Three Professors of Politics to Discuss Issues and Implications of 2012 Presidential Election

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., October 23, 2012— On Thursday, Nov. 1, Williams College will host a discussion by Russell Muirhead, Robert Clements Associate Professor of Democracy and Politics at Dartmouth College; Cathie Jo Martin, professor of political science at Boston University; and Jeffrey Tulis, associate professor of government at the University of Texas, Austin, about the issues and implications of the upcoming election for partisanship, public policy, and the presidency. The 7:30 p.m. presentation is part of a series of lectures in the ’71 Public Affairs Forum on Elections 2012 at Williams. The discussion will be held in Griffin Hall, room 3. The event is free and open to the public.

Muirhead, who teaches courses on political thought, has written and presented extensively on partisanship, elections, and democratic theory. His book, Just Work (2004), received widespread acclaim. Muirhead received his B.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1988 and 1997, respectively, and he taught at Williams from 1996 to 1998.

Martin specializes in comparative public policy issues, such as the relationship between business and social policy in different countries. She is the author of many books, including most recently,  The Political Construction of Business Interests: Coordination, Growth and Equality (2012). She has published articles in the American Political Science Review, World Politics, and the British Journal of Political Science. She received her B.A. from Carleton College in 1974 and her Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1987.

Tulis’ interests lie in political theory and American politics, specifically American political development, political philosophy, constitutional theory, and the American presidency. He recently published The Presidency in Constitutional Order (2010). His book The Rhetorical Presidency was called “one of the two or three most important and perceptive works written by a political scientist in the twentieth century,” by Critical Review: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Politics. Tulis received his B.A. from Bates College in 1972 and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1982.

The event is co-sponsored by the Program in Leadership Studies, the Department of Political Science, the Lecture Committee, and the Class of ’71 Public Affairs Forum.

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