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Political Theory Colloquium: John Medearis (UCalifornia, Riverside), Protest, Law, Repression and the Limits of Disobedience

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
2001 Sheridan Road, Room 3111, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Please join the Political Theory Colloquium as they host John Medearis,  Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Riverside. Abstract forthcoming.

John Medearis (Professor) received his Ph.D from the University of California, Los Angeles. His teaching and research interests include: political theory (especially modern and contemporary); democratic theory; protest and social movements; and the philosophy of political inquiry. His book Why Democracy is Oppositional was published by Harvard University Press in June, 2015. He is also author of Joseph Schumpeter’s Two Theories of Democracy (Harvard, 2001) and Joseph A. Schumpeter (Continuum, 2009). His research has appeared in Political Theory, NOMOS, the American Journal of Political Science, the American Political Science Review, the British Journal of Political Science, and Polity.

Audience

  • Faculty/Staff
  • Student
  • Post Docs/Docs
  • Graduate Students

Contact

Ariel Sowers
(847) 491-7454
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Interest

  • Academic (general)
  • Social Sciences

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