John Tomasi

JOHN TOMASI

Department of Political Science
Box 1844
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912

(401) 863-1577, FAX: (401) 863-7018
John_Tomasi@Brown.edu

Research Interests
Political Theory, Philosophy of Law, Ethics and Public Policy

Current Appointment
Brown University,
Associate Professor of Political Science, Brown University, 2000. Faculty Associate, The Watson Institute for International Studies, 2002-.
Brown University
Stanley J. Bernstein Assistant Professor of Social Science-International Affairs, July 1994-2000.

Appointments Held
Harvard University, Fellow in Ethics
Program in Ethics and the Professions, 1998-9.

The Social Philosophy & Policy Center, Visiting Research Fellow,
Bowling Green State University January-May 1996.

Stanford University, Visiting Assistant Professor
Program in Ethics in Society and Department of Philosophy1993-4.

Princeton University, Visiting Research Scholar
The University Center for Human Values 1992-3.

Education
Oxford University, D.Phil. in Philosophy, June 1993.
Thesis title: Liberalism Beyond Justice.
Supervisor: Sir Bernard Williams; Readers: G.A. Cohen, Brian Barry.

Oxford University, B.Phil. in Philosophy, with University Distinction for Thesis, June 1991.

University of Arizona, M.A. in Philosophy, 1989. M.A. Examiners: Joel Feinberg, Julia Annas, Allen Buchanan.

Colby College, B.A. (magna cum laude), May 1987.

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
Books in Progress
Liberalism and the Mixing of Church and State
A project that examines the implications of egalitarian justice for the liberal theory of church-state relations. I argue that an affirmation of egalitarianism requires that one also affirm a substantial mixing of church and state.

Global Federalism: Classical Liberal Foundations of Global Political Order.
A book-length project about global politics that combines political theory, Early American history, and international relations theory. I explore an analogy between the arguments for federation of the states in Early America with arguments for federation of nation states in our day---with special attention given to the arguments of the anti-federalists.

Related Work in Progress
"Egalitarian Liberalism and the Mixing of Church and State"

" Locke vs. Davey vs. Locke "

" Global Governance " (entry for The Encyclopedia of Libertarian Philosophy,
Tom Palmer ed.)

Books Completed
Liberalism Beyond Justice: Citizens, Society and the Boundaries of
Political Theory. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2001.

Articles:
" Should Political Liberals be Compassionate Conservatives?:
Philosophical Foundations of the Faith-Based Initiative "
Social Philosophy & Policy 21/1 ( forthcoming January 2004).

" Sovereignty, Commerce and Cosmopolitanism:
Lessons from Early America for the Future of the World "
Social Philosophy & Policy 20/1: 223-46, January 2003.

" Civic Education and Ethical Subservience:
From Mozert to Santa Fe and Beyond "
NOMOS XLIII: Moral and Political Education,
Special issue: ed. by Stephen Macedo and Yael Tamir,
New York: New York University Press, 2002.

"The Key to Locke's Proviso"
The British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 6/3
October 1998.

" Liberalism, Sanctity and the Prohibition of Abortion "
The Journal of Philosophy, XCIV/10, October 1997.
"Kymlicka, Liberalism and Respect for Cultural Minorities"
Ethics, 105/2 April 1995.

" Individual Rights and Community Virtues "
Ethics 101/3, April 1991.

" Plato's Statesman Story: The Birth of Fiction Reconceived "
Philosophy and Literature 14/2, Fall 1990.

" The Power Principle "
Criminal Justice Ethics Summer/Fall 1989.

Book Chapters and Other Publications:
" Should Political Liberals be Compassionate Conservatives?:
Philosophical Foundations of the Faith-Based Initiative "
Morality and Politics ed. Jeffrey Paul
New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004.

" Sovereignty, Commerce and Cosmopolitanism:
Lessons from Early America for the Future of the World "
After Socialism ed. Ellen Frankl Paul,
New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003.

" Justice "
The Oxford Companion to American Law, K. Hall, J. Elly, J. Grossman,
N. Hull eds., New York: Oxford U. Press, 2002.

" Governance Beyond the Nation State: James Madison on Foreign Policy and 'Universal Peace'"
James Madison and the Future of Limited Government, ed. John Samples, Washington: The Cato Institute, 2002.

" Political Liberalism and Reasonable Diversity " Liberalismo: O Antigo e O Novo,
Joao Espada, Marc Plattner, Adam Wolfson, eds.
Instituto de Ciensas Sociais: Liboa, Portugal April 2001.

