William E. Connolly

William E. Connolly
Born
William Eugene Connollly

1938
Education
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Philosophical work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy
Main interestsPolitical theory, political philosophy, international relations, pluralism, political ecology
Notable ideasAgonistic democracy, immanent naturalism, new pluralism, neuropolitics, sociocentrism, Weak ontology

William Eugene Connolly (born 1938) is an American political theorist known for his work on democracy, pluralism and capitalism. He is the Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. His 1974 work The Terms of Political Discourse won the 1999 Benjamin Lippincott Award.