Dr. Colleen Sheehan
Professor of Politics, Villanova University; Director, Matthew J. Ryan Center
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Possible Lecture Topics
- Why the American Founding Still Matters
- James Madison's Ideas for America
- Jane Austen: Character, Friendship, and Freedom
Notable Publications
Articles
- James Madison in The Founders' Almanac, ed. Matthew Spalding. (Washington, D.C.: B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies and The Heritage Foundation, 2002)
- Jane Austen's 'Tribute' to the Prince Regent: A Gentleman Riddled with Difficulty in Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal On-Line, Vol. 27, No 1 (Winter 2006)
- Madison v. Hamilton: The Battle Over Republicanism and the Role of Public Opinion in American Political Science Review, Vol. 98, No. 3, August 2004
- Public Opinion and the Formation of Civic Character in Madison's Republican Theory in The Review of Politics, Winter 2005, Vol. 67, No. 1
- The Commerce of Ideas and Cultivation of Character in Bradley C. Watson, ed., Civic Education and Culture, (ISI Books, 2006)