Jack Knight, Frederic Cleaveland Distinguished Professor of Law and Political Science

Contact Info:

Teaching (Spring 2026):

• POLSCI 690S-1.01, ADV TOP IN POLITICAL THEORY Synopsis

  Gross Hall 111, Th 10:05 AM-12:35 PM

• LAW 717.01, COMP CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN Synopsis

  Law Bldg 3210, W 10:30 AM-12:20 PM

Education:

Ph.D., The University of Chicago, 1989

M.A., The University of Chicago, 1980

J.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1977

B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1974

Specialties:

American Politics
Political Theory
Political Economy
Political Institutions

Curriculum Vitae

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Knight, J; Epstein, L, How Personal Motivations Affect Judges’ Decisions, in The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Judicial Behaviour (2024), pp. 199-222, Oxford University Press [doi]  [abs].
2. Knight, J; Schwartzberg, M, Democratic Deals: A Defense of Political Bargaining (2024), Harvard University Press .
3. Willett, DR; Aguinaga, B; Bailey, JD; Brutinel, RM; Donald, BB; Barrett, BL; Hardiman, J; Ichel, DW; Knight, J; Lemos, MH; Levy, MK; Miller, DH; Peck, AJ; Rawlinson, JB; Rosenberg, RL; Thumma, SS; Yeung, A, Helping courts address diversity, equity, and inclusion, Judicature, vol. 106 no. 2 (January, 2022), pp. 2-4 .
4. Knight, J; Epstein, L, How Social Identity and Social Diversity Affect Judging, Leiden Journal of International Law, vol. 35 no. 4 (2022), pp. 897-911 [doi]  [abs].
5. Knight, J; Pratt, SF; Schmidt, S; Avant, D; Cochran, M; Jackson, PT; Farrell, H; Hellmann, G, Pragmatism in IR: The Prospects for Substantive Theorizing, International Studies Review, vol. 23 no. 4 (2021), pp. 1933-1958 [doi]  [abs].