Background
Patterson, Samuel Charles was born on November 29, 1931 in Omaha. Son of Robert Foster and Garnet Marie (Jorgensen) Patterson.
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This book focuses on the U.S. Congress, the British parliament, the German Bundestag and the Kenyan National Assembly. It analyzes how legislatures develop, how they are constituted, and what functions they perform. It also examines the recruitment of their members, their internal organization and decision-making processes, and their linkages to the surrounding political environment. Aimed at helping the political science or government student understand the principal varieties of representative assemblies and be able to identify characteristics common to them all. Originally published by Little, Brown and Company in 1979.
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Democracies are traditionally ruled "by the people", but in fact the personalities of individual decision makers can have a profound influence on the course of history. This volume explores the concept of political leadership in the Western democracies through the writings of eminent political scientists. The book examines the concept of leadership as it applies to democracies, then explores the role of individual personality, the process by which people rise to positions of power, and how they become part of the political elite. The editors also focus attention on the ways in which individuals exercise power, the effect of constituents and interest groups, and the results of good and bad leadership.
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Patterson, Samuel Charles was born on November 29, 1931 in Omaha. Son of Robert Foster and Garnet Marie (Jorgensen) Patterson.
Bachelor, University South Dakota, 1953. Master of Science, University Wisconsin, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1959.
Assistant professor political science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1959-1961; assistant professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1961-1964; associate professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1964-1967; professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1967-1985; Roy J. Carver professor, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1985-1986; professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1986-1998; professor emeritus, Ohio State University, Columbus, since 1998. Visiting professor University of Wisconsin, 1962, U. Oklahoma, 1968-1978, U. Essex, Colchester, England, 1969-1970.
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Served with United States Army, 1953-1955. Member International Political Science Association, Southern Political Science Association, American Political Science Association, Midwest Political Science Association (president 1980-1981), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Sigma Alpha.
Married Suzanne Louise Dean, June 21, 1956. Children— Polly Ann, Dean Foster, Grier Edmund.