LIZA B. WILLIAMS Brown University | Department of Political Science Box 1844 | Providence, RI 02912 [email protected] Tel. 646.354.0689 Education

____ Brown University (anticipated: May 2016) Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science Areas: Political Theory | International Relations

Dissertation (in progress): “Immigration and Democratic Integrity: Toward a New Ethic of Hospitality” Committee: Sharon Krause (chair); Alex Gourevitch; James Morone

2009 Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science M.A., Political Science Culminating paper: “Crisis and Constitution-Making in the European Union”

2005 Dartmouth College A.B., cum Laude Dual Degree: History | Government

Research and Teaching Interests

Democratic theory; discourse ethics; constitutionalism; concept of sovereignty; feminism; modern history of political thought, and contemporary political theory.

Presentations

“Political Belonging and Immigration: The Problem with Liberal Democratic Closures,” presented at Brown University’s Graduate Political Philosophy Workshop, October 2013.

“The Non-Sovereignty of Action: Knowing Freedom through Performance,” presented at Brown University’s Graduate Political Philosophy Workshop, March 2013.

“Toward a Political Theory of the International Criminal Court: Norms of Authority and Legitimacy in International Relations,” presented at Brown University’s Graduate Political Philosophy Workshop, February 2012.

“Antigone’s Dilemma: Affirming the Modern,” Faculty Talk at Groton School, May 2008.

Publications

“Burma between Two Elections: A Look at the Democratic Opposition, 1990 – 2010,” internal report prepared for International Republican Institute, Asia Division, Washington, D.C., June 18, 2010.

“An Affront to Anonymity: Criminalizing Silence in Hiibel,” Dartmouth Law Journal 3.2 (2005).

“The Constitutionality of Interracial Marriage: Loving in Thought,” Dartmouth Law Journal 2.1 (2004). Research Experience

• Brown University, Assisted James Morone in editing his book manuscript, The Devils We Know, Fall 2014 (Providence, RI) • International Center of Photography, Independent Consultant, Education Office, June 2012 (New York, NY) • Dartmouth College, Senior Editor for The Dartmouth Law Journal, 2004 – 2005 (Hanover, NH)

Legal and Policy Work Experience

International Republican Institute (Washington, D.C.) Special Projects Assistant on the China Team, Asia Division, February – June 2010 • Worked with local Chinese CSOs and political leaders to develop rule of law and implement democracy promotion programs. • Assisted research and writing of competitive grant proposals to begin new Institute programs in India, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Indonesia. • Prepared policy briefs on democracy, human rights, labor and security in the Asia region.

White & Case LLP (Washington, D.C.) Legal Assistant, Antitrust Practice, August 2006 – February 2007 • Performed research in global competition law on the criminal and civil sides of a multi- jurisdictional matter. Analyzed pricing contracts and agreements.

Office of United States Congressman Tom Allen (Portland, ME) Legislative Intern, Health Policy, April – May 2004 • Co-authored legislative proposal for cyber-regulation of adverse drug reactions.

Shearman & Sterling LLP (New York, NY) Legal Intern, Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, January – March 2004 • Researched corporate governance guidelines. • Assisted with pro-bono work on political asylum cases.

Teaching Positions

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Brown University, 2011 – 2014 History Instructor, Groton School, 2007 – 2008 History Instructor, Phillips Exeter Academy, Spring 2007 History Teaching Fellow, Phillips Exeter Academy, 2005 – 2006 History and Social Science Instructor, Exeter Summer School, 2006 – 2011, 2013 Summer Intern, Exeter Summer School, 2005

Courses Taught

At Brown University: • City Politics, Head TA (Prof. James Morone), Spring 2014 • War and History (Prof. Rose McDermott), Fall 2013 • City Politics (Prof. James Morone), Spring 2013 • Introduction to International Relations (Prof. Rose McDermott), Fall 2012 • Introduction to Political Thought: Plato to Marx (Prof. Alex Gourevitch), Spring 2012

• Ethics and Public Policy (Prof. Mary McThomas), Fall 2011

At Groton School: • United States History, 2007 – 2008 • The World and the West, 2007 – 2008

At Phillips Exeter Academy: • United States History, Phillips Exeter Academy, 2005 – 2006, 2007 • The European Century, Phillips Exeter Academy, 2007

At Exeter Summer School: • Great Issues in American History, 2011, 2013 • Understanding Arguments, 2007 – 2011, 2013 • Introduction to Gender Studies, 2006 – 2009 • From Africans to African Americans, 2006 – 2009 • The American Experience in War, 2005 (co-taught)

Honors, Awards & Fellowships

Graduate Dissertation Fellowship, Department of Political Science, Brown University, 2014 – 2015 Awarded a Mark of Distinction (highest grade) for Comprehensive Exam in Political Theory, 2012 [Committee: Corey Brettschneider and John Tomasi] Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Brown University, 2011 – 2014 Graduate Fellowship, Brown University, 2010 – 2011 Awarded George and Leslie Hume Teaching Fellowship in the Humanities, Phillips Exeter Academy, 2005 – 2006 Awarded Academic Citation for Excellence in Jurisprudence, Department of Government, Dartmouth College, 2003 Awarded Nathan Smith Medical Society Undergraduate Internship at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Fall 2002 Awarded The Reynolds E. Moulton Achievement Scholarship, 2001 – 2002 (Partial tuition coverage for first year at Dartmouth with additional financing of books)

Activities & Service

Active Participant, Brown Graduate Political Philosophy Workshop, 2010 – present Graduate Student Liaison from the Brown Political Science Department to the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, 2011 – 2013 Training Course, Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, Completed Certificate I, Spring 2013 Faculty Member on the Discipline Committee, Exeter Summer School, 2010-2011, 2013 Faculty Member on the Negley Prize Committee, Phillips Exeter Academy, History Department, Spring 2006 & Spring 2007

Professional Memberships

American Political Science Association American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy Association of Political Theory Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (New York City Chapter)

Languages

Spanish (fluent) | Latin study | Data analysis (fluent: STATA, SPSS)

References

Available upon request.