Chris Edelson
Assistant Professor at American University School of Public Affairs

Schools
- American University School of Public Affairs
Links
Biography
American University School of Public Affairs
Adivitional Positions at AU
Fellow, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies
Degrees
B.A. Brandeis University J.D. Harvard Law School
Favorite Spot on Campus
A tie between the library, the gym, and Ward 101.
Book Currently Reading
How Democracies Die
Bio
Chris Edelson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government. His teaching and research interests focus on presidential national security power under the U.S. Constitution. His first book, Emergency Presidential Power: From the Drafting of the Constitution to the War on Terror, was published by the University of Wisconsin Press in fall 2013. His second book, Power Without Constraint: The Post 9/11 Presidency and National Security was published in spring 2016.
Teaching
Spring 2018
GOVT-226 Const, Pres Power, War on Terror: Const, Pres Power, War on Terr
SPA-489 Politics, Pol & Law Capstone
Fall 2018
GOVT-226 Const, Pres Power, War on Terror: Const, Pres Power, War on Terr
GOVT-226 Const, Pres Power, War on Terror: Const, Pres Power, War on Terr
JLC-101 Introduction to Law
SPA-101 PPL Scholars Lab I
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