Samuel A. Chambers teaches political theory at Johns Hopkins University. He writes broadly in political theory, including work on language, culture, and the politics of gender and sexuality.nbsp; He is co-author, with Terrell Carver, of Judith Butler and Political Theory (2008).nbsp; He has also edited with Terrell Carver three recent volumes, Carole Pateman: Feminism, Democracy, Welfare (2009),nbsp; Judith Butler's Precarious Politics (2008) and William Connolly: Democracy, Pluralism, and Political Theory (2007).