Bio


Margaret Levi is Professor of Political Science, Senior Fellow, Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, the former Sara Miller McCune Director and current Faculty Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS), Senior Fellow of the Woods Institute, and co-director of Ethics, Society and Technology, Stanford University. She is Jere L. Bacharach Professor Emerita of International Studies in the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington. She held the Chair in Politics, the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, 2009-13. At the University of Washington, she was director of the CHAOS (Comparative Historical Analysis of Organizations and States) Center and formerly the Harry Bridges Chair and Director of the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies.

Levi is the winner of the 2019 Johan Skytte Prize and 2020 Falling Walls Prize for Breakthrough of the Year in Social Sciences and Humanities. She became a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences in 2015, the British Academy in 2022, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001, the American Academy of Political and Social Science in 2017, and the American Philosophical Society in 2018. She was a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow in 2002. She served as president of the American Political Science Association from 2004 to 2005. She is the recipient of the 2014 William H. Riker Prize for Political Science. In 2019 she received an honorary doctorate from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2019.

Levi is the author or coauthor of numerous articles and six books, including Of Rule and Revenue (University of California Press, 1988); Consent, Dissent, and Patriotism (Cambridge University Press, 1997); Analytic Narratives (Princeton University Press, 1998); Cooperation Without Trust? (Russell Sage, 2005), In the Interest of Others (Princeton, 2013), and A Moral Political Economy (Cambridge, 2021). She explores how organizations and governments provoke member willingness to act beyond material interest.

She was the general editor of Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. She is co-general editor of the Annual Review of Political Science and on the editorial board of PNAS.. Levi serves on the boards of the: Berggruen Institute: Center for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (CEACS) in Madrid; Research Council of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), and CORE Economics. Levi and her husband, Robert Kaplan, are avid collectors of Australian Aboriginal art. Ancestral Modern, an exhibition drawn from their collection, was on view at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) in 2012. Yale University Press and SAM co-published the catalog.

Her fellowships include the Woodrow Wilson in 1968, German Marshall in 1988-9, and the Center for Advanced Study of the Behavioral Sciences in 1993-1994. She has lectured and been a visiting fellow at the Australian National University, the European University Institute, the Max Planck Institute in Cologne, the Juan March Institute, the Budapest Collegium, Cardiff University, Oxford University, Bergen University, and Peking University. She was a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar in 2005-6. She periodically serves as a consultant to the World Bank.

Administrative Appointments


  • Co-Director, Stanford Hub on Ethics, Society, and Technology (2019 - Present)
  • Director, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford (2014 - 2022)
  • Senior Fellow, Watson Institute of International Studies, Brown University (2013 - 2014)
  • Founding Chair of Politics, United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydey (2009 - 2013)
  • Fellow, Exeter College, Oxford University, Trinity Term (1996 - 1996)
  • Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto (1993 - 1994)
  • Professor of Political Science, University of Washington (1987 - 2014)
  • Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Washington (1981 - 1987)
  • Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs, University of Washington (1974 - 1981)
  • Research Associate, Organizational Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1973 - 1974)

Honors & Awards


  • Corresponding Fellow, British Academy (2022)
  • Social Science Breakthrough of the Year, Falling Walls Foundation (2020)
  • Honorary Doctorate, Universitad Carlos III Madrid (2019)
  • Johann Skytte Prize in Political Science, Johann Skytte Foundation at Uppsala University (2019)
  • Fellow, American Philosophical Society (2018)
  • Elinor Ostrom Memorial Lecture, Indiana University (2017)
  • Outstanding Activist Scholar Award, International Studies Association (2016)
  • Fellow, National Academy of Sciences (2015)
  • Robert Dahl Fellow, American Academy of Political and Social Sciences (2015)
  • Book award (co-winner), Labor Project of American Political Science Association (2014)
  • William H. Riker Prize in Political Science, University of Rochester, Department of Political Science (2014)
  • 100 Top Collectors (with Robert Kaplan), Liftestyle (2008)
  • 100 Top Collectors (with Robert Kaplan), Liftestyle (2007)
  • Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa Society (2006 - 2007)
  • 100 Top Collectors (with Robert Kaplan), Arts & Antique Magazine (2006)
  • President, American Political Science Association (2004 - 2005)
  • 100 Top Collectors (with Robert Kaplan), Arts & Antique Magazine (2004)
  • President-Elect, American Political Science Association (2003 - 2004)
  • John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2002 - 2003)
  • Vice-President, American Political Science Association (2002 - 2003)
  • Elected, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2001)
  • S. Sterling Munro Public Service Teaching Award, University of Washington (2001)
  • Allan Sharlin Memorial Prize, Honorable Mention, Social Science History Association (1998)
  • Certificate of Merit, National Merit Scholarship (1963)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations


