Nelson W. Polsby
American political scientist (1934–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nelson Woolf Polsby (October 25, 1934 – February 6, 2007) was an American political scientist. He specialized in the study of the United States presidency, the United States Congress and how governmental policies and practices evolve.[1][2][3]
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Born | (1934-10-24)October 24, 1934 |
Died | February 6, 2007(2007-02-06) (aged 72) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University, Yale University, Brown University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Political science |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
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Polsby was the Heller Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley.[4] He was the editor of the American Political Science Review from 1971 – 1977[3] and the founding editor of the Annual Review of Political Science from 1998 until his death in 2007.[5][6]