PROFILE: Henry Brady, Big Scientist

Henry Brady's career is a testament to the virtues of big social science—big questions, big datasets, big toolkits, big institutions. While much of political science still functions as a cottage industry, he has played a leading role in the second generation of our discipline's post-war in...

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Published inPS, political science & politics Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 793 - 798
Main Authors Bartels, Larry M., Johnston, Richard, Kaplan, Cynthia S., Meyers, Marcia K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.10.2009
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Summary:Henry Brady's career is a testament to the virtues of big social science—big questions, big datasets, big toolkits, big institutions. While much of political science still functions as a cottage industry, he has played a leading role in the second generation of our discipline's post-war industrial revolution. Building on the varied contributions of such earlier stalwarts as Warren Miller, David Truman, Gabriel Almond, and Paul Lazarsfeld, Brady has contributed significantly to the theoretical, empirical, methodological, and institutional development of the field. With intelligence, energy, and good will, he has instigated and nurtured a remarkable variety of projects, partnerships, and programs to advance our understanding of important political phenomena.
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ISSN:1049-0965
1537-5935
DOI:10.1017/S1049096509990412