Charles Fredrick Sabel (born December 1, 1947) is an American

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and professor of Law and Social Science at the

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. His research centers on public innovations,

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governance, labor standards, economic development, and ultra-robust networks.

Biography

Sabel attended

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

and earned a B.A. in

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in 1969 and a Ph.D. in Government in 1978. He was a faculty member in the departments of

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and Science, Technology, and Society at the

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between 1977 and 1995. He joined the faculty at

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

in 1995. He is the recipient of a 1982

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hip. Together with philosophy professor Joshua Cohen and others he developed the theory of directly deliberative polyarchy or democratic experimentalism, which is related to the concept of

deliberative democracy Deliberative democracy or discursive democracy is a form of democracy in which deliberation is central to decision-making. Deliberative democracy seeks quality over quantity by limiting decision-makers to a smaller but more representative sample ...

. This concept mainly builds upon Japanese production methods interpreted as the institutionalization of decentralized learning. This envisions democracy as a form of "directly-deliberative polyarchy" that promotes collective decision making in public arenas for citizens. According to Sabel and Cohen, this decentralizes power allows problems to be solved locally. Sabel together with Michael Dorf explained this notion further, citing that through rigorous citizen participation, local government units can provide solutions to given regulatory problem. In addition, national governing bodies can also pool information and determine syntheses as to which regulatory approaches are working. His 1984 book, ''The Second Industrial Divide: Possibilities for Prosperity'', co-written with Michael J. Piore, has been widely influential among labor scholars. Sabel and others designed his mountain house via “a continuous mutual disruption,” which is a recurring theme in his scholarly work. He describes such disruptions saying, “What you do determines what I do, and vice versa. By the end of our collaboration, neither of us could have anticipated the result.” Sabel received the honor of a Professorship through The Radboud Excellence Initiative at

Radboud University Nijmegen Radboud University (abbreviated as RU, , formerly ) is a public university, public research university located in Nijmegen, Netherlands. RU has seven faculties and more than 24,000 students. Established in 1923, Radboud University has consistentl ...

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. Sabel was to begin his time in the Radboud Excellence Initiative in June 2015.

Publications

* ''Fixing the Climate: Strategies for an Uncertain World'', Princeton University Press, 2022. Coauthored with David G. Victor. * * * * * * * *

References

External links

Official homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sabel, Charles 1947 births Harvard University alumni Columbia University faculty Living people MacArthur Fellows Columbia Law School faculty Academic staff of Radboud University Nijmegen