Briana McGinnisBriana L. McGinnis is an assistant professor in the political science department at the College of Charleston, where she teaches courses on political theory and public law. She previously taught at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and at McGillUniversity. In addition to contributing to a number of scholarly books, Professor McGinnis has published in such journals as the JOURNAL OF POLITICS and POLITICS, GROUPS, AND IDENTITIES. Her work centers on inclusion and exclusion in democratic societies, with a particular focus on political expulsion -- or banishment -- in both the history of political thought and contemporary theory. She earned her Ph.D. in government from Georgetown University. Read More Read Less