Bell Julian Clement

Bell Julian Clement is a student of American political economy and the development of the institutions and processes of American governance. Her present research explores federal efforts to reconstruct the American city in the midst of the upheavals of the 1960s, reinterpreting sixties urban turmoil in the context of shifting federal system relations. Her current project documents the intertwining of Johnson and Nixon administration law and order policies for the nation’s capital with the effort to create home rule for the District of Columbia. She holds B.A., J.D., and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Chicago and was awarded a doctorate in history by the George Washington University in 2014 (“Creative Federalism and Urban Policy: Placing the City in the Great Society,” Ph.D. diss., 2014). Prior to coming to the Department, she participated in D.C. urban development efforts as a community organizer, working with grass-roots neighborhood associations; as a D.C. government economic development planner; and as a trade association advocate for small and minority business. She is a member of the D.C. Bar. She serves as Editor of Washington History, the journal of the Historical Society of Washington.

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