Books

Authored and Edited Volumes

Foundations of Basic Income: Research Landscape, Political Feasibility and Ecological Impact
(Ed. with C. Neves). Palgrave Macmillan, forthcoming 2026.
Open Access volume funded by competitive research project.

Basic Income Experiments: A Critical Examination of Their Goals, Contexts, and Methods
(with C. Neves & B. Laín). Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.

Rendimento Básico Incondicional: Uma Defesa da Liberdade
(with S. Bizarro, G. Marcelo & Pinto Jorge). Almedina, 2019.
Portuguese Society of Philosophy Prize (Best Essay).

Political Neutrality: A Re-evaluation
(Ed. with Daniel Weinstock). Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Du minimalisme moral: Essais pour Ruwen Ogien
(Ed. with P. Savidan). Les Éditions Raison Publique, 2017.

La République et ses démons: Essais de républicanisme appliqué
(Ed. with V. Bourdeau). Éditions Ère, 2007.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (Selected)

Magni-Berton, R., & Merrill, R. (2024).
How should we distribute education in property-owning democracy and liberal socialism? Res Publica.

Pinto, J., & Merrill, R. (2024).
Rawlsian public reason and climate change: A blueprint for integrationist justice. Brazilian Political Science Review.

Merrill, R., & Neves, C. (2021).
Unconditional basic income and the state as employer of last resort: A reply to Alan Thomas. Basic Income Studies.

Merrill, R. (2021).
How much can UBI experiments tell us? Ethical Perspectives.

Merrill, R., & Laín, B. (2021).
Why do we run basic income experiments? Basic Income Studies.

Merrill, R. (2011).
Comment un État libéral peut-il être à la fois neutre et paternaliste? Raisons Politiques.

Merrill, R. (2006).
Neutralité politique et désaccord raisonnable. Diacrítica.

Merrill, R. (2005).
Pluralisme et libéralisme: incompatibles? Archives de philosophie du droit.

(Full list available in CV.)

Edited Special Issues (Selected)

The Financing Question: Exploring Possibilities to Finance an Unconditional Basic Income
(with C. Neves). Ethics, Politics & Society, 2024.

The Challenges of Basic Income Experiments
(with C. Neves). Ethical Perspectives, 2021.

Symposium on Basic Income Experiment Designs
(with C. Neves). Basic Income Studies, 2021.

Property-Owning Democracy
(with A. Baptista). Diacrítica, 2015.

Art and Ethics
Ethical Perspectives, 2013.

📄 Full publication list available in CV (PDF).