The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election of 213 new members. The new members include some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, artists, as well as civic, business and philanthropic leaders.
Among those elected into this newest class of distinguished members are seven Princeton University faculty, three of whom are based at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. From the Wilson School, Brandice Canes-Wrone, G. John Ikenberry and Kim Lane Scheppele join Princeton faculty Jill Dolan, Denis Feeney, Joanne S. Gowa and Janos Kollar as part of the 236th class of new members.
Canes-Wrone, vice dean and the Donald E. Stokes Professor of Public and International Affairs, has written extensively on issues related to American politics, political economy and elections. Her ongoing research projects include the impact of campaign donors on representation, the economic effects of policy uncertainty and the effects of judicial elections on legal outcomes.
Ikenberry, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs and co-director of Princeton’s Center for International Security Studies, is the author of seven books. His work focuses on international relations and U.S. foreign policy.
Scheppele, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, is interested in the intersection of constitutional and international law, particularly in constitutional systems under stress. Her many publications on both post-1989 constitutional transitions and on post-9/11 constitutional challenges have appeared in law reviews, social science journals and multiple languages.
Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the country’s oldest learned societies and independent policy research centers, convening leaders from the academic, business, and government sectors to respond to the challenges facing—and opportunities available to—the nation and the world. Members contribute to Academy publications and studies of science, engineering and technology policy; global security and international affairs; the humanities, arts and education; and American institutions and the public good.
Members of the 2016 class include winners of the Pulitzer Prize and the Wolf Prize; MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships; the Fields Medal; and the Grammy Award and National Book Award. The new class will be inducted at a ceremony on Oct. 8, 2016, in Cambridge, Mass.