Eugene Lewis

Eugene Lewis (born c. 1940)[1] is an American political scientist.[2] One of the leading academic authorities on the concept of political entrepreneurship,[3] Lewis is the author of Public Entrepreneurship: Toward a Theory of Bureaucratic Political Power (1980). His current research focuses on the role of science and technology in politics and law. He has also published influential works on 'political entrepreneurs' such as Admiral Hyman Rickover.

This article is about the political scientist. For the American engineer and businessman, see Eugene C. Lewis. For the Montreal Alouettes wide receiver, see Geno Lewis.

Lewis recently retired from a professorship of political science at New College of Florida. He also served as the school's former provost.

Additionally, Lewis is an internationally recognized and critically acclaimed sculptor.

Selected works
  • Public Entrepreneurship: Toward a Theory of Bureaucratic Political Power: the organizational lives of Hyman Rickover, J. Edgar Hoover, and Robert Moses. Indiana University Press (1980)

References
  1. New College Provost Defends Liberal Arts
  2. Beckman-Kestin, Sally (4 October 1990). "Ousted Officials Seek Answers to Defeat". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 5B. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  3. Coppin, Clayton A.; High, Jack C. (July 1999). The politics of purity: Harvey Washington Wiley and the origins of Federal Food Policy. University of Michigan Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-472-10984-5.


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