Leonard Feldman

Leonard Feldman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY). His work focuses on democratic theory, legal theory, the history of political ideas, law and culture, and police powers. He teaches courses such as Introduction to Politics, Ancient to Early Modern Political Thought, and Democracy and Emergency.

• Ph.D. from the University of Washington (2000)
• B.A. from Yale University (1993)

Feldman’s research explores the intersections of democracy, legality, and emergency. He investigates police accountability, the rhetoric of sovereign necessity, and the philosophical underpinnings of political judgment. His publications analyze topics like police violence, eminent domain, and militarism in neoliberal and neoconservative contexts.

His articles span themes in political theory, legal studies, and social justice, with recent work emphasizing surveillance, temporality, and state power. Over the past decade, his focus has included legal immunity, public space, and the plural state.