Curriculum Vitae
Paige E. Digeser
Email: [email protected]
Work Department of Political Science University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106 (805) 893-3395 (or 3432)
Education
Ph.D. (Political Science) The Johns Hopkins University 1988 M.A. (Political Science) The Johns Hopkins University 1984 M.Sc. (History of Political Thought) London School of Economics and Political Science 1981 B.A. (Political Science/Economics) State University of New York at Buffalo June 1980 B.A. (Philosophy) State University of New York at Buffalo February 1980
Appointments
2005 to present Professor of Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara 2016 to present Member, Letters and Sciences Faculty Executive Committee 2016-2017 Member, Search Committee for Dean of Social Sciences 2014 to 2015 Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science, UCSB 2013 to 2014 Chair, Programmatic Review Panel, UCSB 2012 to 2013 Vice Chair, Programmatic Review Panel, UCSB 2012 to 2013 Vice Chair, Department of Political Science, UCSB 2012 to 2014 Chair, Department Diversity Committee, UCSB 2007 to 2008 Chair, Undergraduate Council, UCSB 1994 to 2005 Associate Professor of Political Science, UCSB 2004 to 2005 Chair, Department of Political Science, UCSB April to June 2004 Acting Chair, Department of Political Science, UCSB 1994 to 1997 and 1999 to 2003 Vice Chair, Department of Political Science, UCSB Fall 2000 Visiting Associate Professor, McGill University 1988 to 1994 Assistant Professor of Political Science, UCSB Spring 1991 Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, Peking University 1987 to 1988 Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, The Colorado College 1985 to 1986 Instructor, The Johns Hopkins University
Honors and Awards
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Summer 1997 Regents' Humanities Faculty Fellowship Summer 1995 Regents' Humanities Faculty Fellowship Fall 1994 Harold J. Plous Award, UCSB 1992 to 1993 Eccles External Faculty Fellowship, Humanities Center, University of Utah Summer 1992 Regents' Junior Faculty Fellowship, UCSB Summer 1992 Minigrant for Instructional Improvement, UCSB 1990 Mortar Board Professor of the Year, Crown and Scepter Chapter of the Mortar Board Senior Honors Society, UCSB May 1984 The Paul A. McCoy Prize for Best Master's Thesis, Johns Hopkins University June 1980 Phi Beta Kappa, SUNY at Buffalo June 1980 B.A. Summa Cum Laude, SUNY at Buffalo February 1980 B.A. Magna Cum Laude, SUNY at Buffalo
Publications
Books and Monographs
2016 Friendship Reconsidered: What it Means and Why it Matters to Politics New York: Columbia University Press.
2016 Richard E. Flathman: Situated Concepts, Virtuosity Liberalism, and Opalescent Individuality. New York: Routledge. An edited collection of some of Richard Flathman’s work.
2001 Political Forgiveness. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
1995 Our Politics, Our Selves? Princeton: Princeton University Press
1990 The United States and the Law of the Sea, coauthored with Steven David. A case study prepared for The Foreign Policy Institute of The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Lanham: University Press of America. Reprinted in Rachel M. McCleary's Seeking Justice, Boulder: Westview Press, 1992.
Articles and Chapters
2016 “Steven Lukes, Power:A Radical View” in The Oxford Handbook of the Classics of Political Theory. Edited by Jacob Levy.
2014 "La Politique et le pardon (im)possible" in Le retour du pardon. Les équivoques de la repentance dans l’espace public. Paris, Le Cerf, 2014
2014 “Friendship” The Encyclopedia of Political Thought. Michael Gibbons. Editor. Wiley-Blackwell.
2013 "Friendship as a Family of Practices," Amity: The Journal of Friendship Studies.1:34-52. 3
2012 “Oakeshott on Human Conduct” with Richard E. Flathman. Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott. Cambridge University
August 2011 “Caught Unaware,” Political Theory 39:524-534.
2009 “Public Reason and International Friendship,” Journal of International Political Theory 5:22–40.
2008 “Friendship Between States,” British Journal of Political Science 39:323- 344.
December 2004 “Forgiveness, the Unforgivable, and International Relations” International Relations 18:480-497.
2003 “Justice, Forgiveness, Mercy, and Forgetting: The Complex Meaning of Executive Pardoning” Capital University Law Review 31:161-178
2002 "Breaking into the Prison of Practice: Flathman and Oakeshott on Theorizing and Doing” in Individuality, Skepticism and Freedom: The Reluctant Liberalism of Richard Flathman, ed. Bonnie Honig and David Mapel. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
October 1998 "Forgiveness and Politics: Dirty Hands and Imperfect Procedures," Political Theory 26:701-724.
