"We have to always bear in mind who is not here with us, who is not in the room.” (w/ Kevin J. Elliott, author of Democracy for Busy People)
Does it seem like being an engaged citizen is starting to feel like a full-time job? Are you looking for ways to cut down on the costs, both in terms of time and resources, that it takes to make your voice heard?
Kevin Elliott, lecturer in ethics, politics and economics at Yale University and author of Democracy for Busy People knows you’re not alone. We talk to him about how to create space for busy people to participate in our democracy, the seemingly positive democratic innovations can actually create more problems than they solve, and what it means for a government to be truly inclusive.
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Kevin J. Elliott
I am a political scientist and Lecturer in Ethics, Politics, and Economics (EP&E) at Yale University. I was previously Assistant Professor of Political Science at Murray State University.
My main research interests are in political theory and American politics, particularly democratic theory. Thematically, my research focuses on the ethics of democratic citizenship, political epistemology, and the normative justification and design of political institutions, particularly in order to promote the representation of marginalized groups. Much of my research investigates questions at the intersection of normative and empirical inquiry, and so draws from both.
My research has appeared or is forthcoming in the American Journal of Political Science, Political Theory, The Journal of Politics, Perspectives on Politics, Critical Review, Contemporary Political Theory, CRISPP (Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy) and Res Publica. My book, Democracy for Busy People, was published by the University of Chicago Press. (See my Research page for details).
I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University and a Master of Science in Political Theory from the London School of Economics and Political Science. I did my undergraduate work in Political Science and Public Policy at UCLA, where I earned departmental and collegiate honors and graduated summa cum laude. I also previously taught at Columbia University. I received a Jacob K. Javits Fellowship while doing my doctoral work at Columbia.
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