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[[Image:JamesPanton.jpg|left|thumb|James Panton on BBC Newsnight, 20 August 2007]]
 
[[Image:JamesPanton.jpg|left|thumb|James Panton on BBC Newsnight, 20 August 2007]]
 
[[File:Panton and Hartwich-Science vs superstition.jpg|right|thumb|Science vs Superstition: the case for a new enlightenment, edited by [[James Panton]] & [[Oliver Marc Hartwich]]. Published by Policy Exchange, 2006.]]
 
[[File:Panton and Hartwich-Science vs superstition.jpg|right|thumb|Science vs Superstition: the case for a new enlightenment, edited by [[James Panton]] & [[Oliver Marc Hartwich]]. Published by Policy Exchange, 2006.]]
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[[James Panton]] is an academic and is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. He has written for [[Living Marxism]] and [[Spiked]] <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/author/James%20Panton/ Articles by James Panton]", Spiked website, accessed 2 May 2010</ref>, spoken at the [[Battle of Ideas]], officiated for [[Debating Matters]], is a co-founder <ref>"[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=135454058934&ref=ts Mini Biog of James Panton]", East Midlands Salon Facebook website, accessed 3 Nov 2010</ref>, campaigns co-ordinator and press officer for the anti-regulation [[Manifesto Club]] and has spoken at the [[East Midlands Salon]]. <ref>"[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=135454058934&ref=ts Mini Biog of James Panton]", East Midlands Salon Facebook website, accessed 3 Nov 2010</ref>
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[[James Panton]] is a teacher and is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental [[LM network]]. He has written for [[Living Marxism]] and [[Spiked]] <ref>"[http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/author/James%20Panton/ Articles by James Panton]", Spiked website, accessed 2 May 2010</ref>, spoken at the [[Battle of Ideas]], officiated for [[Debating Matters]], is a co-founder <ref>"[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=135454058934&ref=ts Mini Biog of James Panton]", East Midlands Salon Facebook website, accessed 3 Nov 2010</ref>, campaigns co-ordinator and press officer for the anti-regulation [[Manifesto Club]] and has spoken at the [[East Midlands Salon]]. <ref>"[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=135454058934&ref=ts Mini Biog of James Panton]", East Midlands Salon Facebook website, accessed 3 Nov 2010</ref>
  
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James Panton is "lecturer in politics at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, and chair of the Post-Graduate Forum" - part of the [[Institute of Ideas]].
 
  
 
Panton's Battle of Ideas biography states:
 
Panton's Battle of Ideas biography states:
 
:In 2006 James was involved with [[Pro-Test]], the pro animal research campaign in support of the Oxford University bio-medical research facility. Work on the issue of animal rights and the arguments around animal research led James to look more broadly at the issue of contemporary society’s attitudes to science, and his preliminary thoughts on this issue found their expression in the book he co-edited with [[Oliver Hartwhich]] of the think tank [[Policy Exchange]] - ''Science vs Superstition'': the case for a new scientific enlightenment (Policy Exchange, 2006).<ref>Battle of Ideas 2007, [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/site/speaker_detail/46/ James Panton biography], biography for the 2007 BoI festival.</ref>  
 
:In 2006 James was involved with [[Pro-Test]], the pro animal research campaign in support of the Oxford University bio-medical research facility. Work on the issue of animal rights and the arguments around animal research led James to look more broadly at the issue of contemporary society’s attitudes to science, and his preliminary thoughts on this issue found their expression in the book he co-edited with [[Oliver Hartwhich]] of the think tank [[Policy Exchange]] - ''Science vs Superstition'': the case for a new scientific enlightenment (Policy Exchange, 2006).<ref>Battle of Ideas 2007, [http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/site/speaker_detail/46/ James Panton biography], biography for the 2007 BoI festival.</ref>  
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He studied at the University of Oxford.
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
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*[[BBC NewsNight 20 August 2007 transcript]]
 
*[[BBC NewsNight 20 August 2007 transcript]]
 
*Profile, "[http://www.manifestoclub.com/steering-committee James Panton]", Manifesto Club website, accessed 29 Dec 2010
 
*Profile, "[http://www.manifestoclub.com/steering-committee James Panton]", Manifesto Club website, accessed 29 Dec 2010
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*LinkedIn: [http://uk.linkedin.com/in/jamespanton James Panton]
 
*Twitter: [http://twitter.com/#!/jimpanton jimpanton]
 
*Twitter: [http://twitter.com/#!/jimpanton jimpanton]
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*Website: [http://jamespanton.net/ James Panton]
  
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===Contact===
 
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:College: St Johns College
 
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:Office Details: Rm 11, 46 St Giles
 
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:Phone No: +44 (0) 7792 795 462
 
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:Website: [http://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/index.php?A=2&B=1&X=1075 www.sjc.ox.ac.uk]
 
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:Online [http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/about/staff/staff.asp?action=show&person=287&special= biography]
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
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[[Category:LM network|Panton, James]]
 
[[Category:LM network|Panton, James]]

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LM network resources
James Panton on BBC Newsnight, 20 August 2007
Science vs Superstition: the case for a new enlightenment, edited by James Panton & Oliver Marc Hartwich. Published by Policy Exchange, 2006.

James Panton is a teacher and is associated with the libertarian anti-environmental LM network. He has written for Living Marxism and Spiked [1], spoken at the Battle of Ideas, officiated for Debating Matters, is a co-founder [2], campaigns co-ordinator and press officer for the anti-regulation Manifesto Club and has spoken at the East Midlands Salon. [3]


Panton's Battle of Ideas biography states:

In 2006 James was involved with Pro-Test, the pro animal research campaign in support of the Oxford University bio-medical research facility. Work on the issue of animal rights and the arguments around animal research led James to look more broadly at the issue of contemporary society’s attitudes to science, and his preliminary thoughts on this issue found their expression in the book he co-edited with Oliver Hartwhich of the think tank Policy Exchange - Science vs Superstition: the case for a new scientific enlightenment (Policy Exchange, 2006).[4]

He studied at the University of Oxford.

Affiliations

Publications, Resources, Contact, Notes

Publications

  • J Panton, 'Intellectual influences on the New Left in America: C Wright Mills and Herbert Marcuse'. In journal: Reconstruction Vol. 8 No. 1. 2008. Available online at: http://reconstruction.eserver.org/081/panton.shtml
  • J Panton (ed), Science vs Superstition:the case for a new enlightenment (Policy Exchange, 2006).
  • J Panton 'Animal Rights and the Culture of Mysanthropy', in Science vs Superstition (Policy Exchange, 2006).
  • J Panton, 'What are Universities For?' in D Cummings (ed) The Changing Role of the Public Intelectual (Routledge, 2005).
  • J Panton, 'The Politics of Experience' in Studies in Marxism Vol 10, 2005.
  • J Panton, 'Challenging Students' in D Hayes (ed) Debating Education: Issues for the New Millenium (Routledge Falmer, 2004).
  • J Panton, 'Universities, knowledge and the intellectuals', in Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy Vol 6, No 4, Winter 2003.

Resources


Notes

  1. ↑ "Articles by James Panton", Spiked website, accessed 2 May 2010
  2. ↑ "Mini Biog of James Panton", East Midlands Salon Facebook website, accessed 3 Nov 2010
  3. ↑ "Mini Biog of James Panton", East Midlands Salon Facebook website, accessed 3 Nov 2010
  4. ↑ Battle of Ideas 2007, James Panton biography, biography for the 2007 BoI festival.
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