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Paul Pierson | |
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| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College (B.A.) Yale University (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Winner-Take-All Politics, • The Transformation of American Politics, • Off Center: The Republican Revolution and the Erosion of American Democracy |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Political Science, comparative public policy |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
Paul Pierson (born 1959) is an American professor of political science specializing in comparative politics and holder of the John Gross Endowed Chair of Political Science[1] at the University of California, Berkeley. From 2007-2010 he served at UC Berkeley as Chair of the Department of Political Science. He is noted for his research on comparative public policy and political economy, the welfare state, and American political development. His works on the welfare state and historical institutionalism have been characterized as influential.[2][3][4][5]
- ^ Note: he holds/held the Avice Saint Chair of Public Policy
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Timonen, Virpi (2003-01-01). Restructuring the Welfare State: Globalization and Social Policy Reform in Finland and Sweden. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78195-730-1.
- ^ Torp, C. (2015-06-15). Challenges of Aging: Pensions, Retirement and Generational Justice. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-28317-7.
- ^ Castles, Francis G.; Leibfried, Stephan; Lewis, Jane; Obinger, Herbert; Pierson, Christopher (2012-09-06). The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-162828-3.