About

I am a PhD student at King’s College, University of Cambridge and Postgraduate Member of the Royal Historical Society. Supervised by Prof Richard Bourke FBA, my doctoral thesis 'The Politics of Belief in Hume and Enlightenment Scepticism' looks into the nature and status of belief in Hume's religion, morality and politics. It also explores the challenges of scepticism to European thinkers from Pierre Bayle to the Kant-Jacobi debate. Before Cambridge, I secured the MA History of Political Thought and Intellectual History at University College London and Queen Mary University of London in 2019 with Distinction. For more information about my research projects and publications, please visit: https://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/people/elena-yi-jia-zeng

Research Interests

Civil Society, Democracy, European Politics, Governance, Government, International Relations, Parliaments, Policy Analysis, Political Economy, Political Participation, Political Parties, Political Psychology, Political Theory, Public Choice, Representation, Knowledge, Political Sociology, Freedom, Global, Realism, Communication, Decision Making, Ethics, Liberalism, Political Engagement, Political Ideology, Power, Public Opinion, State Power, Policy-Making, Political Cultures

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Standing Groups and Research Networks

• Extremism and Democracy
• International Political Theory
• Knowledge and Governance
• Knowledge Politics and Policies
• Parliaments
• Political Concepts
• Political Representation
• Political Theory
• Statehood, Sovereignty and Conflict
• Theoretical Perspectives in Policy Analysis