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Benjamin Ewing is an Associate Professor at Queen’s Faculty of Law, Queen’s University. Previously, he served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Duke University School of Law. He holds an AB in Applied Mathematics-Economics from Brown University (magna cum laude), a JD from Yale Law School, and a PhD in Politics from Princeton University. His research focuses on the moral and political foundations of legal responsibility, particularly criminal punishment, emphasizing fair opportunity to avoid crime and its implications for sentencing and systemic disadvantage. He has held prestigious fellowships, including the Laurance S. Rockefeller Graduate Prize Fellow at Princeton and the Coker Fellow at Yale Law School.
Education:
- AB in Applied Mathematics-Economics (Brown University, magna cum laude)
- J.D. (Yale Law School)
- Ph.D. in Politics (Princeton University)
Research Interests: Ewing’s work bridges law, philosophy, and political theory. He examines how unfair societal conditions affect criminal responsibility and sentencing fairness. Key themes include mitigating factors in sentencing, the moral implications of prior convictions, and the application of distributive justice to mass incarceration. His scholarship also engages with prison abolition, Indigenous legal frameworks (e.g., Gladue principles), and the legitimacy of retributive state actions.
Scientific Awards:
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Graduate Prize Fellow
- Coker Fellow
Advising & Grants: No listed advising students or grants. His work focuses on theoretical contributions to legal and ethical scholarship.
Labs/Teams: Not explicitly mentioned in available texts, though his research intersects with interdisciplinary legal and philosophical networks.
