Dr Laura Montanaro

Biography

Laura Montanaro is a Senior Lecturer in Political Theory in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. Her research focuses on normative democratic theory, with a particular interest in the gaps between democracy’s norms and outcomes, especially in relation to equality and practices that might counteract inequality. Before joining the University of Essex, she was a Harper Schmidt Fellow in the Society of Fellows at the University of Chicago. Her first book, Who Elected Oxfam?, published by Cambridge University Press, was a finalist for the C.B. Macpherson Best First Book prize. Her work has been published in The American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, and Perspectives on Politics.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Political Science, The University of British Columbia

• M.A. and B.A. in Political Science, York University

Appointments

University of Essex

• Senior Lecturer, Government, University of Essex (1/10/2020 - present)

• Lecturer, Government, University of Essex (1/9/2014 - 30/9/2020)

Other academic

• Harper-Schmidt Fellow, Society of Fellows, University of Chicago (1/9/2010 - 31/8/2014)