Joel S. Migdal | |
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| Born | April 1, 1945 Roosevelt, New Jersey |
| Children | Ariela Migdal Tamar Azous Amram Migdal |
| Residence(s) | Seattle, Washington |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Rutgers University |
| Profession | University Professor Author Lecturer |
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.
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. [1]
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). [2] He came to the University of Washington in 1982 and was named the Robert F. Philip Professor of International Studies in 1994.
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