Professional Bio

Since 2015, Christopher Beem (Ph.D., University of Chicago) has served as managing director of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy. He is also a Research Professor in the Department of Political Science and an affiliate faculty with the Rock Ethics Institute. He is the author or co-editor of five books, including The Necessity of Politics (University of Chicago Press). His latest book is Democratic Humility: Reinhold Niebuhr, Neuroscience and America's Political Crisis (Lexington Books, 2015).