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Law and Society / Political Theory: Research & Expertise

Law and Society / Political Theory Research

Our faculty use historical, critical, and theoretical approaches to study American political development, connect American or global legal systems and processes to social and political outcomes, and apply theories of ethics and justice in the study of political thought.

Our Faculty Researchers

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    Vince Jungkunz

    • Political Theory
    • Critical Race Theory
    • Critical Whiteness Studies
    • Politics of Silence
    Vince Jungkunz
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    Kathleen Sullivan

    • American Political Development
    • Public Law
    • Urban Politics
    Kathleen Sullivan
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    Kirstine Taylor

    • Political Theory
    • African American Political Thought
    • American Political Development
    • Race and American Politics
    • Incarceration & Policing
    • Public Law
    Kirstine Taylor
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    Julie White

    • Political Theory
    • Democratic Theory
    Julie White

Recent Faculty Accomplishments

Culture of Health Leaders Institute for Racial Healing Names Vince Jungkunz a National Leader

(CoHLI), a program of the National Collaborative for Health Equity, selected Vince Jungkunz, associate professor of political science in the College of Arts and Sciences at µÛÍõ»áËù, to its second cohort.

CoHLI is an 18-month leadership experience that uses the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformationâ„¢ Framework (TRHT â„¢) to strengthen the ecosystem of leaders who are advancing racial and health equity in their work.

More about the Racial Healing Cohort

Vince Jungkunz
 

Kathleen Sullivan Wins Dennis Judd Best Book Award

The award was given by the Section on Urban and Local Politics of the American Political Science Association (APSA) for The Politics of Trash: How Governments Used Corruption to Clean Cities, 1890-1929, published in 2023.

More on Corruption, Politics & Trash

The Politics of Trash book cover