Research

My research examines what I call "everyday politics" — the unsung, daily efforts people make to navigate relationships of power at work, in school, at home, and in their communities. I argue that these struggles carry political significance in their own right, not merely through their relations to larger systems of power or their contributions to broader structural change. Everyday politics addresses the urgency of everyday life, where struggles to alleviate suffering and preserve the conditions for meaningful living are won and lost in moments. By attending to these moments, I show how people can — and do — exercise real moral and political agency in their everyday lives.