Haidun Liu is a Ph.D. candidate in Government at Harvard University, specializing in political theory. His dissertation examines the history of supererogation—the idea of doing more than duty requires—with a focus on debates emerging from the Protestant Reformation and their implications for ethics, law, and political thought. His broader interests include the political theory of the American founding, ancient Greek political thought, and the history of political representation. He is a Graduate Affiliate of the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, and has assisted in teaching courses on the American founding, political republicanism, and ethics. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy and History from Columbia University.
Contact
haidunliu@g.harvard.edu
My Website
1737 Cambridge Street
Subfields
Political Thought and its History
Academic Interests
Ancient and Medieval Political Thought | Civil Society and Social Movements | Democracy | Ethics | Modern and Contemporary Political Thought | Political Economy & Development | Political Psychology | Religion in Politics | State-Society Relations | Technology & Governance
Research Methods
Historical Methods | Normative Political Thought
Geographic Regions of Study
China | Europe | United States