Background
EASTON, David was born on June 24, 1917 in Toronto. Son of Albert Easton and Mary Easton.
(This book explores how the analysis of structure fits int...)
This book explores how the analysis of structure fits into a general theory of politics. It applies a method informed by recent theories of structuralism to the largely untouched field of political science. It takes a holistic approach to systems analysis rather than predominant decompositional methods. By using this neglected concept of structure, it successfully accounts for the great variety of regimes, something that typical decompositional research does not do. To support his case, Easton engages the work of Nicos Poulantzas, a leading structural or Althusserian Marxist. He shows that Poulantzas' work supports the neo-statist movement - a movement which fails to account for various formal regimes. The author shows that it is the organization of political systems as whole entities which fundamentally shape the form regimes take.
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professor of Political Science
EASTON, David was born on June 24, 1917 in Toronto. Son of Albert Easton and Mary Easton.
Bachelor, University Toronto, 1939. Master of Arts, University Toronto, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1947.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), McMaster University of Canberra, 1970. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Kalamazoo College, 1972.
Assistant Professor Department, of Political Science University of Chicago 1947-1953, Association Professor 1953-1955, Professor since 1955, Andrew MacLeish Distinguished Service Professor 1969-1982, Professor Emeritus since 1982. Sir Edward Peacock Professor, of Political Science Queen"s University, Kingston, Ontario 1971-1980. Distinguished Professor, of Political Science University of California, Irvine since 1981.
President American Political Science Assembly 1968-1969.
Institute Committee on Social Science Documentation 1969-1971. Chairman Board of Trustees Academy, of Industry Scholars 1979-1981.
Company-Chairman Western Center, American Academy, of Arts and Sciences since 1984, Vice-President of Academy since 1984. Fellow Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford 1957-1958, American Academy, of Arts and Sciences since 1962.
Ford Professor, of Governmental Affairs 1960-1961.
Honorary Doctor of Laws (McMaster) 1970, (Kalamazoo) 1972.
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Fellow American Academy Arts and Science (vice president 1984-1989, co-chair Western Center 1984-1989), Royal Society of Canada. Member American Political Science Association (president 1968-1969).
Married Sylvia Johnstone, January 1, 1942 (deceased 1990). 1 child, Stephen Talbot.