Joseph G. Peschek (born June 30, 1952) is an American academic and professor 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 ...

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in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1998, he was the Progressive Minnesota nominee for state auditor. Peschek's research specializes in contemporary American politics and

democratic theory Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation (" direct democracy"), or to choose gov ...

. He was the editor of the journal '' New Political Science'' from 2002 to 2008 and is frequent contributor to regional media on statewide and national political topics. Peschek received his

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four year ...

from the

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in 1974 and Ph.D. in political science from

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in 1984. He is the author of ''Policy-Planning Organizations: Elite Agendas and America's Rightward Turn'' and ''Voices of Dissent: Critical Readings in American Politics.''

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