Dr. Emma Mackinnon

Biography

Emma Stone Mackinnon is an Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge in the Faculty of History, focusing on Modern Political Thought. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Chicago and an AB in Social Studies from Harvard. Her scholarly interests include 20th-century political thought, humanitarianism, and human rights, where her current research is centered on the politics surrounding human rights promises. She is working on a book that traces the contested legacies of the American Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, particularly looking at mid-20th century debates about race and empire. Mackinnon's work has been published in several significant volumes, including the forthcoming "Oxford Handbook of Cosmopolitanism" and "Time, History, and Political Thought." At Cambridge, she teaches at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels and supervises MPhil students in Political Thought and Intellectual History. Additionally, she serves as the Director of Studies for students in History & Politics at Emmanuel College. Prior to her academic tenure, she worked in political communications and social policy research in major urban centers.

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