Bruce Ackerman
Bruce Ackerman · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Constitutional theorist; author of the 'We the People' account of constitutional moments
1943, New York City, United States
United States
Bruce Ackerman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Constitutional theorist; author of the 'We the People' account of constitutional moments
Ackerman is a prominent American constitutional theorist at Yale Law School whose multi-volume work We the People argues that American constitutional change occurs through extraordinary popular 'constitutional moments' rather than only through formal amendment. He is one of the most cited legal scholars in the United States. He was born into a Jewish family in New York.
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Constitutional theorist; author of the 'We the People' account of constitutional moments
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