  • Co-­General Editor, Annual Review of Political Science (2013 - Present)
  • Member, Research Council of Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (2020 - Present)
  • Editorial Board, PNAS (2019 - Present)
  • Member, Academic Advisory Board, SNF Agora Institute, Johns Hopkins University, (2019 - Present)
  • Board, Berggruen Institute (2015 - Present)
  • Chair of Executive Committee, Board of Directors, Social Science Research Council (2013 - 2014)
  • Consultant, World Bank, Sierra Leone Project (2013 - 2013)
  • Member, Departmental and Program Review Committees, Radcliffe Institute (2013 - 2013)
  • Chair, Search Committee for APSA Executive Director (2012 - 2013)
  • Member, Advisory Committee, Kluge-­Ruhe Collection of Australian Aboriginal Art, University of Virginia (2010)
  • Member, International Advisory Committee, CEACS (Center for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences), Juan March Institute, Madrid (2010)
  • Member, Board of Directors, Social Science Research Council (2010 - 2019)
  • Consultant, World Bank: Governance Division of World Bank Institute (2010 - 2011)
  • Member, Committee of Visitors, Social and Behavioral Sciences, National Science Foundation (2010 - 2010)
  • Member, Departmental and Program Review Committees, Princeton University (2010 - 2010)
  • Member, World Justice Program (2009)
  • Chair in U.S. Politics, United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney (2009 - 2013)
  • Co-­Chair of Scholars Program, World Justice Program (2009 - 2013)
  • Faculty Chair,Advisory Committee on Trademarks and Licensing, University of Washington (2009 - 2013)
  • Co-­coordinator, Ethical Supply Chains, Australia (2009 - 2012)
  • Member, Departmental and Program Review Committees, Workshop in Political Analysis, Indiana University (2009 - 2009)
  • Member, World Justice Commission, American Bar Association (2008 - 2010)
  • Member, Departmental and Program Review Committees, Ohio State (2008 - 2008)
  • Chair, Board of Directors, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford (CASBS) (2007 - 2009)
  • Chair, Selection Committee, CASBS (2007 - 2008)
  • Faculty Chair, Licensing Advisory Committee, University of Washington (2007 - 2008)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Regulation and Governance (2006)
  • General Editor, Annual Review of Political Science (2006 - 2013)
  • Member, Political Science Selection Panel, Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center (2006 - 2007)
  • Member, Departmental and Program Review Committees, Research School of Social Sciences, ANU (2006 - 2006)
  • Member, Departmental and Program Review Committees, Indiana University (2006 - 2006)
  • Member, Editorial Board, SSRN's New Institutional Economics (NIE) Abstracting Journal (2005)
  • Member, International Advisory Committee, IBEI (Institut Barcelona d’Estudes Internacionals), Barcelona (2005)
  • Vice-­Chair, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford (CASBS) (2005 - 2007)
  • Member, Task Force on Political Violence and Terror, American Political Science Association (2004 - 2007)
  • Member, National Commission on Elections and Voting (2004 - 2005)
  • Member, Advisory Committee, Russell Sage Foundation Project on Trust (2004 - 2005)
  • President, American Political Science Association (2004 - 2005)
  • Member, Jobs with Justice Workers’ Rights Board, Seattle (2004 - 2004)
  • Member, Departmental and Program Review Committees, MIT (2003 - 2007)
  • President–Elect, American Political Science Association (2003 - 2004)
  • Chair, Luebbert Book Prize Committee, Comparative Politics Section (2003 - 2003)
  • Member, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford (CASBS) (2002 - 2005)
  • Member, Standing Committee on Civic Education, American Political Science Association (2002 - 2004)
  • Chair, Awards Committee, Organized Section in Comparative Politics, APSA (2002 - 2003)
  • Vice-­‐President, American Political Science Association (2002 - 2003)
  • Director, CHAOS (Comparative and Historical Analysis of Organizations and States) Center, University of Washington (2002 - 2002)
  • Elected Member, ArtTable, the national organization of professional women in the visual arts (2002 - 2002)
  • Member, Harrison Prize Committee for best paper in Political Studies (2002 - 2002)
  • Member, Community Committee for Intiman Theater’s world premiere staging of Nickel and Dimed (2002 - 2002)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Political Studies (2000)
  • Co-­coordinator, Just Supply Chains network, United States (2000 - 2013)
  • Member, Licensing Review Committee, University of Washington (2000 - 2002)
  • Member, Board of Directors, Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center (2000 - 2000)
  • Member, Faculty Advisory Committee to the University Archivist, University of Washington (2000 - 2000)
  • General Editor, Cambridge University Press Studies in Comparative Politics (1999)
  • Member, Advisory Committee, HistoryLink, HistoryLink (1999 - 2006)
  • Member, Advisory Board, The Center for a Changing Workforce (1999 - 2005)
  • Member, Executive Committee, Society for Comparative Research (1999 - 2004)
  • Member, Advisory Committee on Special Projects, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (1999 - 2002)
  • Chairperson, Review of Law School Graduate Programs, University of Washington (1999 - 2001)
