UCLA Political Science Professor Jeff Lewis Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
UCLA Political Science Professor Jeff Lewis Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The Department of Political Science celebrates Professor Jeff Lewis’s election to the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s most distinguished honorary societies. Professor Lewis, who previously served as Chair of the department, joins recent department appointees already in the Academy, including Barbara Geddes, Dan Posner, Dan Treisman, Lynn Vavreck, and John Zaller.
The Academy plays a vital role as an independent research hub, convening leaders from diverse fields to tackle significant challenges. Its aim is to produce independent, practical research that informs policy on both national and global scales, ultimately benefiting the public.
Professor Lewis is renowned for his work on fundamental questions of democratic representation and his innovative approaches to analyzing political behavior, particularly understanding how preferences can be inferred from actions. He is also a leading voice in political methodology, having developed key tools that have transformed the way scholars study legislatures and electoral politics. Through his curatorship of Voteview.com, a valuable resource providing free data and tools for analyzing roll call voting in the U.S. Congress, he significantly contributes to public and scholarly understanding of ideological polarization and legislative behavior. His leadership roles as past president of the Society for Political Methodology and former editor of the American Political Science Review highlight his profound influence on the discipline.
Learn more about this honor in the American Academy of Arts & Sciences announcement here.
