Eden Blazejak

Eden Blazejak

School of Social Sciences

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Eden Blazejak is a Post Doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Adelaide. His research interests include Hellenistic political philosophy, democratic theory, referendums, electoral studies, and the conceptual history of the liberal-democratic tradition, and he currently teaches in the courses:
POLIS 2107 - Passions and Interests: The History of Greed
POLIS 3115 - Australian Electoral Democracy!
 
His PhD thesis, titled “Hobbes and the two Epicuruses: the Reception and Misunderstood Influence of Epicureanism in Early Modern Political Thought” traces the reception and uptake of Epicurean political philosophy in early modernity, and was awarded a Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. He has co-authored a book (with Professor Lisa Hill) titled "Stoicism and the Western Political Tradition" (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).
 
Eden is also an editor of the Electoral Regulation Research Network (ERRN) Working Paper Series.

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2025 - ongoing Post Doctoral Research Fellow University of Adelaide

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2025 Research Award Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence The University of Adelaide Australia -
    2024 Teaching Award 2024 ABLE HDR Education Excellence Award The University of Adelaide Australia -
    2016 Scholarship Tinline Scholarship for Politics The University of Adelaide Australia -
    2015 Award The David Murray Prize in Arts The University of Adelaide Australia -
    2015 Scholarship The John F Kennedy Memorial Scholarship The University of Adelaide Australia -
    2015 Award The Lynda Tapp Prize in History The University of Adelaide Australia -

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2025 The University of Adelaide Australia Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
    2016 The University of Adelaide Australia Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours)
    2015 The University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Arts (Advanced)

  • Books
    Year Citation
    2021 Hill, L., & Blazejak, E. (2021). Stoicism and the Western Political Tradition. Australia: Palgrave Macmillan.
    DOI Scopus6

  • Editorial Boards
    Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
    2025 - ongoing Editor Electoral Regulation Research Network (ERRN) Working Paper Series Electoral Regulation Research Network (ERRN) Australia
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