Background
Lawson, Kay was born on April 21, 1933 in Salem, Oregon, United States. Daughter of Arlo C. and Ethel L. (Jones) Davis.
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This abridged edition offers the same personal, engaging introduction to political science as the full-length text in a shorter format--ideal for professors who incorporate outside readings into their courses. Topics include the nature of politics, political institutions, behavior, and ideologies within a comparative framework. Lawson's accessible writing style aids student comprehension and makes difficult concepts and unfamiliar terms understandable through clear explanations and an end-of-text glossary of key terms. A shift from a state-centered emphasis on interdependence to a broader look at globalization runs throughout the text and includes material on global organizations such as the World Bank, the IMF, and the WTO. In addition, most chapters feature new topics, including terrorism worldwide; the roots of terrorism and how nations guard against it; and post-9/11 issues in the U.S. such as civil rights and public health.
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This brief version of The Human Polity offers the same personal, engaging introduction to political science in a shorter format—ideal for professors interested in incorporating outside readings into their course. The text discusses the nature of politics and political institutions, behavior, and ideologies within a comparative framework.
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Lawson, Kay was born on April 21, 1933 in Salem, Oregon, United States. Daughter of Arlo C. and Ethel L. (Jones) Davis.
Bachelor in English Literature with honors, University California, Berkeley, 1959. Master of Arts in Political Science, University California, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, University California, 1971.
Instructor extension division Institute International Studies, University California, 1963, 1964, postgraduate research political scientist Berkeley, 1963—1966. Instructor department political science San Francisco State University, 1963, 1964—1966, professor, since 1968. Visiting professor department political science Rutgers University, 1982, Columbia University, New York City, 1982, University London, 1987, London School Political Science & Economics, 1987, University Paris, Nanterre, France, 1987, Sorbonne, 1992, since 1994, Fondation National Sciences Polits., 1992, 1994, since 1996.
( This brief version of The Human Polity offers the same ...)
(This abridged edition offers the same personal, engaging ...)
Member of California Committee Party Renewal (founder, chairman 1982-1984), Western Political Science Association (executive council 1979-1981), Committee Party Renewal (executive board directors since 1979), International Studies Association, American Political Science Association (founder, secretary local section 1979-1982, nominating committee women's caucus 1981-1982, dissertation award committee member 1983, president 1989-1990, member executive council 1989-1991), African Studies Association (nominating committee member 1971-1972, placement committee member 1972-1974, executive board directors 1977-1979), California Committee Federal Constitutional Systems, Bay Area Women Political Science, Conference Group French Politics & Society.
Married William Vincent Lawson, April 30, 1952. Children: Kevin Stuart, Marta Elizabeth.