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Dr. Sean Beienburg
Sean Beienburg, a Phoenix native, earned his bachelor's in politics and history at Pomona College and his doctorate in politics at Princeton University. Before joining ASU, he taught at Haverford College and Lehigh University.
His teaching and research focus on the U.S. and Arizona constitutions, federalism, executive power, American political development, and Prohibition. He authored Prohibition, the Constitution, and States' Rights (2019) and Progressive States' Rights: The Forgotten History of Federalism (2024).
Beienburg serves as Associate Director of SCETL, Director of the Center for American Civics, and leads the Arizona Constitution Project. He has also explored political themes in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy and the Daniel Craig-era James Bond films.
Guest appearance on:
- From Exclusion to Empowerment: The Journey of Women’s Suffrage in Arizona
- Statehood Struggles: Taft, Arizona, and the Battle Over the Recall
- Tribal Nations and Sovereignty: Arizona's Indigenous Heritage
- Who Pays for Public Education? Arizona's Schools and Taxes
- Judging the Judges: How Arizona Chooses Its Judiciary
- Shared Power: Arizona’s Unique Executive Branch
- The Arizona Legislature and Citizen Lawmakers: How Direct Democracy Shapes Arizona
- Amending Democracy: Arizona’s Constitution and the Debate on Change
- Foundations of Freedom: Arizona's Declaration of Rights
- Arizona's Unique Constitution: Direct Democracy in Action, Differences Between the US and AZ Constitutions