Dr. Emily A. Davis

Assistant Professor

Ph.D.: The University of Texas at Austin
Office: 202 Stubbs Hall
Dept. Phone: 225-578-2141
Email: eadavis@lsu.edu    

 

 

Curriculum Vitae

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Area of Interest

Dr. Emily A. Davis specializes in political theory with a focus on ancient and early modern perceptions of leadership. Her current research interests include charismatic leadership in Max Weber's Economy and Society and Xenophon's Education of Cyrus, strategic decision-making in Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, and presentations of political ambition in texts like Plutarch's Life of Caesar, Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy, and Stendhal's A Life of Napoleon. 

Selected Publications

Davis, Emily A. 2023. "A New Perspective on Machiavellian Leadership."  Political  Research Quarterly 76(4): 1805-1813.

Courses

POLI 2060: Introduction to Political Theory
POLI 4082: History of Political Theory form Machiavelli to Nietzsche

About

Dr. Emily A. Davis, Assistant Professor (PhD. The University of Texas at Austin, 2024), specializes in political theory with a focus on ancient and early modern perceptions of leadership. Her current research interests include charismatic leadership in Max Weber's Economy and Society and Xenophon's Education of Cyrus, strategic decision-making in Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, and presentations of political ambition in texts like Plutarch's Life of Caesar, Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy, and Stendhal's A Life of Napoleon. Her research has appeared in Political Research Quarterly.