Erica Benner is a political philosopher and historian of ideas. Born in Tokyo, she grew up in Japan and the UK and has taught at Oxford, Yale, and the LSE. Erica currently teaches at the Hertie School for Governance in Berlin and LSE Ideas in London.
Her five books include Be Like the Fox (Penguin Allen Lane2017), a biography of Machiavelli that was shortlisted for the Elizabeth Longford Prize and a BBC Book of the Week, and ADVENTURES IN DEMOCRACY: The Turbulent World of People Power (Penguin Allen Lane2024), a Financial Times pick for What to Read in 2024.