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Jeffrey Lenowitz is the Meyer and W. Walter Jaffe Associate Professor of Politics at Brandeis University’s Department of Politics. His research focuses on constitutional theory, democratic design, and legal philosophy, with a particular emphasis on the historical origins and normative implications of constitutional procedures. He holds affiliations with the Interdepartmental Program in History of Ideas at Brandeis.
Education:
- Ph.D., Columbia University
- M.Phil., Columbia University
- B.A., University of Virginia
Research interests include the legitimacy of constitutional processes, constituent power, and the interplay between legal philosophy and political theory. His work addresses questions such as how constitutions are democratically repaired, the ethical limits of combatting extremism, and the empirical measurement of political legitimacy.
Recent scholarship explores constitutional pathologies, militant democracy frameworks, and the invention of ratification referenda. His articles engage with themes like democratic repair mechanisms and institutional decay.
He received the Theodore and Jane Norman Fund for Faculty Research and Creative Projects (2019). His grant activity includes support for projects on constitutional design and democratic theory.
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