Peter Breiner

Peter Breiner is Associate Professor of Political Science at Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, State University of New York at Albany, specializing in political theory. Educated at UC Berkeley (BA) and Stanford University (PhD), his research examines the intersection of political theory and political sociology.

Breiner's scholarly work centers on democratic theory, Weberian political sociology, and the contextual nature of political concepts during periods of conflict. Current book projects analyze political equality through historical struggles between citizenship ideals and market forces, and the role of political examples in theoretical generalization.

Research interests include:

• Weber's political sociology
• Democratic judgment frameworks
• Machiavellian political analysis
• Conceptual history of political equality
• Political ideology formation

His publications demonstrate consistent focus on Max Weber's contributions to political thought and democratic theory development, with recent work expanding to include comparative analyses of political theorists across historical periods.