James C. Scott
James Campbell Scott was an American political scientist and anthropologist specializing in comparative politics. He was a comparative scholar of agrarian and non-state societies, subaltern politics, anarchism, and high modernism. His primary research centered on peasants of Southeast Asia and their strategies of resistance to various forms of domination. The New York Times described his research as "highly influential and idiosyncratic".
Some of the key events about James C. Scott
- 1957Graduated from Williams College with a bachelor's degree in political science
- 1967Earned a PhD in political science from Yale University
- 1976Published his first book, "The Moral Economy of the Peasant: Rebellion and Subsistence in Southeast Asia"
- 1976Faced criticism for his early anthropological work in Southeast Asia due to limited field experience
- 1985Appointed as the Eugene Meyer Professor of Political Science and Anthropology at Yale University
- 1985Encountered skepticism from some scholars regarding his concept of "weapons of the weak"
- 1990Released the influential book "Domination and the Arts of Resistance: Hidden Transcripts"
- 1990Received pushback on his theory of "high modernism" in state planning
- 1998Published "Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed"
- 1998Drew controversy with his critique of development projects in "Seeing Like a State"
- 2009Awarded the Skytte Prize in Political Science for his contributions to the field
- 2009Sparked debate with his portrayal of "Zomia" as a region resisting state control
- 2012Released "Two Cheers for Anarchism: Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity, and Meaningful Work and Play"
- 2012Faced challenges to his ideas about the origins of agriculture in "Against the Grain"
- 2017Published "Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States"
- 2017Encountered criticism for his broad generalizations about state formation and resistance
- 2020Received the Albert O. Hirschman Prize from the Social Science Research Council for his lifetime contributions
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