Political Theory

	The Department is fortunate to have David Easton on its faculty, who teaches graduate courses on empirical political theory and the foundations of modern political science.
	Daniel R. Brunstetter studies political theory, with a focus on early modern thought. His current research interests include early modern political thought, the just war, and French political thought in the Enlightenment.
	Lisa Garcia Bedolla works on topics covering the intersection of Latino identity and gender and teaches courses in this area as well.
[No Photo Available]	Claire Jean Kim teaches courses and has produced works on American race relations and the nature of power in American politics.
	In a complementary vein, Cecelia Lynch's scholarship in international relations engages the topic of international ethics in political philosophy.
	Anthony McGann's works on questions of democratic theory, justice, and the logic of collective decision-making.
	Kristen Monroe is well known for The Heart of Altruism, a Pulitzer Prize nominee. She is also the author of The Hand of Compassion: Portraits of Moral Choice during the Holocaust (Princeton, 2004), a book that expands on this work to explain what drives moral action.
	Kevin E. Olson's research focuses on normative issues in democracy, law, social justice, and the politics of diversity. He teaches courses in political, social, and legal theory and the history of political thought.
	Shawn Rosenberg's research and teaching fields include epistemology and contemporary social theory with a particular focus on democratic governance and social justice. He teaches classes on deliberative democracy and contemporary social and political theory.
	William Schonfeld, a comparativist, teaches courses on democratic theory and political sociology at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, for which he has won distinguished teaching awards.