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Joel Aberbach
Senior Fellow

Joel Aberbach

Member Since 2026

Biography

Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Center for American Politics and Public Policy, University of California, Los Angeles. Former Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. Former positions with University of California, Los Angeles: Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and Director, Center for American Politics and Public Policy, Institute for Social Science Research; Director, Program for the Study of American Institutions, Politics and Policy; Professor, Department of Political Science, Department of Public Policy. Former positions with University of Michigan: Research Scientist and Professor of Public Policy, Department of Political Science; Associate Research Scientist. Former Research Associate, Institute of Public Policy Studies, Yale University.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Public Policy Center for American Politics and Public Policy University of California, Los Angeles Current
Winant Professor Department of Politics and International Relations University of Oxford 2005 2006
Director Institute for Social Science Research University of California, Los Angeles Current
Director Program for the Study of American Institutions, Politics and Policy University of California, Los Angeles Current
Professor, Department of Political Science Department of Public Policy University of California, Los Angeles Current
Research Scientist and Professor of Public Policy Department of Political Science University of Michigan 1967 1986
Research Associate Institute of Public Policy Studies Yale University 1967 1986
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Public Policy Departments of Political Scienceand Public Policy University of California Los Angeles 2017 Current

Expertise

Primary Sector

Academic

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty Academic Administration Human Capital
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