
The Political Theory Review
Conversations with scholars on recent books in Political Theory and Social and Political Philosophy.This podcast is not affiliated with the University of Houston, and no opinions expressed on this podcast are that of the University of Houston. Image: Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), After a model by Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), in the public domain courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Latest episodes

Sep 26, 2024 • 1h 14min
Episode 160: David Lay Williams - The Greatest of All Plagues
A conversation with David Lay Williams about his recent book, "The Greatest of All Plagues: How Economic Inequality Shaped Political Thought from Plato to Marx" (Princeton University Press).

Sep 10, 2024 • 1h 3min
Episode 159: Aurelian Craiutu - Why Not Moderation?
A conversation with Aurelian Craiutu about his recent book, "Why Not Moderation? Letters to Young Radicals" (Cambridge UP).

Aug 29, 2024 • 1h 14min
Episode 158: Benjamin Schupmann - Democracy Despite Itself
A conversation with Benjamin Schupmann about his recent book, "Democracy Despite Itself: Liberal Constitutionalism and Militant Democracy" (Oxford UP).

Aug 22, 2024 • 1h 6min
Episode 157: Isaac Nakhimovsky - The Holy Alliance
A conversation with Isaac Nakhimovsky about his recent book "The Holy Alliance: Liberalism and the Politics of Federation" (Princeton UP).

Aug 14, 2024 • 1h 24min
Episode 156: Genevieve Rousseliere - Sharing Freedom
A conversation with Genevieve Rousseliere about her recent book, "Sharing Freedom: Republicanism and Exclusion in Revolutionary France" (Cambridge UP).

Jul 29, 2024 • 1h 20min
Episode 155: Samuel Bagg - The Dispersion of Power
A conversation with Samuel Bagg about his recent book "The Dispersion of Power: A Critical Realist Theory of Democracy" (Oxford UP).

Jul 17, 2024 • 1h 13min
Episode 154: Aaron Alexander Zubia - The Political Thought of David Hume
A conversation with Aaron Alexander Zubia about his recent book, "The Political Thought of David Hume: the Origins of Liberalism and the Modern Political Imagination" (Notre Dame Press).

Jul 12, 2024 • 1h 3min
Episode 153: Jeff Spinner-Halev - Respect and Loathing in American Democracy
A conversation with Jeff Spinner-Halev about his recent book, "Respect and Loathing in American Democracy: Polarization, Moralization, and the Undermining of Equality" (U of Chicago Press, co-authored with Elizabeth Theiss-Morse)

Jun 20, 2024 • 1h 4min
Episode 152: Robert Pippin - The Culmination
A conversation with Robert Pippin about his recent book "The Culmination: Heidegger, German Idealism, and the Fate of Philosophy" (U Chicago Press).

Jun 14, 2024 • 1h 10min
Episode 151: Gianna Englert - Democracy Tamed
A conversation with Gianna Englert about her recent book, "Democracy Tamed: French Liberalism and the Politics of Suffrage" (Oxford UP).