Elliot Mamet
Biography
Elliot Mamet is a political scientist currently serving as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Lecturer at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. His research has focused on advancing ideals of democracy and democratic equality in the U.S., and his writing on these topics has appeared in venues including Political Theory, Polity, American Political Thought, State Politics & Policy Quarterly, and The Washington Post. Previously, Elliot served on the legislative staff of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow. He holds a Ph.D. from Duke University.
Recent Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
2024. “Race, Democracy, and Empire: Delegates to Congress from D.C. and the Territories,” with Austin Bussing. Polity (56) 3: 384-407.
- Honorable Mention, David Brian Robertson Best Paper Award, APSA Politics and History Section
2023. “‘This Unfortunate Development’: Incarceration and Democracy in W.E.B. Du Bois,” Political Theory 51 (2): 382-412.
- Honorable Mention, Law and Political Economy Writing Prize, Harvard Law School Political Economy Association
2023. “Do Reserved Seats Work? Evidence from Tribal Representatives in Maine,” with Cameron DeHart. State Politics & Policy Quarterly 23 (2): 283-305.
2021. “Representation on the Periphery: The Past and Future of Nonvoting Members of Congress,” American Political Thought 10 (3): 390-418. [open access version]
Public Scholarship
2024. "“Promoting Bipartisanship in an Era of Polarization: The House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, 2019 – 2023,” with Martha Coven. Princeton Innovations for Successful Societies.
2023. “Delegates to the House of Representatives: Who Are They and What Do They Do?” Understanding Congress Podcast, American Enterprise Institute.
2022. “If seated, a Cherokee delegate could make a big difference in Congress.” The Washington Post.