Jack Turner

Jack Turner is Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington. He specializes in modern political thought, the history of U.S. political thought, and democratic theory. His latest book, DIE YOUR OWN DEATH: WALT WHITMAN'S EXISTENTIAL DEMOCRACY, will be published by Princeton University Press in Fall 2026. He is also the author of AWAKENING TO RACE: INDIVIDUALISM AND SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN AMERICA (University of Chicago Press, 2012). With Melvin L. Rogers, he co-edited AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT: A COLLECTED HISTORY (University of Chicago Press, 2021). His articles have appeared in a wide variety of journals, including POLITICAL THEORY, AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW, and MODERN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY.