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Howard Margolis, Ph.D.

Howard Margolis is a professor in the Harris School and the College.

Howard Margolis, a professor in the Harris School, studies social theory, particularly the underpinnings of individual choice and judgment that shape aggregate social outcomes. He has taught at the University of California-Irvine and has held research positions at the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, N.J.), the Russell Sage Foundation, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Prior to his academic career, Margolis worked in Washington, D.C., as a journalist, official, and consultant. He was the founder of the "News & Comment" section of Science, a correspondent for the Washington Post and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, speechwriter for the Secretary of Defense, and consultant to the National Academy of Sciences on studies of major public policy issues. In 2005-2006, Margolis was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow.

Courses

  • PP32700 Persuasion & Policy Analysis
        Course Description    |     Spring 2007 Course Syllabus

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1155 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Suite 164
E-mail: hmarg@uchicago.edu
Phone: 773-702-0867
 
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