Joel migdal biography

American academic

Joel S. Migdal is the Robert F. Philip Professor of International Studies in the University of Washington's Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. He is a political scientist specializing in comparative politics.

Education

He received a B.A.

from Rutgers University in 1967. He then earned an M.A. (1968) and Ph.D. (1972) from the Department of Government of Harvard University.^[2]

Career

Previously he served as an associate professor of government at Harvard University (1975–80) and a lecturer and senior lecturer at Tel Aviv University (1972–75).^[3] He came to the University of Washington in 1980 and was named the Robert F.

Philip Professor of International Studies in 1994.

Memberships

• Member editorial board, Comparative Political Economy Book Series, School of Government at Peking University, China
• President, Association for Israel Studies, 2003–2005
• Vice-president, Association for Israel Studies, Curriculum Vitae - Joel S.

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