Rose, Richard 1933-

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ROSE, Richard 1933-

PERSONAL: Born April 9, 1933, in St. Louis, MO; son of Charles I. (a merchant) and Mary (Conely) Rose; married Rosemary J. Kenny, April 14, 1956; children: Clare, Charles, Lincoln. Education: Johns Hopkins University, B.A., 1953; London School of Economics and Political Science, graduate study, 1953-54; Oxford University, D.Phil., 1959. Politics: "Border-state democrat." Religion: "Lapsed Southern Presbyterian." Hobbies and other interests: Architecture, music, travel.

ADDRESSES: Home—Bennochy, 1 East Abercromby St., Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire G84 7SP, Scotland. Office—Centre for the Study of Public Policy, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XH, Scotland.

CAREER: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Mo., reporter, 1955-57; University of Manchester, Manchester, England, lecturer in politics, 1961-66; University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, professor of politics, 1966-81, professor of public policy, 1982—, director of Centre for the Study of Public Policy, 1976—. Visiting scholar at Brookings Institution, 1976; visiting professor at European University Institute, Florence, Italy, 1977 and 1978; visiting fellow at American Enterprise Institute, 1980; Hinkley Distinguished Professor, John Hopkins University, 1987; lecturer at universities in Europe, North America, and Australia. Member of United States-United Kingdom Fulbright Education Commission, 1971-75. Consultant to Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention, 1975-76, and to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

MEMBER: International Political Science Association (member of Council, 1976-82), International Sociological Association, European Consortium for Political Research (co-founder), American Political Science Association, Political Studies Association (United Kingdom, honorary vice president), American Civil Liberties Union, British Politics Group (co-founder), United Kingdom Politics Work Group (chairman, 1978—), Reform Club (London), Cosmos Club (Washington, DC), International Monetary Fund (member, 1984), Phi Beta Kappa.

AWARDS, HONORS: Guggenheim fellow at Woodrow Wilson Center, 1974; Japan Foundation fellow, 1984; lifetime achievement award, Political Studies Association; fellow of the British Academy, 1992.

WRITINGS:

(With D. E. Butler) The British General Election of 1959, St. Martin's (New York, NY), 1960.

(With Mark Abrams) Must Labour Lose?, Penguin (London, England), 1960.

Politics in England: An Interpretation, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1964, 2nd edition, 1974 (published in England as Politics in England Today: An Interpretation, Faber (London, England), 1974), 3rd edition published as Politics in England: An Interpretation for the 1980s, 4th edition published as Politics in England: Resistance and Change, 1985.

Influencing Voters, St. Martin's (New York, NY), 1967.

Class and Party Divisions: Britain and a Test Center, University of Strathclyde, Center for the Study of Public Policy (Glasgow, Scotland), 1968.

People in Politics: Observations across the Atlantic, Basic Books (New York, NY), 1970.

Governing without Consensus: An Irish Perspective, Beacon Press (Boston, MA), 1971.

The Problem of Party Government, Macmillan (London), 1974, Free Press (New York, NY), 1975.

(With T. Mackie) International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1974, 2nd edition, 1982.

(With D. W. Urwin) Regional Differentiation and Political Unity in Western Nations, Sage (New York, NY), 1975.

The Future of Scottish Politics: A Dynamic Analysis, Scottish Academic Press (Edinburgh, Scotland), 1975.

Northern Ireland: A Time of Choice, American Enterprise Institute (Washington, DC), 1976.

Managing Presidential Objectives, Free Press (New York, NY), 1976.

Ordinary People in Extraordinary Economic Circumstances, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1977.

The Political Consequences of Economic Overload: On the Possibility of Political Bankruptcy, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1977.

The United Kingdom As an Intellectual Puzzle, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1977.

Governing and "Ungovernability": A Sceptical Inquiry, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1977.

From Steady State to Fluid State: The Unity of the Kingdom Today, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1978.

(With B. Guy Peters) The Juggernaut of Incrementalism: A Comparative Perspective on the Growth of Public Policy, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1978.

What Is Governing?: Purpose and Policy in Washington, Prentice-Hall (Paramus, NJ), 1978.

(With B. Guy Peters) Can Government Go Bankrupt?, Basic Books (New York, NY), 1978.

(With Ian McAllister and Peter Mair) Is There a Concurring Majority about Northern Ireland?, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1978.

Towards Normality: Public Opinion Polls in the 1979 Election, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1979.

(With Ian McAllister and Richard Parry) United Kingdom Rankings: The Territorial Dimension in Social Indicators, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1979.

Changes in Public Employment: A Multi-Dimensional Comparative Analysis, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1980.

(With Ian McAllister) Can Violent Political Conflict Be Resolved by Social Change?, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1982.

British MPs: A Bite As Well As a Bark?, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1982.

The Role of Laws in Comparative Perspective, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1982.

Policy Research and Government Policy, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1982.

The Territorial Dimension in Government: Understanding the Untied Kingdom, Chatham House, 1982.

(With Ian McAllister) United Kingdom Facts, Holmes & Meier (New York, NY), 1982.

(With Tom Garvin) The Public Policy Effects of Independence: Ireland As a Test Case, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1983.

Getting By in Three Economies: The Resources of the Official, Unofficial, and Domestic Economies, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1983.

(With Terence Karran) Increasing Taxes, Stable Taxes, or Both? The Dynamics of United Kingdom Tax Revenues since 1948, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1983.

Is the United Kingdom a State?: Northern Ireland As a Test Case, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1983.

Opinion Polls As Feedback Mechanism: From Cavalry Charge to Electronic Warfare, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1983.

Do Parties Make a Difference?, Chatham House, 1980, 2nd edition, 1984.

