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Robert A. Dahl
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American political scientist (1915–2014)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1915 births, 2014 deaths and American democratic socialists.
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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Alan Dahl , ( 1915-12-17 ) December 17, 1915, Inwood, Iowa , U.S.
- Died
- February 5, 2014 (2014-02-05) (aged 98), Hamden, Connecticut , U.S.
- Spouses
- Mary Louise Bartlett (1940–1970) Ann Sale (1973–2014)
- Awards
- Johan Skytte Prize (1995)
- Education
- University of Washington ( BA ) Yale University ( MA , PhD )
- Thesis
- Socialist Programs and Democratic Politics: An Analysis
- Academic advisors
- Francis Coker Harvey Mansfield, Sr.
- Influences
- Elite theory Kenneth Arrow Léon Duguit James Coleman Carl Hempel
- Discipline
- Political science
- Sub discipline
- Political theory
- Institutions
- Yale University
- Notable students
- Catharine MacKinnon Guillermo O'Donnell Nelson Polsby Ian Shapiro Edward Tufte Ray Wolfinger James Fishkin
- Main interests
- Democracy Democratization
- Notable ideas
- Polyarchy Pluralism
- Influenced
- Charles Lindblom Tom Malleson
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Dahl
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Inwood
- Place of death
- Hamden
- Occupation
- sociologist
- Position held
- chairperson
- Educated at
- University of Washington
- Employer
- Yale University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral student
- James G. March
- Field of work
- political science
- Movement
- behavioralism
- Image
- Robert A. Dahl in the Classroom.jpg
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- date of death
- 2014-02-05
- date of birth
- 1915-12-17
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- Robert A. Dahl
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- Ian Shapiro
- name in native language
- Robert Alan Dahl
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- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Alan Dahl (/dɑːl/; December 17, 1915 – February 5, 2014) was an American political theorist and Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University.
He established the pluralist theory of democracy—in which political outcomes are enacted through competitive, if unequal, interest groups—and introduced "polyarchy" as a descriptor of actual democratic governance. An originator of "empirical theory" and known for advancing behavioralist characterizations of political power, Dahl's research focused on the nature of decision making in actual institutions, such as American cities. He is the most important scholar associated with the pluralist approach to describing and understanding both city and national power structures.
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