Dr. Kim Scheppele

Biography

Kim Lane Scheppele is the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs and Director of the Program in Law and Public Policy at Princeton University. Her scholarly work examines the intersection of constitutional and transnational law, particularly how constitutional systems undergo stress. Scheppele's experiences in Eastern Europe beginning in 1989 inspired her to explore the rise of constitutional governance in the region. Following the events of September 11, 2001, she has focused on the emergence of global security law and its impact on domestic constitutionalism, leading to her edited volume '9/11 and the Rise of Global Anti-Terrorism Law' published by Cambridge in 2021. Her ongoing research, highlighted in her forthcoming book 'Destroying Democracy: The Law of the Autocrat', explores how authoritarian leaders manipulate legal frameworks to undermine democratic resilience. Elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the International Academy of Comparative Law, Scheppele has received prestigious accolades, including the Kalven Prize for influential scholarship and a Guggenheim Fellowship for her work addressing threats to constitutional democracy. She has held various academic positions, including at the University of Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania, and has led significant research initiatives funded by the National Science Foundation.

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