Martin Allen Shefter

Professor Emeritus

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shefter@cornell.edu
607/255-6767

Education

  • Ph.D., Harvard University, 1970
  • B.A., summa cum laude in Government and distinction in all subjects, Cornell University, 1964

Departments and programs

  • American Studies Program
  • Government

Academic interests

  • American Politics

Overview

Martin Shefter’s teaching and research focus on American political institutions. He has taught lecture courses on the U.S. Congress and on American Urban Politics, as well as seminars on Contemporary American Politics and on the domestic politics of America’s wars. Several of his publications analyze how changes in the international system shape political institutions and the conduct of politics in the United States.

Research Focus

  • American political institutions
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