Richard S. Katz
Johns Hopkins University · Political Science
Active 1927–2025
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About
Richard S. Katz is a Professor Emeritus and Academy Professor at the Johns Hopkins University, within the Department of Political Science. He holds a PhD from Yale University. His research primarily focuses on political parties and electoral systems in the industrialized democracies of Europe, North America, and the British Commonwealth. Additionally, he has published work on public support of the arts, the European Union, and electoral behavior. Katz has authored several books, including 'A Theory of Parties and Electoral Systems,' 'Democracy and Elections,' and 'Political Institutions in the United States,' along with numerous edited and co-edited volumes. His academic career includes teaching positions at the City University of New York, the State University of New York at Buffalo, the Central European University, and the Institut d’Etudes Politique de Lille. He currently serves on the executive committee of the European Consortium for Political Research and as chair of the core group of experts on party regulation for the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the OSCE. Katz has also served as an editor for prominent political research journals and is actively involved in various editorial boards.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Internal medicine
- Endocrinology
Selected publications
Diabetes Care · 2021 · 98 citations
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether metformin or lifestyle modification can lower rates of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the Diabetes Prevention Program and Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: From 1996 to 1999, 3,234 adults at high risk for type 2 diabetes were randomized to an intensive lifestyle intervention, masked metformin, or placebo. Placebo and lifestyle interventions stopped in 2001, and a modified lifestyle program was offered to everyone,…
Party Cohesion, Party Discipline, and Parliaments
Ohio State University Press eBooks · 2020-10-09 · 72 citations
book-chapterSenior authorDiabetes Care · 2022 · 29 citations
OBJECTIVE: To determine glycemic and nonglycemic risk factors that contribute to the presence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) before and after the onset of type 2 diabetes (T2D). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: During the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and DPP Outcome Study (DPPOS), we performed fundus photography over time in adults at high risk for developing T2D, including after they developed diabetes. Fundus photographs were graded using the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) g…
United States: Political Developments and Data in 2024
European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook · 2025-06-22 · 1 citations
articleOpen access1st authorCorrespondingAbstract The year 2024 in American politics was dominated by the forthcoming election, with the withdrawal of President Biden and his replacement by Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, and the nomination and election of Donald Trump as the next president. The Republicans also achieved majorities in both houses of Congress.
Universities as Entrepreneurial Communities
2024-02-12 · 1 citations
book-chapter1st authorCorrespondingAbstract Universities play a vital role in nurturing entrepreneurs, not just by offering courses, but, equally important, by creating a community of would-be entrepreneurs. Those who personally know entrepreneurs are far more likely to become one. Universities bring students into contact with professors with entrepreneurship experience, as well as other students with similar ambitions. If the still-active companies created by living alumni of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were…
Frequent coauthors
- 38 shared
Peter Mair
Universitätsklinikum St. Pölten
- 19 shared
Ruud Koole
- 9 shared
David M. Farrell
University College Dublin
- 9 shared
Luciano Bardi
European University Institute
- 7 shared
William C. Knowler
- 5 shared
David M. Nathan
- 5 shared
Qing Pan
Milken Institute
- 5 shared
Dana Dabelea
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Education
- 1974
PhD, Political Science
Yale University
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