Associate Professor (2005)

Professor Zakaras specializes in political philosophy and the history of political thought. His interests include the philosophy of democracy and democratic citizenship, individualism in American political thought, and the political ideas of the nineteenth century. His book, Individuality and Mass Democracy: Mill, Emerson, and the Burdens of Citizenship, was published by Oxford University Press in 2009. He is also co-editor of J.S. Mill's Political Thought: A Bicentennial Reassessment, published by Cambridge University Press in 2007.

Hear Alex Zakaras on Public Radio:

- Discussing Emerson's "Self-Reliance" on NPR's On Point
- Discussing Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" on Wisconsin Public Radio

Zakaras UVM political science

Areas of Expertise and/or Research

Political theory: American political thought, democratic theory, nineteenth-century political thought

Education

  • B.A., Harvard University
  • Ph.D., Princeton University

CV

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Contact

Email:

Alex.Zakaras@uvm.edu

Phone:
  • 802-656-8229
Office Location:

Old Mill Room 525

Office Hours:

M - 1:00-4:00 or by appointment