The Chair supports teaching, research, and public programs that highlight the enduring significance of Greek thought and its influence on modern politics and society.
Areas of specialization include ancient and modern political theory and the study of historical institutionalism. The Chair is hosted by the Department of Political Science and collaborates with the Departments of Classics and Philosophy as well as the Hoover Institution, Stanford’s internationally recognized public policy research center.
The inaugural holder of the Chair is Professor Josiah (Joshua) Ober, a distinguished scholar of ancient and modern political theory and the study of institutional evolution, especially historical institutionalism.
