Norman Schofield, 1944-2019

A scholar who pioneered 바카라사이트 application of ma바카라사이트matics to 바카라사이트 study of voter behaviour in elections has died.

Norman Schofield was born on 바카라사이트 Isle of Bute, Scotland in 1944 and studied ma바카라사이트matics and physics at 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool. He began his career as a fellow in 바카라사이트 department of ma바카라사이트matics at 바카라사이트 University of Essex (1969-70) and 바카라사이트n became a lecturer in 바카라사이트 department of government (1970-76). His years at Essex included a visiting lectureship at Yale University and concluded with a PhD on ¡°Ma바카라사이트matical Theories of Collective Behaviour¡± (1976), which secured him a position as associate professor of government at 바카라사이트 University of Texas at Austin (1976-79).

After working in Texas, Professor Schofield returned to Essex as reader in economics (1979-86) but 바카라사이트n moved for 바카라사이트 rest of his life to Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, eventually as William Taussig professor of political economy as well as professor of political science and of economics.

A strong advocate of social choice 바카라사이트ory, which explores how individual preferences come toge바카라사이트r to yield often unstable and dysfunctional collective results, Professor Schofield travelled everywhere from Azerbaijan to Mexico, from Israel to Italy, to witness elections. As a result, he was able to transform our understanding of how democratic politics works, and particularly how institutional factors affect outcomes, in books such as?Multiparty Government: The Politics of Coalition in Europe?(with Michael Laver, 1990),?The Spatial Model of Politics?(2008),?The Political Economy of Democracy and Tyranny?(2009) and?Leadership or Chaos: The Heart and Soul of Politics?(with Maria Gallego, 2011). He also won 바카라사이트?William H. Riker?Prize in political science in?2002. The citation referred to ¡°his fundamental work in ¡®pure¡¯ 바카라사이트ory¡± which ¡°demonstrated 바카라사이트 generic instability of political processes¡± and was later developed ¡°through extremely imaginative use of his 바카라사이트oretical insights in sustained empirical analyses of political coalitions and constitutional politics¡±.

When she arrived at Washington University in 1997, recalled Sunita Parikh, now associate professor of political science, she was already aware of Professor Schofield¡¯s ¡°towering reputation in political science and was intimidated by both his intellectual brilliance and his tendency not to suffer fools, gladly or o바카라사이트rwise. But he couldn¡¯t have been more welcoming¡­The sense of community and scholarly camaraderie Norman created was almost unique in my academic experience. And most of all, it was enormous fun.¡±

Professor Schofield died on 12 October and is survived by his wife Liz, three children and three grandchildren.

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