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'''Charles O. Jones''' (born 1931) is Non-resident Senior Fellow at the [[Miller Center of Public Affairs]] at the [[University of Virginia]].<ref>[http://millercenter.org/about/staff/jones_c Charles O. Jones - Miller Center of Public Affairs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He is a graduate of the [[University of South Dakota]] and the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-14891525.html Charles O. Jones: political institutionalist. - PS: Political Science & Politics | HighBeam Research - FREE trial<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He has been a fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] and a [[Guggenheim fellow]].<ref>[http://www.gf.org/fellows/all?index=j&page=5 All Fellows - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He is a leading scholar of American politics. He is also a non-resident Senior Fellow in the Governmental Studies Program at The Brookings Institution. Jones has written or edited 18 books and contributed over 100 articles and book chapters.
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'''Charles Oscar Jones''' (October 28, 1931 – January 3, 2024) was an American political scientist who was a non-resident senior fellow at the [[Miller Center of Public Affairs]] at the [[University of Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://millercenter.org/about/staff/jones_c |title=Charles O. Jones - Miller Center of Public Affairs<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2011-01-28 |archive-date=2016-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007095631/http://millercenter.org/about/staff/jones_c |url-status=live }}</ref> He was a graduate of the [[University of South Dakota]] and the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121105101228/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-14891525.html Charles O. Jones: political institutionalist. - PS: Political Science & Politics | HighBeam Research - FREE trial<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was a fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] and a [[Guggenheim fellow]].<ref>[http://www.gf.org/fellows/all?index=j&page=5 All Fellows John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628234246/http://www.gf.org/fellows/all?index=j&page=5 |date=June 28, 2011 }}</ref> He was a leading scholar of American politics.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} He was also a non-resident senior fellow in the Governmental Studies program at The Brookings Institution. Jones wrote or edited 18 books and contributed over 100 articles and book chapters. He died on January 3, 2024, at the age of 92.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/01/09/charles-o-jones-political-science-dead/ |title=Charles O. Jones, a dean of American political scientists, dies at 92 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=2024-01-11 |archive-date=2024-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110055447/https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/01/09/charles-o-jones-political-science-dead/ |url-status=live }}{{subscription required}}</ref>


== Academic career ==
== Academic career ==
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Jones has held a number of distinguished academic appointments, including:
Jones held a number of distinguished academic appointments, including:

* Professor of Political Science, [[University of Virginia]]
* Professor of Political Science, [[University of Virginia]]
* Hawkins Professor of Political Science, [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]]
* Hawkins Professor of Political Science, [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]
* Maurice Falk Professor of American Government, University of Pittsburgh
* John Olin Professor of American Government, [[Oxford University]]
* John Olin Professor of American Government, [[Oxford University]]
* Non-resident Senior Fellow, [[Brookings Institution]]
* Non-resident senior fellow, [[Brookings Institution]]
* President, [[American Political Science Association]]
* President, [[American Political Science Association]]
* President, [[Pi Sigma Alpha]]


== Scholarly focus ==
== Scholarly focus ==
Jones wrote broadly on American politics, but his primary focus was on the relationship between Congress and the President. He wrote a number of influential books, including ''The Presidency in a Separated System''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=93548994 |title=The Presidency in a Separated System by Charles O. Jones<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2017-08-25 |archive-date=2007-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529223703/http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=93548994 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and ''An Introduction to Public Policy''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-An-Introduction-to-Public-Policy-by-Charles-O-Jones/28074 |title=Book Review on "An Introduction to Public Policy" by Charles O. Jones<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2011-01-28 |archive-date=2011-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075659/http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-An-Introduction-to-Public-Policy-by-Charles-O-Jones/28074 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Jones has written broadly on American politics, but his primary focus has been on the relationship between the Congress and the President. He has written a number of influential books, including ''The Presidency in a Separated System''<ref>[http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=93548994 The Presidency in a Separated System by Charles O. Jones<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and ''An Introduction to Public Policy''.<ref>[http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-An-Introduction-to-Public-Policy-by-Charles-O-Jones/28074 Book Review on "An Introduction to Public Policy" by Charles O. Jones<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

* [[Harold Lasswell]]
* [[Harold Lasswell]]


== Notes and references ==
== References ==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 11:37, 5 January 2025

Charles O. Jones
Born(1931-10-28)October 28, 1931
DiedJanuary 3, 2024(2024-01-03) (aged 92)

Charles Oscar Jones (October 28, 1931 – January 3, 2024) was an American political scientist who was a non-resident senior fellow at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.[1] He was a graduate of the University of South Dakota and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2] He was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Guggenheim fellow.[3] He was a leading scholar of American politics.[citation needed] He was also a non-resident senior fellow in the Governmental Studies program at The Brookings Institution. Jones wrote or edited 18 books and contributed over 100 articles and book chapters. He died on January 3, 2024, at the age of 92.[4]

Academic career

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Jones held a number of distinguished academic appointments, including:

Scholarly focus

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Jones wrote broadly on American politics, but his primary focus was on the relationship between Congress and the President. He wrote a number of influential books, including The Presidency in a Separated System[5] and An Introduction to Public Policy.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Charles O. Jones - Miller Center of Public Affairs". Archived from the original on 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  2. ^ Charles O. Jones: political institutionalist. - PS: Political Science & Politics | HighBeam Research - FREE trial
  3. ^ All Fellows – John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Archived June 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Charles O. Jones, a dean of American political scientists, dies at 92". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-11.(subscription required)
  5. ^ "The Presidency in a Separated System by Charles O. Jones". Archived from the original on 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  6. ^ "Book Review on "An Introduction to Public Policy" by Charles O. Jones". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
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