• Chair, Leo Strauss Award Committee, American Political Science Association, September 1, 2008--August 31, 2009

  • Editorial Board, The American Political Science Review, 2007-present

  • Advisory Editor, Cambridge Dictionary of Political Thought, Cambridge University Press, in progress

  • Manuscript Referee, American Political Science Review, Political Theory, Perspectives on Politics, Journal of Politics, The Review of Politics, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Law & Society, International Studies Review, Journal of The American Academy of Religion, Comparative Studies in Society and History, Polity, History of Religions, European Journal of International Relations

  • Editorial Board, Journal of Intercultural Studies, 2005-present

  • Editorial Board, The Journal of Politics, 2004-2007

  • First Book Award Committee, Foundations of Political Theory, American Political Science Association, 2007

  • Editorial Board, International Studies Review, 1999-2003

  • Foundations of Political Theory Council, American Political Science Association, 2004-2006

  • Guest Editor, Critical Horizons, Special Issue on Comparative Political Theory, Spring 2001 (Brill Publishers)

  • Member, American Political Science Association, 1993-present

  • Member, Middle East Studies Association, 1997-present