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David Wiens is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. He has a distinguished academic background with a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Michigan. His research interests lie at the intersection of political philosophy, social science, and political economy. Wiens is particularly focused on exploring how political philosophy and political science are deeply integrated through various modes of inquiry. His current research examines the role of both formal and informal models in philosophical and scientific inquiry, especially in their relation to concepts of justice, social bargaining, and institutional development. Wiens teaches several courses in these areas and is a Faculty Affiliate in the Philosophy Department at UC San Diego. He actively contributes to academic discourse as a co-editor for the journal Politics, Philosophy, Economics, and has highlighted the importance of maintaining conceptual clarity in empirical research, especially concerning definitions of democracy.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).