Susan Mendus

Susan Lesley "Sue" Mendus, , 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.

Early life and education Susan Coker was born on 25 August 1951 in Swansea, Wales, to John and Beryl Coker. She grew up in Waun Wen, Swansea, and was educated at Waun Wen Primary and Mynydd Bach schools.

In 1977, Susan Coker married Andrew Mendus and assumed her married name. 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.

She is a member of the editorial boards of the British Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Philosophy of Education, and the Journal of Applied Philosophy.

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.

Publications Toleration and the limits of liberalism (1989) Feminism and emotion: readings in moral and political philosophy (2000) Impartiality in moral and political philosophy (2002) Politics and morality (2009)

Honours Susan Mendus was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2004. She was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from Swansea Metropolitan University in July 2012.