GABRIEL ALMOND (January 12, 1911 December 25, 2002) (
About Almond Gabriel Almond was an American political scientist well known for his pioneering work on comparative politics, political development and political culture. Their undergraduate course at the University of Chicago, at the same university in 1938 received his doctorate in political science.
He was professor of political science: Yale University (in the periods between 1947 -1951 and 1959 -1963). Princeton University (between the years of 1951 -1959). Stamford University (during the years 1963 -1976), at the university he served as Professor and Head, Department of Political Science. In 1976 he became professor emeritus
Almond also served as a consultant to his country's government agencies (including the Department of State). His international influence is not limited to their publications (published 18 books): Chairman of Committee on Comparative Politics of the Social Science Research Council (between 1965 -1966), The largest association of political scientists in the world in 1981 gives James Madison Award for distinguished career contributions to political science.
The Theoretical Principles Almond is the great figure (along with Karl Deutsch and David Easton) systemic theories of new policy, designed in the U. S. but with universal scientific pretensions. The place of politics is for them "a system of social interactions through which values are assigned to the imperative for a society. " Early formulations of functionalist scheme appear in the first pages of "The Politics of the Developing Areas" (1960), introduces the concept of political system in place of the State; role replaces office, public political culture and political socialization to citizenship.
His last contribution worldwide was the article "Separate Tables: Schools and currents in political science, " in which are observed departures from traditional political cultures by independent political groups that want to sell new ideas but leading to the same and defined field.
3 Publics In 1950 he had proposed three types of opinions in the United States: A majority of the public generally, which does not know or care about anything beyond that immediate concerns solutions. An alternative to a minority audience, which are distinguished by being polite and following more abstract political concerns (such as foreign policy), this group follows the elite and the public convey ideas of most general. This group is part of the political elite and the most influential people in a society, the decisions of these people trigger in the development of national and international policies.
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