Stuart Nagel

Summary

Stuart S. Nagel (August 29, 1934 – November 18, 2001) was an American academic. A Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, he is notable for having coined the terms "super-optimizing" and "win-win analysis" and advancing the boundaries of policy studies.

Stuart S. Nagel
Born(1934-08-29)August 29, 1934
Chicago, Illinois, United States
DiedNovember 18, 2001(2001-11-18) (aged 67)
Alma materNorthwestern University

Early life and education edit

Nagel grew up in West Rogers Park, a neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Nagel attended Senn High School and Central YMCA High School in Chicago.

He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at Northwestern University, receiving a law degree in 1958 and a Ph.D. in political science in 1961.

Death and legacy edit

After Nagel's death at age 67, the Policy Studies Journal[1] published, in 2003, a series of articles about Nagel's personal and academic life, entitled "Symposium in Honor of Stuart S. Nagel".[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Database (undated). "Policy Studies Journal". Wiley Online Library. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  2. ^ Crotty, William, ed. (August 2003). "Symposium in Honor of Stuart S. Nagel (1934-2001)". Policy Studies Journal. 31 (3): 479. ISSN 1541-0072.
  • Crotty, William (August 2003). "Memorial to Stuart S. Nagel". Policy Studies Journal. 31 (3): 465–467. doi:10.1111/1541-0072.00035.
  • Rich, Paul J. (2005). "Policy Studies and Stuart Nagel". Policy Studies Organization.
  • Staff (Spring 2002). "In Memoriam". Northwestern (quarterly alumni magazine of Northwestern University). Retrieved August 25, 2012.