Professor
      David Ernest Apter
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                        1924
      2010
      University of California, Berkeley
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                                                                              Berkeley, CA
      Political scientist; Educator; Academic research administrator
      Area
                                Social and Behavioral Sciences
                            Specialty
                                Political Science
                            Elected
                                    1966
                    Research deals with the political and social consequences of development in terms of democracy and its prospects.  These concerns have been examined in a context of theories derived from case studies and comparative analysis, with field work in Africa, Latin America, Japan, and China.  Current interests include political discourse theory in relation to political movements and violent protest.
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