Lars Tønder
Assistant Professor
PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Professor Tønder's research interests include early modern political thought, political theology, phenomenology, and new theories of democracy. Using his expertise in these areas, his research focuses on two projects: one that rethinks the concept of tolerance, and another that expands the notion of pluralism. He is the co-editor of Radical democracy: Politics between abundance and lack (Manchester University Press, 2006), and has published single authored articles in journals such as Theory & Event, Culture and Politics, and Politologiske Studier. He is the recipient of the 2004 Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award and, most recently, the 2007 Leo Strauss Award for the best dissertation in political philosophy.