Joseph Overton | |
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Born | Joseph Paul Overton January 4, 1960 South Haven, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | June 30, 2003 Tuscola County, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 43)
Education | Michigan Technological University (BS, MA) Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (JD) |
Occupation | Political scientist |
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Known for | Overton window; research on education and public policy |
Joseph Paul Overton[1] (4 January 1960 – 30 June 2003) was an American political scientist who served as the senior vice president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.[2][3] He is best known for his work in the mid-1990s developing an idea since known as the Overton window.[4]