The Political Value of Time

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Time is the most used now in the english language. Time's going to matter to whether we realize the goals that we argue about and and defend. Once we've messed up in some way that affects either how much time people have, or their experience of that time, there's absolutely no way to correct that wrong. And so all the things that we've done, you no, liberalism is very interested in protecting a certain set of rights. We argue within liberal theory about what what accomplishes at best, or how to order those rights, but it's all going to unfold in time.

Time is everywhere, pervading each aspect of intellectual inquiry — from physics to philosophy to biology to psychology, and all the way up to politics. Considerations of time help govern a nation’s self-conception, decide who gets to vote and enjoy other privileges, and put limits on the time spent in office. Not to mention the role of time as a precious commodity, one that is used up every time we stand in line or fill out a collection of forms. Elizabeth Cohen shines a light on the role of time in politics and citizenship, a topic that has been neglected by much political theorizing.

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Elizabeth Cohen received her Ph.D. in political science from Yale University. She is currently a professor of political science at Syracuse, and in March 2023 will move to Boston University to become the Maxwell Professor of United States Citizenship in the Department of Political Science. Among her awards are the Moynihan Award for Outstanding Research and Teaching at Syracuse and the Best Book award from the American Political Science section on Migration and Citizenship, for The Political Value of Time.

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