Eden Blazejak
School of Society and Culture
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
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.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Post Doctoral Research Fellow | University of Adelaide |
| 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 | - |
| 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) |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Hill, L., & Blazejak, E. (2021). Stoicism and the Western Political Tradition. Australia: Palgrave Macmillan. DOI Scopus8 |
| 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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