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Nicholas C. Peroff (born May 19, 1944) is an American
political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...
,
public administrator Public administration, or public policy and administration refers to "the management of public programs", or the "translation of politics into the reality that citizens see every day",Kettl, Donald and James Fessler. 2009. ''The Politics of the ...
and professor in
Native American studies Native American studies (also known as American Indian, Indigenous American, Aboriginal, Native, or First Nations studies) is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the history, culture, politics, issues, spirituality, sociology and co ...
and complexity theory at the Henry W. Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri-Kansas City; he formerly held teaching positions in
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,
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and
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. The secretary of International Relations Council, he is the former
president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...
of th
Western Social Science Association
(2002-2003). A
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of the
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, he was named Public Administrator of the Year,
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, by the
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in 2009.


Background

Born and raised in
Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...
, US, he received a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in
political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...
(on a Ford Fellowship) from the
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. His doctoral study was interrupted with the onset of the
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, to which he was drafted as a member of the
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serving on during the fire (1967–1968) as division officer. In 1986 he was an instructor at the Chinese Ministry of Economic Affairs. His book ''Menominee Drums, Tribal Termination and Restoration, 1954–1974'' (
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), was a study of the termination and subsequent restoration of
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of the Menominee Indian Tribe of
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. His work with the Menominee Nation has continued, off and on, for over 30 years, which led him to research Indian gaming and other areas of interest within American Indian studies. He also researched and taught
public management Public administration, or public policy and administration refers to "the management of public programs", or the "translation of politics into the reality that citizens see every day",Kettl, Donald and James Fessler. 2009. ''The Politics of the ...
and
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, public policy analysis, and engaged in the development and application of complexity theory in the study of American Indian policy.Nicholas Peroff Page at UMKC
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Awards

* Elmer P. Pierson Teaching Award, Bloch School, 1986–87. *''
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'', February 2008


Further reading

*
Menominee Drums: Tribal Termination and Restoration, 1954-1974
', 2nd ed., Norman, OK:
University of Oklahoma Press The University of Oklahoma Press (OU Press) is the publishing arm of the University of Oklahoma. Founded in 1929 by the fifth president of the University of Oklahoma, William Bennett Bizzell, it was the first university press to be established ...
: 2006. *''Getting Control of the Greenfield City Budget'' (co-authored with Mark Funkhouser) in ''Public Administration: Cases in Managerial Role-Playing'' by Robert P. Watson.


See also

* New England Complex Systems Institute * Menominee Tribe v. United States *
Native American recognition in the United States Native American recognition in the United States, for tribes, usually means being recognized by the United States federal government as a community of Indigenous people that has been in continual existence since prior to European contact, and w ...
* Menominee Restoration Act * Native American identity in the United States *
Indian termination policy Indian termination describes United States policies relating to Native Americans from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s. It was shaped by a series of laws and practices with the intent of assimilating Native Americans into mainstream American soci ...


References


External links


Nicholas Peroff profile
at UMKC
Nicholas Peroff page
at Bloch School
Nick Peroff
at IRCKC {{DEFAULTSORT:Peroff, Nicholas 1944 births Living people American political scientists Complex systems scientists University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni University of Missouri faculty