Clark, Terry N(ichols)

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CLARK, Terry N(ichols)

CLARK, Terry N(ichols). American, b. 1940. Genres: Sociology. Career: University of Chicago, assistant professor, 1966-71, associate professor, 1971-85, professor of sociology, 1985-, National Opinion Research Center, research associate, 1974-. Member, editorial bds.: American Journal of Sociology, 1966-, Comparative Urban Research, 1972-, Policy and Politics, 1973-. Comparative Study of Community Decision-Making, University of Chicago, director, 1967-; International Sociological Association, Research Committee on Community Research, president, 1970-. Publications: Prophets and Patrons, 1973; Community Power and Policy Outputs, 1973; (with I. Leif) Community Power and Decision-Making, 1974; Leadership in American Cities, 1974; (with J. Ben-David) Culture and Its Creators: Essays in Honor of Edward Shils, 1977; (with Schumaker and Getter) Policy Responsiveness and the Fiscal Strain in 51 American Communities, 1979; Urban Policy Analysis, 1981; (co-author) City Money, 1983; (with others) Financial Handbook for Mayors and City Managers, 1985; Monitoring Local Governments, 1990; Urban Innovation, 1994; New Political Culture, 1998; Breakdown of Class Politics, 2001. EDITOR: (and co-author) Community Structure and Decision-Making, 1968; Gabriel Tarde on Communication and Social Influence, 1969; (and author with C.M. Bonjean and R.L. Lineberry) Community Politics: A Behavioral Approach, 1971; (co, and co-author) Comparative Community Politics, 1974; (and co-author) Citizen Preferences and Urban Public Policy, 1976; Research in Urban Policy (annual), 1985-; (co) Citizen Responsive Government, 2000. Address: Dept. of Sociology, Soc Sci 322, University of Chicago, 1126 E. 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637, U.S.A. Online address: t-clark@uchicago.edu

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