Adam Smith
Department of Politics
Brandeis University, Mail Stop 058
415 South Street Waltham, MA 02451
asmith@brandeis.edu / 765-201-2739
I. Education
Ph.D., Politics, Brandeis University, expected 2017
ABD as of October 2013
M.A. Political Theory, Institute for Christian Studies, 2006
thesis: “Universalism and Proceduralism in Habermas and MacIntyre”
B.A., Political Science, Olivet Nazarene University, 2003
II. Research Interests
democratic theory; politics and religion; multiculturalism; medicalization; politics and literature
III. Publications
“Truthfulness, Democracy, and the Problem of Pluralism.” In Lambert Zuidervaart, ed., Truth
Matters: Knowledge, Politics, Ethics, Religion. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2013.
“The Zombie Threat to Democracy.” In Robert Smith, ed., Braaaiiins: From Academics to
Zombies. University of Ottawa Press, 2011.
“Mortal Grammar.” In Brevity 36, 2011.
“In Defense of What?” Michele Monni’s Secularism.” In openDemocracy, October 2010.
IV. Conferences
Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, 2012.
Chair and Discussant: “Rousseau, Feminist Thought, and Justice.”
International Social Philosophy Association, Boston, 2012.
Paper: “Truthfulness, Discourse, and the Problem of Pluralism.”
New England Political Science Association, Portsmouth, NH, 2012.
Paper: “Transformative Forms of Accommodation.”
Discussant: “The House of Political Theory.”
Faith, Freedom, and the Academy Conference, Charlottetown, PEI, 2004.
Paper: “Faith, MacIntyre, and the Academy.”
V. Teaching
as course instructor
Persuasive Writing (Harvard Summerfuel, Summer 2013)
Media, Politics, & Society (Brandeis, Spring 2013)
Media, Politics, & Society (Brandeis, Fall 2012)
Ethics (Harvard Summerfuel, Summer 2012))
Debate (Harvard Summerfuel, Summer 2012)
Critical Thinking (Concorde College, Portland OR, 2010-2011)
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Cross-Cultural Communication (Language & Culture Coaching, Portland, OR, 2010-2011)
English as a Foreign Language (YBM Premier Institute, Seoul, South Korea) 2008-2009)
English as a Foreign Language (Korea Nazarene University, Cheonan, South Korea, 2006-2008)
as course assistant
Intro to American Government (Brandeis, Fall 2013)
Intro to American Government (Brandeis, Spring 2013)
Intro to Political Theory (Brandeis, Fall 2012)
Topics in Law and Political Theory (Brandeis, Spring 2012)
Intro to Political Theory (Brandeis, Fall 2011)
VI. Honors and Awards
Brandeis University
Jane Greenbaum Eskind Fellowship in Democracy and Public Policy (2012-2013)
Summer Research Fellowship, Research Circle on Democracy and Cultural Pluralism (2012)
Roche-Slapin Fellowship (2011-2012)
Institute for Christian Studies
Full Tuition Scholarship (2003-2005)
Bernard Zylstra Award for Political Theory (2004)
Graduate Research Assistantship (2003-2005)
Olivet Nazarene University
Snowbarger Award for Excellence in Political Science (2003)
Undergraduate Research Assistantship (2002-2003)
President’s Scholarship, Honor Scholarship, Scholar Award, Music Scholarship (1999-2003)
VII. Languages
Spanish (working knowledge)
Korean (working knowledge)
VIII. Affiliations
American Political Science Association (2011-Present)
Association for Political Theory (2010-Present)
IX. Service
Peer Reviewer, Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
X. References
Bernard Yack, Brandeis University (yack@brandeis.edu)
Jonathan Chaplin, Cambridge University (jc538@cam.ac.uk)
Lambert Zuidervaart, University of Toronto (lambertz@icscanada.edu)
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