Sheldon Sanford Wolin (/ˈwoʊlɪn/; August 4, 1922 – October 21, 2015) was an American political theorist and writer on contemporary politics. A political...

political apathy, continuing a slide away from political egalitarianism. Sheldon Wolin coined the term in 2003 to describe what he saw as the emerging form...

completing a dissertation under the supervision of Raymond Geuss and Sheldon Wolin. He became the first African American to graduate from Princeton with...

Thought is a work of political theory by Princeton Emeritus Professor Sheldon S. Wolin. Part One, consisting of ten chapters and first published in 1960,...

said to provide.[citation needed] In his book Democracy Incorporated, Sheldon Wolin contends that the United States has transformed into a managed democracy...

we read, watch or hear" is an aspect of what political philosopher Sheldon Wolin calls inverted totalitarianism. "The guard dog metaphor suggests that...

however, have disputed whether feudalism was absent from America. Sheldon Wolin has argued that the American Revolution was a reaction against increased...

is novel due to its focus on the idea of community. The philosopher Sheldon Wolin called the book "the best political critique of Rawls from a communitarian...

degrees at the University of California, Berkeley. There he studied under Sheldon Wolin, John Schaar and Norman Jacobson, and also recognized the influences...

the United States that predates the 20th century. Political theorist Sheldon Wolin has expressed concern that the twin forces of democratic deficit and...