Ben Manski (born July 16, 1974) is an American sociologist, lawyer, and democracy advocate. He is Assistant Professor of Sociology at George Mason University after earning his PhD in sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Manski's work focuses primarily on social movements, democratization, and constitutionalism. He is the founder of the Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution, and co-founder of Move to Amend, the 180/Movement for Democracy and Education, and United for Peace and Justice. In 2011, he chaired the first biennial "Democracy Convention."