  • Member, Recruitment Committee, Dean of the Law School, University of Washington (1999 - 2001)
  • Member, Committee on College Initiative Funds, University of Washington (1999 - 1999)
  • Coordinator, Comparative Politics Graduate Field (1998 - 2010)
  • Member, Fellowship Selection Committee, American Philosophical Society (1998 - 2002)
  • Member, Departmental and Program Review Committees, University of Minnesota (1998 - 1998)
  • Member, Departmental and Program Review Committees, Duke University (1998 - 1998)
  • Co-­General Editor (with Karen Cook and Russell Hardin), Series on Trust, Russell Sage Foundation Press (1997)
  • Member, Task Force on Civic Education, American Political Science Association (1997 - 2002)
  • Member, Steering Committee, SAWSJ (1997 - 2000)
  • Member, Jobs with Justice Workers’ Rights Board, Seattle (1997 - 1999)
  • Memner, Coordinating Committee, Scholars, Artists and Writers for Social Justice (SAWSJ) (1997 - 1999)
  • Advisor to the Organizing Institute, AFL-­CIO (1997 - 1998)
  • Member, Advisory Committee, “All Powers” Project, University of Washington (1997 - 1998)
  • Coordinator, University of Washington Teach-­In on the Future of Labor and Labor Arts and History Festival at Northwest Folklife (1997 - 1997)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Annual Review of Political Science (1996 - 2004)
  • Member, Advisory Committee, Russell Sage Foundation Project on Trust (1996 - 2002)
  • Harry Bridges Chair and Director, University of Washington Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies (1996 - 2000)
  • Chair of Archival Development Committee, Inter-­University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) (1996 - 1997)
  • Program Chair (with James Alt), American Political Science Association (1996 - 1997)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Rationality & Society (1995)
  • Council, Inter-­University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) (1995 - 1997)
  • Chair, Evaluation Panel in Political Science, International Relations, Geography, and Urban and Regional Planning, NSF Graduate Fellowship Program (1995 - 1995)
  • Secretary-­Treasurer, SOPE (Section on Political Economy, APSA) (1994 - 1996)
  • Standing Committee, University of Washington Center for Labor Studies, University of Washington (1994 - 1995)
  • Chair, Luebbert Book Prize Committee, Comparative Politics Section (1994 - 1994)
  • Member, Task Force on the Future of International Programs, Social Science Research Council (SSRC) (1994 - 1994)
  • Chair, Election Committee, American Political Science Association (1993 - 1995)
  • Council Member, American Political Science Association (1993 - 1995)
  • Consultant, MacArthur Foundation, Project on Economics (1993 - 1994)
  • Chair, Evaluation Panel in Political Science, International Relations, Geography, and Urban and Regional Planning, NSF Graduate Fellowship Program (1993 - 1993)
  • Chair, Luebbert Book Prize Committee, Comparative Politics Section (1993 - 1993)
  • Chair, SOPE (Section on Political Economy, APSA) (1992 - 1994)
  • Member, Dean's Review Committee, University of Washington (1992 - 1993)
  • Panelist, Royalty Research Fund, University of Washington (1992 - 1993)
  • Standing Committee, University of Washington Center for Labor Studies, University of Washington (1992 - 1993)
  • Acting Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Washington (1992 - 1992)
  • Member, Evaluation Panel in Political Science, International Relations, Geography, and Urban and Regional Planning, NSF Graduate Fellowship Program (1992 - 1992)
  • Section Chair, American Political Science Association Meetings (1992 - 1992)
  • Chair, Awards Committee, Organized Section in Comparative Politics, APSA (1991 - 1994)
  • Associate Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Washington (1991 - 1993)
  • Co-­convenor (with Edgar Kiser), College Colloquium Series on "Democracy, Markets, and Economic Development,", University of Washington (1991 - 1992)
  • Co-­chair (with Karen Cook and Robert Pollak), College Initiative on Research in the Social Sciences, University of Washington (1991 - 1991)
  • Member, Evaluation Panel in Political Science, International Relations, Geography, and Urban and Regional Planning, NSF Graduate Fellowship Program (1991 - 1991)
  • Section Chair, American Political Science Association Meetings (1990 - 1990)
  • Section Chair, Midwest Political Science Association Meetings (1987 - 1987)
  • Member, Board, College Studies Major (1986 - 1987)
  • Chairperson, Dean's Special Committee on the Social Sciences, University of Washington (1985 - 1986)
  • Co-­convenor (with Karen Cook), College Colloquium Series on "The Limits of Rationality,", University of Washington (1985 - 1985)
  • Section Chair, Meetings of Western Political Science Association Meetings (1984 - 1984)
  • Member, Board, College Honors Program (1981 - 1984)
  • Chairperson, Mayor Charles Royer's Task Force on City of Seattle Personnel Law (1978 - 1978)
  • Coordinator, Political Economy Graduate Field (1976 - 2014)
  • Coordinator (and co-­founder with Douglass C. North), Undergraduate Concentration in Political Economy, jointly run by Departments of Political Science and Economics (1976 - 1994)
  • Manuscript Editor, Politics & Society (1975 - 1978)
  • Member, Ad Hoc Council of Social Science Editors (1975 - 1978)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Politics & Society (1972)

