Alan Levine Director, Political Theory Institute and Associate Professor Government
- Degrees
- Ph,D, Harvard University
M.A., Harvard University
B.A., University of Chicago
- See Also
- SPA Department of Government
- For the Media
- To request an interview for a news story, call Â鶹ÊÓƵ Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.
Teaching
Fall 2024
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GOVT-105 Indiv Freedom vs Auth
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GOVT-205 Political Theory: Issues/Texts
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GOVT-406 American Political Thought
Spring 2025
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GOVT-105 Indiv Freedom vs Auth
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GOVT-205 Political Theory: Issues/Texts
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GOVT-496 Selected Topics:Non-Recurring: Reconstructing Human Nature
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Experts
Area of Expertise
Philosophical foundations of the U.S. government, comparative democracy, European perceptions of America, historical and modern issues of toleration, postmodernism, ethics, human rights, history of political philosophy
Additional Information
Alan M. Levine has been awarded several grants and fellowships, including those from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, the Institute for United States Studies within the University of London's School of Advanced Study, and the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. He is author of the book Sensual Philosophy: Toleration, Skepticism, and Montaigne's Politics of the Self(2001). Levine has worked for the U.S. Department of State in Dakar, Senegal. He is a regular consultant for the U.S. State Department's International Visitors Program.
For the Media
To request an interview for a news story, call Â鶹ÊÓƵ Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.