Bancroft Prize
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Ira Katznelson
アイラ・カッツネルソン
Ira Katznelson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944-01-01 （New York City）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- political scientist, historian, university professor
- Active Years
- 1969-
- Affiliations
- Columbia University, University of Chicago, The New School, Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
- Memberships
- American Political Science Association (APSA), Social Science History Association, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society
- Influenced By
- Richard Hofstadter, Ralf Dahrendorf, Robert Dahl, Daniel Bell
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | — | Undergraduate (major unspecified) | BA | 1962-1966 | United States |
| University of Cambridge | — | History | PhD | 1966-1969 | United Kingdom |
Columbia University
Undergraduate (major unspecified)
Degree:
BA
Period:
1962-1966
Year of Graduation:
1966
Country:
United States
Earned Bachelor of Arts
University of Cambridge
History
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1966-1969
Year of Graduation:
1969
Country:
United Kingdom
PhD in History
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bancroft Prize | Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time | — | Columbia University Libraries (awarding) | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Michael Harrington Prize | Liberalism’s Crooked Circle: Letters to Adam Michnik | — | American Political Science Association (APSA) | 受賞 |
| 2003 | David and Elaine Spitz Award | Desolation and Enlightenment: Political Knowledge After Total War, Totalitarianism, And The Holocaust | — | Conference of Political Thought (awarding) | 受賞 |
| 2003 | David Easton Award | Desolation and Enlightenment | — | APSA Foundations of Political Thought Section | 受賞 |
| — | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | 選出 |
| 2004 | Elected Member of the American Philosophical Society | — | — | American Philosophical Society | 選出 |
| 1994 | Honorary Doctorate (The New School) | — | — | The New School | 授与 |
| 2016 | Honorary Doctorate (Queens College) | — | — | Queens College | 授与 |
| 2018 | Honorary Doctorate (University of Cambridge) | — | — | University of Cambridge | 授与 |
Bancroft Prize
2014
Work:
Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time
Organization:
Columbia University Libraries (awarding)
Result:
受賞
Michael Harrington Prize
1996
Work:
Liberalism’s Crooked Circle: Letters to Adam Michnik
Organization:
American Political Science Association (APSA)
Result:
受賞
David and Elaine Spitz Award
2003
Work:
Desolation and Enlightenment: Political Knowledge After Total War, Totalitarianism, And The Holocaust
Organization:
Conference of Political Thought (awarding)
Result:
受賞
David Easton Award
2003
Work:
Desolation and Enlightenment
Organization:
APSA Foundations of Political Thought Section
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2000
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Result:
選出
Elected Member of the American Philosophical Society
2004
Organization:
American Philosophical Society
Result:
選出
Honorary Doctorate (The New School)
1994
Organization:
The New School
Result:
授与
Honorary Doctorate (Queens College)
2016
Organization:
Queens College
Result:
授与
Honorary Doctorate (University of Cambridge)
2018
Organization:
University of Cambridge
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time
2013 academic non-fiction (political history)Analyzes New Deal policies and their long-term effects on American politics and society, arguing how politics of fear and security shaped institutions and inequality into the modern era.
New Dealcrisis and policyinstitutions and inequality
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America
2005 academic non-fiction (political history)Examines how twentieth-century American policies and institutions created and sustained racial inequality, focusing on welfare and housing policy.
racewelfare policyhousing policy
Desolation and Enlightenment: Political Knowledge After Total War, Totalitarianism, And The Holocaust
2003 academic non-fiction (political thought / history of political knowledge)Considers how total war, totalitarianism, and the Holocaust affected political knowledge and understandings of democracy in the twentieth century.
war and political knowledgetotalitarianismthe Holocaust
Liberalism’s Crooked Circle: Letters to Adam Michnik
1996 essays / academicA series of letters and essays re-examining the theory and practice of liberalism, addressing democratization in Eastern Europe and the role of intellectuals.
liberalismintellectualsdemocracy
Bibliography
- Black Men, White Cities; Race, Politics, And Migration In The United States, 1900–30 and Britain, 1948–68 (1973)
- City Trenches: Urban Politics And The Patterning Of Class In The United States (1981)
- Schooling For All: Class, Race, And The Decline Of The Democratic Ideal (1985, with Margaret Weir)
- Working-Class Formation: Nineteenth-Century Patterns In Western Europe And The United States (1986, ed. with Aristide Zolberg)
- Marxism And The City (1992)
- Paths of Emancipation: Jews, States, And Citizenship (1995, ed. with Pierre Birnbaum)
- Liberalism’s Crooked Circle: Letters to Adam Michnik (1996)
- Shaped By War And Trade: International Influences On American Political Development (2002, ed. with Martin Shefter)
- Desolation And Enlightenment: Political Knowledge After Total War, Totalitarianism, And The Holocaust (2003)
- When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History Of Racial Inequality In Twentieth-Century America (2005)
- Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time (2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- comparative-historical and institutional analysisinterdisciplinary (political science, history, sociology)rigorous archival and theoretical argumentation
- Recurring Motifs
- diversities and limits of liberalismstate and inequalitywar/crisis and institutional changerace and public policy
Legacy
Known for comparative and institutional analyses spanning political science and history, Katznelson has had major influence on New Deal studies and research on race and inequality. He has received the Bancroft Prize and other honors, and served in leadership roles in APSA and the SSRC.
Academic Societies
- American Political Science Association (APSA)
- Social Science History Association
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- American Philosophical Society
Quotes
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An interrogation of political liberalism in the United States and Europe—asking for definition of its many forms, their origins, their strengths and weaknesses, and what kinds there can be.
Source: Summary from Richard M. Valelly's commentary (2005) (2005)
Trivia
- Helped launch the journal Politics & Society and served as an early lead editor.
- Served as president of the American Political Science Association (APSA) in 2005–06.
- Served as interim provost at Columbia University in 2019.