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College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Sandy Kessler

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Associate Professor

School of Public and International Affairs

919-515-4468

Bio

Projects

Classic Liberal Arguments for the Utility of Religion

Extension and Community Engagement

NC State Encore Program  Fall, 2012 –

President, Beth El Synagogue 2010-2012

Publications

American Debates on Sexual Equality ed. by Sanford Kessler and Traciel V. Reid. Bloomsbury Press: London/New York, 2013.

Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America. Edited and abridged by Sanford Kessler. Hackett Publishing Company:  Indianapolis/Cambridge, 2000.

Tocqueville’s Civil Religion: American Christianity and the Prospects for Freedom, SUNY Press: Albany NY, 1994

I have also published numerous scholarly articles in peer reviewed political science journals.

Office Hours

  • Tue: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Wed:1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
  • Thu: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Or By Appointment

Education

Ph.D. Political Science Boston College 1978

Area(s) of Expertise

Religion and Modern Political Thought, Political Thought of Alexis de Tocqueville, American Debates on Sexual Equality

Groups