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James Ceaser of the University of Virginia to lecture on Demagoguery and Persuasion

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Baton Rouge – James Ceaser of the University of Virginia will deliver a public lecture on Tuesday, March 30, at three o’clock p.m., at Hill Memorial Library, Louisiana State University. His topic is “Demagoguery in Democratic Politics: The Possibilities and Limits of Persuasion.”

James W. Ceaser is Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, where he has taught since 1976. He has written several books on American politics and political thought, including Presidential Selection (Princeton, 1979), Liberal Democracy and Political Science (John Hopkins, 1990), Reconstructing America: The Symbol of America in Modern Thought (Yale, 1997), and Nature and History in American Political Development (Harvard, 2006). In addition, he has co-authored books on the past five presidential elections. He has published numerous articles in books and journals on political science and public policy.

Professor Ceaser has held visiting professorships at the University of Florence, the University of Basel, Oxford University, the University of Bordeaux, and the University of Rennes. Professor Ceaser is a frequent contributor to the popular press, and he often comments on American Politics for the Voice of America.

Professor Ceaser’s lecture is co-sponsored by the Political Science Department and the Program in the Classical Tradition in Learning and Leadership. While at LSU, Professor Ceaser will also lecture in Political Science 4080, American Political Thought, and he will speak informally with students and faculty about his most recent book. Funding for Professor Ceaser’s lecture and visit is provided by a grant from the Apgar Foundation.

Contact:

James R. Stoner, Jr., Professor and Chair

LSU Department of Political Science

(225) 578-2538

poston@lsu.edu