dr. (Julien) J.P. Kloeg

dr. J.P. (Julien) Kloeg is Senior Lecturer in Political Philosophy at Erasmus University College.

At EUC, Julien teaches a wide variety of courses, ranging from early modern political philosophy to contemporary European politics. 

Julien received his doctorate in philosophy in early 2019. His dissertation is concerned with the relation between politics and ethics, seen from the perspective of depoliticization as a theoretical and practical problem. In his dissertation the European Union, with its mode of 'policy without politics' serves as a critical starting point. The specific configuration envisioned is one of political engagement coupled with an affirmation of the possibility of antagonism. This is applied to the European Union through the introduction of the notion of Europopulism.

Current research interests include: critical pedagogies and the philosophy of education, cynicism as a challenge to philosophical critique, and philosophical anthropology.