Daniela Cammack

Daniela Cammack is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, with an affiliation to the Department of Ancient Greek and Roman Studies (formerly Classics) since 2020. She specializes in the history of political thought from ancient to modern times, with a focus on democracy, collective agency, and political representation.

• PhD in Political Theory from Harvard University (2013)
• Prior positions: Harvard Junior Fellow (2013-2016), Stanford Visiting Research Fellow (2016-2017), Yale Visiting Lecturer (2017-2019) and Assistant Professor (2017-2019).

Her research bridges ancient Greek and Roman political systems with modern democratic theory, examining topics like:

• Deliberation in Classical Athens
• Popular sovereignty in Athenian courts
• Comparative analysis of demotic law and justice
• Political philosophy of Aristotle, Hobbes, Rousseau, and Marx/Engels

Article trends reflect her dual focus on:

• Athenian democratic mechanisms (courts, assemblies, representation)
• Epistemic and deliberative democracy
• Historical parallels between democratic decay in antiquity and modernity

She actively engages with pedagogical innovation, emphasizing oral/aural learning styles and reflective critical reading in her political theory courses.