Leonard Binder
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Leonard Binder is an American political scientist. He is a distinguished professor of political science
and the former director of the Near East Center at the University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA). Binder was also Chair of the Political Science Departments of UCLA and the University of Chicago
. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
in 2002
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
and the former director of the Near East Center at the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
(UCLA). Binder was also Chair of the Political Science Departments of UCLA and the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
in 2002
Published works
- Religion and Politics in Pakistan (1961)
- Iran: Political Development in a Changing Society (1962)
- The Ideological Revolution in the Middle East (1964)
- In a Moment of Enthusiasm: Political Power and the second Stratum in Egypt (1978)
- Islamic Liberalism (1988)