Stephen Macedo is the

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Professor of Politics at

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, as well as the former Director for the University Center for Human Values at Princeton.

Education

He earned his B.A. at the

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, Master's degrees at the

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and

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, and his M.A. and Ph.D. at

. He was an early member of the Oxford Hayek Society.

Academic career

Macedo began his teaching career with the

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Government Department. Next, he held the

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chair at the

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, before taking the position he currently holds at Princeton University. He writes and teaches on political theory, ethics, American constitutionalism, and public policy, with an emphasis on liberalism, justice, and the roles of schools, civil society, and public policy in promoting citizenship. He served as founding director of Princeton's Program in Law and Public Affairs (1999-2001). He recently served as vice president of the

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and Chair of its first standing committee on Civic Education and Engagement, and in this capacity he is principal co-author of ''Democracy at Risk: Public Policy and the Renewal of American Citizenship''.

Selected bibliography

Books

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References

External links

Princeton University Center for Human ValuesMacedo's biography on Princeton's Politics department page
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