Susan Lesley "Sue" Mendus, CBE, FBA, FLSW (born 25 August 1951) is a Welsh academic specialising in political philosophy. She is currently Professor Emerita of Political Philosophy at the University of York. She was Vice-President (Social Sciences) of the British Academy between 2008 and 2012.
Susan Coker was born on 25 August 1951 in Swansea, Wales, to John and Beryl Coker. [1] [2] She grew up in Waun Wen, Swansea, [3] and was educated at Waun Wen Primary and Mynydd Bach schools. [2]
She studied classics and philosophy at Aberystwyth University, graduating in 1973 with First Class Honours. [3] After Aberystwyth she turned to Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford for a BPhil in 1975. [4] [5]
In 1977, Susan Coker married Andrew Mendus and assumed her married name. [1] [3]
In 1975, Mendus was appointed a lecturer in philosophy at the University of York. In 1986, she transferred to the Politics Department [6] and was awarded the title Professor of Political Philosophy in 1995. Between 1995 and 2000, she was Director of the Morrell Studies in Toleration Programme at the University of York. [7]
She is a member of editorial boards of the British Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Philosophy of Education, and the Journal of Applied Philosophy. [8]
Susan Mendus was called as an expert witness to the Leveson Inquiry of 2011–2012 into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press. [9] [10]
Susan Mendus was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2004. [7] She is a Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (FLSW), which was launched in 2010. [12] She was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of Swansea Metropolitan University in July 2012. [2] In the 2013 New Year Honours, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) "For services to Political Science". [13]
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