I have taught at Michigan since 2001. Previously, I taught at the University of Washington. I teach political theory.

My research areas are modern (i.e., seventeenth-century forward) and contemporary political theory, with a focus on eighteenth-century Continental liberal thinkers, especially Immanuel Kant, and liberal theory in general. I also have a research interest in the philosophy of social science. My general approach is analytic social theory: it combines the tools of analytic political philosophy (I was trained as a philosopher, not as a political scientist), textual interpretation, and attention to historical and sociological details. (more)

The courses I teach range from Introduction to Political Theory to advanced graduate seminars. My courses focus on modern and contemporary political theory and occasionally on the philosophy of social science. (more)

I am the subfield coordinator for political theory. That means, among other things, that if you want to know what political theory courses are likely to be offered over the next year or so and can't find the info anywhere else, I might know.

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RESEARCH

Descriptions of work in progress, list of recent works.

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TEACHING

Courses in Fall 2007:

• PS 101: Introduction to Political Theory
• PS 409: 20th-Century Political Thought
• PS 492: Senior Honors

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Information on other courses.

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RESOURCES

For students and colleagues.

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ABOUT