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Brian Kogelmann

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2015
Political Philosophy and EthicsPhilosophical Ethics and TheoryEconomic Theory and InstitutionsEpistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsPolitical Economy and Marxism

Publications

67

Citations

512

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2015

Research summary
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Brian Kogelmann works in political philosophy and political economy, examining how democratic and other political institutions can be justified, designed, and evaluated using tools from economics and formal theory. His recent work touches on topics like sortition (selecting officials by lottery), political meritocracy, gentrification, AI ethics, and the ethics of markets and economic growth. This research would suit students interested in normative questions about democracy, institutions, and public policy approached with formal and economic reasoning.

Democratic theory and institutional designPolitical epistemology (knowledge and competence in politics)Political economy and public choiceEthics of markets, growth, and AIFormal/analytical methods in political theory

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade with a notable peak in 2021, a dip around 2022-2023, and a renewed increase from 2024 onward, averaging just under 5 publications per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.8/year recently
2017: 7 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 15 publications15212022: 5 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 9 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
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  • Cambridge University Press eBooks×12
  • Politics Philosophy & Economics×4
  • Public Choice×3
  • The Review of Austrian Economics×3
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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