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Notable political scientists

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  • Anthony Giddens - Noted political sociologist originator of the Third Way.
  • Anthony Gill - Comparativist, religion and politics specialist. Author of Rendering Unto Caesar (University of Chicago Press)
  • Robert Gilpin - International political economics specialist.
  • James Glaser - American Politics & Political Behavior Expert. Professor and Dean of Undergraduate Education at Tufts University. Author of The Hand of the Past in Contemporary Southern Politics & Race, Campaign Politics, and the Realignment in the South.
  • Joanne Gowa - International political economy expert (democratic peace theory).
  • Joseph Grieco - International relations theorist; Duke University professor.
  • Amy Gutmann - political theory expert; (2004-present) President of the University of Pennsylvania

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  • Larry Jacobs - Presidential and legislative politics
  • Gary Jacobsohn - Comparative constitutional theory
  • Gary C. Jacobson - Congressional politics expert
  • M. Kent Jennings - Grandfather of political socialization.
  • Robert Jervis - International security specialist.
  • Chalmers Johnson - Comparative theorist.
  • Loch K. Johnson - United States intelligence expert.
  • Bertrand de Jouvenel - French political scientist. Co-founder of Mont Pelerin Society
  • Jalil A khan-political theorist on terrorism and independence.

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  • David Samuels - Comparativist scholar of Brazilian politics and political institutions.
  • Giovanni Sartori - Comparativist, expert on constitutional theory and party systems; author of Parties and Party Systems.
  • E.E. Schattschneider - Early political parties expert, author of Party Government and The Semisovereign People: A Realist's View of Democracy in America
  • Randolph M. Siverson - Research includes studies of international conflict, comparative political leadership, and foreign policy decision-making. See: selectorate theory.
  • Theda Skocpol - Comparative sociologist, former president of American Political Science Association, (Harvard University)
  • Stephen Skowronek - Presidency and American political development scholar (Yale University)
  • Matthew Soberg Shugart - Scholar of constitutional design and electoral systems.
  • Jean Edward Smith - political economist, biographer, international relations, constitutional law.
  • Rogers Smith - Pulitzer Prize finalist, American politics expert at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Herbert Simon - Nobel Prize winning professor at Carnegie Mellon. A founder of artificial intelligence research, he received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago
  • Zeev Sternhell - Theorist, political historian of political ideology.
  • James A. Stimson - Americanist, former editor of Political Analysis.
  • John G. Stoessinger - International relations theorist, author of "The Might of Nations: World Politics in our Time".
  • Herbert Storing - American politics expert.
  • Leo Strauss - History of political philosophy scholar.
  • Surain Subramaniam - professor and prolific author, realist school of international relations
  • Prithi Pal Singh Sohi - Professor and Ph.d on International Politics, Political Analyst and Free lance writer on National and International issues. Book: Foreign Policy of Communists. Hosting political shows and debates on Indian Television.

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  • Rein Taagepera - Comparativist, expert on electoral systems and history of government.
  • Dennis Thompson - Political theorist at Harvard University
  • James Tong - Comparativist, with interests in Chinese Politics and political violence.
  • David B. Truman
  • Jeffrey K. Tulis author of The Rhetorical Presidency
  • J. Ann Tickner feminist international relations theorist and current president of the International Studies Association(ISA).
  • George Tsebelis - Game theorist notable for his general theory of Veto players and for describing the Robinson Crusoe fallacy.

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  • Sidney Verba
  • Eric Voegelin - Major work, "Order and History" in five volumes, he rejected the notion that political science should become a positivistic social science.

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Ken, Ward - Constitutional Law Texas State University

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  • Crawford Young - Noted comparativist, Africa scholar.

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  • John Zaller - Author of "The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion," at UCLA.

