#137: James Thurber / Political Polarization / Elite vs Americans / Understanding Lobbying / Gov’t

Professor Jim Thurber is University Distinguished Professor of Government Emeritus and Founder (1979) and Founder and Former Director (1979-2016) of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies and Affiliate Distinguished Professor of Public Administration and Policy Emeritus at American University, Washington, D.C.

He is author of numerous books and more than 90 articles and chapters on Congress, interest groups and lobbying, and campaigns and elections.

Jim currently serves on the Executive Board of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. He has lectured at over 100 universities in the U.S. and in 40 countries.

https://www.american.edu/spa/faculty/thurber.cfm

https://napawash.org/fellow/11944