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Richard M. Pious
Professor of Political Science
Adolph S. and Effie Ochs Chair in History and American Studies
Richard M. Pious, professor of political science and Adolph S. and Effie Ochs Chair in History and American Studies, taught at Columbia College from 1968 through 1972, and joined the Barnard faculty in 1973. He has also taught at York University, Toronto. Professor Pious's teaching includes courses on American politics, constitutional and public law, and political decision making.
Professor Pious has written widely on American politics and the American presidency. He is the author of several books, including The American Presidency; The President, Congress, and the Constitution; and The War on Terrorism and the Rule of Law. His articles have appeared in the Wisconsin Law Review, the Journal of International Affairs, the Journal of Armed Forces and Society, Political Science Quarterly, and Presidential Studies Quarterly. He has also written several books for young audiences, including The Young Oxford Companion to the Presidency of the United States.
He is also the editor of a 10-volume series of classic editions in public, comparative, and international law.
Professor Pious's research in comparative and international politics has included work on Quebec and Canadian politics, the transitions from communist to post-communist politics, and Taiwanese-American relations. He writes research reports for Oxford Analytica, a newsletter for corporate executives and government officials around the world.
Professor Pious has also been an adviser to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Mission to the United Nations, and he regularly consults for the Foreign Ministry of Japan.
His media appearances include many foreign radio and television broadcasts, and public service videos promoting voter turnout on MTV. He has also been a commentator on Voice of America.
Selected Publications
The War on Terrorism and the Rule of Law (New York: Oxford University Press, 2006)
The Oxford Guide to the United States Government, with J. J. Patrick and D. A. Ritchie (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001)
The Presidency (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1996)
Presidents, Elections, and Democracy, editor (New York: Academy of Political Science, 1992)
American Politics and Government (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1986)
The President, Congress, and the Constitution: Power and Legitimacy in American Politics, with C. H. Pyle (New York: Free Press, 1984)
The Power to Govern: Assessing Reform in the United States, Centennial Volume of the Academy of Political Science, editor (New York: Academy of Political Science, 1982)
The American Presidency (New York: Basic Books, 1979)
Civil Rights and Liberties in the 1970s, editor (New York: Random House, 1972)
Professor of Political Science
Adolph S. and Effie Ochs Chair in History and American Studies
Barnard College
212.854.5438
EDUCATION:
B.A., Colby College
M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University
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SPECIALIZATIONS:
American politics
Constitutional and public law