# Julia Maskivker **URL:** --- Julia Maskivker, PhD in Political Science, Columbia University (2009) ; BA in Political Science, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2001) Maskivker is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. Her research focuses on ethical and political philosophy, in particular, on theories of justice and equality. Much of her research concerns the political theory of the welfare state and issues of distributive justice. Other more recent work focuses on democracy and citizen participation, including the ethics of voting and civic obligation. Her work-- and reviews thereof-- have appeared in journals such as _Contemporary Political Theory_, _The Journal of Global Ethics_, _The Human Rights Review_, _The Journal of Moral Philosophy_, and _The Review of Politics_, among others.