Professor of Government
| Phone | (207) 725-3381 |
| Title | Professor |
| Department | GOVERNMENT |
| Work Location | 17 Hubbard Hall |
| pfranco@bowdoin.edu |
B.A. Colorado College
M.Sc. London School of Economics
Ph.D. University of Chicago
Mr. Franco is a Professor of Government with teaching responsibilities in the history of political philosophy and contemporary political theory. Before coming to Bowdoin, he taught at the University of Chicago as a William Rainey Harper Fellow. Mr. Franco is the author of The Political Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott (Yale University Press, 1990), Hegel’s Philosophy of Freedom (Yale University Press 1999), and most recently Michael Oakeshott: An Introduction (Yale University Press, 2004). He has published articles and reviews in The American Political Science Review, Political Theory, The Journal of Politics, The Review of Politics, Political Studies, Ethics, and The Political Science Reviewer.