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1. Name: Julian E. Zelizer
2. Title: Professor of History and Public Affairs, Princeton University
3. Biography: Named one of the top young historians in the country by History News Channel, Julian E. Zelizer is one of the leading figures in the field of American political history and a well-known public intellectual. Professor Zelizer is the author and editor of numerous books that examine U.S. political leaders, policies, and institutions since the New Deal. His first book, Taxing America, was awarded the 2000 Ellis Hawley Prize and the 1998 D.B. Hardeman Prize. The Public Policy Section of the American Politcal Science Association awarded its 2010 Policy Studies Best Paper Award to Julian Zelizer and Eric Patashnik (University of Virginia). Their paper, When Policy Does Not Remake Politics: The Limits of Policy Feedback, was named the best policy studies paper presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting.

Professor Zelizer is a commentator in the national and international television, radio and print media. He writes a weekly column for CNN.com. He was featured on a show by the History Channel, Great Moments on the Campaign Trail, which was awared an Emmy in 2008. Zelizer has published over 200 op-eds, as well as published in Newsweek, Politico, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Salon, The Huffington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, and The American Prospect.
4. Involvement/Affiliations:
  • Co-Editor, Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America Series, Princeton University Press
  • Board of Directors, Dirksen Congressional Center
  • Fellow, Guggenheim Foundation
  • Fellow, Russell Sage Foundation
  • Research Fellow, Brookings Institution
5. Education:
  • B.A., Brandeis University, 1991
  • Ph.D., History, Johns Hopkins University, 1996
6. Published Works:
  • Governing America: Essays in Political History, TBD
  • The Presidency of George W. Bush: A First Historical Assessment, 2010
  • Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security - From World War II to the War on Terrorism, 2010
  • Conservatives in Power: The Reagan Years, 1981-1989, 2010
  • Jimmy Carter, 2010
  • The Constitution and Public Policy in U.S. History, 2009
  • Rightward Bound: Making America Conservative in the 1970s, 2008
  • On Capitol Hill: The Struggle to Reform Congress and its Consequences 1948-2000, 2006
  • New Directions in Policy History (Issues in Policy History), 2005
  • The American Congress: The Building of Democracy,  2004
  • The Democratic Experiment: New Directions in American Politcal History (Politics and Society in Twentieth-Century America), 2003
  • Taxing America: Wilbur D. Mills, Congress and the State, 1945-1975, 2000
7. Contact Info: Julian E. Zelizer
Email: jzelizer@princeton.edu
Office: (609) 258-8846
Website: www.julianzelizer.com