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Jude Browne

Official Fellow in Human Social and Political Sciences (Politics and International Studies and Gender Studies)

Professor Jude Browne is the Head of the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and The Jessica and Peter Frankopan Director of the University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies (on leave whilst HoD). She is a winner of the University of Cambridge Pilkington Prize and the inaugural winner of the Aaron Rapport Prize for excellence in teaching at Cambridge and she is Director of Studies for Human, Social and Political Sciences (Part II).

Jude Browne's research interests are focused on the concept of political responsibility, political theories of equality, feminist theory, lay governance, public interest, structural injustice, rights, and the impact of technology on society. Her most recent book is ‘Political Responsibility and Tech Governance’ published by Cambridge University Press (2025).