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Alexander Kirshner is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Duke University's Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. He holds dual appointments in the Department of Political Science and serves as Director of Undergraduate Studies. His research examines challenges to democratic governance, including militant democracy and legitimate opposition frameworks.
Research interests focus on democratic erosion, constitutional responses to anti-democratic movements, and the moral foundations of political institutions. Current projects investigate the virtue of robustness in political philosophy and the ethical dimensions of autocratic institutions. His scholarship bridges political theory, comparative politics, and constitutional design.
Publications demonstrate sustained focus on democratic resilience, with works analyzing electoral autocracy, opposition rights, and institutional responses to populism. Recent articles explore Christian democracy's ideological foundations and philosophical defenses of militant democracy. The corpus reflects interdisciplinary engagement with political ethics, historical institutionalism, and normative theory.
Teaching spans history of political philosophy, democratic theory, constitutional law, and ethics of war. Previously taught courses on dissent, injustice, and revolution at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
