Dr Laura Montanaro
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 873980
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Location
5.010, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
Academic Support Hours: By appointment
Profile
Biography
Laura Montanaro is a Senior Lecturer in Political Theory in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. Her research focuses on normative democratic theory, with a particular interest in the gaps between democracy’s norms and outcomes, especially in relation to equality and practices that might counteract inequality. Before joining the University of Essex, she was a Harper Schmidt Fellow in the Society of Fellows at the University of Chicago. Her first book, Who Elected Oxfam?, published by Cambridge University Press, was a finalist for the C.B. Macpherson Best First Book prize. Her work has been published in The American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, and Perspectives on Politics.
Qualifications
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Ph.D. in Political Science, The University of British Columbia
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M.A. and B.A. in Political Science, York University
Appointments
University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer, Government, University of Essex (1/10/2020 - present)
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Lecturer, Government, University of Essex (1/9/2014 - 30/9/2020)
Other academic
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Harper-Schmidt Fellow, Society of Fellows, University of Chicago (1/9/2010 - 31/8/2014)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
political representation
social theory
contemporary political thought
critics of liberalism
democratic theory
Conferences and presentations
Civil Society Representation
Invited presentation, Democracy and Representation Challenges, Centre for the Study of the State, Citizenship, and Democracy, 4/10/2024
The Anti-Democratic Harms of Mansplaining
Invited presentation, ECPR Political Theory Seminar Series, Colchester, United Kingdom, 4/10/2023
Anti-Democratic Harms of Mansplaining
Invited presentation, York Political Theory Workshop, University of York, York, United Kingdom, 9/5/2023
Mansplaining
Invited presentation, Nuffield Political Theory Workshop, Oxford, United Kingdom, 1/11/2022
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Politics and Power (GV150)
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Political Theory and Gender (GV528)
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Democracy and Freedom (GV948)
Publications
Journal articles (3)
Montanaro, L., (2024). The Antidemocratic Harms of Mansplaining. Perspectives on Politics, 1-13
Montanaro, L., (2019). Discursive Exit. American Journal of Political Science. 63 (4), 875-887
Montanaro, L., (2012). The Democratic Legitimacy of Self-Appointed Representatives. The Journal of Politics. 74 (4), 1094-1107
Books (1)
Montanaro, L., (2017). Who Elected Oxfam?: A Democratic Defense of Self-Appointed Representatives. Cambridge University Press. 1108419364. 9781108410557
Book chapters (5)
Reclaiming Representation. Editors: Brito Vieira, M., . Routledge
Montanaro, L., (2019). Who Counts as a Democratic Representative?. In: Making Present: Theorizing the New Politics of Representation. Editors: Pollak, J. and Castiglione, D., . Chicago University Press. 186- 203
Castiglione, D. and Pollak, J., (2018). Creating Political Presence. University of Chicago Press. 9780226588537
Montanaro, L., (2017). Representing affected interests. In: Reclaiming Representation: Contemporary Advances in the Theory of Political Representation. 210- 226. 9781138928510
Montanaro, L., (2014). Representation. In: The Encyclopaedia of Political Thought. Editors: Gibbons, M., Coole, D., Ellis, E. and Ferguson, K., . John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 3209- 3222. 9781118474396
Contact
Academic support hours:
Academic Support Hours: By appointment