Roberto Alejandro
Professor of Political Science | Field Clerk - Contemporary Social and Political Theory
Area of Study
Political theory
Degree
Ph.D., Princeton University
Bio
My research interests include Greek philosophy and tragedies, Nietzsche, contemporary liberal theory, and American political thought. Civic Research: As part of my civic work in Puerto Rico, I have written several essays on social issues. These essays have been presented in public lectures and on radio and TV programs. "Hacia una nueva propuesta presupuestaria." ("Toward a new budget proposal") (12 pages) June 2006. "Alternativas presupuestarias." ("Budget Proposals") (18 pages) March 2002 "Propuesta para una Reforma Legislativa." ("A Proposal for Legislative Reform") (9 pages) August 2001. "Cronologia sobre el status en Puerto Rico." ("A Chronology of the Status Question in Puerto Rico") (25 pages) January 1999. Limpieza Ciudadana. Plataforma Politica. ("Political Platform") (18 pages) April 2000, May 2005.
Publications
Towards a Hermeneutics of Justice: Reflections on Amartya Sen's Philosophy. Indian Journal of Human Development, 5(1): 99-118, 2011.
Nietzsche and the Drama of Historiobiography, University of Notre Dame Press, 2011
The Limits of Rawlsian Justice, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
Hermeneutics, Citizenship, and the Public Sphere, SUNY Press, 1993.