David Estlund's areas of expertise include ethics and social/political philosophy, particularly the areas of liberalism, justice, and democracy.

David Estlund's research interests focus on ethics and social/political philosophy, particularly the areas of liberalism, justice, and democracy. Most recently, he has served as editor for the collection, Democracy (Blackwell, 2002), and authored "Democratic Authority: A Philosophical Framework" Princeton University Press 2008, and, Utopophobia: On the Limits (If Any) of Political Philosophy, Princeton University Press 2020.

SINCE 1990—
1. American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), Fellowship for Recent Recipients of the Ph. D., 7/1/89 - 6/1/90: $10,000.

2. University of California at Irvine (UCI), Committee on Research: $3,522 to supplement ACLS Fellowship.

3. Dean's grant, University of California at Irvine (UCI): $10,000 to supplement ACLS Fellowship.

4. Fellowship in Ethics, Program in Ethics and the Professions, in residence at Harvard, 1993-94 academic year: half salary to supplement sabbatical.

5. National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for University Teachers (FA-34840). Awarded 12/97, to be used in 1998-99 academic year for one semester teaching relief.

6. Visiting Research Fellowship ("Harsanyi Fellow") in the Research School of Social Sciences at Australian National University, July 2001 – June 2002.

7. Salomon Research Award, Brown University, 2001-02.

8. National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend, for Summer 2002.

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship, July 1989-June 1990
Fellowship in Ethics, Program in Ethics and the Professions at Harvard, 1993-94
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for University Teachers, 1997 (used during 1998-99 academic year)
Visiting Research Fellowship ("Harsanyi Fellow") in the Research School of Social Sciences at Australian National University, July 2001 – June 2002.
Salomon Research Award, Brown University, 2001-02
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend, for Summer 2002.
Named Lombardo Family Professor of Humanities, July 1, 2009.
Visiting Distinguished Scholar in Political Philosophy, University of Chicago Law School, January 16-24, 2012

American Philosophical Association.