Scholars of American politics and public law have long grappled with the “countermajoritarian dilemma.” A common response to this “dilemma”—coming from observers of American politics …
How can urban development be reconceived to be structurally reinforcing and fiscally sustainable? This dissertation analyzes the history of two cities—Providence, Rhode Island, and Schenectady, …
Why have people across the world turned towards populist politics? What are the impacts of populism on democracy? In contrast to typical top-down explanations for …
This dissertation focuses on what I call “the War on Poverty Paradox.” How could scholars of every persuasion nearly unanimously agree that the War on …
This dissertation produces and explores a concept I call “insurgent care.” The idea of insurgent care seeks to challenge existing visions of political resistance and …
