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Riker, William Harrison was born on September 22, 1920 in Des Moines. Son of Ben Harrison and Alice (Lenox) Riker.
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In twelve engrossing stories whose protagonists range from Pliny the Younger to Abraham Lincoln to Adam Clayton Powell, a noted political scientist and game theorist demonstrates how some of our heroes as well as ordinary folk have manipulated their opponents in order to win political advantage.
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(The discoveries of social choice theory have undermined t...)
The discoveries of social choice theory have undermined the simple and unrealistic 19th century notions of democracy, especially the expectation that electoral institutions smoothly translate popular will directly into public policy. One response to these discoveries is to reject democracy out of hand. Another, which is the program of this book, is to save democracy by formulating more realistic expectations. Hence, this book first summarizes social choice theory in order to explain the full force of its critique. Then it explains, in terms of social choice theory, how politics and public issues change and develop. Finally, it reconciles democratic ideals with this new understanding of politics.
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(The chapters of this book have diverse origins. They were...)
The chapters of this book have diverse origins. They were written over the period 1954-1984. Several (i.e., three, four, seven, and ten) were originally published in scholarly journals. Several (i.e., one, eight, nine, and eleven) are excerpts from my previous books: Soldiers of the States and Federalism: Origin, Operation and Significance. And several (i.e., two, five, and six) were written for conferences and are now published here for the first time. Despite the fact that this history suggests they are quite unrelated, these chapters do indeed center on one theme: the continuity of American federalism. In order to emphasize that theme, I have written an introduction and an initial commentary for each chapter. These commen taries, taken together, with the introduction, constitute the exposition of the theme. Some of these chapters (four, six, and ten) were written with my students, Ronald Schaps, John Lemco, and William Bast. They did much of the research and analysis so the credit for these chapters belongs to them as much as to me. Chapter five is based quite closely on William Paul Alexander's dissertation for the Ph. D. degree at the University of Rochester, 1973.
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professor of Political Science
Riker, William Harrison was born on September 22, 1920 in Des Moines. Son of Ben Harrison and Alice (Lenox) Riker.
Bachelor, DePauw University, 1942. Doctor of Letters (honorary), DePauw University, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1948.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Uppsala University, Sweden, 1977. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1986.
Assistant Professor Lawrence University 1948-1962. Professor, and Chairman Political Science, University of Rochester 1962-1978, Dean of Graduate Studies 1978-1983, Wilson Professor, of Political Science since 1970. Visiting Research Professor Political Economy, Washington University 1983-1984.
Ford Fellow 1952-1953.
Rockefeller Fellow 1955-1956. Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences 1960-1961.
Guggenheim Fellow 1983-1984. Honorary Doctor of Letters (Lawrence University) 1975, (DePauw University) 1979, (Stony Brook) 1985, Honorary Doctor of Philosophy (University of Uppsala) 1978, Uihlein.
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Chairman Rochester Zoning Board Appeals, 1966-1973. Member National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Political Science Association (president 1982-1983), Public Choice Society (chairman 1965-1967).
Married Mary Elizabeth Lewis, April 24, 1943. Children: Katherine, William, Mary.