Assistant Professor Benjamin A Schupmann received his PhD in Political Science from Columbia University. Besides Yale-NUS College, he has also worked at Duke Kunshan University and the National University of Singapore.
In his research, Asst Prof Schupmann examines what early twentieth century German political and legal theory has to offer to twenty-first century democratic constitutionalism. He believes that those thinkers grappled with problems similar to some of the most pressing problems facing democracies today, including democratic backsliding and the legitimacy of democracy’s self-defense. In his research, he aims to show that we can still learn much from their theories and solutions to those problems.
Research Specialisations
- Political Theory
- History of Political Thought
- Carl Schmitt
- Militant Democracy
- Constitutional Theory
“Otto Kirchheimer & Militant Democracy.” Constellations: An International Journal of Critical and Democratic Theory, 0(0), 1-15 (online first)
“A Link in an Intergenerational Chain”: Justice and “The People” in Sovereignty across Generations.” Philosophy and Social Criticism, 0(0), 1-11 (online first)
“Militant Democracy: Legal Safeguards Against Internal Threats” Politics and Rights Review. 24 July 2024
Democracy Despite Itself: Liberal Constitutionalism and Militant Democracy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024)
“Democracy, Undeluded?” Critical Review, 1–24. (online first)
“Is it Democratic to Disqualify a Popular Candidate from the Ballot?” OUPblog 24 April 2024
“Hans Kelsen’s Political Theology: Science, Pantheism, and Democracy”. Austrian Journal of Political Science. 2022, Vol. 51(3), 42-51.
“Liberalism, Legal Revolution, and Carl Schmitt”. Philosophy and Social Criticism. 2021. Vol. 47(2) 163–167.
“Constraining Political Extremism and Legal Revolution”. Philosophy and Social Criticism. 2020, Vol. 46(3), 249-273.
“Carl Schmitt and Democratic Cannibalism”. 3:AM Magazine.
Carl Schmitt’s State and Constitutional Theory: A Critical Analysis. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018).
“Thoughtlessness and Resentment: Determinism and Moral Responsibility in the Case of Adolf Eichmann”. Philosophy and Social Criticism. 2014, Vol. 40(2), 127–144.
