Mathis Bitton joins the Institute as a visiting external fellow, supported by the UPS Ludovika International Talents Program.
He is 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. Mathis received a B.A. in Political Science from Yale College.
This summer, 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.