Mathis Bitton

Degrees: B.A., Yale College

Research interests: Chinese political thought; liberalism and its critics; the politics of technology; democratic theory

Contact: mbitton@g.harvard.edu

Project: Digital Technology and Social Sovereignty

Mathis Bitton is the visiting external fellow of the Institute, supported by the UPS Ludovika International Talents Program (May-July 2024).

Mathis received a B.A. in Political Science from Yale College. He is currently a PhD candidate in political theory and intellectual history at Harvard University’s Government Department. His interests include Chinese political thought, liberalism and its critics, the politics of technology, and democratic theory. His current work focuses on critiques of technology in the Western and Chinese traditions.

During his visiting period in Budapest, Mathis will pursue a research project on the effects of digital technology on "social sovereignty," or the ability of individuals to control the terms of their social associations.