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Fred W. Riggs (July 3, 1917 in India – February 9, 2008 in USA) was a political scientist and pioneer Public Administration, especially his Riggsian Model. He was Professor Emeritus at Political Science Department of
University of Hawaii A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...
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Awards

* Dwight Waldo award for lifetime achievements in Public Administration, American Society for Public Administration, April 1991. * Order of White Elephant, conferred by King of Thailand, in Bangkok, 1986. * First non-Asian to be honored by
Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration The Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA) was formed "In order to advance the economic and social development of the Region through the promotion of the study, practice and status of public administration and adoption of ...
, EROPA Conference, Seoul, Korea, 1983. * Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, 1966–67. * Senior Specialist, East-West Center, University of Hawaii, 1962–1963. * Fellow, Committee on Comparative Politics of the Social Science Research Institute, for field research in Thailand, 1957–58.


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