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Mary F. Scudder

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2009
Social Media and PoliticsCritical Theory and PhilosophyPolitical Philosophy and EthicsPhilosophical and Historical StudiesFreedom of Expression and Defamation

Publications

36

Citations

375

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

18

Publishing since 2009

Research summary
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Mary F. Scudder studies democratic theory, with particular focus on how listening, deliberation, and political voice function within democratic systems. Her work examines how institutions can better include and respond to citizens' perspectives, including how deliberative democracy relates to competing democratic models such as agonistic and representative approaches. Recent work also considers how technologies like AI intersect with democratic listening and communication.

Deliberative democracyPolitical listening and voiceDemocratic theory and institutionsPolitical philosophyTechnology and democracy

Publication output has been uneven but active over the past decade, with a notable surge in 2020 and 2023 (likely tied to book projects) and lighter output in surrounding years.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
17182019: 1 publication192020: 11 publications11202021: 5 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 10 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
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  • Political Studies×2
  • Perspectives on Politics×2
  • Polity×1
  • Political Research Quarterly×1
  • Politics×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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