Ben Manski
Ben Manski studies the participation of ordinary people in the deliberate constitution of their societies. His work takes in social movements, law, politics, climate and ecology, digital technology, and the corporation, focusing on democracy, constitutionalism, and system change, and he has published widely on these themes. His public sociology emphasizes intervention research in partnership with community, labor, business, cooperative, technology, and government agencies and organizations.
Dr. Manski joined the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at George Mason University as an Assistant Professor in 2020, where he also directs Next System Studies and the Next Constitutions Research Lab at the Center for Social Science Research. He received a PhD in Sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 2020 and a Master of Arts in Sociology in 2016, also from UCSB. He received a Juris Doctor in Law from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2005.
Prior to joining the faculty at GMU, Manski devoted more than two decades working as a public interest lawyer, nonprofit executive, lobbyist, issue campaign director, direct action campaigner, and election campaign manager.
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