School of Social and Political Science

Profile

Oliver Escobar works on participatory and deliberative democracy, with a focus on public participation, policy innovation, political inequalities, and the governance of the future. He combines research and practice to develop social and democratic innovations across various policy and community contexts. He is a Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at the University of Edinburgh; Academic Lead on Democratic Innovation at the Edinburgh Futures Institute; and Co-director of CRITIQUE (Centre for Ethics and Critical Thought).