Background
ROSE, Richard was born on April 9, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Son of Charles Imse and Mary Conely Rose.
ROSE, Richard was born on April 9, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Son of Charles Imse and Mary Conely Rose.
Bachelor, Johns Hopkins University, 1953. Postgraduate, London School of Economics, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, England, 1960.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Orebo Institute, Sweden, 2005. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), European University Institute, Florence, 2010.
Reporter St. Louis Post Dispatch, 1955-1957. Lecturer in government University Manchester, England, 1961-1966. Visiting lecturer University Illinois, summer 1962, Cambridge (England) University, spring 1967.
Hinkley distinguished professor Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1987. Professor politics University Stratchclyde, Scotland, 1966-1981, professor public policy Scotland, 1982—2005. Visiting professor European University Institute, Florence, Italy, 1977, 1978, 1993, 2010.
Professor University Aberdeen, since 2005. Guest professor Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, 1988-1990. Science advisor Paul Lazarsfeld Society, Vienna, since 1991, Central European University, Prague, 1992-1995.
Associate European Center for Social Policy and Research, Vienna, since 1992, Max Planck Institute, Berlin, 1996. Research associate Center for the Study of Democracy, London, 1998—2000, Chinese University, Hong Kong, 2000. Director International Social Science Council European Summer School, 1973.
Founder British Politics Group in the United States, since 1974. Visiting scholar Brookings Institution, Washington, summer 1976. Harding visitor in political science and economics University Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1989.
Ransone lecturer in public administration, University Alabama, 1990.
Numerous books on politics and public policy including Politics in England, Public Employment in Western Nations, Taxation by Political Inertia, Understanding Big Government, Do Parties Make a Difference?, Presidents and Prime Ministers, The Postmodern President, Voters Begin to Choose: Loyalties of Voters, International Almanac of Electoral History, Northern Ireland: Time of Choice, Ordinary People in Public Policy. Many papers in academic journals.
United States ambassador's appointee United States/United Kingdom Fulbright Educational Commission, 1970-1975. Member British Home Office Working Party on Electoral Register, 1975-1977. Consultant, chairman Northern Ireland Constnl.
Convention, 1976; consultant O.E.C.D., 1980, World Bank, since 1991, Council of Europe, since 1999. United Nations Development Programme advisor President of Colombia, 1990. Fellow British Academy, American Academy Arts and Sciences (Sir Isaiah Berlin prize 2009).
Member International Political Science Association/International Sociological Association, Research Committee on Political Sociology (secretary 1970-1985), International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (consultant, advisor transparency international since 1998), European Consortium for Political Research (co-founder since 1970, Lifetime Achievement award 2009), United Kingdom Political Studies Association (honorary vice president since 1986), Finnish Academy of Sciences and Letters (foreign), Reform, Cosmos.
Architecture, music, writing.
Married Rosemary J. Kenny, April 14, 1956. Children: Clare, Charles, Lincoln.