Dr. Paul Gowder

Biography

Paul Gowder joined the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law faculty in 2020. His research focuses on rule of law, democratic theory, social and racial equality, and institutional governance, including law and technology and classical Athenian political thought. He has taught a variety of classes including constitutional law, torts, critical race theory, and professional responsibility, as well as introductory programming for law students. In practice, he has worked as a civil rights lawyer, representing victims of police misconduct, predatory lending, employment discrimination, unlawful eviction, and domestic violence. His affiliations have included service on the Global Rule of Law Commission and the European Public Law Organization, and he is an elected member of the American Law Institute. He is also a founding fellow and board member of the Integrity Institute. Gowder is the author of several books, including "Rule of Law Real World" (Cambridge, 2016), "Rule of Law in the United States: An Unfinished Project of Black Liberation" (Hart/Bloomsbury, 2021), and "Networked Leviathan: Democratic Platforms" (Cambridge, 2023). His expertise encompasses political, moral, and legal philosophy, as well as constitutional law and critical race theory.

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