Political Science

Chun-Tak is a fourth year Ph.D. candidate in political theory. His research engages democratic theory, political affects, and constitutional politics. His dissertation, tentatively titled Varieties of Constitutional Experience: towards a Constitutionalism of “Immigrancy” asks what kind of constitutional experiences, practices and institutions should be enacted such that the constitutional order can live up to its creedal promises for both citizens and immigrants alike. His interlocutors are Judith Shklar, Hannah Arendt, and Stanley Cavell. 

Chun-Tak earned his B.A. with honors in political science from Amherst College in 2021, including a year abroad at New College, Oxford, where he studied philosophy. After graduating, he spent a year at Bard College Berlin, focusing on the German aesthetic tradition and contemporary political theater.