Rubén Marciel

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Dr. Rubén Marciel

Post-doctorant

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I am an SNSF Postdoctoral Researcher, currently conducting the project “Trustworthy News Media,” which aims to find ways to build better informational institutions. Previously, I obtained my BA in Philosophy from the University of Valladolid, as well as both my MA in Political Philosophy and my PhD in Law from Pompeu Fabra University. I have also worked as an Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at the University of Barcelona and been a postdoctoral researcher at the Law & Philosophy group (Pompeu Fabra University).

Recherche

Administration et politiques publiques;

Théorie politique

 

Intérêts

Political theory
Theory of democracy
Public institutions
Media
Applied ethics
Theory of journalism


Enseignements

Normative Political Theory (MSc in Political Science, course 2025/26)

 

 

 

Projets

SNSF Postdoctoral Project: "Trustworthy News Media: A Philosophical Eploration of the Role and Structure of the Press in Digital Democracies" (2024-2026)


Selected publications

On citizens' right to information: Justification and analysis of the democratic right to be well informed, Journal of Political Philosophy

(Not So) Happy Cows: An Autonomy-Based Argument for Regulating Animal Industry Misleading Commercial Speech, Journal of Applied Philosophy (w/ P. Magaña)

Deliberative Newsworthiness: A Normative Criterion to Approach Deliberative Democracy, Journal of Media Ethics

Populist Bullshit: A Normative Theory of Populist Communication, Res Publica.

 

 

  Médias/actualités

“How the animal industry undermines consumers’ autonomy”, Justice Everywhere 01.02.2024, (w/Pablo Magaña).
Interview at the podcast Entre espejismos y realidades, episode on “Citizens’ right to information in times of fake news and alternative facts” (27.08.2024).

"Populism, Lies and Bullshit: the Missing Links", De Facto (26/11/2025).