BA: Rutgers University (Rutgers College Honors Program, 2002)
MA: University of Maryland, College Park (Government and Politics, 2005) Dissertation field: Political Theory
Alternate field: Comparative Politics
Expected graduation: Fall 2009
Research interests: Western political philosophy, American democratic theory, philosophy of law, American constitutional development, art and politics, gender and politics, political culture
Email: dboros at gvpt•umd•edu

Biography: I am currently finishing my Ph.D. at the University of Maryland in College Park. Prior to moving to Maryland for grad school in 2003, I lived in New Jersey where I worked for several state and federal political campaigns during college, primarily as a researcher, including that of former NJ Governor Jim McGreevey and current NJ Senator Frank Lautenberg. Upon Senator Lautenberg’s re-election, I joined his team as the assistant to his State Director. Although I sometimes miss the intricacies of state and federal government, I have learned that my political passions are best expressed within the context of a university.

During my graduate career, I shifted the focus of my research. I began with a study of post-communist societies, especially the effects of such a transition on my home country of Hungary. Realizing that the theoretical underpinnings of the transition were most exciting to me, and that I was even more intrigued by the complexities of American politics, I increasingly focused on political theory and the study of American democracy. I have maintained my interest in European and comparative politics, though I now write mainly on contemporary American political life, and have spent the last two years teaching upper-level courses in political theory at Rutgers University.