Annabelle Lever est professeure de philosophie politique à Sciences Po et chercheuse permanente au CEVIPOF.

Diplômée d’un doctorat en Sciences Politique de MIT (USA) et d’un BA en Histoire d’Oxford, elle a enseigné à University of Rochester, Harvard et MIT aux Etats-Unis ; à l’université de Reading et au LSE en Angleterre, et à l’université de Genève avant d’intégrer Sciences Po en 2017.

Ses activités de recherche et d’enseignement en philosophie politique portent principalement sur la théorie de la démocratie, l’égalité, la vie privée et la sécurité et leurs implications pour l’éthique et politique publique ainsi que sur la méthodologie de philosophie politique.

Elle a été coordonnatrice du projet Européen REDEM (Reconstructing Democracy in Times of Crisis : A Voter-Centred Perspective) et en 2021 elle est devenue Doctor Honoris Causa a l’université d’Aalborg, en partie pour ses contributions à l’éthique du vote. 

Elle a fondé et dirige le ECPR network ‘The Political Theory of Elections’  et co-dirige l’Atelier de Théorie Politique Paris.

Elle est co-rédactrice du journal Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy (CRISPP) et l’autrice et l’éditrice des plusieurs livres en anglais tels que On Privacy (2011) traduit en français en 2023 ; The Routledge Handbook of Ethics and Public Policy (2017) et Reconstructing Democracy in Times of Crisis (2023) ; ainsi qu’articles en français et anglais tels que  ‘Plaidoyer pour la déconstruction’ (2021) et ‘légalité démocratique à l’épreuve du triage au sort’ et ‘Random Selection, Democracy and Citizen Expertise’  (2023) ou ‘Equality and Constitutionality’ (2024).

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toutes les publications d'annabelle lever

