Jean Cohen (Ph.D., New School for Social Research, 1979) is the Nell and Herbert M. Singer Professor of Political Thought and Contemporary Civilization. She teaches contemporary political and legal theory; continental political thought; critical theory, populism and constitutional democracy; contemporary civilization, and international political theory. Professor Cohen's areas of interest are populism and the new authoritarianism; social movements, parties and civil society; sovereignty, constitutional democracy, international political theory, and gender and the law.
Professor Cohen is the recipient of Columbia University's Distinguished Faculty Award (the prestigious Lenfest Award) for excellence in teaching and research (February 2013) and the Distinguished Alumna Award from The New School for Social Research (May 2013).
