John Davenport

I teach political philosophy, including just war theory, human rights, global governance, democratic theory, and related topics at Fordham University in NYC. I am currently writing a book that presents a comprehensive agenda for constitutional reform in the United States. My recent book, *A League of Democracies* (Routledge 2019), discusses the idea of a global alliance of democratic nations as a better way to counter rising threats from Russia and China, while also securing a large range of other political, economic, and environmental public goods. These include preventing mass atrocities, supporting transitions to democracy, and stabilizing a rules-based international order. I have also published recent theoretical articles on components of justice and the idea of the common good. My recent op-eds discuss issues as diverse as national voting standards and bipartisan election reform (in America magazine), international cooperation to prevent pandemics (in Salon), statehood for Puerto Rico, constitutional amendments (History.com) and Assad’s many atrocities in Syria. I also publish academic articles on theories of justice, the rule of law, human rights, democratic theory, and other topics in philosophy including theories of autonomy.