Richard Rose | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Political scientist, author and academic |
Academic background | |
Education | B.A. Comparative Literature and Drama D.Phil. Social Studies |
Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University London School of Economics Oxford University |
Thesis | The Relation of Socialist Principles to British Labour Foreign Policy 1945-51 (1960) |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of Strathclyde (UOS) |
Richard Rose is a political scientist, author, and academic whose comparative studies in social science have significantly influenced political science and public policy in both practice and theory. He is a Professor and Director of the Centre for the Study of Public Policy at the University of Strathclyde (UOS) in Scotland,[1] and is a Visiting Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University Institute and the WZB Berlin Social Science Center.[2]
Rose is most known for his research in the comparative study of public policy, employing both quantitative and qualitative analyses.[3]
Rose's publications encompass peer-reviewed articles and books covering democracy, elections and parties, governance, public expenditure and the welfare state.[4] He has received numerous awards, including honorary doctorates from the European University Institute in Florence[5] and Orebro University in Sweden, as well as lifetime achievement awards from various organizations such as the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom,[6] the European Consortium for Political Research, the Policy Studies Organization,[7] and the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES).[8]
Rose is also Fellow of the British Academy,[9] Royal Society of Edinburgh,[10] a Former Fellow of Woodrow Wilson International Center.[11] He is an honorary foreign member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, and was a Founding Editor of the Journal of Public Policy.[12]