Nora Hanagan

Nora Hanagan is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her academic work focuses on the ethical obligations of democratic citizenship in imperfectly democratic societies, bridging historical American thinkers like Jane Addams and Martin Luther King Jr. with contemporary democratic theory.

• American political thought
• Contemporary democratic theory
• Environmental political thought

Prior to joining UNC, she served as Managing Director of the Duke Program in American Values and Institutions and taught at Duke University and the University of Wisconsin. Her research emphasizes cross-temporal dialogue between classical and modern political philosophers to address societal challenges.