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writer. She is currently a senior fellow at the
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in Clinton, New York. She previously was professor of politics and culture and director of the Center for Culture and Security at
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Personal life and education

Born in Romania, Pilon emigrated with her family to the United States as a teenager. She attended the
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under a scholarship and graduated with a
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in philosophy in 1969. She attended
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for a year between 1969 and 1970, where she studied history and philosophy, but returned to the University of Chicago where she earned an
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in philosophy in 1971 and a
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in philosophy in 1974.Juliana Geran Pilon: Credentials
/ref> She is married to
Roger Pilon Roger Pilon (born November 28, 1942) is Vice President for Legal Affairs for the Cato Institute, and an American libertarian legal theorist. In particular, he has developed a libertarian version of the rights theory of his teacher, noted philosoph ...
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Career

Pilon served as an assistant professor in the department of philosophy at
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in
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from 1977 to 1979. In 1979, she relocated to Stanford University, where she was a visiting scholar at the
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. The following year, she held a fellowship at the
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. From 1981 to 1988, Pilon was a Senior Policy Analyst at
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in Washington, D.C.Juliana Geran Pilon: Experience
/ref> From 1992 to 2002, she joined the International Foundation for Election Systems, serving as director of programs for Europe and Asia, then vice president for programs, and as senior advisor for civil society. In August 2002, she became associate director of the Center for Democracy and Election Management at American University, serving in that capacity until February 2003. Pilon was an adjunct professor at
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, American University, and
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, a
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, and an adjunct professor at
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, as well as the
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. She is currently a senior fellow at the
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Publications

She has written several books and monographs, according to her résumé, and a number of published articles and reviewsJuliana Geran Pilon: Publications
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'', and other publications. ;Books * ] * ] * ''Notes from the other side of night'' (Routledge, 2016
* * * (with Richard W. Soudriette) * * (with Ralph Kinney Bennett)


References


External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pilon, Juliana Geran American political writers">Lecture on "The Art of Peace" at the Heritage Foundation, Nov. 14, 2016

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pilon, Juliana Geran American political writers
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