Word: lipset
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...excel. Even if he does not steal that show, Jackson has achieved enough notice to guarantee that he will not be lost or forgotten in the pack. At the least, Jackson may be able to help shape the party platform at the Democratic Convention. Stanford Political Scientist Seymour Martin Lipset thinks that Jackson has stepped ahead of Cranston, Hart and George McGovern as the most influential candidate from the party's left wing, which includes some 20% of Democratic voters. Predicts Lipset: "Whoever the nominee is will probably have to make Jackson some promises...
...since the widespread social protests of the '60s gave way to the economic shocks of the '70s and '80s, pollsters and academics have noted declining American confidence in the nation's institutions. In The Confidence Gap (Free Press; 434 pages; $19.95), Stanford Sociologist Seymour Martin Lipset and William Schneider of the American Enterprise Institute attempt to discover how steep that decline has been and what caused...
...number of sociologists yesterday cited Skocpol's award-winning book as evidence of Skocpol's scholarly abilities. "The general reaction to her book was quite positive--she clearly has a pretty powerful reputation." Seymour M. Lipset, professor of political science at Stanford and a former dissertation adviser to Skocpol, said yesterday. "I must confess I'm a bit surprised that this happened," he added