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    Benjamin Ginsberg

    Benjamin Ginsberg is the David Bernstein Professor of Political Science, Director of the Washington Center for the Study of American Government, and Chair of the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He is the author or coauthor of 20 books including Presidential Power: Unchecked and Unbalanced, Downsizing Democracy: How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public, Politics by Other Means, The Consequences of Consent, and The Captive Public. Before joining the Hopkins faculty in 1992, Ginsberg was Professor of Government at Cornell University. His most recent book is The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters. Ginsberg’s published research focuses on political development, presidential politics, participation, and money in politics.

    Benjamin Ginsberg

    Benjamin Ginsberg is the David Bernstein Professor of Political Science, Director of the Washington Center for the Study of American Government, and Chair of the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He is the author or coauthor of 20 books including Presidential Power: Unchecked and Unbalanced, Downsizing Democracy: How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public, Politics by Other Means, The Consequences of Consent, and The Captive Public. Before joining the Hopkins faculty in 1992, Ginsberg was Professor of Government at Cornell University. His most recent book is The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters. Ginsberg’s published research focuses on political development, presidential politics, participation, and money in politics.

    Books by Benjamin Ginsberg

    • American Government: A Brief Introduction

      Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, Kenneth A. Shepsle, Stephen Ansolabehere

      Sixteenth Edition, Paperback, 2021

      Think critically about American politics

    • American Government, Core: Power and Purpose

      Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, Kenneth A. Shepsle, Stephen Ansolabehere, Hahrie Han

      Seventeenth Core Edition, Paperback, 2023

      The gold standard analytical approach reinvigorated

    • American Government: A Brief Introduction

      Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, Kenneth A. Shepsle, Stephen Ansolabehere, Hahrie Han

      Brief Seventeenth Edition, Paperback, 2022

      Think critically about American government

    • American Government: Power and Purpose

      Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, Kenneth A. Shepsle, Stephen Ansolabehere, Hahrie Han

      Seventeenth Edition, E Book, 2022

      The gold standard analytical approach reinvigorated

    • American Government: Power and Purpose

      Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, Kenneth A. Shepsle, Stephen Ansolabehere, Hahrie Han

      Seventeenth Core Edition, E Book, 2022

      The gold standard analytical approach reinvigorated

    • American Government: A Brief Introduction

      Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, Kenneth A. Shepsle, Stephen Ansolabehere, Hahrie Han

      Brief Seventeenth Edition, E Book, 2022

      Think critically about American government

    • American Government: A Brief Introduction

      Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, Kenneth A. Shepsle, Stephen Ansolabehere, Hahrie Han

      Brief Seventeenth Edition, Paperback, 2020

      Think critically about American government

    • American Government: Power and Purpose

      Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, Kenneth A. Shepsle, Stephen Ansolabehere, Hahrie Han

      Seventeenth Edition, Paperback, 2023

      The gold standard analytical approach reinvigorated

    • American Government: Power & Purpose

      Theodore J. Lowi, Kenneth A. Shepsle, Benjamin Ginsberg, Stephen Ansolabehere, Hahrie Han

      Eighteenth Edition, Paperback, 2025

      The gold standard analytical approach, reimagined for today’s students

    • American Government: A Brief Introduction

      Theodore J. Lowi, Kenneth A. Shepsle, Benjamin Ginsberg, Stephen Ansolabehere, Hahrie Han

      Eighteenth Edition, Paperback, 2025

      New case-study framework brings American government to life.

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