Presidents of the American Political Science Association

Presidents of the Midwest Political Science Association

  • James K. Pollock, University of Michigan, 1939
  • W.H.C. Laves, University of Chicago, 1940
  • Francis G. Wilson, University of Illinois, 1941
  • John E. Briggs, State U. of Iowa, 1942
  • Howard White, Miami University, 1943-47
  • Harold Zink, DePauw University, 1948
  • Llewellyn Pfankuchen, University of Wisconsin, 1949
  • Harold M. Door, University of Michigan, 1950
  • Charles M. Kneier, University of Illinois, 1951
  • Harold M. Vinacke, University of Cincinnati, 1952
  • Kirk H. Porter, State University of Iowa, 1953
  • Harry W. Voltmer, DePauw University, 1954
  • Asher Christensen, University of Minnesota, 1955
  • Edward H. Buehrig, Indiana University, 1955 (Acting President)
  • David Fellman, University of Wisconsin, 1956
  • Wilfred E. Binkley, Ohio Northern University, 1957
  • Clarence A. Berdahl, University of Illinois, 1958
  • Jasper B. Shannon, University of Nebraska, 1959
  • Amry Vandenbosch, University of Kentucky, 1960
  • Lloyd M. Short, University of Minnesota, 1961
  • Richard Spencer, Coe College, 1962
  • E. Allen Helms, Ohio State University, 1963
  • William O. Farber, University of South Dakota, 1964
  • John E. Stoner, Indiana University, 1965
  • Clara Penniman, University of Wisconsin, 1966
  • Vernon Van Dyke, University of Iowa, 1967
  • John D. Lewis, Oberlin College, 1968
  • Samuel J. Eldersveld, University of Michigan, 1969
  • Merle Kling, Washington University, 1970
  • John Wahlke, University of Iowa, 1971
  • Leon D. Epstein, University of Wisconsin, 1972
  • Doris A. Graber, University of Illinois, Chicago Circle, 1973
  • Frank Sorauf, University of Minnesota, 1974
  • Charles Press, Michigan State University, 1975
  • Norton Long, University of Missouri, St. Louis, 1976
  • Samuel Krislov, University of Minnesota, 1977
  • Robert Salisbury, Washington University, 1978
  • John Kessel, Ohio State University, 1979
  • Malcolm E. Jewell, University of Kentucky, 1980
  • Samuel C. Patterson, University of Iowa, 1981
  • Dina Zinnes, University of Illinois, 1982
  • Jack Dennis, University of Wisconsin, 1983
  • Lucius Barker, Washington University, St. Louis, 1984
  • Elinor Ostrom, Indiana University, 1985
  • W. Phillips Shively, University of Minnesota, 1986
  • Ada Finifter, Michigan State University, 1987
  • John Kingdon, University of Michigan, 1988
  • William Crotty, Northwestern University, 1989
  • Richard Watson, University of Missouri, Columbia, 1990
  • Marjorie Randon Hershey, Indiana University, 1991
  • Charles O. Jones, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1992
  • Susan Welch, Penn State, 1993
  • Lee Sigelman, George Washington University, 1994
  • John Sprague, Washington University, 1995
  • James Stimson, University of Minnesota, 1996
  • Arlene Saxonhouse, University of Michigan, 1997
  • Harold Spaeth, Michigan State University, 1998
  • James L. Gibson, Washington University, 1999
  • Milton Lodge, SUNY-Stony Brook, 2000
  • Robert Huckfeldt, Indiana University, 2001
  • Herbert Weisberg, The Ohio State University, 2002
  • Lee Epstein, Washington University, 2003
  • Virginia Gray, University of North Carolina, 2004
  • John Aldrich, Duke University, 2005