• Annabelle Lever, Timmerman Cristian. Justice In Global Intellectual Property Governance. Justice in Global Economic Governance, pp.215-224, In press, http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/jj.27775767. ⟨10.3366/jj.27775767.25⟩. ⟨hal-05270858⟩
• Annabelle Lever, Attila Mráz. Introduction: democratic ethics and voting. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 2025, 28 (5), pp.729-736. ⟨10.1080/13698230.2025.2524977⟩. ⟨hal-05236494⟩
• Andreas Brøgger Albertsen, Annabelle Lever. A new way to serve democracy: recruiting poll workers and electoral participation. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 2025, 28, pp.866 - 885. ⟨10.1080/13698230.2025.2524984⟩. ⟨hal-05236495⟩
• Attila Mráz, Annabelle Lever. Voter-Centred Perspectives on Electoral Democracy. Annabelle Lever. Reconstructing Democracy in Times of Crisis: A Voter-Centred Perspective, Pragma Publishing, pp.151-186, 2023, Reconstructing Democracy in Times of Crisis: A Voter-Centred Perspective, ⟨10.62483/19430535⟩. ⟨hal-04774603⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Bastille Magazine: Peut-on sauver la démocratie ? engl version. 2024. ⟨hal-04774564⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Reviving Electoral Democracy. 2024. ⟨hal-04774557⟩
• Andreas Albertsen, Annabelle Lever. Opportunities for Citizens to Participate in Organising Elections in Europe. Reconstructing Democracy in Times of Crisis: A Voter-Centred Perspective, Pragma Publishing, pp.267-284, 2023, ⟨10.62483/97304320⟩. ⟨hal-04774619⟩
• Attila Mráz, Annabelle Lever. How Political Institutions Affect the Conflicts of Duty and Prudence Facing Democratic Voters. annabelle lever. Reconstructing Democracy in Times of Crisis: A Voter-Centred Perspective, Pragma Publishing, pp.217-244, 2023, Reconstructing Democracy in Times of Crisis: A Voter-Centred Perspective, ⟨10.62483/87045204⟩. ⟨hal-04774610⟩
• Attila Mráz, Annabelle Lever. Democratic Political Institutions in Europe. Annabelle Lever. Reconstructing Democracy in Times of Crisis: A Voter-Centred Perspective, Pragma Communication, pp.7-52, 2023, ⟨10.62483/47046093⟩. ⟨hal-04774594⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Democracy and the Ethics of Voting. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 2024, pp.1-17. ⟨10.1080/13698230.2024.2426113⟩. ⟨hal-04774545⟩
• Annabelle Lever. "The Circumstances of Democracy": Why Random Selection Is Not Better Than Elections if We Value Political Equality and Privacy. Washington University Review of Philosophy, 2023, 2023 (3), pp.100-115. ⟨hal-04214708⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Review of Yves Sintomer's The Government of Chance: Sortition from Athens to the Present. European Political Science, 2023, online first. ⟨hal-04214685⟩
• Annabelle Lever. On Privacy. 2023. ⟨hal-04077929⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Citizen Assemblies and the Challenges of Democracy. 2023. ⟨hal-03891036⟩
• Annabelle Lever, Chiara Destri. Egalité démocratique et tirage au sort. Raison-publique.fr : arts, politique, société, 2023, Philosophie des élections, 26, pp.63-79. ⟨hal-03905011⟩
• Chiara Destri, Annabelle Lever. Egalité démocratique et tirage au sort. Raison-publique.fr : arts, politique, société, 2023, 26, pp.63-79. ⟨hal-04168637⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Democracy: Should We Replace Elections With Random Selection?. Danish Yearbook of Philosophy, 2023, 56 (2), ⟨10.1163/24689300-bja10042⟩. ⟨hal-03891035v2⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Random Selection, Democracy and Citizen Expertise. Res Publica, 2023, ⟨10.1007/s11158-023-09589-0⟩. ⟨hal-04055092⟩
• Annabelle Lever. La démocratie et la sélection: tirage au sort, élections et l'égalité. La Démocratie, une idée force, Mare et Martin, 2023, Démocratie, une idée force. ⟨hal-03891030⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Les Assemblées Citoyennes et le Défis de la Démocratie. 2022. ⟨hal-03905000⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Plaidoyer pour la déconstruction. 2022. ⟨hal-03891037⟩
• Annabelle Lever, Cristian Timmermann. Justice in Global Intellectual Property. Justice in Economic Governance, In press. ⟨hal-03904989⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Equality and Constitutionality. Richard Bellamy; Jeff King. Cambridge Handbook of Constitutional Theory, Cambridge University Press, 2022, 9781108491310. ⟨hal-03366184⟩
• Annabelle Lever, Dominik Gerber. Pragmatism and Epistemic Democracy Introduction. Raisons politiques, 2021, Pragmatism and Epistemic Democracy, 81, pp.5 - 10. ⟨10.3917/rai.081.0005⟩. ⟨hal-04168686⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Democracy and Truth. Raisons politiques, 2021, Pragmatism and Epistemic Democracy, 81, pp.29 - 38. ⟨10.3917/rai.081.0029⟩. ⟨hal-04168683⟩
• Annabelle Lever, Dominik Gerber. Intro Special Issue: Pragmatism and Epistemic Democracy. Raison-publique.fr : arts, politique, société, 2021. ⟨hal-03925651⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Plaidoyer pour la déconstruction. Telos [France], 2021. ⟨hal-03905004⟩
• Annabelle Lever, Lou Safra. Rethinking the Epidemiogenic Power of Modern Western Societies. Frontiers in Sociology, 2021, 6, pp.638777. ⟨10.3389/fsoc.2021.638777⟩. ⟨hal-03551816⟩
• Annabelle Lever. A Sense of Proportion: some thoughts on equality, security and justice. Res Publica, 2020, 26 (3), pp.357-371. ⟨10.1007/s11158-020-09450-8⟩. ⟨hal-02893977⟩
