Eugene Lewis (born 1940) is an American

political scientist Political science is the science, scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of politics, political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated c ...

. One of the leading academic authorities on the concept of

political entrepreneurship The term political entrepreneur may refer to any of the following: * Someone (usually active in the fields of either politics or business) who founds a new political project, group, or political party * A businessman who seeks to gain profit throug ...

, Lewis is the author of ''Public Entrepreneurship: Toward a Theory of Bureaucratic Political Power'' (1980). His current research focuses on the role of science and technology in politics and law. He has also published influential works on 'political entrepreneurs' such as Admiral

Hyman Rickover Hyman G. Rickover (January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was an admiral in the U.S. Navy. He directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of the U.S. Naval Reactors offic ...

. Lewis recently retired from a professorship of

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

New College of Florida New College of Florida is a public liberal arts college in Sarasota, Florida. It was founded in 1960 as a private institution known simply as New College, spent several years merged into the University of South Florida, and in 2001 became an aut ...

. He also served as the school's former provost. Additionally, Lewis is an internationally recognized and critically acclaimed sculptor.

Selected works

*Public Entrepreneurship: Toward a Theory of Bureaucratic Political Power: the organizational lives of Hyman Rickover, J. Edgar Hoover, and Robert Moses. Indiana University Press (1980)

References

External links

Website at New College of Florida
Living people American political scientists New College of Florida faculty 1940s births {{US-polisci-bio-stub