Joel S. Migdal
Contact
- migdal@uw.edu
- (206) 543-6406
- http://joelmigdal.com
- @JoelMigdal
About
Joel S. Migdal is the Robert F. Philip Professor of International Studies in the University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Dr. Migdal was formerly associate professor of Government at Harvard University and senior lecturer at Tel-Aviv University.
Dr. Migdal is the founding chair of the University of Washington ‘s International Studies Program. In 1993, he received the University of Washington’s Distinguished Teaching Award; in 1994, the Washington State Governor’s Writers Award; in 2006, the Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award; and, in 2008, the Provost Distinguished Lectureship.
Education
- Harvard University, Department of Government, Ph.D., 1972
- Harvard University, Department of Government, M.A., 1968
- Rutgers University (New Brunswick), B.A., with highest honors, 1967
Selected Publications
Shifting Sands -The United States in the Middle East
Publication type:
Book
Publisher:
Columbia University Press
Publication Date:
2014
The Everyday Life of the State -A State-in-Society Approach
Publication type:
Book
Foreword(s):
Edited by Adam White
Publisher:
University of Washington Press
Publication Date:
2013
Boundaries and Belonging -States and Societies in the Struggle to Shape Identities and Local Practices
Publication type:
Book
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date:
2008
The Palestinian People -A History
Publication type:
Book
Co-Author(s):
Baruch Kimmerling
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
Publication Date:
2003
Through the Lens of Israel -Explorations in
Publication type:
Book
Publisher:
State University of New York Press
Publication Date:
2001
State in Society -Studying How States and Societies Transform and Constitute One Another
Publication type:
Book
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date:
2001
State Power and Social Forces -Domination and Transformation in the Third World
Publication type:
Book
Co-Editor(s):
Atul Kohli and Vivienne Shue
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date:
1994
Rules and Rights in the Middle East -Democracy, Law, and Society
Publication type:
Book
Publisher:
University of Washington Press
Publication Date:
1993
Strong Societies and Weak States -State-Society Relations and State Capabilities in the Third World
Publication type:
Book
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
1988
Palestinian Society and Politics
Publication type:
Book
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
1980
Patterns of Policy -Comparative and Longitudinal Studies of Population Events
Publication type:
Book
Co-Editor(s):
John D. Montgomery and Harold D. Lasswell
Publisher:
Transaction Publishers
Publication Date:
1979
Peasants, Politics and Revolution -Pressures Toward Political and Social Change in the Third World
Publication type:
Book
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
1975
