James A. Morone (born 1951) is an American

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and

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, noted for his work on health politics and policy and on

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and

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and political development. Morone graduated with a B.A. from

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in 1973, where he studied under Professor Murray Dry, and then attended

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at the

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, where he completed an M.A. in 1976 and a

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degree in

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in 1982. His doctoral dissertation examined "The dilemma of citizen action: representation and bureaucracy in local health politics." Morone has taught at

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since 1982 and is a

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and

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. He has also been a

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Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

, the

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, and the

. Morone's book ''Hellfire Nation'' (2003) is nonfiction. ''The Democratic Wish'' (1990) was awarded the Gladys M. Kammerer Award for the best book on American national policy by the

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(APSA). Morone edited the ''Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law'' from 1989 to 1994. He was president of the Politics and History Section of APSA for 1999–2000 and of the

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Political Science Association for 2002-03. Along with Rogan Kersh, Morone completed a college textbook on American government titled "By the People" with

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in 2012.

Selected publications

*''The Devils We Know: Us and Them in America's Raucous Political Culture.'' 2014.

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. *''By the People: Debating American Government''. 2012.

. (written with Rogan Kersh) *''The Heart of Power: Health Politics in the Oval Office.'' 2009.

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. (written with David Blumenthal). *''Wealthy, Healthy and Fair: The Politics of Health Care for a Good Society''. 2005.

. (edited with Lawrence Jacobs). *"Storybook Truths about America". 2005. ''

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'' 19(2): 216-226. *''Hellfire Nation: The Politics of Sin in American History''. 2003.

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. *''Health Care Policy in the USA and Germany: Market Forces in Cross National Perspective''. 1996. NOMOS Verlang. (edited with Bernard Braun, Johann Behrens, and Deborah Stone). *"The Struggle for American Culture." 1996. ''PS: Political Science and Politics'' 29(3): 424-430. *''The Politics of Health Care Reform: Lessons from the Past, Prospects for the Future''. 1994.

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. (edited with Gary Belkin). *''The Democratic Wish: Popular Participation and the Limits of American Government''. 1990.

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. *''The Politics of Innovation: The Evolution of Hospital Regulation in New Jersey''. 1983. Health Research and Education Trust. (written with Andrew Dunham).

References

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