September 1995 "Realism, Morality, and Liberal Democracy" coauthored with Ross Miller The Journal of Value of Inquiry 29:331-349
September 1994 "Performativity Trouble: Postmodern Feminism and Essential Subjects" Political Research Quarterly 47:655-673
November 1992 "A Fourth Face of Power" The Journal of Politics 54:977-1007
Book Reviews
Forthcoming Book review of Luke Philip Plotica's Michael Oakeshott and the Conversation of Modern Political Thought in Cosmos + Taxis.
March 2017 Book review of Nancy L. Rosenblum’s Good Neighbors: The Democracy of Everyday Life in Perspectives 15:17-19.
2015 Book review of Jon Nixon's Hannah Arendt and the Politics of Friendship in Review of Politics 77:1-3.
December 2009 Book review of Peter Alexander Meyer’s Civic War and the Corruption of the Citizen in Perspectives on Politics 7:947-948.
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January 2007 Book review of Daniel Philpott's edited book The Politics of Past Evil: Religion, Reconciliation, and the Dilemmas of Transitional Justice in Political Studies Review 5:97-98
December 2006 Book review of Andrew Schaap’s Political Reconciliation in Political Theory 34:830-832.
Winter 2004 Book review of Richard Bellamy and Andrew Mason’s Political Concepts in Perspectives on Political Science 59.
September 2002 Book review of Clarissa Rile Hayward’s De-Facing Power in The American Political Science Review, 96:614.
Spring 2002 “Democracy, Diversity, and Boundaries” Review Essay in Ethics and International Affairs, 16:129-134.
December 2001 Book review of Steven Anthony Gerencser’s The Skeptic’s Oakeshott in Political Theory 29:896-898.
October 1992 Book review of John Dunn's Interpreting Political Responsibility: Essays, 1981-1989 in Ethics 103:157- 159
April 1991 Book review of Tom Campbell's Justice in Ethics 101:671
November 1989 Book review of Paul et. al The New Social Contract in International Hobbes Association Newsletter 10:6-9
August 1989 Book review of Martin Hollis' The Cunning of Reason in Political Theory 17:483-486
June 1988 Book review of Ian Shapiro's The Evolution of Rights in Liberal Theory in International Hobbes Association Newsletter 7:3-7
Courses Taught
Undergraduate Introduction to Political Philosophy Democratic Theory Political Concepts Jurisprudence Ethical Issues in International Relations: The Use of Force Ethical Issues in International Relations: Global Distributive Justice Ethical Issues in International Relations: Human Rights Modern Political Theory Recent and Contemporary Theory
Graduate Seminar on Modern Political Thinkers 5
Seminar on Contemporary Political Thinkers Seminar in Political Concepts Seminar on Roman Political Thought
Papers, Talks and Conferences
September 2016 “Friendship Reconsidered: How Friendship as a Family Resemblance Concept Matters to Politics (with a few comments on Judgment and Responsibility)” A paper presented at the American Political Science Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
September 2016 “The Life and Work of Richard E. Flathman” Chair of a Roundtable at the American Political Science Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
March 2014 "The Politics of International Friendship" A paper presented at the Western Political Science Association Conference, Seattle, WA.
March 2013 "Friendship During Dark Times" A paper presented at the Western Political Science Association Conference, Hollywood, CA.
April 2011 “Politics and the (Im)possibility of Forgiveness” keynote speaker for a conference on Truth and Justice: Normative Questions, Political Practices. University of Milan, Italy.
April 2009 “Friendship and Individuality” A paper presented at A Symposium on the Work and Influence of Richard E. Flathman. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Maryland
June 2008 “International Friendship and the Role of Public Reason,” A paper presented for the conference, “Thinking With(out) Borders: International Political Theory in the 21st Century.” St. Andrews University, Scotland.
March 2008 “International Friendship and the Role of Public Reason,” A paper presented at the International Studies Association Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
January 2007 “Provisional Peace and the Risks of International Friendship.” A paper presented at the Annual Southern Political Science Convention, New Orleans, LA.
April 2006 “Friendship Among States: An Aristotelian Defense of State Self-Interest.” A paper presented at the UCLA Political Theory Workshop.” Los Angeles, CA.
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April 2006 Discussant, ”Author Meets Critics: Romand Coles, Beyond Gated Politics. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Ill.
March 2006 Discussant, “The Moral Foundations of World Order” International Studies Associate, San Diego, CA.
