Lecture examines European political models

Part of Civility in Politics lecture series

Posted February 27, 2005

(Portland, Ore.)—Max Kaase will talk about European social and political structures during a lecture about civility in politics on Thursday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m. at Lewis & Clark College. His talk is titled “Innovative Pathways to Comparative Social and Political Research: The European Social Survey.” The event is free and open to the public in Templeton Student Center, Council Chamber.

Kaase, vice president and dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at International University Bremen, is one of the foremost experts in the fields of political sociology, comparative politics and mass communication. He is president of the International Political Science Association. Kaase is the author and coauthor of several books focusing on political research, including “Beliefs in Government,” coauthored with Kenneth Newton” (Oxford University Press, 1995); “Political Action: Mass Participation in Five Western Democracies, coauthored with Samuel H. Barnes and others (Sage Publications, 1979); and “Estranged Friends? The Transatlantic Consequences of Societal Change,” coauthored with Andrew Kohut (Council on Foreign Relations Press, 1996).

The talk is part of the Civility in Politics lecture series presented by Lewis & Clark’s political science department and sponsored, in part, by a generous grant from the Arkay Foundation. Parking is available in campus lots for a small fee. The college is located at 0615 S.W. Palatine Hill Road. For more information, call 503-768-7640.

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For more information, please contact:
Tania Thompson
Senior Communications Officer
503-768-7961
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