Russell Muirhead
Academic background
EducationHarvard University (AB, PhD)
Balliol College, Oxford (BA)
Academic work
DisciplineGovernment
Politics
Sub-disciplineAmerican politics
Conspiracy theories
American democracy
InstitutionsWilliams College
Harvard University
University of Texas at Austin
Dartmouth College
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
from the Grafton 12 district
Assumed office
December 2, 2020
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

Russell Muirhead is an American academic, politician, and author serving as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives for the Grafton 12 district. He assumed office on December 2, 2020. He is also the Robert Clements Professor of Democracy and Politics at Dartmouth College.

Early life and education

A native of Hanover, New Hampshire, Muirhead graduated from Hanover High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Harvard College. The recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship in 1987, Muirhead earned a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy, politics and economics from Balliol College, Oxford.[1] He later received a PhD in government Harvard University.[2]

Career

From 1996 to 1998, Muirhead was an assistant professor of political science at Williams College. From 1998 to 2006, he was an assistant and associate professor of government at Harvard University. From 2006 to 2009, he was an associate professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin. Since 2009, he has been the Robert Clements Professor of Democracy and Politics at Dartmouth College.[3] Muirhead is a frequent seminar moderator for the Aspen Institute.[4] Muirhead's research focuses on American politics, democracy, political parties in the United States, and the rise of conspiracy theories in United States politics.[5] In 2020, he co-authored A Lot of People are Saying: The New Conspiracism and the Assault on Democracy with Nancy L. Rosenblum.[6][7]

Muirhead was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in November 2020 and assumed office in December.[8] He is a member of the House Election Law Committee.[9]

References

  1. ^ "32 FROM U.S. CHOSEN FOR RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS". The New York Times. 1987-12-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  2. ^ "Russell Muirhead's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  3. ^ "Q&A with Government Professor and NH State House Representative Russell Muirhead". The Dartmouth. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  4. ^ "Russell Muirhead". The Aspen Institute. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  5. ^ Muirhead, Russell (2006). "A Defense of Party Spirit". Perspectives on Politics. 4 (04): 713–727. doi:10.1017/S1537592706060452. ISSN 1537-5927. JSTOR 20446278. S2CID 145337835.
  6. ^ A Lot of People Are Saying. Princeton University Press. 2019-04-16. ISBN 978-0-691-18883-6.
  7. ^ "Conversations: Russell Muirhead, "A Lot of People Are Saying"". Kansas Public Radio. 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  8. ^ "Government Professor Wins a Seat in the N.H. House | Dartmouth". home.dartmouth.edu. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  9. ^ "Russell Muirhead". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
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