Rebekah Sterling

Associate Teaching Professor of Government

Office: Chancellors 255, 757-221-3087
Email: [[resterling, Email]]
Office Hours: Friday, 9:00-10:30 am drop-in times, and by appointment

Background

Rebekah Sterling joined the department in 2013 and specializes in political theory. Her research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of democratic theory and the politics of migration and mobility. At William & Mary, she has taught Introduction to Political Theory as well as classes on the history of political thought, the political theory of borders, migration, citizenship, and sovereignty, and theories of democracy, dissent, and protest. She holds a BA from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, an MPhil from the University of Glasgow, and an MA and PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles. From 2026-2029, Professor Sterling is the inaugural faculty director of the Democracy Scholars living-learning community.

Research Interests

Political Theory; History of Political Thought; Democratic Theory; Politics of Movement, Mobility, and Migration