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Jennet Kirkpatrick is Associate Professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University. Her research focuses on American political thought, with an emphasis on social movements, law, and social change. her first book, "Uncivil Disobedience" (Princeton University Press), examines the role that violence and terrorism have played in the exercise of democratic ideals in America.
Her second book, "The Virtues of Exit" (University of North Carolina Press) raises a question about a well-established tenet of democratic theory. Democracies rely on civic participation; they need citizens to act (to vote, to serve on juries, to run for office, and so on) in order to function and to possess political legitimacy. Do democracies also need citizens who purposefully opt out of politics? She investigates this question by looking at a range of cases, including Thoreau's decamping to Walden, narratives of American slaves who escaped slavery, and the lives of political exiles.
Her other interests include law and society, morality and politics, and feminist theory.
Political Theory, American Political Thought, Law, Gender
Women and Politics Working Group, member
Conflict and Human Rights Working Group, member
Political Theory Workshop, organizer
Jennet Kirkpatrick, “Resistant Exit,” revise and resubmit, Contemporary Political Theory, revisions submitted October 2017.
Jennet Kirkpatrick, “Benjamin R. Barber: The Headstrong Democrat,” Contemporary Political Theory, invited contribution.
| Spring 2019 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| POS 210 | Political Ideologies |
| POS 305 | Politics and Film |
| Fall 2018 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| POS 442 | American Political Thought |
| POS 475 | Morality and Politics |
| JHR 598 | Special Topics |
| Spring 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| POS 210 | Political Ideologies |
| POS 442 | American Political Thought |
| POS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2017 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| POS 442 | American Political Thought |
| POS 590 | Reading and Conference |
| JHR 598 | Special Topics |
| POS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| Spring 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| POS 210 | Political Ideologies |
| POS 470 | Law and the Political Order |
| POS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2016 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| POS 442 | American Political Thought |
| POS 590 | Reading and Conference |
| POS 790 | Reading and Conference |
| POS 799 | Dissertation |
| Spring 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| POS 442 | American Political Thought |
| POS 475 | Morality and Politics |
| Fall 2015 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| JHR 592 | Research |
| Summer 2015 | |
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| Course Number | Course Title |
| JHR 592 | Research |
| Spring 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| POS 442 | American Political Thought |
| POS 470 | Law and the Political Order |
| MAS 598 | Special Topics |
| JHR 598 | Special Topics |
2012 Tronstein Award for Pedagogic Excellence, University of Michigan
2010-2012 University of Michigan, Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center
2010-2011 University of California, Berkeley, Visiting Scholar, Political Science
2010 Professional Development Grant, University of Michigan
2009 Professional Development Grant, University of Michigan
2007 Nominated Tronstein Award for Pedagogic Excellence, Univ. of Michigan
2005-2006 Institute for Advanced Study, Visitor
2005-2006 Law and Public Affairs, Princeton University, Visitor
2005 Professional Development Grant, University of Michigan
2002 Finalist Society of Fellows, University of Michigan
2001 Law and Society Graduate Student Workshop, Law and Society Association
2000 Dissertation Fellowship, Rutgers University
2000 Mary E. Woolley Graduate Fellowship, Mount Holyoke College
2000 Donald G. Morgan Graduate Fellowship, Mount Holyoke College
1994 PRC Graduate Fellowship, PRC Corporation
1992 Phi Beta Kappa, Mount Holyoke College
American Political Science Association, Association for Political Theory, Law and Society Association, Association of Law, Humanities, and Culture, Western Political Science Association.
2016, Program Chair, Political Thought: Historical Approaches, Western Political Science Association (24 panels).
2015, Speaker, Mentoring Networking Reception, Diversity and Inclusion Program, American Political Science Association.
2015- , Mentor, Diversity and Inclusion Program, American Political Science Association.
Reviewer: American Journal of Political Science, Political Theory, American Political Science Review, Perspectives on Politics, Politics and Gender, Contemporary Political Theory, New Political Science, Journal for Environment and Development, Oxford University Press, Polity, Political Research Quarterly.
