is on the editorial boards of a number of journals including New Political Economy, The Journal of Applied Philosophy, and Historical Materialism. He has been involved in a number of UK and European projects on environmental policy.
Research interests
John's research interests lie in political economy and philosophy, philosophy and environmental policy, political theory, ethics, and the philosophy of science.
Other teaching information
Teaching:
BA
Topics in PPE
Engaging Social Research
MA
Theoretical Issues in Political Economy
Politics, Economics and Environment
Central Concepts in Political Economy
Graduate Students
Over the last five years John has supervised doctoral students working on: philosophy and economics; philosophy and technology assessment; intellectual property rights; Austrian economics and the ethical limits of markets; the political economy of micro-finance; and the ethics and economics of sustainability: workers' co-operatives; equality, liberty and property; the ethics of discounting.
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing
- Creative Manchester
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 1 No Poverty -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Hume, Republicanism and Relations to Posterity
O'Neill, J. & Salter, J., 31 Oct 2025, The Oxford Handbook of Intergenerational Ethics . Gardiner, S. (ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 178-196 19 p. (Oxford Handbooks).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Incommensurability, Environment and Planning
O'Neill, J., 2024, In: Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics. 17, 2, p. 117-124Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Living with Integrity
O'Neill, J., 1 Apr 2024, In: Environmental Values. 33, 2, p. 97-102 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Pluralism, Ecology and Planning
O'Neill, J., 1 Dec 2024, In: Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics. 17, 2, p. 27-48Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Natural Capital and Biodiversity: Money, Markets and Offsets
O'Neill, J., 4 Dec 2023, The Routledge Handbook of Commodification . Bertrand, E. & Panitch, V. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 337-350 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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People, Place and Energy Research Centre (PPERC)
Bouzarovski, S. (CoI), Bellamy, R. (CoI), Barragan Contreras, S. J. (Researcher), Barrow, J. (Researcher), Blakey, J. (Researcher), Burbidge, M. (Researcher), Chiarapini, E. (Researcher), Crowther, A. (Researcher), Fearn, G. (Researcher), Hope, A. (Researcher), Iazzolino, G. (Researcher), Jayyousi, M. M. R. (Researcher), Jenatton, M. (Researcher), Karaoud, A. (Researcher), Kaur, R. (Researcher), Knox, H. (CoI), Koutlou, A. (Researcher), Kuriakose, J. (Researcher), Lansell, E. (Researcher), Lucas, K. (Researcher), MacGregor, S. (Researcher), Mininni, G. (Researcher), Mylan, J. (Researcher), Narayan, U. (Researcher), Newbould, M. (Researcher), Nimmo, R. (Researcher), O'Rourke, A. (Researcher), O'Neill, J. (Researcher), O'Brien, S. (Researcher), Paterson, M. (Researcher), Petrova, S. (Researcher), Sambrook, K. (Researcher), Shaw, A. (Researcher), Simsek, K. F. (Researcher), Sugar, K. (CoI), Swift, A. (Researcher), Waller, L. (Researcher), Wang, D. (Researcher), Welch, D. (Researcher), Zhao, Y. (CoI) & Zhou, S. (Researcher)
1/10/25 → …
Project: Research
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Green Infrastructure to Promote Health and Wellbeing in an Aging Population (GHIA)
Lindley, S. (PI), Barker, A. (CoI), French, D. (CoI), Gilchrist, A. (CoI), O'Neill, J. (CoI), Phillipson, C. (CoI), Wossink, A. (CoI) & Ashton, J. (CoI)
1/07/16 → 30/06/19
Project: Research
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Climate Just impact evaluation and road map to future research collaborations
Lindley, S. (PI), Kingston, R. (CoI) & O'Neill, J. (CoI)
1/06/16 → 30/11/16
Project: Research
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Mapping Climate Disadvantage in the Helsinki Region
O'Neill, J. (PI) & Lindley, S. (CoI)
1/01/15 → 31/05/15
Project: Other
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Climate Fair
Lindley, S. (PI), Kazmierczak, A. (CoI) & O'Neill, J. (CoI)
15/01/13 → 14/01/14
Project: Research
Impacts
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ClimateJust: Mapping Climate Disadvantage
O'Neill, J. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental impacts, Societal impacts
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Human Well-being and Environmental Policy
O'Neill, J. (Participant), Uebel, T. (Participant), Christian, R. (Participant), Knights, P. (Participant), Lindley, S. (Participant) & Kandeh, J. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental impacts, Technological impacts, Societal impacts
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Market-governance: Biodiversity, Climate Change and Insurance
O'Neill, J. (Participant), Uebel, T. (Participant), Scott, M. (Participant), Knights, P. (Participant), O'Neill, M. (Participant) & Wossink, G. (Participant)
Impact: Economic impacts, Environmental impacts, Societal impacts, Technological impacts
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Urban Climate Risks and Adaptation Responses
Lindley, S. (Participant), Smith, C. (Participant), Kandeh, J. (Participant), Gill, S. (Participant), Lawson, N. (Participant), Handley, J. (Participant), O'Neill, J. (Participant), Levermore, G. (Participant), Ennos, A. (Participant) & Webb, A. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental impacts, Technological impacts, Societal impacts