Theda Skocpol
Author of States and Social Revolutions
About the Author
Theda Skocpol is professor of government and sociology at Harvard University and the author of Boomerang: Health Care Reform and the Turn Against Government. (Bowker Author Biography)
Works by Theda Skocpol
Protecting Soldiers and Mothers: The Political Origins of Social Policy in the United States (1992) 123 copies
Diminished Democracy: From Membership to Management in American Civic Life (2003) — Author — 76 copies
The Transformation of American Politics: Activist Government and the Rise of Conservatism (2007) — Editor — 19 copies
What a Mighty Power We Can Be: African American Fraternal Groups and the Struggle for Racial Equality (2006) 12 copies
Inequality and American Democracy: What We Know and What We Need to Learn (2005) — Editor — 11 copies
Upending American Politics: Polarizing Parties, Ideological Elites, and Citizen Activists from the Tea Party to the… (2020) 11 copies
Reaching for a New Deal: Ambitious Governance, Economic Meltdown, and Polarized Politics in Obama's First Two… (2011) — Editor — 7 copies
Associated Works
The Houses of History: A Critical Reader in Twentieth-Century History and Theory (1999) — Contributor — 270 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Skocpol, Theda
- Birthdate
- 1947-05-04
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Places of residence
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - Education
- Michigan State University (BA|1969)
Harvard University (MA|1972)
Harvard University (PhD|1975) - Occupations
- sociologist
political scientist
university professor
university administrator - Relationships
- Moore, Barrington (thesis advisor)
- Organizations
- Harvard University
American Political Science Association - Awards and honors
- Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science (2007)
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Statistics
- Works
- 26
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 1,055
- Popularity
- #24,420
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 88
- Languages
- 5