Dennis Hale
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Dennis Hale is Associate Professor of Political Science at Boston College
.
(1966), an M.A. from Brooklyn College
(1969), and a Ph.D. from the City University of New York Graduate Center (1977).
He has taught at Boston College since 1978, and was the Department Chair for eight years (1989–97).
, American political thought, public administration
, and the modern experience of citizenship
. He has co-edited two volumes of essays by French political scientist Bertrand de Jouvenel
, and is completing a book on Democracy and the Jury System. Hale's essays and reviews have appeared in the Political Science Quarterly
, PS, Society
, The Journal of Politics, Polity
, APSR, State and Local Government Review, Administration and Society, The Political Science Reviewer, The Washington Post
, and Newsday
.
Hale is the editor of The United States Congress, Transaction Publishers, 1983, ISBN 0878559396, and co-edited The nature of politics: Bertrand de Jouvenel, with Marc Landy, Transaction Publishers, 1992, ISBN 1560006072, and a number of other books.
He has often been quoted by the media on his areas of expertise, including by The Boston Globe
, The New York Times
, The Boston Phoenix, The New York Sun
, The Christian Science Monitor
, and The Concord Monitor
.
, along with Charles Jacobs
and Islamic scholar Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Subhy Mansour
. IIts purpose is to "promote peaceful coexistence in an ethnically diverse America by educating the American public about the need for a moderate political leadership that supports tolerance and core American values in communities across the nation." The group is a primary critic of the $15.6 million mosque in Roxbury Crossing, which the group asserts is led by extremist leaders and contributors.
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
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Education and teaching
Hale has a B.A. from Oberlin CollegeOberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
(1966), an M.A. from Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York, United States.Established in 1930 by the New York City Board of Higher Education, the College had its beginnings as the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College and the City College of New...
(1969), and a Ph.D. from the City University of New York Graduate Center (1977).
He has taught at Boston College since 1978, and was the Department Chair for eight years (1989–97).
Writing and media
Hale has published essays on local governmentLocal government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...
, American political thought, 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.....
, and the modern experience of citizenship
Citizenship
Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities...
. He has co-edited two volumes of essays by French political scientist Bertrand de Jouvenel
Bertrand de Jouvenel
Bertrand de Jouvenel des Ursins, usually known only as Bertrand de Jouvenel was a French philosopher, political economist, and futurist.-Life:...
, and is completing a book on Democracy and the Jury System. Hale's essays and reviews have appeared in the Political Science Quarterly
Political Science Quarterly
Political Science Quarterly is an American scholarly journal covering government, politics and policy, published continuously since 1886 by the Academy of Political Science. It is the oldest political science journal in the United States....
, PS, Society
Society
A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations...
, The Journal of Politics, Polity
Polity
Polity is a form of government Aristotle developed in his search for a government that could be most easily incorporated and used by the largest amount of people groups, or states...
, APSR, State and Local Government Review, Administration and Society, The Political Science Reviewer, The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
, and Newsday
Newsday
Newsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
.
Hale is the editor of The United States Congress, Transaction Publishers, 1983, ISBN 0878559396, and co-edited The nature of politics: Bertrand de Jouvenel, with Marc Landy, Transaction Publishers, 1992, ISBN 1560006072, and a number of other books.
He has often been quoted by the media on his areas of expertise, including by The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, The Boston Phoenix, The New York Sun
New York Sun
The New York Sun was a weekday daily newspaper published in New York City from 2002 to 2008. When it debuted on April 16, 2002, adopting the name, motto, and masthead of an otherwise unrelated earlier New York paper, The Sun , it became the first general-interest broadsheet newspaper to be started...
, The Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor is an international newspaper published daily online, Monday to Friday, and weekly in print. It was started in 1908 by Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist. As of 2009, the print circulation was 67,703.The CSM is a newspaper that covers...
, and The Concord Monitor
Concord Monitor
The Concord Monitor is the daily newspaper for Concord, the state capital of New Hampshire. It also covers substantial portions of surrounding Merrimack and Belknap counties in New Hampshire's Lakes Region...
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Americans for Peace and Tolerance
He is a co-founder of Americans for Peace and ToleranceAmericans for Peace and Tolerance
Americans for Peace and Tolerance is a Boston, Massachusetts, 501 non-profit organization. It was founded by Boston political activist Charles Jacobs , Boston College political science professor Dr. Dennis Hale , and Islamic scholar Sheikh Dr...
, along with Charles Jacobs
Charles Jacobs (political activist)
Charles Jacobs is the co-founder of the American Anti-Slavery Group , which campaigns against slavery worldwide, and a co-chairman of The Sudan Campaign , a coalition calling for an end to slavery in Sudan...
and Islamic scholar Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Subhy Mansour
Ahmed Subhy Mansour
Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Subhy Mansour , born March 1, 1949, in Abu Harair, Kafr Saqr, Sharqia, Egypt is an Egyptian-born noted Islamic scholar and cleric, with expertise in Islamic history, culture, theology, and politics...
. IIts purpose is to "promote peaceful coexistence in an ethnically diverse America by educating the American public about the need for a moderate political leadership that supports tolerance and core American values in communities across the nation." The group is a primary critic of the $15.6 million mosque in Roxbury Crossing, which the group asserts is led by extremist leaders and contributors.