Martin Shefter

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Martin Shefter (born 1943) is an American political scientist and author, noted for his research on New York City politics and on how changes in the international system shape political institutions and the conduct of politics in the United States.

Shefter graduated with a B.A. in government from Cornell University in 1964 and completed his PhD degree at Harvard University in 1970. His doctoral dissertation examined "City Hall and State House: State Legislative Involvement in the Politics of New York City and Boston."

Shefter taught political science at Harvard, Cornell, and the University of Chicago, before returning to Cornell in 1986 where he is a professor in the department of government. Shefter teaches urban politics, political parties and movements, and American political development.

Shefter was president of the Politics and History Section of the American Political Science Association for 1996-97.

[edit] Select Publications

• Patronage and its Opponents: A Theory and Some European Cases. 1977. Cornell University.
• Political Crisis, Fiscal Crisis: The Collapse and Revival of New York City. 1985. Basic Books.
• Politics By Other Means: Politicians, Prosecutors, and the Press from Watergate to Whitewater. 1990. Basic Books. (written with Benjamin Ginsberg).
• Capital of the American Century: The National and International Influence of New York City. 1993. Russell Sage Foundation. (editor).
• Political Parties and the State: The American Historical Experience. 1994. Princeton University Press.
• Shaped By War and Trade: International Influences on American Political Development. 2002. Princeton University Press. (edited with Ira Katznelson).