Douglas Hodgkin is an American

United States

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 political scientist and author, and is a professor emeritus at Bates College

Bates College

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Born in Lewiston, Maine

Lewiston, Maine

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, Hodgkin received his B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

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 from Yale University

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 and his M.A.

Master's degree

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 and Ph.D from Duke University

Duke University

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. Hodgkin taught for 34 years at Bates, retired in 2000, and remains a professor emeritus.

Hodgkin published numerous articles and books about political topics, especially New England politics. In 2005, he published Fractured Family, a short book on the Maine courts.

He was active with the Republican Party

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in Maine and ran for political office several times as a Republican.