Julia Maskivker, PhD
Professor of Political Science
My research focuses on political theory and political and social philosophy, especially democratic theory and the ethics of participation. I am particularly interested in the morality of cooperative action in democracies. My additional research interests include labor justice and equality.
Education
BA, Universidad Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina
PhD, Columbia University
Courses Taught
Undergraduate
Can the Government Do That? (HUM 320)
Graduate
The Origins of Modernity (MLS 604)
John Stuart Mill (MLS 514M)
Aristotle: His Ethics and Politics (MLS 521M)
Awards and Honors
Bornstein Award for Faculty Scholarship, Rollins College, 2021-2022
Recent Publications
Maskivker, J. The Duty to Vote. Oxford University Press, 2019. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-duty-to-vote-9780190066062
López-Guerra, C., and Maskivker, J., eds. Rationality, Democracy, and Justice: The Legacy of Jon Elster. Cambridge University Press, 2014. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/rationality-democracy-and-justice/A9DB221ECD625874BEB5D5F55806D2D7
Maskivker, J. Self-Realization and Justice: A Liberal Perfectionist Defense of Freedom from Employment. Routledge, 2012. https://www.routledge.com/Self-Realization-and-Justice-A-Liberal-Perfectionist-Defense-of-the-Right-to-Freedom-from-Employment/Maskivker/p/book/9781138308756
News & Features
March 31, 2025
Rollins Inducts 24 New Members of Phi Beta Kappa
A select group of Rollins students has joined the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society, Phi Beta Kappa, placing them among the top 1 percent of college scholars in the U.S.
March 21, 2025
Rollins Museum of Art Collaborates with Hume House Child Development Center
David Matteson, an associate curator of education for Rollins Museum of Art, and Alice Davidson, executive director of Rollins Child Development Center and a professor of Psychology, were interviewed on Central Florida Public Media's Engage about the Symbolic Languages Exhibit. (at 39:01)
October 11, 2024
Psychology Professor Provides Expertise on Children Developing a Love for Reading
Alice Davidson, a psychology professor and Director of the Hume House College Child Development and Student Research Center, provided expert commentary to Parents.com on teaching your child to develop a love for reading.
December 13, 2023
Psychology Professor Shares Research on Gentle Parenting in New York Magazine
Alice Davidson, a professor of psychology, shared her research on "gentle parenting" with New York Magazine's -The Cut.
May 11, 2022
A Professor of Psychology Addresses Social-Emotional Learning
Alice Davidson, a professor of psychology, discusses social-emotional learning and the Florida Department of Education’s review of math textbooks.
April 21, 2022
Psychology Professor Provides Commentary on Social Emotional Learning
Psychology professor Alice Davidson discusses Florida’s ban on math textbooks that promote social emotional learning.