Paul Pierson
Paul Pierson (* 1959 in Eugene , Oregon) is an American political scientist known for his research in comparative political science , public policy, political economy , the welfare state and political development in the United States.
Both Pierson's parents taught at the University of Oregon . He received his BA in Political Science from Oberlin College in 1981 and an MA and M.Phil in 1986 . and a Ph. D. in Political Science from Yale University in 1989 .
Pierson taught at Harvard University from 1989 to 2004 and then went to the University of California, Berkeley , where he is still Professor of Political Science in 2012.
Pierson's first book, "Dismantling the Welfare State?", Published in 1994, was a revision of his dissertation and won the American Political Science Association's Kammerer Prize for best work on United States government policy . His essay "Increasing Returns, Path Dependence, and the Study of Politics" won the Heinz Eulau Award for the best article published in the American Political Science Review in 2000 . His special achievement consists in the analytical foundation of the concept of path dependency through increasing returns , the adaptation of which from economics is fundamental for his work.
Pierson was President of the Political and Historical Division of the American Political Science Association from 2003 to 2004 . In 2016 he was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
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Individual evidence
- ^ American Academy of Arts and Sciences : Newly Elected Fellows. In: amacad.org. Retrieved April 22, 2016 .
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| SURNAME | Pierson, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American political scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eugene , Oregon |