Elizabeth F. Cohen

Elizabeth F. Cohen (born December 2, 1973) is an American political scientist.

Education

She received her B.A from Swarthmore College, and then a M.A., and Ph.D. from Yale University.

Career

She is a professor of political science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and a senior research associate at the Campbell Public Affairs Institute. She is an expert on citizenship, immigration, and political theory. Professor Cohen has authored four books, one of which, The Political Value of Time, won the Best Book Award for 2019 from the Migration and Citizenship section of the American Political Science Association.

In addition to her scholarly writing, Cohen has written op-eds in numerous American newspapers, magazines, and websites. Her work has been discussed in the New York Times by Charles M. Blow and New York Magazine She has also spoken in university and civic settings throughout North America and Western Europe.

Selected Bibliography

• Elizabeth F. Cohen (2009). Semi-Citizenship in Democratic Politics. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-1394-8288-2.

• Elizabeth F. Cohen (2018). The Political Value of Time: Citizenship, Duration, and Democratic Justice. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-1083-2957-6.

• Elizabeth F. Cohen; Cyril Ghosh (2019). Citizenship. Polity Press. ISBN 978-1-5095-2229-3.

• Elizabeth F. Cohen (2020). Illegal: How America’s Lawless Immigration Regime Threatens Us All. Basic Books. ISBN 978-1-5416-9985-4.