" Liberal Theory and the Doctrine of Double Effect "
Analise Social, (Special Issue, also with contributions by
Steven Lukes, John Gray, David Miller, Clifford Orwin,
Chandran Kukathas, Joao Espada) September 1998.

Review of Jack Crittenden, Beyond Individualism: Reconstituting the Liberal Self
(Oxford University Press) Ethics January 1997.

" Liberalism Beyond Justice "
Cursos da Arrabida:Liberdade, Virtude e Intresse,
(with contributions by Gordon Wood, William Galston,
Joao Espada, and Joao Rosas)
Arrabida Portugal 1997.

Review of David Johnston, The Idea of a Liberal Theory
(Princeton University Press)
Political Theory December 1996.

Review of Vinit Haksar, Indivisible Selves and Moral Practice
(Oxford University Press)
Ethics volume 104, April 1994.

"Community in the Minimal State"
Critical Review: Special Issue on Communitarianism
(with contributions by Charles Taylor, Ronald Beiner,
Will Kymlicka, and Brenda Almond) Fall 1994.

R. Douglas, G. Mara, H. Richardson, ed.s,
Liberalism and the Good (Oxford University Press)
Ethics 102/4, July 1992.

Stephen Macedo, Liberal Virtues
(Oxford University Press)
Ethics 102/2, January 1992.

TEACHING
University Teaching Prize
Henry Merrit Wriston Prize.
Awarded Brown University's premier teaching prize (One awarded annually, the Wriston Prize includes a semester leave on full pay), 1996.

Courses Offered at Brown

Undergraduate Courses:

PS 11: Introduction to Political Theory
Great Books-based course,
enrollment limited to 250 (draws 500+).

PS 102 Liberalism and the Politics of Difference
Polyethnicity, Multinationalism and Cultural Rights

PS 105: Ethics and Public Policy
Normative issues in public life.

PS 182/Y: Liberalism Beyond Justice
Normative criteria of "good citizen" conduct

PS 182/24: Senior Seminar in Political Theory
Seminar on Liberalism, Nationalism and Global Justice

Graduate Seminars:
PS 209: Graduate Seminar in Political Theory
Philosophical Problems of Church-State Relations.

PS 212 Proseminar in Political Theory
Liberty, Feminism, Social Welfare, Republicanism, Liberalism

PS 234: Freedom and Accountability in an Era of Globalization
Graduate seminar co-taught with Thomas Biersteker, new in Spring 2002.

SERVICE
Professional Service
Member of the Council: Foundations of Political Theory Section of APSA,
Elected to a three year term beginning August 2001.

Member of the Board of Directors The Institute for Civil Society
Menlo Park, California 2000-to present.

Fellowship Selection Board, Claude Lambe Fellowships,
The Institute for Humane Studies, Fairfax, VA, 1999-to present.

External Reviewer for a number of leading journals and university presses.

University Service
Third World Center Review Committee. Member of Committee charged
with developing strategic plan for Brown's Third World Center, Jan. 2002-.

Chairperson of Brown's Code Of Conduct Committee, Reported directly
to University President regarding University Sweatshop Issues 1999-2000.

Have served, variously, on Brown's Truman Fellowship Committee and
Rhodes/Marshall Selection Committee, 1995-present.

Regularly accept invitations to lecture to campus groups:
including Royce Society of Fellows, The Presidential Seminar,
Meiklejohn Fellows, Parents' Weekend, Brown Alumni Club, Brown Parents' Association.

Department Service
Member of the Department's Graduate Committee, 1999-present.
Served as Director of Undergraduate Studies during a major overhaul
of Departmental concentration requirements, 1996-7.
Regularly supervise Senior Honors theses, serve as Concentration
Advisor, and sponsor Independent Studies.

ACADEMIC HONORS AND SERVICE AWARDS
Stanley J. Bernstein Assistant Professor of
Social Science-International Affairs.
Named by President Vartan Gregorian to an endowed
Junior Chair in Social Sciences/International Affairs,
July 1995-.

Miles Clausen Prize.
One awarded annually by the President and Fellows of
Corpus Christi College, Oxford for Outstanding Service to
the College, 1991.

President of Middle Common Room.
Elected position with seat on College Governing Body,
Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, 1990-1.

PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL ENGAGEMENT
Commentary on normatively charged policy issues has appeared in student
and local media outlets, and in national outlets including National Public Radio, Chicago Public Radio, Chronicle of Higher Education, CSPAN and The New York Times.