Assistant Professor

Political Science

Northwestern University

eshurd@northwestern.edu

Elizabeth Shakman Hurd writes and teaches about the politics of secularism and religion, the cultural and normative foundations of international relations and political theory, and religion and law.  She is particularly interested in the category of religion in international politics.  Her geographical focus is on international relations between Europe, the United States, and the Middle East.

Prof. Hurd’s first book The Politics of Secularism in International Relations was published by Princeton University Press in 2008.  Details about current research projects and a CV are available on the research page.  Information about courses taught and links to syllabi are available on the teaching page.

Hurd received her Ph.D. in 2002 from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.  She lives in Evanston, IL with her husband and three daughters.