Bryan Garsten is Associate Professor of Political Science. He received his Ph.D. from the Government Department at Harvard University, and taught at Williams College before coming to Yale. He writes about the history of political thought and contemporary political theory, with a special interest in the themes of persuasion, judgment, political representation and religion. His first book, Saving Persuasion: a defense of rhetoric and judgment (Harvard 2006), earned the First Book Prize from the Foundations of Political Theory section of the American Political Science Association, the Thomas J. Wilson Prize from Harvard University Press, and the Delba Winthrop Award for Excellence in Political Science. Professor Garsten is currently writing about representative government and its relation to religion, with special attention to nineteenth century political thought. During the 2008-2009 academic year he will teach courses titled “Democratic Rhetoric,” “Representation,” and “Problems in Political Theory.” He also serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Program in Ethics, Politics & Economics.

Campus address: 8 Prospect Place, Room 109
Phone: 436-3696
Email: bryan.garsten@yale.edu