Nathan Davis’s research focuses on early modern theories of the relationship between constitutional design and civic culture. His dissertation, “Educating Anxious Minds: Locke and Montesquieu on Civic Formation,” compares Locke's and Montesquieu’s understandings of the psychological preconditions to responsible citizenship. Outside of his primary research, he is also interested in ancient political thought and contemporary philosophies of technology. 

Davis holds a Ph.D. in political theory from Boston College and a B.A. in political science from Colorado College.