Keith Whittington

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Keith E. Whittington (born 12 July 1968) is an American political scientist.

Whittington studied government, finance and business at the University of Texas at Austin, then earned a master's and doctoral degree in political science from Yale University. He attended Katy High School where he was Salutatorian for the Class of 1986.

His teaching career began in 1995, with an assistant professorship at the Catholic University of America. He joined the Princeton University faculty in 1997.[1][2][3] Whittington was promoted to associate professor in 2002, and became William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics by 2006.[4] Whittington was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2012.[5] In 2021, Whittington was appointed to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States.[6]

Selected publications[edit]

  • Whittington, Keith E. (2018). Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691181608.[7]
  • Whittington, Keith E. (2007). Political Foundations of Judicial Supremacy: The Presidency, the Supreme Court, and Constitutional Leadership in U.S. History. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691096407.[8]
  • Whittington, Keith E. (1999). Constitutional Interpretation: Textual Meaning, Original Intent, and Judicial Review. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 9780700611416.[9]
  • Whittington, Keith E. (1999). Constitutional Construction: Divided Powers and Constitutional Meaning. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674165410.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Keith E. Whittington William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics". Princeton University. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Keith E. Whittington William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics". Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Keith E. Whittington". Princeton University. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  4. ^ Whittington, Keith E. (2006). "Presidents, Senates, and Failed Supreme Court Nominations". The Supreme Court Review. 2006 (1): 401–438. doi:10.1086/655178. S2CID 225088748.
  5. ^ "Professor Keith E. Whittington". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Keith E. Whittington, '95, named to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States". Yale University. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  7. ^ Reviews of Speak Freely include:
  8. ^ Reviews of Political Foundations of Judicial Supremacy include:
  9. ^ Reviews of Constitutional Interpretation include:
    • Baer, Judith A. (2001). "Constitutional Interpretation: Textual Meaning, Original Intent, and Judicial Review. By Keith E. Whittington. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1999. 320p. $39.95". American Political Science Review. 95 (1): 208–209. doi:10.1017/S0003055401312017. S2CID 202930038.
    • Graber, Mark A. (2001). "Book Review Keith E. Whittington, Constitutional Interpretation: Textual Meaning, Original Intent, and Judicial Review. Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 1999. Pp. xvi + 304. $39.95 (cloth)". Ethics. 111 (3): 658–659. doi:10.1086/233548. S2CID 171344813.
  10. ^ Reviews of Constitutional Construction include: