About

James W. Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. His academic role involves teaching and research in the field of political and social thought. The information provided on the webpage indicates his association with the university's political and social thought program, but does not include specific details about his research focus, background, or key contributions.

Research topics

• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Sociology
• Archaeology
• Law
• Environmental ethics
• Geography

Selected publications

• Natural Rights and Scientific Racism

  University of Notre Dame Press eBooks · 2022

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  • Sociology
  • Political Science
  • Sociology
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• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

  Princeton University Press eBooks · 2020

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  • Philosophy
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• Progressivism and the Doctrine of Natural Rights

  Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2017-04-24

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• Five: The Royal Tombs

  Yale University Press eBooks · 2017-12-31

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• The Nomination Game

  Journal of democracy · 2017-01-01 · 2 citations

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  This article looks at how the two major parties in the United States nominate their candidates for the presidency. Because states and state parties in America have jurisdiction over many parts of the nominating process, details of the system are complex and change every election. Since the 1970s, however, both parties have sought to nominate the candidate who has received the greatest support from party voters and, in some states, independents. Whether this system encourages responsible campaigns and finds the best candidates have been much debated, but a fundamental change of the nominating system in the near future appears highly unlikely.

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• One: The Six Dynasties

  Yale University Press eBooks · 2017-12-31

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• Presidential Selection

  2017-07-12 · 4 citations

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  According to political scientists of the last generation, party competition was an essential feature of any form of popular government. The first function of the selection system is to promote the proper character of the presidential office in respect both to its powers and to the style of presidential leadership. One of the distinguishing features of constitutional government for the founders was rule based on institutional authority. Martin Van Buren's two main objectives in reforming the presidential selection process were to ensure the legitimacy of the system by keeping the election from being decided in the House and to prevent a dangerous politics of personal factionalism that resulted from nonpartisan competition. With this understanding of leadership it becomes clear why Woodrow Wilson objected to the nineteenth-century view of the role of political parties. Party reformers certainly had a strong case when they emphasized the importance of opening the party organization.

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• Six Dynasties Civilization

  Yale University Press eBooks · 2017-12-06 · 4 citations

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  The Six Dynasties, also known as the “Dark Age” of Chinese history, was a period of political disunity and conflict but also one of important developments in the arts, religion, and culture. This comprehensive and extensively illustrated book covers the material culture of the Six Dynasties, A.D. 220 to 589. Albert E. Dien, a foremost expert on the period, draws on the archaeological findings of mainland China journals as well as historical and literary sources to clarify and interpret the database of over 1,800 tombs developed for this volume. During the Six Dynasties, the influences of non-Chinese nomads, the flourishing of Buddhism, and increasing numbers of foreign merchants in the capitals brought about widespread change. The book explores what the archaeological artifacts reveal about this era of innovation and experimentation between the Han and Tang dynasties.

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• Four: Tomb Architecture

  Yale University Press eBooks · 2017-12-31

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• Index

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Frequent coauthors

• Garcia Chris

  University of New Mexico

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• Arend Lyphart

  University of New Mexico

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• Arend Lijphart

  49 shared

• F Chris

  49 shared

• Howard J. Silver

  25 shared

• Arthur Bent- Ley

  University of Minnesota

  25 shared

• Элинор Остром

  25 shared

• David Price

  University of Aberdeen

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