Tristan Hughes

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About

I’m a PhD candidate in the Department of Politics at Princeton University. I’m also a Prize Fellow in the Social Sciences

My research is in political theory, especially histories of race, racism, and empire. My thesis is a transnational history of counterrevolution and empire that focuses on the U.S. context. I have subsidiary interests in the philosophy of law.

My research has been published in the European Journal of Political Theory and the Journal of Political Ideologies, as well as popular outlets.

I also co-organized the 2024 Conservative Critiques of Capitalism Conference. I am currently co-organizing another conference about racial capitalism in the history of political thought in 2025.