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Senior Fellow

William A. Galston

William A. Galston

Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

A former policy advisor to President Clinton and presidential candidates, Bill Galston is an expert on domestic policy, political campaigns, and elections. His current research focuses on designing a new social contract and the implications of political polarization.

Expertise

American political thought, institutions, and processes; Contemporary political and social philosophy; History of political thought; U.S. domestic policy

Background

Past Positions
Executive Director, National Commission on Civic Revewal; Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy (1993-1995); Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center; Director of Economic and Social Programs, Roosevelt Center for Economic American Policy Studies; Senior Adviser, Gore for President Campaign; Associate Professor, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin

Education

Ph.D. (1973), M.A. (1969), University of Chicago; B.A. Cornell University, 1967

"Modern political history suggests that when a nominating contest goes all the way to the convention...the party’s candidate emerges in a weakened condition. These considerations will intensify pressure on the superdelegates to make a judgment as to the party’s stronger general election candidate...The alternative to prudent foresight may well be controversy and chaos."

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