• Debra Satz, Annabelle Lever (Dir.). Ideas That Matter: Justice, Democracy, Rights. Debra Satz; Annabelle Lever. Oxford University Press, pp.280, 2019, 9780190904951. ⟨hal-02161086⟩
• Annabelle Lever. le mot 'race': un débat français. Analyse Opinion Critique, 2019. ⟨hal-03891038⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Towards a Democracy-Centred Ethics. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 2019, 22 (1), pp.18-33. ⟨10.1080/13698230.2017.1403120⟩. ⟨hal-03457762⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Towards a Political Philosophy of Human Rights. Debra Satz; Annabelle Lever. Ideas that Matter, Oxford University Press, 2019, 9780190904951. ⟨hal-03397966⟩
• Annabelle Lever. La vie privée. Julien Deonna; Emma Tieffenbach. Petit traité des valeurs, Éditions d'Ithaque, 2018, 9782916120911. ⟨hal-03567375⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Privacy and Photography: Interview with Camille Simon, photo ed; L'Obs. Source, 2018. ⟨hal-03891040⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Privacy and Photography. Source, 2018, 96, pp.14. ⟨hal-03570967⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Racial Profiling. Bob Fischer. Ethics, Left and Right: The Moral Issues That Divide Us, Oxford University Press, 2018. ⟨hal-03567401⟩
• Annabelle Lever, Alexandru Volacu. Should Voting Be Compulsory? Democracy and the Ethics of Voting. Annabelle Lever; Andrei Poama. The Routledge Handbook of Ethics and Public Policy, Routledge, pp.242 - 254, 2018, 9781138201279. ⟨hal-02506504⟩
• Annabelle Lever, Andrei Poama (Dir.). Routledge Handbook of Ethics and Public Policy. Annabelle Lever; Andrei Poama. Routledge, pp.560, 2018, Routledge handbooks in applied ethics, 9781138201279. ⟨hal-02506510⟩
• Annabelle Lever, Clayton Chin. Democratic Epistemology and Democratic Morality: The Appeal and Challenges of Peircean Pragmatism. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 2017, 22 (4), pp.432-453. ⟨10.1080/13698230.2017.1357411⟩. ⟨hal-02506462⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Race and Racial Profiling. Naomi Zack. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Race, Oxford University Press, pp.425 - 435, 2017, 9780190236953. ⟨hal-02506478v2⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Review of 'Law and the philosophy of privacy' By Janice Richardson. Contemporary Political Theory, 2017, 16 (3), pp.402-404. ⟨10.1057/s41296-016-0019-5⟩. ⟨hal-02506470⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Democracy, Epistemology and the Problem of All-White Juries. Journal of Applied Philosophy, 2017, 34 (4), pp.541-556. ⟨10.1111/japp.12203⟩. ⟨hal-02506495⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Equality and Conscience. Cécile Laborde; Aurélia Bardon. Religion in Liberal Political Philosophy, Oxford University Press, pp.233 - 248, 2017, 9780198794394. ⟨hal-02506491⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Must We Vote for the Common Good?. Emily Crookston; David Killoren; Jonathan Trerise. Political Ethics, Routledge, pp.145 - 156, 2017, 9781315678443. ⟨hal-02506484⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Review of 'Luck Egalitarianism' By Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 2016. ⟨hal-03567826⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Review of 'White Privilege and Black Rights: The injustice of U.S,. Police Racial Profiling and Homicide' By Naomi Zack. Ethics, 2016. ⟨hal-03571116⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Democratic Equality and Freedom of Religion: Beyond Coercion v. Persuasion. Filosofia e questioni pubbliche, 2016, 6 (1). ⟨hal-03567910⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Democracy, Privacy and Security. Adam D Moore. Privacy, Security and Accountability, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, pp.105 - 124, 2016, 9781783484768. ⟨hal-02506502⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Democracy and epistemology: a reply to Talisse. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 2015, 18 (1), pp.74-81. ⟨10.1080/13698230.2014.995502⟩. ⟨hal-02506474⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Privacy, Democracy and Freedom of Expression. Beate Roessler; Dorota Mokrosinska. Social Dimensions of Privacy, Cambridge University Press, pp.162 - 180, 2015, 9781107280557. ⟨hal-02506498⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Privacy and Democracy. Law, Culture and the Humanities, 2015, 11 (2), pp.164 - 183. ⟨hal-02506497⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Honte et vie privée. André Lacroix; Jean-Jacques Sarfati. La honte, Le Cercle Herméneutique, pp.129-148, 2014, 9782917957288. ⟨hal-02506460⟩
• Annabelle Lever. When the Philosopher Enters the Room. Journal of Philosophy and Public Issues, 2014, 4 (3), pp.7 - 19. ⟨hal-02506473⟩
• Annabelle Lever. A Democratic conception of privacy. Author House, 2014, 9781491878385. ⟨hal-02506424⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Vote obligatoire. 2013. ⟨hal-03460808⟩
• Annabelle Lever. The value of privacy. A Democratic Conception of Privacy, Author House Self Publishing, pp.51-89, 2013, 9781491878385. ⟨hal-02506493v2⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Democracy, deliberation and public service reform. Henry Kippin; Gerald Stoker; Simon Griffiths. Public Services, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013, 9781849665940. ⟨hal-03397887⟩
• Annabelle Lever. Taxation, Conscientious Objection and Religious Freedom. Ethical Perspectives, 2013, 20 (1), pp.144 - 153. ⟨hal-02506489⟩