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Jeffrey Berry was born on the 19th of February, 1948 in Fresno, California, United States; the son of Abe and Mae Berry.
2016
Professor of Political Science Jeffrey Berry
1970
101 Sproul Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States
Jeffrey Berry attended the University of California in Berkeley, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970.
1974
3400 N Charles St, Mason Hall, Baltimore, MD 21218-2688, United States
Jeffrey Berry studied at Johns Hopkins University, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in 1972 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1974.
2016
Jeffrey Berry
2019
Jeffrey Berry
2013
Jeffrey Berry and Sarah Sobieraj
1970
101 Sproul Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States
Jeffrey Berry attended the University of California in Berkeley, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970.
1974
3400 N Charles St, Mason Hall, Baltimore, MD 21218-2688, United States
Jeffrey Berry studied at Johns Hopkins University, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in 1972 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1974.
2013
Jeffrey Berry and Sarah Sobieraj
2016
Jeffrey Berry
2019
Jeffrey Berry
(In recent years there has been growing recognition of the...)
In recent years there has been growing recognition of the role played in American politics by groups such as Common Cause, the Sierra Club, and Zero Population Growth. This book considers their work in terms of their origins and development, resources, patterns of recruitment, decision-making processes, and lobbying tactics.
https://www.amazon.com/Lobbying-People-Political-Behavior-Princeton/dp/0691639760
1977
(Considered the gold standard on interest group politics, ...)
Considered the gold standard on interest group politics, this widely-used text analyzes interest groups within the intuitive framework of democratic theory, enabling readers to understand the workings of interest groups within the larger context of our political system. Comprehensive coverage includes not only the traditional farm, labor, and trade associations, but also citizen groups, public interest organizations, corporations, and public interest firms.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079X5BPXR/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0
1984
(Discusses the contributions of the Congress, the Departme...)
Discusses the contributions of the Congress, the Department of Agriculture, and interest groups to the development of the food stamp program.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0813510139/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i10
1984
(In an era when the government seems remote and difficult ...)
In an era when the government seems remote and difficult to approach, participatory democracy may seem a hopelessly romantic notion. Yet nothing is more crucial to the future of American democracy than to develop some way of spurring greater citizen participation. In this important book, Jeffrey Berry, Ken Portney, and Ken Thompson examine cities that have created systems of neighborhood government and incorporated citizens in public policymaking. Through careful research and analysis, the authors find that neighborhood-based participation is the key to revitalizing American democracy.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0815709285/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i6
1993
(The Challenge of Democracy introduces new co-author Debra...)
The Challenge of Democracy introduces new co-author Debra Schildkraut to this stellar author team. This best-selling American government text is highly acclaimed for the non-ideological framework it uses to explore three themes: freedom, order, and equality as political values; the majoritarianism versus pluralism debate; and globalization's effect on American politics.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1133951015/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1
1999
(This best-selling American government text is highly accl...)
This best-selling American government text is highly acclaimed for the non-ideological framework it uses to explore three themes: freedom, order, and equality as political values; majoritarianism versus pluralism debate; and globalization's effect on American politics. Extensively updated, this edition includes new examples, figures, data, and current discussions. The authors include balanced coverage of the first two years of the Obama administration, coverage and analysis of the 2010 mid-term election, and a retrospective of the Bush presidency.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Challenge-Democracy-Essentials-Government-Available/dp/1111341915
1999
(If you think liberalism is dead, think again. In this sur...)
If you think liberalism is dead, think again. In this sure-to-be-controversial book, Jeffrey M. Berry argues that modern liberalism is not only still alive, but it's also actually thriving. Today's new liberalism has evolved from a traditional emphasis on bread-and-butter economic issues to a form he calls "postmaterialism"--quality-of-life concerns such as enhancing the environment, protecting consumers, or promoting civil rights. Berry credits the new liberalism's success to the rise of liberal citizen lobbying groups.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0815709080/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i9
1999
(Nonprofit organizations are playing an increasingly impor...)
Nonprofit organizations are playing an increasingly important role in delivering basic government services. Yet they are discouraged by federal law from participating in legislative lobbying efforts even on issues that affect their clients directly. Without the involvement of nonprofits in the governmental process, the vulnerable populations they serve are left without effective representation in the political system. A Voice for Nonprofits analyzes the effect of government restrictions on the participation of nonprofits in the policymaking process and suggests ways to address the problems.
https://www.amazon.com/Voice-Nonprofits-Jeffrey-M-Berry/dp/0815708777
2003
https://www.amazon.ca/Surveying-Nonprofits-Handbook-Jeffrey-Berry/dp/0898433754
2003
(Voter turnout was unusually high in the 2004 U.S. preside...)
Voter turnout was unusually high in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. At first glance, that level of participation largely spurred by war in Iraq and a burgeoning culture war at home might look like a vindication of democracy. If the recent past is any indication, however, too many Americans will soon return to apathy and inactivity. Clearly, all is not well in our civic life. Citizens are participating in public affairs too infrequently, too unequally, and in too few venues to develop and sustain a robust democracy.
https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Risk-Political-Undermine-Participation/dp/0815754051
2005
(During the 2008 election season, politicians from both si...)