September 2005 “Friendship Among States: Obligations and Liberties.” A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C.
August 2005 “Friendship Among Individuals and States.” A paper presented at the International Studies Association, Istanbul, Turkey.
March 2004 “Forgiveness, the Unforgivable, and International Relations.” A paper presented at the International Studies Association, Montreal, Quebec.
June 2003 Invited Participant, Faculty Development Workshop on “Evil and International Affairs: Rhetoric, Reality, and Responsibility,” McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. Sponsored by the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs.
December 2002 “Just War, Preventive War, and War with Iraq.” A talk given at “The Symposium,” Karpeles Manuscript Library, Santa Barbara, CA.
October 2002 “Political Forgiveness and Civic Virtue.” A paper presented at a conference on “Civic Virtue and Christian Commitment: What is the Place of Forgiveness in the Public Square?” at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois.
September 2002 “Freedom as Self-Activated Movement.” A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
April 2002 “Justice, Forgiveness, Mercy, and Forgetting: The Complex Meanings of Executive Pardoning.” Presented at the Conference on Forgiveness and the Law: Executive Clemency and the American System of Justice, Columbus, Ohio.
March 2002 “What’s the Use? The Dream of Political Theory.” A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Long Beach, California.
October 2000 “The Concept of Political Forgiveness.” A paper presented at the McGill Political Theory Workshop, Montreal, Canada
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April 2000 “Political Forgiveness, Justice, and Moral Hazard.” A paper presented at an international conference on Forgiveness: Traditions and Implications, Tanner Humanities Center, University of Utah.
April 2000 “Forgiveness and Political Reconciliation.” A paper presented to the Political Studies Association Annual Conference, London, England.
September 1999 Chair and Discussant, panel on “Political Theory in Practice in the Real World.” The Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Atlanta.
September 1998 Chair and Discussant, panel on "Liberalism and Communitarianism." The Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston.
November 1997 Commentator on Richard Miller's "Nationalist Morality and Crimes Against Humanity," Conference on War Crimes, Santa Barbara City College and UCSB, Santa Barbara.
April 1997 "A Political Theorist Responds: Toleration Then and Now." A paper prepared for presentation for the Seminar on early Theories and Practices of Toleration in Comparative Perspective, University of California, Riverside.
April 1997 "Forgiveness and Politics: Dirty Hands and Imperfect Procedures" A paper presented to the Department of Political Science, University of California, Irvine.
November 1996 "Human Rights and a Culture of Peace," Chancellor's Community Breakfast, University Club, Santa Barbara.
October 1996 "The Morality of War: What Have We Learned from the Past?" United Nations Day, Santa Barbara Public Library
September 1996 "Vicarious Forgiveness and Collective Responsibility: Who Has the Authority to Forgive?" A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association in San Francisco, California
November 1995 "Forgiveness and Politics" UCSB General Affiliates Symposium, University Club, Santa Barbara.
October 1995 "Forgiveness and Politics: When Just Institutions do Wrong" The Plous Memorial Lecture, UCSB
September 1995 "Liberalism and the Idea of Forgiveness" A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association in Chicago, Illinois
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March 1995 "Liberalism and the Society of Security" A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association in Portland, Oregon
September 1994 "The Concept of Security" A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association in New York, New York
November 1993 "Authenticity and Individuality: A Liberal Soulcraft?" A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association in Savannah, Georgia
September 1993 "Performativity Trouble: Postmodern Feminism and Essential Subjects" A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association in Washington, D.C.
May 1993 "Performativity Trouble: Judith Butler and Essential Subjects" A paper presented to the Political Science Department at the University of Utah
April 1993 "Autonomy and Authenticity: A Liberal Soulcraft?" A paper presented to the Philosophy Department at the University of Utah
November 1992 "The Politics and Philosophy of Identity" A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association in Providence, Rhode Island
April 1992 "The Communitarian Self and Liberal Harm" A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, Illinois
March 1992 "Pragmatic Liberalism and an Illiberal Turn" A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association in San Francisco, California
November 1991 "Skepticism and the Pursuit of an Authoritative Interpretive Theory: A Fish out of Water?" A Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association in Tampa, Florida
November 1991 "Normative Realism and Its Critics" co-authored with Ross Miller. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association in Tampa, Florida
November 1990 "Does Personal Identity Matter to Politics?" A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association in Atlanta, Georgia
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September 1989 "A Fourth Face of Power and the Problem of Authority" A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association in Atlanta, Georgia