Professor Singer’s teaching and research lies at the intersection of business ethics and political theory. In his teaching, Singer aims to challenge students by exposing them to the grander and more abstract ideas and theories that inform the business world they are entering and the sorts of moral dilemmas they will find themselves facing.
In his research, Singer’s work critically appraises the commercial activity and economic institutions we take for granted by considering them in light of our background socio-political institutions and the underlying moral commitments they imply. This has resulted in trailblazing studies of the political nature of the firm and business ethics as well as highly regarded work on the nature of racial justice and democracy in institutional context. This research has been published in leading business ethics and political science journals, a book with Oxford University Press (The Form of the Firm), and a forthcoming book with University of Chicago Press (Everyone's Business).
Professor Singer has also begun new research projects on meso-level institutions and their relationship to democratic justice, the complicated ethics of free speech, and the normative dimensions of military organization.
Education
PhD, Political Science, University of Toronto
MA, Political Science, University of Illinois-Chicago
BA, Political Science and English, University of Toronto
