Herbert Kaufman, Visiting Fellow in Political Science since 1987, was Professor of Political Science at Yale from 1953 to 1969, Senior Fellow in Governmental Studies at the Brookings Institution from 1969 to 1985, and Thomas P. O'Neill Visiting Professor of American Politics at Boston College from 1986 to 1987. His main areas of study are public administration and organization theory and behavior. His publications include The Forest Ranger: A Study in Administrative Behavior; Governing New York City (with Wallace S. Sayre); The Limits of Organizational Change; Administrative Feedback; Are Government Organizations Immortal?; Red Tape: Its Origins, Uses, and Abuses; The Administrative Behavior of Federal Bureau Chiefs; and Time, Chance, and Organizations.

Email: herbandruthkaufman@sbcglobal.net