During the 2008 election season, politicians from both sides of the aisle promised to rid the government of lobbyists’ undue influence. For the authors of Lobbying and Policy Change, the most extensive study ever done on the topic, these promises ring hollow not because politicians fail to keep them but because lobbies are far less influential than political rhetoric suggests.
https://www.amazon.com/Lobbying-Policy-Change-Wins-Loses/dp/0226039455
2009
(In early 2012, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh clai...)
In early 2012, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh claimed that Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown University law student who advocated for insurance coverage of contraceptives, "wants to be paid to have sex." Over the next few days, Limbaugh attacked Fluke personally, often in crude terms, while a powerful backlash grew, led by organizations such as the National Organization for Women. But perhaps what was most notable about the incident was that it wasn't unusual.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GN82X8A/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i2
2014
Jeffrey Berry was born on the 19th of February, 1948 in Fresno, California, United States; the son of Abe and Mae Berry.
Jeffrey Berry attended the University of California in Berkeley, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970. He also studied at Johns Hopkins University, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in 1972 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1974.
Jeffrey Berry began his career as an assistant professor, and in 1974 he became a professor of political science at Tufts University. He was co-founder and director of the Graduate Program in Public Policy and Citizen Participation, in 1980-82 and in 1984-85. He also was Brookings Institution Guest Scholar in 1973-1974, 1976-1977, and in 2000. Berry was an American specialist lecturer at the U.S. Department of State in 1978, he did lectures in Osaka, Kyoto, Sapporo, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Singapore.
Berry was on the State Governing Board for Common Cause Massachusetts from 1983 to 1986. He held the post of Issue Manager for Campaign Finance Reform from 1979 to 1980. From 1981 to 1982, he served as a visiting fellow for the Lincoln Filene Center for Citizenship and Public Affairs at Tufts University (at Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life). He worked at Harvard University in 1988 as its visiting professor of the Department of Government.
In 1990, Jeffrey received the post of Chairman of the Department of Political Science at Tufts University, which he held until 1993, receiving it again in 2006. In 1995, he took the post of a faculty member of Political Processes and Institutions of Government and Politics at Salzburg Seminar (now Salzburg Global Seminar). He also was a guest lecturer at Kennedy School of Government in 1997, National Press Club in 1999, and Independent Sector in 2000. From 1995 to 1996, he was a member of the Tenure and Promotion Committee at Tufts University, as well as in 2005-08, and in 2012-13. From 2007 to 2008, he served as its chair of the Tenure and Promotion Committee. In summer 2005, he served as a scholar in residence at Tufts European Center in Talloires, France.
Jeffrey Berry was a Chair of the Board of Directors for the Alzheimer’s Association of Massachusetts and New Hampshire in 2008-09. From 2004 to 2006, he was its Treasurer and from 2006 to 2008 - Vice-Chair.
Berry was one of the earliest scholars to study public interest groups, beginning with a 1977 study of Common Cause and Ralph Nader’s Public Citizen group in Lobbying for the People: The Political Behavior of Public Interest Groups. Berry also worked personally with Common Cause in the decade following the study.
Jeffrey Berry is the author of many books, including, To Enact a Law: Congress and Campaign Financing that was written with Robert L. Peabody, William G. Frasure, and Jerry Goldman in 1972, Lobbying for the People: The Political Behavior of Public Interest Groups and The Interest Group Society in 1997, Feeding Hungry People: Rulemaking in the Food Stamp Program in 1984. His most recent book, The Outrage Industry: Political Opinion Media and the New Incivility, came out in 2014.
Jeffrey Berry is particularly known as the author of books, numerous articles for scholarly journals, newspapers, and newsmagazines, including The Boston Globe, Washington Post, and Insight.
Jeffrey’s book, The Rebirth of Urban Democracy, won the American Political Science Association's Gladys Kammerer Award. For Lobbying and Policy Change and A Voice for Nonprofits, he received the Leon Epstein Best Book Award.
Berry’s book, The New Liberalism, was awarded the Aaron Wildavsky best book award by the Policy Studies Association. Berry is the recipient of the Samuel Eldersveld Career Achievement Award from the American Political Science Association and the Tufts Distinguished Scholar Award.
(Considered the gold standard on interest group politics, ...)
1984(This best-selling American government text is highly accl...)
1999(In early 2012, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh clai...)
2014(In recent years there has been growing recognition of the...)
1977(Discusses the contributions of the Congress, the Departme...)
1984(During the 2008 election season, politicians from both si...)
2009(In an era when the government seems remote and difficult ...)
1993(Nonprofit organizations are playing an increasingly impor...)
2003(The Challenge of Democracy introduces new co-author Debra...)
1999(Voter turnout was unusually high in the 2004 U.S. preside...)
2005(If you think liberalism is dead, think again. In this sur...)
1999Berry claims he was raised as a Hubert Humphrey liberal, which may in part explain his abiding interest in grassroots political activity, the workings of democracy, and the state of liberalism in America.
Jeffrey Berry has been a member of the American Political Science Association.
Member of Committee on Professional Ethics and Academic Freedom
American Political Science Association , United States
1974 - 1976
Division head at APS convention section on Political Organizations and Parties
American Political Science Association , United States
1995
President of the section on political organizations and parties
American Political Science Association , United States
1999 - 2001
