Joshua Cohen

Joshua Cohen is a Professor at Apple University and a faculty member at Stanford University, where he teaches political science, philosophy, and law. He co-directs the Program on Liberation Technologies and has served as editor of Boston Review since 1991.

• B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy from Yale University (1973)
• Ph.D. in Philosophy from Harvard University (1979)

His research focuses on deliberative democracy, new forms of democratic governance, equality, basic liberties, and global justice. He also explores the intersection of human-centered design with mobile-for-development projects.

Joshua Cohen is a political philosopher who bridges theoretical and applied work, particularly in democratic theory and technology's role in social change. He is currently on the faculty of Apple University and continues to influence academia through teaching and editorial leadership at Boston Review.