Robert Burton
Jack Miller Center Founding Civics Initiative Faculty
Director of the Civic Thought and Leadership Initiative for the
Center for Constitutional Studies, Utah Valley University
Robert Burton is director of the Civic Thought and Leadership Initiative at Utah Valley University’s Center for Constitutional Studies.
His research and teaching occur in the fields of constitutional law, American political thought, and political philosophy, focusing on civic education, the First Amendment, and the relationship between conscience and politics. His current book project is titled, A Conscience Safe for Politics: Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and the Formation of the Modern Conscience. He has previously taught at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and the University of Notre Dame.
Dr. Burton received his B.A. from Southern Virginia University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in constitutional studies and political theory from Notre Dame.
Research interests:
Constitutional law
American political thought
Political philosophy
Civic education
The First Amendment
The Relationship between conscience and politics
