Bruce Ackerman

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Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science

Biography

Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale, and the author of eighteen books that have had a broad influence in political philosophy, constitutional law, and public policy. His major works include Social Justice in the Liberal State and his multivolume constitutional history, We the People.

Department: 
LAWDNS Dean's Office
Fields of Interest: 
Political philosophy; Constitutional law; Public policy
Geography Focus: 
Global
Western Europe
Thematic Focus: 
Law
Philosophy
Politics
Public Policy
Period Focus: 
Modern
Recent