Charles O. Jones
Charles O. Jones (October 28, 1931 – January 3, 2024) was an American political scientist who was a non-resident senior fellow at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.[1] He was a graduate of the University of South Dakota and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2] He was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Guggenheim fellow.[3] He was a leading scholar of American politics.[citation needed] He was also a non-resident senior fellow in the Governmental Studies program at The Brookings Institution. Jones wrote or edited 18 books and contributed over 100 articles and book chapters. He died on January 3, 2024, at the age of 92.[4]
Academic career edit
Jones held a number of distinguished academic appointments, including:
- Professor of Political Science, University of Virginia
- Hawkins Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Maurice Falk Professor of American Government, University of Pittsburgh
- John Olin Professor of American Government, Oxford University
- Non-resident senior fellow, Brookings Institution
- President, American Political Science Association
- President, Pi Sigma Alpha
Scholarly focus edit
Jones wrote broadly on American politics, but his primary focus was on the relationship between Congress and the President. He wrote a number of influential books, including The Presidency in a Separated System[5] and An Introduction to Public Policy.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Charles O. Jones - Miller Center of Public Affairs". from the original on 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
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- ^ All Fellows – John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation June 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Charles O. Jones, a dean of American political scientists, dies at 92". The Washington Post. from the original on 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-11.(subscription required)
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ^ "Book Review on "An Introduction to Public Policy" by Charles O. Jones". from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
External links edit
- Appearances on C-SPAN