Professor of Practical Philosophy at UWE Bristol (UK). Editor of Future Humanities (@futurehumanities.bsky.social). Co-founder of Thought in Action and UWE DRAGoN. Currently working on political solidarity, totalitarianism, decolonisation, and data ethics.https://bsky.app/profile/fratava.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fratava.bsky.social/post/3mqczdy4ook2gHappy to share that I've been promoted to Professor of Practical Philosophy at UWE BRISTOL. @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social10 Jul 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:djcjbi5incxsovpwjplo7lfn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqczdy4ook2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/fratava.bsky.social/post/3mj2mqxuhhs2oI’m pleased to have contributed an entry on Jan Patočka to the new Encyclopedia of Phenomenology, edited by Nicolas de Warren and Ted Toadvine (Springer). https://link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/978-3-030-47253-5_62-109 Apr 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:djcjbi5incxsovpwjplo7lfn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2mqxuhhs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/fratava.bsky.social/post/3mca24xcoss2lMy 2025 ended on a high note with a book-length article in the Columbia Human Rights Law Review on fraternity, human dignity, and the criminalization of solidarity in the EU. With Noelle Quenivet and Christian Dadomo. https://hrlr.law.columbia.edu/hrlr/using-fraternity-and-human-dignity-to-counter-the-criminalization-of-solidarity-in-the-european-union/ #HumanRights #EULaw #Solidarity12 Jan 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:djcjbi5incxsovpwjplo7lfn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mca24xcoss2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/fratava.bsky.social/post/3lyvmjnsa7s2lUWE Philosophy – the BA course I’ve had the privilege to design, lead, teach, and defend over the years – has just reached the silver medal in the Guardian League Table, the UK’s most comprehensive university ranking system. An extraordinary achievement, and one we’re immensely proud of.15 Sep 2025 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:djcjbi5incxsovpwjplo7lfn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyvmjnsa7s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/fratava.bsky.social/post/3lqnu3adxbs2yI'm pleased to share that my new monograph, "Springs of Justice: The Power of Solidarity to Build a Better World" (working title), is under contract with Oxford University Press.02 Jun 2025 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:djcjbi5incxsovpwjplo7lfn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqnu3adxbs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/fratava.bsky.social/post/3lhckuqexr22kThat was great fun. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Feb 2025 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:djcjbi5incxsovpwjplo7lfn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhckuqexr22khttps://bsky.app/profile/fratava.bsky.social/post/3lgxqpvzdis2uReady for @thoughtinaction.bsky.social new season! @wshed.bsky.social30 Jan 2025 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:djcjbi5incxsovpwjplo7lfn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgxqpvzdis2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/fratava.bsky.social/post/3lgjbzklhok2rhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/24/bishop-mariann-edgar-budde-sermon-that-enraged-donald-trump?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other24 Jan 2025 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:djcjbi5incxsovpwjplo7lfn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgjbzklhok2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/fratava.bsky.social/post/3ldgbsv4r3s2ebookmarked [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Dec 2024 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:djcjbi5incxsovpwjplo7lfn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgbsv4r3s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/fratava.bsky.social/post/3lcdh6e44x22zSpent my bday teaching Hegel, Marx, and Arendt all day—and it was great! My first-year students surprised me with cake, fruit, and this card that truly warmed my heart. Wishing them all the best in becoming evil prince(sse)s who will rule this run-down world and transform it into something glorious!02 Dec 2024 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:djcjbi5incxsovpwjplo7lfn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdh6e44x22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/fratava.bsky.social/post/3lbujyvlxn22aMany congrats to our new philosophy graduates! @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social #BristolBeacon26 Nov 2024 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:djcjbi5incxsovpwjplo7lfn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbujyvlxn22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/fratava.bsky.social/post/3lbhnohabic25Glad to share that our #DRAGoN centre has been shortlisted for the 2024 #ONS Research Excellence Awards. Since 2020, I’ve been proud to contribute to DRAGoN projects like the process evaluation of the ODI’s Research & Development Program and the UKRI DARE UK’s GRAIMatter project.21 Nov 2024 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:djcjbi5incxsovpwjplo7lfn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhnohabic25https://bsky.app/profile/fratava.bsky.social/post/3lbd2rxvnok2lOnline seminar recap. Planned: 10' talk + Q&A with 4 respondents (me included). Reality: chair late, talk ran 30'. Two brief responses, one MEP gave a 30' random speech and left. Main speaker spoke another 25'. Time ran out before I could say a word. #badchairing?19 Nov 2024 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:djcjbi5incxsovpwjplo7lfn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbd2rxvnok2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/fratava.bsky.social/post/3lbcbs4ircc2qGreat event Friday at @wshed.bsky.social! Loved seeing students/alumni discuss #WorldPhilosophy. I shared thoughts on metaphorical uses of decolonisation (Tuck/Yang/Ricoeur). Huge thanks to @stellasandford.bsky.social, Adam Loughnane, Tzuchien Tho, and Katrina Mitcheson for chairing! #UWEPhilosophy19 Nov 2024 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:djcjbi5incxsovpwjplo7lfn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcbs4ircc2q