Kenneth Shepsle
American political scientist
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kenneth Shepsle (born September 10, 1945) is an American political scientist who is influential for rational choice scholarship.[2] He is George D. Markham professor of government at Harvard University, and a research associate at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science there.[3] He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the National Academy of Sciences.[4][5][2]
BornSeptember 10, 1945
CitizenshipUnited States
Kenneth Shepsle | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 10, 1945 |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Rochester University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Thesis | Essays on risky choice in electoral competition (1970) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political science |
| School or tradition | Rochester school[1] |
| Institutions | Harvard University Washington University in St. Louis |
As an undergraduate, he majored in mathematics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2] His doctorate is from University of Rochester.[2]
