A Political Theory Review interview with Dana Villa, Packey J. Dee Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, about his recent book, Teachers of the People: Political Education in Rousseau, Hegel, Tocqueville, and Mill (University of Chicago Press, 2017). Hear more interviews from The Political Theory Review.
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Does History Make Sense? Author Interview with Terry Pinkard
A Political Theory Review interview with Terry Pinkard, University Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University, about his recent book, Does History Make Sense?: Hegel on the Historical Shapes of Justice (Harvard University Press, 2017). Hear more interviews from The Political Theory Review.
Is the Administrative State Legitimate?
Reconciling expertise and representative government has always been a challenge in America. This is not a new problem, but we have dealt with this recurring problem in a problematic way over the past century, choosing expertise over republican government. The Framers of the Constitution didn’t emphasize expertise as a characteristic of good legislators. Instead, they [...]
Do We Need A Compass?
Why is there a need for a publication like Compass? ADAM SEAGRAVE There is nothing like it. There are journals that publish undergraduate essays – mostly (as far as we are aware) in print and not online. But there are no journals that aim to publish papers by undergraduates that are intellectual contributions to public [...]
Montesquieu and Despotism: Author Interview with Vickie Sullivan
A Political Theory Review interview with Vickie Sullivan, Cornelia M. Jackson Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, about her recent book, Montesquieu and the Despotic Ideas of Europe (University of Chicago Press, 2017). Hear more interviews from The Political Theory Review.