Vernon, Richard, 1945-

Richard Vernon is a Canadian academic and from 1981 he has been Professor of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario. Professor Vernon was awarded a B.A. in Historical Tripos in 1966 and in 1970 an M.A., both at the University of Cambridge. He was awarded his Ph.D. at the London School of Economics. His work The Career of Toleration: John Locke, Jonas Proast, and After was awarded the Canadian Political Science Association's C.B. Macpherson Prize for the best Canadian book in political theory. His current work concerns the global and temporal contexts of justice. In the global context, Professor Vernon is particularly concerned with the relationship between civic and cosmopolitan obligations. In the temporal context, he continues to work on issues of historical redress, and is now exploring the idea of duties in relation to future generations.