Bruce Ackerman
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 Ackerman in 2017 | |
| Born | Bruce Arnold Ackerman August 19, 1943 New York City, U.S. |
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| Title | Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science |
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| Awards | Tang Prize (2026) |
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| Discipline | Constitutional law |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania Yale University Columbia University |
Doctoral students | Chang Wen-chen |
Notable works | We the People (1991–2014) |
Bruce Arnold Ackerman (born August 19, 1943) is an American legal scholar and political philosopher who serves as Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University. He is recognized for his contributions to constitutional theory, democratic governance, and political philosophy, particularly his theory of constitutional change through "constitutional moments" and his concept of dualist democracy.
Ackerman is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has received the French Order of Merit and the 2026 Tang Prize in the Rule of Law. In 2010, he was named by Foreign Policy magazine to its list of top global thinkers. Ackerman was also identified as one of the top 50 thinkers of the COVID-19 era by Prospect.