George Tsebelis is a Greek-American
political scientist
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 ...
who specializes in
comparative politics
Comparative politics is a field in political science characterized either by the use of the ''comparative method'' or other empirical methods to explore politics both within and between countries. Substantively, this can include questions relatin ...
and formal modeling. He is currently Anatol Rapoport Collegiate Professor of Political Science at the
University of Michigan
, mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"
, former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821)
, budget = $10.3 billion (2021)
, endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
.
He received undergraduate degrees in
engineering
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from the
National Technical University of Athens
The National (Metsovian) Technical University of Athens (NTUA; el, Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο, ''National Metsovian Polytechnic''), sometimes known as Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest higher education institution ...
and in political science from
Sciences Po. He received a
doctorate
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in
mathematical statistics
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from
Pierre and Marie Curie University and one in political science from
Washington University in St. Louis
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. Tsebelis was elected as a
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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as part of the Academy's 2016 class.
Veto players theory
Tsebelis developed the theory of "veto players", set out in his best known work, ''
Veto Players: How Political Institutions Work'' (2002).
See also
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Agenda-setting theory
References
External links
''Veto Players: How Political Institutions Work''at
Princeton University Press
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The press was founded by Whitney Darrow, with the financia ...
Tsebelis' homepage
American people of Greek descent
American political scientists
Greek political scientists
Living people
University of Michigan faculty
Year of birth missing (living people)
Washington University in St. Louis alumni
Pierre and Marie Curie University alumni
National Technical University of Athens alumni
Sciences Po alumni
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