Books by Ruth A. Miller

Challenging the posthumanist canon which celebrates the pre-eminenceof matter, Ruth Miller, in Flourishing Thought argues that what non-human systems contribute to democracy is thought. Drawing on recent feminist theories of non-human life and politics, Miller shows that reproduction and flourishing are not antithetical to contemplation and sensitivity.

It is possible to imagine a theory of democracy and a constitutional history independent of human subjectivity

Treating language as a type of machine code opens new avenues for the study of history and politics

Law in Crisis is an unsettling history of natural disaster and political subject formation in the modern world.

Argues that legislation on abortion, adultery, and rape has been central to the formation of the modern citizen. This volume draws on rights literature, and a gender-studies perspective as a foundation for rethinking the sovereign relationship. It presents a discussion of what 'Europe' is and the role of sexuality and reproduction in defining it.