Shaunna Rodrigues is a scholar of political thought whose research bridges the intellectual traditions of liberal imperialism, anticolonialism, constitutionalism, postcolonial democracy, and AI ethics. Her work examines how political communities justify democratic self-rule, legal authority, political legitimacy, and the creation and use of Artificial Intelligence after empire.
Her research and teaching are driven by a commitment to rethinking the foundations of political thought through the lens of anticolonial ethics, and contemporary struggles for self-respect in the context of diverse democracies and rapid technological transformation. She explores how historical traditions of justification shape modern debates on citizenship, democratic participation, and emergent technologies in political governance.