Understanding Big Government, Sage (New York, NY), 1984.

(With McAllister) The Nationwide Competition for Votes, Frances Pinter, 1984.

National Pride: Cross-National Surveys, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1984.

(With Ian McAllister) European Parliament Constituencies in Britain in 1984, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1984.

(With Thomas T. Mackie) Do Parties Persist of Disappear?: The Big Trade Off Facing Organizations, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1984.

Comparative Policy Analysis: The Programme Approach, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1984.

The Capacity of the President: A Comparative Analysis, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1984.

(With Terence Karran) Inertia or Incrementalism?: A Long-Term View of the Growth of Government, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1984.

Public Employment in Western Nations, Cambridge University Press, 1985.

The State's Contribution to the Welfare Mix, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1985.

Maximizing Revenue and Minimizing Political Costs: Taxation by Inertia, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1985.

Accountability to Electorates and the Market: The Alternatives for Public Organizations, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1985.

(With McAllister) Voters Begin to Choose, Sage (New York, NY), 1986.

(With D. Van Mechelen) Patterns of Parliamentary Legislation, Gower, 1986.

Ministers and Ministries, Oxford University Press, 1987.

(With T. Karran) Taxation by Political Inertia, Allen & Unwin, 1987.

The Post-Modern Presidency, Chatham House, 1988.

(With Klaus-Dieter Schmidt and Guenter Wignanek) Who Is and Is Not Employed?: A Population Analysis of Britain and Germany, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1988.

Loyalty, Voice or Exit?: Margaret Thatcher's Challenge to the Civil Service, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1988.

(With Ian McAllister) Tactical versus Expressive Voting in Britain: Testing Schumpeter's Theory, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1989.

Ordinary People in Public Policy: A Behavioural Analysis, Sage (New York, NY), 1989.

Prime Ministers in Parliamentary Democracies, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1990.

Evaluating the Presidency: A Positive-and-Normative Approach, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland), 1990.

(With Ian McAllister) The Loyalties of Voters: A Lifetime Learning Model, Sage (New York, NY), 1990.

Lesson-Drawing in Public Policy: A Guide to Learning across Time and Space, Chatham House, 1993.

(With Phillip L. Davies) Inheritance in Public Policy: Change without Choice in Britain, Yale University Press, 1994.

What Is Europe?: A Dynamic Perspective, HarperCollins, 1996.

(With Ian McAllister and Stephen White) How Russia Votes, Chatham House, 1997.

(With William Mishler and Christian Haerpfer) Democracy and Its Alternatives: Understanding Post-Communist Societies, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998.

The Prime Minister in a Shrinking World, Polity Press (Cambridge, UK) and Blackwell (Malden, MA), 2001.

EDITOR

The Polls and the 1970 Election, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland),1970.

Studies in British Politics: A Reader in Political Sociology, St. Martin's, 1966, 3rd edition, 1976.

Policy-Making in Britain, Free Press, 1969.

(With M. Dugan) European Politics, Little, Brown, 1974.

Electoral Behavior: A Comparative Handbook, Free Press, 1974.

Lessons from America: An Exploration, Wiley, 1974.

The Management of Urban Change in Britain and Germany, Sage (New York, NY), 1974.

The Dynamics of Public Policies, Sage (New York, NY), 1976.

Comparing Public Policies, Ossolineum, 1977.

(With Dennis Kavanagh) New Trends in British Politics, Sage (New York, NY), 1977.

(With G. Hermet and Alain Rouquie) Elections without Choice, Macmillan, 1978.

(With Ezra Suleiman) Residents and Prime Ministers, American Enterprise Institute (Washington, DC), 1980.

Challenge to Governance, Sage (New York, NY), 1980.

(With William B. Gwyn) Britain: Progress and Decline, Tulane University (New Orleans, LA), 1980.

Electoral Participation: A Comparative Analysis, Sage (New York, NY), 1980.

(With P. Madgwick) The Territorial Dimension in United Kingdom Politics, Academic Press (New York, NY), 1982.

(With E. Page) Fiscal Stress in Cities, Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, England), 1982.

(With R. Shiratori) The Welfare State East and West, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1986.

(Editor-in-chief) International Encyclopedia of Elections, CQ Press (Washington, DC), 2000.

OTHER

Election correspondent, London Times, 1964, and Daily Telegraph, 1979—. Contributor to London Times, New Society, and journals in Great Britain, United States, and Europe, and to television networks, including British Broadcasting Corp.

SIDELIGHTS: Author Richard Rose has either written or served as editor for several dozen books about British and international politics, including many textbooks widely used in British academic institutions. A longtime professor of politics at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, Rose began his publishing career in 1960 with The British General Election of 1959 and has continued to be active in the new century with titles including The Prime Minister in a Shrinking World and International Encyclopedia of Elections. Rose's work has been translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Hebrew, Chinese, and Japanese.

Rose employed his more than fifty years of knowledge of the British political world when writing The Prime Minister in a Shrinking World, a critically-acclaimed book detailing how the position of British prime minister has changed in the era in which Great Britain is no longer an international superpower. According to Frontline reviewer A. G. Noorani, the book "describes the current state of the office of the Prime Minister with stark realism." It is Rose's supposition that recent prime ministers, such as Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair, have been media celebrities as much as politicians. The book includes in-depth examinations of each prime minister over the course of the last century and shows just how the roles they have played altered with the blossoming of the mass media. "This is a book for the student and the general reader," wrote a Times Literary Supplement contributor after reviewing The Prime Minister in a Shrinking World. "The book is both informative and a pleasure to read." According to Noorani of Frontline, the work "abounds in delightful quotes" and the author's own well chosen words.