Roosevelt Society Author-in-Residence

About the Roosevelt Society

We’re building the Roosevelt Society to be the moral and intellectual home for leaders at all career stages working toward a more productive and equitable economy and democracy. The backbone of the Roosevelt Society is a Rooseveltian governing philosophy focused on the importance of a creative, responsive, pro-public government in the spirit of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt. The Roosevelt Society builds on our longstanding work to advance an economically inclusive and democratic worldview and foster the policy talent needed to shape the policies, institutions, and narratives that will enable this worldview to firmly take hold.

About the Author-in-Residence Program

Program Benefits: 

• A $7,500 monthly stipend for 12 consecutive months
• As needed, travel expenses for attending appropriate in-person meetings and events
• Administrative and technical support for your work and for the program expectations
• An intellectual community to engage with virtually and in person

Program Expectations:

• Deliver on the expectations outlined in your book contract
• Produce at least 3 additional public pieces of writing (blog posts, op-eds, etc.), roughly one per quarter, in consultation with Roosevelt’s think tank and communications teams
• Be an active part of Roosevelt’s intellectual community, attending and occasionally speaking at virtual events, webinars, meetings, etc. One or two in-person meetings in New York and/or Washington, DC, may also be required, though the majority of the program is remote
• Be available to assist on related intellectual work happening in our think tank

You should apply if: 

• You have a signed book contract with a publisher and will be writing your manuscript during the 2025 calendar year
• You want to identify as a “Roosevelter” and are excited for the opportunity to be part of our moral and intellectual community
• You can accept payment at a US bank or US-based institution
• Your book is “Rooseveltian” in scope. We are particularly interested in the following topics:
  • Increasing worker power in the US economy
  • The intersection of AI and democracy
  • The care economy
  • Strengthening democratic institutions
  • Political economy analysis writ large

Applications are due December 8, 2024, at 11:59 pm ET. We hope to bring someone on board in January 2025 for a one-year nonresidential fellowship.