Jeffrey Lenowitz
Degrees
Columbia University, Ph.D.Columbia University, M.Phil.
University of Virginia, B.A.
Expertise
political theory; democratic theory; constitutional theory and design; legal philosophy; history of modern political thought; global justice and governance; institutional designProfile
Jeffrey Lenowitz is the Meyer and W. Walter Jaffe Assistant Professor of Politics, focusing on political theory. His research explores the historical origins, normative implications, and empirical effects of the procedures uses to create new constitutions; the meaning and use of concept of legitimacy in the social sciences; the use of punishment to sanction elites; global justice; and other various aspects of democratic theory and institutional design.Courses Taught
| POL | 10a | Introduction to Political Theory |
| POL | 116b | Civil Liberties in America |
| POL | 184a | Seminar: Global Justice |
| POL | 190b | Seminar: Democratic Theory |
| POL | 192b | Seminar: Topics in Law and Political Theory |
Awards and Honors
Theodore and Jane Norman Fund for Faculty Research and Creative Projects (2019)
Meyer and W. Walter Assistant Professor of Politics (2017)
Scholarship
Lenowitz, Jeffrey A.. "The People Cannot Choose a Constitution: Constituent Power's Inability to Justify Ratification Referendums." Journal of Politics 83. 2 (2021).
Lenowitz, Jeffrey A.; Melissa Schwartzberg. "Insomnia and Other Constitutional Pathologies." Modern Intellectual History 16. 1 (2019): 295 - 308.
Lenowitz, Jeffrey. "On the Empirical Measurement of Legitimacy." Political Legitimacy. vol. LXI Ed. Jack Knight and Melissa Schwartzberg. New York: New York University Press, 2019
Lenowitz, Jeffrey A.. "'A Trust that cannot be Delegated': The Invention of Ratification Referenda." American Political Science Review 109. 4 (2016): 803-816.
Lenowitz, Jeffrey A.. "Review of "A Theory of Militant Democracy: The Politics of Combatting Political Extremism"." by Alexander Kirshner. Journal of Politics vol. 77 October 2015: e1-e2.