George Thomas, Ph.D.
Burnet C. Wohlford Professor of American Political Institutions
Department:
Government
Areas of Expertise:
American Constitutionalism, American Political Thought, Constitutional Law, Supreme Court
Office Hours
- Education
- Awards and Affiliations
- Research and Publications
B.A., University of Utah; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Assistant Professor, Williams College.
Huntington Library grant (2013)
National Endowment for the Humanities grant (2010)
American Political Science Association’s Alexander L. George Award (2006)
The (Un)Written Constitution (Oxford University Press, forthcoming)
The Madisonian Constitution (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008).
“Religious Liberty, Same-Sex Marriage and Public Accommodations” Perspectives on Politics Vol. 16, No. 1 (March 2018): 58-72.
"Reframing Constitutional Law: Liberalism, Public Justification and Same-Sex Marriage" Polity Vol. 49, No. 2 (April 2017): 301-323.
"Madison and the Perils of Populism" National Affairs No. 29 (Fall 2016): 142-156.
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“Liberal Education and American Democracy” The American Interest, August 24, 2015