Eugene Lewis

Eugene Lewis (c. 1940 - May 5, 2024)[1] was an American political scientist.[2] One of the leading academic authorities on the concept of political entrepreneurship,[3] Lewis is the author of Public Entrepreneurship: Toward a Theory of Bureaucratic Political Power (1980). His later research focused on the role of science and technology in politics and law. He also published works on 'political entrepreneurs' such as Admiral Hyman Rickover.

Lewis retired as a professor of political science at New College of Florida in 2007. He also served as the college's provost[4]. He is a sculptor whose work has received international recognition and critical acclaim.

Selected works

  • Public Entrepreneurship: Toward a Theory of Bureaucratic Political Power: the organizational lives of Hyman Rickover, J. Edgar Hoover, and Robert Moses. Indiana University Press (1980)

References

  1. ↑ New College Provost Defends Liberal Arts
  2. ↑ Beckman-Kestin, Sally (4 October 1990). "Ousted Officials Seek Answers to Defeat". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. p. 5B. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  3. ↑ Coppin, Clayton A.; High, Jack C. (July 1999). The politics of purity: Harvey Washington Wiley and the origins of Federal Food Policy. University of Michigan Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-472-10984-5.
  4. ↑ "Commencement Program". New College of Florida. Retrieved 20 April 2026 – via JBC Commons.


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