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| Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. | |
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candidate in Political Science, 1988-95 A.M. in Political Science, 1991. Major Field of study: Political Philosophy. Minor Fields: American Politics, International Relations. |
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| Dissertation: “Radical Pluralism: The Case for an Unconditional Basic Income in the United States.” | |
The idea of an unconditional guaranteed minimum income, which radically disassociates work and economic well-being, raises questions about incentives to work, distributive justice, gender roles, and the family. It also highlights the centrality to the American understanding of citizenship of the independence ostensibly conferred by paid employment. I argue that basic income represents not only a superior safety net in a capitalist economy, but also that it provides a foundation for a radically pluralist notion of citizenship that more fully embodies liberal ideals than the employment-based notion of citizenship advanced by advocates of conditionality. |
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| Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. | |
A.B. in Politics, 1984. |
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| Fellowships and Awards | |
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| Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, 1988 (three-year grant) | |
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| Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Prize Fellowship, 1988 (five-year grant) | |
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| Harvard University Center for European Studies Grant, 1991 (summer grant) | |
