Elizabeth Beaumont is Associate Professor of Politics and Director of Legal Studies at UCSC. Her research focuses on the theory and practice of constitutionalism and democracy, as well as civic engagement and education. She is particularly interested in problems of unequal citizenship, the relation between citizenship, democracy, and education, and how civic actors seek to shape rights, law, and political power and policy. She teaches and advises students in the areas of public law and legal studies, political theory, and American political and constitutional development.
