Associate Professor of Political Science

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Harrison Frye is a political theorist with a wide interest in normative political theory. He currently works on two main areas of research. First, he is interested in the morality of markets and inequality. Second, he is interested in the ethics of online public shaming. His work has appeared in journals such as Philosophy & Public Affairs, Journal of Political Philosophy, and British Journal of Political Science.

Education
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  • Ph.D., University of Virginia
  • MA, University of Virginia
  • AB, Princeton University
Areas of Expertise
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  • Political Theory
Honors, Awards, and Achievements
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  • 2025 Richard B. Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
  • 2023 SPIA Excellence in Teaching Award
  • 2021 Finalist for Outstanding Article in Business Ethics Quarterly for 2020
  • 2020 Review of Politics Award (for best paper in normative political theory presented at the 2019 MPSA conference in Chicago)
  • 2019 Review of Politics Award (for best paper in normative political theory presented at the 2018 MPSA conference in Chicago)
Research Interests
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  • Distributive Justice
  • Freedom
  • Normative Economics
  • Political Obligation
Selected Publications
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  • 2025 “The Real Problem of Envy,” Philosophy & Public Affairs, 53(3): 243-253
  • 2024 “Domination at Work: Resisting the Radical Diagnosis,” British Journal of Political Science 54 (2): 373-388.
  • 2023 “Rescuing the Market from Communal Criticism,” Philosophy & Public Affairs, 51(3): 234-264
  • 2022 “The Problem of Public Shaming,” Journal of Political Philosophy, 22(2): 188-208

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