Guest Editorial

Guest Editors’ Note: The articles in this exchange originated as part of the Neal A. Maxwell Lecture Series in Political Theory and Contemporary Politics at the University of Utah. William E. Connolly, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University, delivered the inaugural lecture, “Species Evolution and Cultural Theory,” in September 2013, with critical responses by Elisabeth R. Anker (George Washington University) and Kennan Ferguson (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee). Additional information about the lecture series can be found at http://poli-sci.utah.edu/maxwell-lecture-series.php.

Steven Johnston Guest Editor, University of Utah William E. Connolly Johns Hopkins University Elisabeth R. Anker George Washington University Kennan Ferguson University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee