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James Panton is "lecturer in politics at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, and chair of the Post-Graduate Forum" - a group related to the [[Institute of Ideas]].
 
James Panton is "lecturer in politics at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, and chair of the Post-Graduate Forum" - a group related to the [[Institute of Ideas]].
  
Panton's [[Battle of Ideas]] biography states:
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Panton's Battle of Ideas biography states:
 
:In 2006 James was involved with [[PROTest]], 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 [[PROTest]], 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>  
  

Revision as of 20:24, 3 December 2010

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

James Panton on BBC Newsnight, 20 August 2007

James Panton is "lecturer in politics at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, and chair of the Post-Graduate Forum" - a group related to the Institute of Ideas.

Panton's Battle of Ideas biography states:

In 2006 James was involved with PROTest, 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]

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Resources

Contact

College: St Johns College
Office Details: Rm 11, 46 St Giles
Phone No: +44 (0) 7792 795 462
Website: www.sjc.ox.ac.uk
Online biography

Notes

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