Patrick Hayden /pætrik heidεn/
| DOI | 10.1177/1755088220972134 |
| Published date | 01 February 2021 |
| Date | 01 February 2021 |
| Subject Matter | Roundtable on Patrick Hayden |
https://doi.org/10.1177/1755088220972134
Journal of International Political Theory
2021, Vol. 17(1) 9 –10
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Patrick Hayden
/pætrik heidεn/
Gurchathen Sanghera
University of St Andrews, UK
[noun] academic, intellectual, political theorist, philosopher, radical, anti-establishmentarian,
friend, runner
E.g. ‘Patrick Hayden has charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent’
I first met Hayden in 2007, when I joined the School of International Relations, University
of St Andrews. Though his humility would prevent him from saying so, he is a formida-
ble intellectual. He has the most amazing ability to take the most complex of ideas and
concepts and make these accessible. He has always been a kind, supportive and an
approachable colleague. He is someone whose opinion I greatly respect. Over the years,
I learnt a lot from Hayden and his scholarship, especially his meticulousness, his eye for
detail, his almost clinical precision with the use of language, and the sheer breadth of his
knowledge. Even his emails are so well written, they could be submitted as outputs in the
REF process!
I have been fortunate to get an insight into his approach on a number of occasions. We
agreed to read Judith Butler’s Notes Toward a Performative Theory Assembly together. I
am pretty sure Hayden got the short end of the stick in this arrangement. I am not ashamed
to say that his contributions to the discussions were far more insightful and novel than
mine! He effortlessly digested the text and related it to both his and my research in excit-
ing ways. For me, it was fascinating to watch how he approached the task and his
methodical analysis of the text.
Hayden is generous with his ideas and knowledge too. On another occasion, he kindly
agreed to read a draft of paper that I was writing on performative citizenship and young
people. His feedback was constructive, insightful, detailed and supportive. He intro-
duced me to the work of Karen Zivi (2012, Making Rights Claims), which added a new
Corresponding author:
Gurchathen Sanghera, University of St Andrews, The Scores, St Andrews, KY16 9AJ, UK.
Email: gss10@st-andrews.ac.uk
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