Murray Edelman
Encyclopedia
Murray J. Edelman was an American
political scientist
known for his research on symbolic politics and political psychology
.
in social sciences
from Bucknell University
in 1941, a master's degree
from the University of Chicago
in 1942 and a Ph.D.
in Political Science
from the University of Illinois in 1948. He joined the faculty of the University of Illinois that year, and remained there until he joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1966. Edelman was awarded a University Houses chair in 1971, which he named for George Herbert Mead
, an inspiration for much of his own work on symbolic politics. Edelman retired in 1990.
Edelman received many awards during his career, including
Fulbright Award
s and fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
and the National Endowment for the Humanities
.
A brief review of his seminal book, The Symbolic Uses of Politics appearing in ETC., the quarterly journal of General Semantics
(Arthur A. Berger, September 1971 issue—Vol 28, No. 3) noted that Edelman's approach and analysis would be congenial to students of General Semantics.
United States
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political scientist
Political science
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known for his research on symbolic politics and political psychology
Political psychology
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Career
Edelman received a bachelor's degreeBachelor's degree
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in social sciences
Social sciences
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from Bucknell University
Bucknell University
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in 1941, a master's degree
Master's degree
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from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
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in 1942 and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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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 Illinois in 1948. He joined the faculty of the University of Illinois that year, and remained there until he joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1966. Edelman was awarded a University Houses chair in 1971, which he named for George Herbert Mead
George Herbert Mead
George Herbert Mead was an American philosopher, sociologist and psychologist, primarily affiliated with the University of Chicago, where he was one of several distinguished pragmatists. He is regarded as one of the founders of social psychology and the American sociological tradition in general.-...
, an inspiration for much of his own work on symbolic politics. Edelman retired in 1990.
Edelman received many awards during his career, including
Fulbright Award
Fulbright Award
The Fulbright Award is a scholarship awarded as part of the Fulbright Program to foster international research and collaboration. The program also awards a fellowship to Ph.D.'s to lecture and teach in foreign universities...
s and fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
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and the National Endowment for the Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities
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A brief review of his seminal book, The Symbolic Uses of Politics appearing in ETC., the quarterly journal of General Semantics
General Semantics
General semantics is a program begun in the 1920's that seeks to regulate the evaluative operations performed in the human brain. After partial program launches under the trial names "human engineering" and "humanology," Polish-American originator Alfred Korzybski fully launched the program as...
(Arthur A. Berger, September 1971 issue—Vol 28, No. 3) noted that Edelman's approach and analysis would be congenial to students of General Semantics.
Books
- The Symbolic Uses of Politics (hardcover publication originally 1964; later paperback reprints) ISBN 025201202X
- Politics as Symbolic Action: Mass Arousal and Quiescence (1971) ISBN 0841003025
- Political Language: Words that succeed and policies that fail (1977)
- Constructing the Political Spectacle (1988) ISBN 0226183998
- From Art to Politics: How Artistic Creations Shape Political Conceptions (1996) ISBN 0226184013
- The Politics of Misinformation (2001) ISBN 0521805104
External links
- Mark Fenster: Murray Edelman, Polemicist of Public Ignorance published in Critical Review 17 (2005), nos. 3–4.