Danielle S. Allen

Danielle S. Allen
UPS Foundation
Professor
School of Social
Science

Danielle Allen is a political theorist who has published broadly in democratic theory, political sociology, and the history of political thought. Widely known for her work on justice and citizenship in both ancient Athens and modern America, Allen is the author of The World of Prometheus: The Politics of Punishing in Democratic Athens (2000), Talking to Strangers: Anxieties of Citizenship since Brown v. Board of Education (2004), and Why Plato Wrote (2010). In 2002, she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for her ability to combine “the classicist's careful attention to texts and language with the political theorist's sophisticated and informed engagement.” Allen is currently working on books on citizenship in the digital age and education and equality.

University of Cambridge, Ph.D., Classics, 1996; Harvard University, Ph.D., Government, 2001; The University of Chicago, Assistant Professor 1997–2000, Associate Professor 2000–03, Professor 2003–07, Dean of the Division of Humanities 2004–07; Institute for Advanced Study, UPS Foundation Professor 2007–; Marshall Scholar 1993–96; MacArthur Fellowship 2002; American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Member; AAAS Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences, Member; Amherst College, Trustee; Institute for the International Education of Students, Trustee; Mellon Foundation, Trustee; Princeton University, Trustee; Pulitzer Prize Board, Member; University of Cambridge, Hare Prize in Ancient Greek History 1996; The University of Chicago, Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching 2001

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