Presidents of the Canadian Political Science Association

  • Adam Shortt, (Civil Service Commission), 1913-1914
  • O.D. Skelton, (Queen’s), 1929-1930
  • Stephen B. Leacock, (McGill), 1934-1935
  • R.H. Coats, (Toronto), 1935-1936
  • W.A. Mackintosh, (Queen’s), 1936-1937
  • H.A. Innis, (Toronto), 1937-1938
  • J.W. Dafoe, (Winnipeg Free Press), 1938-1939
  • J.C. Hemmeon, 1939-1940
  • W.C. Clark, (Deputy Minister of Finance), 1940-1941
  • H. Mitchell, 1941-1942
  • C.A. Dawson, 1942-1943
  • R.A. MacKay, (Dalhousie), 1943-1944
  • K.W. Taylor, 1944-1945
  • R. MacGregor Dawson, (Toronto), 1945-1946
  • F.A. Knox, 1946-1947
  • V.W. Bladen, (Toronto), 1947-1948
  • H.F. Angus, (British Columbia), 1948-1949
  • W.B. Hurd, (McMaster), 1949-1950
  • C.A. Curtis, (Curtis), 1950-1951
  • G.-H. Levesque, (Laval), 1951-1952
  • Herbert Marshall, 1952-1953
  • Alexander Brady, (Toronto), 1953-1954
  • J.A. Corry, (Queen’s), 1954-1955
  • J.D. Gibson, 1955-1956
  • G.E. Britnell, (Sasktachewan), 1956-1957
  • G.A. Elliott, (Alberta), 1957-1958
  • S.D. Clark, (Toronto), 1958-1959
  • Mabel Timlin, (Saskatchewan), 1959-1960
  • C.A. Ashley, 1960-1961
  • Eugene A. Forsey, (Canadian Labour Congress), 1961-1962
  • W.J. Waines, 1962-1963
  • C.B. Macpherson, (Toronto), 1963-1964
  • Jean-Charles Falardeau, (Laval), 1964-1965
  • Harry G. Johnson, (London School of Economics/Chicago), 1965-1966
  • Anthony D. Scott, (British Columbia), 1966-1967
  • H.B. Mayo, (Carleton), 1967-1968
  • Donald V. Smiley, (British Columbia), 1968-1969
  • Douglas V. Verney, (York), 1969-1970
  • Gilles Lalande, (Montréal), 1970-1971
  • J.E. Hodgetts, (Toronto), 1971-1972
  • Jean Laponce, (British Columbia), 1972-1973
  • John Meisel, (Queen’s), 1973-1974
  • Léon Dion, (Laval), 1974-1975
  • Donald C. Rowat, (Carleton), 1975-1976
  • Alan C. Cairns, (British Columbia), 1976-1977
  • Hugh Thorburn, (Queen’s), 1977-1978
  • Kenneth D. McRae, (Carleton), 1978-1979
  • Paul W. Fox, (Toronto), 1979-1980
  • Walter D. Young, (Victoria), 1980-1981
  • Denis W. Stairs, (Dalhousie), 1981-1982
  • Edwin R. Black, (Queen’s), 1982-1983
  • Caroline Andrew, (Ottawa), 1983-1984
  • Kalevi J. Holsti, (British Columbia), 1984-1985
  • Frederick C. Engelmann, (Alberta), 1985-1986
  • O.P. Dwivedi, (Guelph), 1986-1987
  • John C. Courtney, (Saskatchewan), 1987-1988
  • David J. Elkins, (British Columbia), 1988-1989
  • André-J. Bélanger, (Montréal), 1989-1990
  • Peter H. Russell, (Toronto), 1990-1991
  • Vincent Lemieux, (Laval), 1991-1992
  • V. Seymour Wilson, (Carleton), 1992-1993
  • Sylvia Bashevkin, (Toronto), 1993-1994
  • David Smith, (Saskatchewan), 1994-1995
  • Peter Aucoin, (Dalhousie), 1995-1996
  • Jane Jenson, (Montréal), 1996-1997
  • Tom Pocklington, (Alberta), 1997-1998
  • Donald Savoie, (Moncton), 1998-1999
  • Roger Gibbins, (Calgary), 1999-2000
  • Kenneth McRoberts, (York), 2000-2001
  • R. Kenneth Carty, (British Columbia), 2001-2002
  • Grace Skogstad, (Toronto), 2002-2003
  • Robert Young, (Western Ontario), 2003-2004
  • André Blais, (Montréal), 2004-2005

Presidents of the Politics and History Section of the American Political Science Association

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"Consent of the governed" is a political theory stating that a government's legitimacy and moral right to use state power is, or ought to be, derived from the people or society over which that power is exercised.
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Political history is the narrative and analysis of political events, ideas, movements, and leaders.[1] It is usually structured around the nation state.
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In political science and constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the state. In many countries, it is referred to simply as the government, but this usage can be confusing in an international context.
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Theories of political behavior, as an aspect of political science, attempt to quantify and explain the influences that define a person's political views, ideology, and levels of political participation.
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