| Stephen Macedo | |
| Education: | College of William & Mary (BA) London School of Economics (MSc) Princeton University (MA, PhD) Balliol College, Oxford (MLitt) |
| Workplaces: | Harvard University Syracuse University Princeton University |
| Discipline: | Political science |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1957 |
| Website: | Official website |
| Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics | |
Stephen Macedo (born January 1, 1957) is an American political scientist who serves as the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Politics at Princeton University, where he was the former director at the University Center for Human Values. Macedo served as the president of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy from 2018 until 2021.
Macedo matriculated at the College of William & Mary, earning a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, in 1979 with Phi Beta Kappa membership. Afterwards, he obtained a Master of Science at the London School of Economics in 1980 and a Master of Arts in politics from Princeton University in 1984. In 1985, Macedo earned a Master of Letters at Balliol College, Oxford, where was an early member of the Oxford Hayek Society.[1] Afterwards, he returned to Princeton to earn a PhD in politics.
Macedo began his teaching career with the Harvard University Government Department. Next, he held the Michael O. Sawyer chair at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University, before taking the position he currently holds at Princeton University.
He writes and teaches on political theory, ethics, American constitutionalism, and public policy, with an emphasis on liberalism, justice, and the roles of schools, civil society, and public policy in promoting citizenship. He served as founding director of Princeton's Program in Law and Public Affairs (1999-2001). He recently served as vice president of the American Political Science Association and chair of its first standing committee on Civic Education and Engagement, and in this capacity he is principal co-author of Democracy at Risk: Public Policy and the Renewal of American Citizenship.
In 2014, Macedo was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.