George Thomas, Ph.D.

Areas of Expertise

American Constitutionalism

Selected Research and Publications

• The Madisonian Constitution (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008).
• “What is Political Development? A Constitutional Perspective” and “A Reply to Orren and Skowronek” Review of Politics Vo. 72, No. 2 (Spring 2011): 275-294, 301-304.
• “Who’s Afraid of Original Meaning?” Policy Review Number 164 (December 2010-January 2011): 75-93
• “The Tensions of Constitutional Democracy” Constitutional Commentary Vol. 24, 2007: 793-806.
• “The Qualitative Foundations of Political Science Methodology” Perspectives on Politics Volume 3, Number 4 (December 2005): 855-866.

Selected Awards and Affiliations

• National Endowment for the Humanities grant (2010); American Political Science Association’s 2006 Alexander L. George Award (best article on qualitative methods).