Research/Areas of Interest
American Politics, Political Behavior
Education
- PhD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States, 1974
- MA, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States, 1972
- AB, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States, 1970
Biography
Jeffrey Berry's research has focused on policymaking in Washington, interest groups, Massachusetts politics, nonprofits, and urban government. He is the author of many books, including The Rebirth of Urban Democracy, which won the American Political Science Association's Gladys Kammerer Award, and Lobbying and Policy Change and A Voice for Nonprofits, each of which received the Leon Epstein Best Book Award. His book, The New Liberalism, was awarded the Aaron Wildavsky best book award by the Policy Studies Association. Other books include The Outrage Industry, The Interest Group Society, and Lobbying for the People. Berry is the recipient of the Samuel Eldersveld Career Achievement Award from the American Political Science Association and the Tufts Distinguished Scholar Award. With Tufts colleagues Jim Glaser and Debbie Schildkraut, he is the coauthor of Liberals, Conservatives, and Everyday Democracy, which will be published by the University of Chicago Press in 2025.