As in Athens, the right to participate was restricted to men, just as it was also in all later democracies and republics until the twentieth century.
Robert A. Dahl Quotes
Glorious as it had been, the city-state was obsolete.
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| Birth: | 17th December, 1915 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Politician, Professor |
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Robert Alan Dahl, is the Sterling Professor emeritus of political science at Yale University, where he earned his Ph.D. in political science in 1940. He is past president of the American Political Science Association and an honorary member of Manuscript Society. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard University in 1998. Dahl has often been described as "the Dean" of American political scientists.
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