Prof. Francis Fukuyama

Acclaimed Political Philosopher

Francis Fukuyama, one of the world’s most influential social and political philosophers, is Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute (FSI) for International Studies as well as Mosbacher Director of the FSI’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law at Stanford University.

"Leading expert on democratisation and global political economy"

Topics

World Affairs
Democracy
Globalization
Consciousness
Limits of Science
Purpose & Direction in History
Religion in a Global Age

Languages

He presents in English, French and Japanese.

How he presents

Francis Fukuyama is in constant demand around the world in the media and as a highly informative, knowledgeable and eloquent speaker.

Publications

2023
Liberalism and Its Discontents
2020
The End of History and the Last Man
2018
Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
2012
Poverty, Inequality, and Democracy
2011
The Origins of Political Order: From Pre-human Times to the French Revolution
2008
Falling Behind: Explaining the Development Gap Between Latin America and the United States

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In Detail

Having dedicated his career to exploring a range of issues related to international politics, Francis has also enjoyed time working with the US Department of State and shared his expertise as a world-class author. After completing his studies of a BA in Classics from Cornell University and a PhD in Political Science from Harvard University, he began working for the RAND Corporation global policy think tank. As a member of the Political Science Department, Francis began to build his astute knowledge of political science, and later went on to become Policy Planning Staff for the US Department of State. He then joined the education sector, becoming the Omer L. and Nancy Hirst Professor of Public Policy at the George Mason University School of Public Policy.

What he offers you

Francis Fukuyama shares fascinating insights into issues relating to democratisation, international political economy and the transition into an information economy. Few thinkers have so strongly influenced the direction of modern social and political philosophy and public policy as Francis Fukuyama.