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Nelson Polsby and the IGS

Nelson Polsby and the IGS The Forum Volume 5, Issue 1 2007 Article 6 A TRIBUTE TO NELSON W. POLSBY Bruce E. Cain, University of California, Berkeley Recommended Citation: Cain, Bruce E. (2007) "Nelson Polsby and the IGS," The Forum: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 6. DOI: 10.2202/1540-8884.1158 Cain: Nelson Polsby and the IGS 1 Nelson Polsby was Director of the Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) from 1988 to 1999. His time as the IGS Director was very rewarding to him and instrumental in the Institute’s evolution. Under Eugene Lee, Nelson’s predecessor, the IGS had evolved from a public administration unit to one that examined California public policy and political issues more broadly. Nelson’s vision was to take the IGS into the realm of national politics and to expand its educational mission within the university and abroad. It was an ambitious agenda that continues to this day. Nelson immediately brought on some able staff to assist him. Adrienne Jamieson, now the Director of the Stanford in Washington program, became his Assistant Director, and Gerald Lubenow, a former writer and editor for Newsweek, became his Director of Publications and Programming. He recruited me from Caltech to be his Associate Director a year later. Despite the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Forum de Gruyter

Nelson Polsby and the IGS

Cain, Bruce E.
The Forum , Volume 5 (1): 1 – Mar 22, 2007
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The Forum Volume 5, Issue 1 2007 Article 6 A TRIBUTE TO NELSON W. POLSBY Bruce E. Cain, University of California, Berkeley Recommended Citation: Cain, Bruce E. (2007) "Nelson Polsby and the IGS," The Forum: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 6. DOI: 10.2202/1540-8884.1158 Cain: Nelson Polsby and the IGS 1 Nelson Polsby was Director of the Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) from 1988 to 1999. His time as the IGS Director was very rewarding to him and instrumental in the Institute’s evolution. Under Eugene Lee, Nelson’s predecessor, the IGS had evolved from a public administration unit to one that examined California public policy and political issues more broadly. Nelson’s vision was to take the IGS into the realm of national politics and to expand its educational mission within the university and abroad. It was an ambitious agenda that continues to this day. Nelson immediately brought on some able staff to assist him. Adrienne Jamieson, now the Director of the Stanford in Washington program, became his Assistant Director, and Gerald Lubenow, a former writer and editor for Newsweek, became his Director of Publications and Programming. He recruited me from Caltech to be his Associate Director a year later. Despite the

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