Ian Shapiro, chair of the political science department and a recent inductee into the American Academy of Arts and Science, is among the first class of 12 Carnegie Scholars awarded a total of $1.1 million to support innovative scholarship and policy-focused research in education, international development, democracy and international peace and security.
The monetary award is to be shared among the 12 scholars, with each of them receiving up to $100,000 over the next two years. Chosen in a highly competitive process, Shapiro will use his award to research and write his project on "Democracy and Distribution in the United States."
"We believe individual scholarship such as Dr. Shapiro's is an important asset in our democratic process where new policy solutions must be supported by credible research and analysis," said Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
In announcing the awards, the Carnegie Corporation issued this statement: "Shapiro explores why the American political system does not redistribute more income and wealth to the bottom quintile of the population and how this situation might be changed. He examines the problem from both the demand side, asking why there is not more pressure for redistributive policies that would benefit those at or near the bottom, and the supply side, asking why politicians and political elites do not try to put more redistributive policies on the table. His investigation will lead to an evaluation of different policy initiatives that might make American democracy more responsive to the interests of the poor and the near-poor. With Dr. Adam Przeworski, he organized a conference on the subject of 'Democracy and Distribution' at Yale in November 1999."
Shapiro was born in South Africa and earned a B.Sc. in philosophy and politics from Bristol University in the United Kingdom in 1978. He holds an M.Phil. (1980) and Ph.D. (1983) in political science from Yale as well as a J.D. from Yale Law School (1987). Among the many books Shapiro has written are "Democratic Justice" and "Democracy's Place."
T H I S
Bulletin Home
W E E K ' SS T O R I E S
Janet Yellen joins Yale Corporation as the newest alumni fellow
Center for the study of frontier experience honors Howard Lamar
Editor Claude-Anne Lopez describes her 'life with Benjamin Franklin'
Pediatrician invents shampoo to light up head lice in children
Reunions bring record numbers to campus
Yale SOM taking to the high seas to offer educational seminars for executives
School of Music awards first Simeone scholarship
Rubenfeld named to Law School's Slaughter chair
Events to celebrate the arrival of 'Amistad' ship
MEDICAL SCHOOL NEWSCocaine treatment blends drugs for alcohol, opiate abuse
Team studying the factors leading to cocaine addiction
Many elderly prefer hospital stay to home care, study shows
Herpesviruses will be focus of international conference
Study: Grief for dead spouse impacts health
Team finds sick teens are often suicidal
Scientists say play prepares children for school
Grants to fund Yale research on mental illness
OBITUARIESLong-time professor William N. Parker dies
Physicist E. Robert Beringer, specialist in microwave spectroscopy, dies
Arts advocate, gallery curator Janet Dickson dies
SOM Dean Jeffrey Garten assembles panel to explore 'new economy'
Study proposes tax on snack foods to fight obesity
Employees honored at awards dinner for their many years of service to Yale
Holmes is inducted into American Philosophical Society
Ian Shapiro selected as a Carnegie Scholar . . .
Comer lauded as leader in American education
DeVita honored for his research on lymphoma
Yale Athletics joins in venture to lure sports fans
Summer Cabaret season celebrates Yale playwrights
Yale Repertory Theatre marks milestones during its fall season
Diana D. Brooks resigns her post as Yale trustee
David Bromwich earns prestigious award for his literary works
Campus Notes
In the News
|Visiting on Campus|
Calendar of Events|Bulletin Board
Classified Ads|Search Archives|Production Schedule|Bulletin Staff
Public Affairs Home|News Releases|
E-Mail Us|Yale Home Page