Robert X. Browning
Encyclopedia
Robert X. Browning is a professor at Purdue University
and head of the C-SPAN
archives in West Lafayette, IN. He earned his B.S. from Marquette University
in 1972, his M.A. in Public Administration
from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
in 1977, his M.A. in Political Science
from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1978, and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1981.
In 1987, Browning became the Director of Public Affairs Video Archives of C-SPAN
, and in 1998, he became the Director of the entire C-SPAN archives.
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
and head of the C-SPAN
C-SPAN
C-SPAN , an acronym for Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, is an American cable television network that offers coverage of federal government proceedings and other public affairs programming via its three television channels , one radio station and a group of websites that provide streaming...
archives in West Lafayette, IN. He earned his B.S. from Marquette University
Marquette University
Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
in 1972, his M.A. in Public Administration
Public administration
Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....
from the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
in 1977, his M.A. in Political Science
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...
from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1978, and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1981.
In 1987, Browning became the Director of Public Affairs Video Archives of C-SPAN
C-SPAN
C-SPAN , an acronym for Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, is an American cable television network that offers coverage of federal government proceedings and other public affairs programming via its three television channels , one radio station and a group of websites that provide streaming...
, and in 1998, he became the Director of the entire C-SPAN archives.
Publications
- Politics and Social Welfare Policy (University of Tennessee Press, 1986).
- The Experiment in Government with Barbara Hinckley, 1995, 2000 with online lectures, exercises, and video examples.
- "Public Affairs Video Archives: The C-SPAN Persian Gulf Collection," in Film & History, Vol. XXII, edited by Peter Rollins, Nos. 1 and 2, February/May 1992.