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Julie Novkov serves as the Dean of the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, a Collins Fellow, and Professor of Political Science and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University at Albany, SUNY. Having joined UAlbany in 2006 after ten years on the faculty at the University of Oregon, she has established herself as a leading scholar in constitutional law, race, and gender studies. She has chaired the Political Science Department from 2011-2017 and served as President of the Western Political Science Association from 2016-2017.
Professor Novkov's research focuses on law as both a system of political and social control and as a site for reform through activists' pressure. She is particularly interested in how law defines and translates categories associated with identity, such as race and gender, and how these categories transform and are transformed by legal discourse. Her work bridges historical analysis with contemporary legal and political questions, examining the intersections of US political development, constitutional law, and subordinated identity.
Novkov's scholarship reveals consistent engagement with foundational questions of citizenship, belonging, and equality in American history and law. Her work demonstrates how legal categories have been instrumental in shaping racial and gender hierarchies while also serving as sites for contestation and transformation. This approach connects historical legal developments with ongoing struggles for justice and inclusion.
- Racial Union (2008) - Co-recipient of the American Political Science Association's 2009 Ralph Bunche Award
- Constituting Workers, Protecting Women (2001) - Addressed gender and constitutional development
- American by Birth: Wong Kim Ark and the Battle for Citizenship (2022) - Co-authored with Carol Nackenoff
- Statebuilding from the Margins: Between Reconstruction and the New Deal (2014) - Co-edited with Carol Nackenoff
As a leading scholar in her field, Professor Novkov has served as co-editor of the American Political Science Review from 2020-2024 and currently serves as co-editor of the Landmark Law Cases and American Society Series at the University Press of Kansas. Her public engagement includes writing for the Washington Post and The Conversation, bringing academic insights to broader audiences. She has served extensively in the American Political Science Association, Western Political Science Association, and on multiple editorial boards, demonstrating commitment to both scholarly excellence and public discourse.
