Rate My Professor Daniel Engster

Engster's research specializations include political philosophy and public policy, practical ethics, contemporary political theory, care ethics, and relational equality. He has authored influential books such as Divine Sovereignty: The Origins of Modern State Power (Northern Illinois University Press, 2001), The Heart of Justice: Care Ethics and Political Theory (Oxford University Press, 2007), Justice, Care, and the Welfare State (Oxford University Press, 2015), and co-edited Justice, Politics, and the Family (Routledge, 2014) and Care Ethics and Political Theory (Oxford University Press, 2015). Notable peer-reviewed articles include 'Rethinking Care Theory: The Practice of Caring and the Obligation to Care' in Hypatia (2005), 'Care Ethics and Natural Law Theory' in The Journal of Politics (2004), 'A Public Ethics of Care for Policy Implementation' in the American Journal of Political Science (2020), and 'Street-Level Bureaucracy, Casework, and Justice' in Social Theory and Practice (2022). His scholarship has been cited over 2,600 times according to Google Scholar. Engster has received major awards including two National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships (2004 and 2011-2012), a Fulbright Teaching/Research Fellowship to the University of Gothenburg, Sweden (2008-2009), the Pi Sigma Alpha Award for best paper at the 2002 Western Political Science Association Conference, and the Board of Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award from The University of Texas System (2011). He serves as a manuscript reviewer for leading journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, and Hypatia.