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Lawrence R. Jacobs (born March 6, 1959) is an American political scientist and founder and director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance (CSPG) at the University of Minnesota. He was appointed the Walter F. and Joan Mondale Chair for Political Studies at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs in 2005 and holds the McKnight Presidential Chair. Jacobs has written or edited, alone or collaboratively, 17 books and over 100 scholarly articles in addition to numerous reports and media essays on American democracy, national and Minnesota elections, political communications, health care reform, and economic inequality. His latest book is Democracy Under Fire: Donald Trump and the Breaking of American History. In 2020, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. (en) |
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0001-03-09 (xsd:gMonthDay) 0001-03-24 (xsd:gMonthDay) 0001-05-21 (xsd:gMonthDay) 0001-06-07 (xsd:gMonthDay) 0001-06-13 (xsd:gMonthDay) 0001-07-28 (xsd:gMonthDay) "Bipartisanship and Budget Agreement": Jacobs talks with former U.S. Reps. Gil Gutknecht and Martin Olav Sabo, Dec. 11, 2013, C-SPAN (en) "Minnesota Midterm Elections": Jacobs discusses several 2006 campaigns for House and Senate seats in Minnesota, Oct. 19, 2006], C-SPAN (en) "Unfinished Business: Building Black Participation in America Depends on Building Black Wealth": Jacobs moderates a discussion with the president and CEO of Prosperity Now, Jan. 12, 2021, Center for the Study of Politics and Governance (en) "What Can President Biden Accomplish in Congress?": Jacobs moderates a discussion with Norman Ornstein and former Vice President Walter Mondale, Feb. 9, 2021, Center for the Study of Politics and Governance (en) "State Government and Public Policy": Jacobs moderates a talk and Q&A with Peter Harkness of Governing magazine, Jan. 8, 2007], C-SPAN (en) Opening remarks made by Jacobs and others for “Walter Mondale: Living Legacy,” Oct. 21, 2015, C-SPAN (en) "Walter Mondale and Education": A discussion with former V.P. Mondale, Jacobs, and others as part of the forum “Walter Mondale: Living Legacy,” Oct. 21, 2015, C-SPAN (en) "Electoral Process": A discussion about electoral integrity with Jacobs, Doug Chapin, and Tammy Patrick, Oct. 19, 2016, C-SPAN (en) |
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Humphrey School of Public Affairs at University of Minnesota (en) Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. (en) Associate Member, Nuffield College, Oxford University, 2013 (en) Visiting Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford University, 2019-2020 (en) |
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Lawrence R. Jacobs (born March 6, 1959) is an American political scientist and founder and director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance (CSPG) at the University of Minnesota. He was appointed the Walter F. and Joan Mondale Chair for Political Studies at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs in 2005 and holds the McKnight Presidential Chair. Jacobs has written or edited, alone or collaboratively, 17 books and over 100 scholarly articles in addition to numerous reports and media essays on American democracy, national and Minnesota elections, political communications, health care reform, and economic inequality. His latest book is Democracy Under Fire: Donald Trump and the Breaking of American History. In 2020, he was elected a Fellow of the Americ (en) |
