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Gregory S. Mahler is an American political scientist with a general interest in
comparative politics Comparative politics is a field in political science characterized either by the use of the '' comparative method'' or other empirical methods to explore politics both within and between countries. Substantively, this can include questions relat ...
, and more specific interests in
legislature A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial power ...
s and
constitutionalism Constitutionalism is "a compound of ideas, attitudes, and patterns of behavior elaborating the principle that the authority of government derives from and is limited by a body of fundamental law". Political organizations are constitutional to ...
.


Education

Mahler completed his undergraduate studies at
Oberlin College Oberlin College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1833, it is the oldest Mixed-sex education, coeducational lib ...
and received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from
Duke University Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...
.


Career

Mahler taught political science at the
University of Vermont The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, commonly referred to as the University of Vermont (UVM), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Foun ...
for 12 years, then moved to the
University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi (Epithet, byname Ole Miss) is a Public university, public research university in University, near Oxford, Mississippi, United States, with a University of Mississippi Medical Center, medical center in Jackson, Miss ...
where he served as Chair of the Political Science Department. He subsequently moved to
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo College is a private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Founded in 1833 by American Baptist Churches USA, Baptist ministers as the Michigan and Huron Institute, K ...
, where he served as the Chief Academic Officer of the College for ten years. Thereafter he moved to
Earlham College Earlham College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. The college was established in 1847 by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and has a strong focus on Quake ...
, in
Richmond, Indiana Richmond () is a city in eastern Wayne County, Indiana, United States. Bordering the state of Ohio, it is the county seat of Wayne County. In the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,720. It is the principal c ...
, where he is a former Academic Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Professor Mahler's scholarly work has been published widely. He has contributed to numerous journals and edited volumes, and has authored or edited over twenty-five books that fall into three broad groups:
comparative politics Comparative politics is a field in political science characterized either by the use of the '' comparative method'' or other empirical methods to explore politics both within and between countries. Substantively, this can include questions relat ...
,
politics of Israel Politics in Israel are based on parliamentary democracy. The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of government and leader of a multi-party system. Politics in Israel is dominated by Zionist parties. They traditionally fall into three camps ...
and the Middle East, and
politics of Canada The politics of Canada functions within a framework of parliamentary democracy and a federal system of parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions. Canada is a constitutional monarchy where the monarch is the ceremonial head o ...
. In 1996 he was a visiting professor at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; ) is an Israeli public university, public research university based in Jerusalem. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened on 1 April 1925. ...
, at which time he also served as a visiting scholar at the
Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs The Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA; ) was founded in Jerusalem in March 1987 by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi and a group of Palestinian academics and intellectuals. PASSIA is a member of the Palestinian NGO ...
where he ran a workshop and authored a book titled ''Constitutionalism and Palestinian Constitutional Development''. Dr. Mahler was one of the co-founders of the
Association for Israel Studies Association for Israel Studies (AIS) is an international, interdisciplinary scholarly society devoted to the academic and professional study of modern Israel. History The Association for Israel Studies (AIS) was founded in the U.S. as an independe ...
in the United States, and served as President of that group for a two-year period. He also served as President of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States. Mahler has lectured widely on
Israeli politics Israeli may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel * Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel * Modern Hebrew, a language * ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008 * Guni Israeli (b ...
, the
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, constitutional development,
Canadian politics The politics of Canada functions within a framework of Parliamentary system, parliamentary democracy and a federation, federal system of Parliament of Canada, parliamentary government with strong democratic traditions. Canada is a constitutio ...
,
Quebec politics The politics of Quebec are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital of Quebec is Quebec City, where the Lieutenant Governor, Prem ...
, and many other topics. In addition to numerous speaking engagements in the United States, he has lectured in such foreign settings as
Albania Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...
,
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,
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,
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,
Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest city and ...
,
Jerusalem Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...
,
Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Lib ...
,
Mauritania Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, ...
,
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,
Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...
,
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, Moscow,
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, and
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. Mahler has had numerous grants to support his research over the years, including support from the
U.S. Department of Education The United States Department of Education is a United States Cabinet, cabinet-level department of the federal government of the United States, United States government, originating in 1980. The department began operating on May 4, 1980, havin ...
(two
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grants), the
U.S. Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs o ...
, the
Government of Canada The Government of Canada (), formally His Majesty's Government (), is the body responsible for the federation, federal administration of Canada. The term ''Government of Canada'' refers specifically to the executive, which includes Minister of t ...
, the
Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS or OEA; ; ; ) is an international organization founded on 30 April 1948 to promote cooperation among its member states within the Americas. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, the OAS is ...
, the
Government of Israel The Cabinet of Israel (; ) is the cabinet which exercises Executive (government), executive authority in the State of Israel. It consists of Minister (government), ministers who are chosen and led by the Prime Minister of Israel, prime ministe ...
, the
Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs The Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA; ) was founded in Jerusalem in March 1987 by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi and a group of Palestinian academics and intellectuals. PASSIA is a member of the Palestinian NGO ...
, and the U.S.S.R. Institute for the Study of the U.S. and Canada.


Books

*''Comparative Politics: Exploring Concepts and Institutions Across Nations'' (6th ed., Lynne Riener Pub., 2019) *''Principles of Comparative Politics'' (Pearson, 2013) *''The Arab-Israeli Conflict An Introduction and Documentary Reader'' (with Alden R. W. Mahler, Routledge, 2008; 2nd ed., 2018) *''Politics and Government in Israel: The Maturation of a Modern State'' (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004; 3rd ed., 2016) *''Israel in the Nineties: Development and Conflict'' (edited with Frederick Lazin, University of Florida Press, 1996) *''Contemporary Canadian Politics, 1988–1994: An Annotated Bibliography (Greenwood Press, 1995) *'' Israel at the Crossroads'' (edited with
Efraim Karsh Efraim Karsh (; born 6 September 1953) is an Israeli and British historian who is the founding director and emeritus professor of Middle East and Mediterranean Studies at King's College London. Since 2013, he has served as professor of political ...
, British Academic Press, 1994) *''Israel after Begin'' (edited, State University of New York Press, 1990) *''Israel: Government and Politics in a Maturing State'' (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990) *''Contemporary Canadian Politics: An Annotated Bibliography, 1970–1987'' (Greenwood Press, 1988) *''New Dimensions of Canadian Federalism: Canada in a Comparative Perspective'' (Fairlegh Dickinson Press, 1987) *''Bibliography of Israeli Politics'' (Westview Press, 1985) *''Comparative Politics: An Institutional and Cross-National Approach'' (Schenkman Pub. Co., 1983; Prentice Hall, 2008) *''Readings in the Israeli Political System: Structures and Processes'' (edited, University Press of America, 1982) *''The Knesset: Parliament in the Israeli Political System'' (Fairleigh Dickinson Press, 1981)Reviews of ''The Knesset: Parliament in the Israeli Political System'': * * * *


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External links


Earlham College, Press Release. March 30, 2007. Earlham Welcomes Gregory Mahler as New Academic Dean
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahler, Gregory American political scientists 1950 births University of Vermont faculty University of Mississippi faculty Oberlin College alumni Duke University alumni Writers from Richmond, Indiana Earlham College faculty Living people