John specialises in social-political philosophy and normative democratic theory.
He writes about deliberative democratic theory, the epistemic value of deliberation, power, and propaganda.
John's research in deliberative democracy and power has culminated in a book, Power in Deliberative Democracy: Norms, Forums, and Systems (Palgrave 2018), co-authored with Nicole Curato and Marit Hammond.
His papers have been published by Philosophy Compass, Critical Review, Contemporary Pragmatism, and Democratic Theory.
