Jeffrey Lenowitz

I am a doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Science at Columbia University and a Mellon Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellow at the Institute for Social and Economic Research Policy. My primarily area of focus is political theory, and my research interests include democratic theory, theories of constitutional and institutional design, global justice and governance, political decision-making, the history of political thought (esp. Modern), and political and legal philosophy more generally. Currently I am completing my dissertation, “Why Ratification? Questioning the Unexamined Constitution-Making Procedure,” which focuses on the history, effects, current use, and possible justifications of implementing ratification procedures when creating a constitution. I am advised by Jon Elster and Melissa Schwartzberg.