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Ian Shapiro
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Ian Shapiro is a South African, British, and American political scientist and university teacher. Born in Johannesburg in 1956, he is the son of Sonia Machanick. He speaks English and was educated at Abbotsholme School, the University of Bristol, and Yale Law School. His doctoral advisor was Robert A. Dahl.
Shapiro has served as a Sterling Professor at Yale University and taught at the University of Cape Town. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the Council on Foreign Relations. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship.
He is the author of ninety works, including *Democratic Justice*, *Readings on the Moral Foundations of Politics*, *Two Treatises on Government*, *Den Dannede opprører*, and the *Charter of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 90
Top works
- Democratic justice
- Readings on the Moral Foundations of Politics
- Two Treatises on Government
- Den Dannede opprører
- Charter of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ian
- Family name
- Shapiro
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Johannesburg
- Mother
- Sonia Machanick
- Occupation
- political scientist
- Position held
- Sterling Professor
- Educated at
- Abbotsholme School
- Employer
- University of Cape Town
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Sterling Professor
- Doctoral advisor
- Robert A. Dahl
- Student of
- Robert A. Dahl
- Field of work
- political science
- Image
- Lavitt, Ian Shapiro.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1956-09-29
- member of
- Council on Foreign Relations
- name in native language
- Ian Shapiro
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