Professional Education


  • A.B., Bryn Mawr College, Political Science (1968)
  • Ph.D., Harvard University, Government (1974)

2024-25 Courses


All Publications


  • Mobilizing in the Interest of Others DAEDALUS Levi, M., Ugolnik, Z. 2023; 152 (1): 7-18
  • Reducing the Transactional Value of Identity & Race DAEDALUS Farrell, H., Levi, M. 2023; 152 (1): 168-173
  • Trustworthy Government: The Obligations of Government & the Responsibilities of the Governed DAEDALUS Levi, M. 2022; 151 (4): 215-233
  • Broadening the Ethical Scope. The American journal of bioethics : AJOB Levi, M., Bernstein, M., Waeiss, C. 2022; 22 (5): 26-28

    View details for DOI 10.1080/15265161.2022.2055219

    View details for PubMedID 35475958

  • Analytic Narratives and Case Studies CASE FOR CASE STUDIES Levi, M., Weingast, B. R., Widner, J., Woolcock, M., Nieto, D. O. 2022: 239-257
  • The Power of Beliefs ANNUAL REVIEW OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Levi, M. 2022; 25: 1-19
  • Ethics and society review: Ethics reflection as a precondition to research funding. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Bernstein, M. S., Levi, M., Magnus, D., Rajala, B. A., Satz, D., Waeiss, C. 1800; 118 (52)

    Abstract

    Researchers in areas as diverse as computer science and political science must increasingly navigate the possible risks of their research to society. However, the history of medical experiments on vulnerable individuals influenced many research ethics reviews to focus exclusively on risks to human subjects rather than risks to human society. We describe an Ethics and Society Review board (ESR), which fills this moral gap by facilitating ethical and societal reflection as a requirement to access grant funding: Researchers cannot receive grant funding from participating programs until the researchers complete the ESR process for their proposal. Researchers author an initial statement describing their proposed research's risks to society, subgroups within society, and globally and commit to mitigation strategies for these risks. An interdisciplinary faculty panel iterates with the researchers to refine these risks and mitigation strategies. We describe a mixed-method evaluation of the ESR over 1 y, in partnership with a large artificial intelligence grant program at our university. Surveys and interviews of researchers who interacted with the ESR found 100% (95% CI: 87 to 100%) were willing to continue submitting future projects to the ESR, and 58% (95% CI: 37 to 77%) felt that it had influenced the design of their research project. The ESR panel most commonly identified issues of harms to minority groups, inclusion of diverse stakeholders in the research plan, dual use, and representation in datasets. These principles, paired with possible mitigation strategies, offer scaffolding for future research designs.

    View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.2117261118

    View details for PubMedID 34934006

  • Capitalism: what has gone wrong? how can it be fixed? OXFORD REVIEW OF ECONOMIC POLICY Levi, M. 2021; 37 (4): 773-782
  • Alternatives to Social Science One PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS Levi, M., Rajala, B. 2020; 53 (4): 710–11
  • The COVID-19 lockdowns: a window into the Earth System NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT Diffenbaugh, N. S., Field, C. B., Appel, E. A., Azevedo, I. L., Baldocchi, D. D., Burke, M., Burney, J. A., Ciais, P., Davis, S. J., Fiore, A. M., Fletcher, S. M., Hertel, T. W., Horton, D. E., Hsiang, S. M., Jackson, R. B., Jin, X., Levi, M., Lobell, D. B., McKinley, G. A., Moore, F. C., Montgomery, A., Nadeau, K. C., Pataki, D. E., Randerson, J. T., Reichstein, M., Schnell, J. L., Seneviratne, S., Singh, D., Steiner, A. L., Wong-Parodi, G. 2020; 1 (9): 470-481
  • Douglass North's Theory of Politics PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS Levi, M., Weingast, B. R. 2019; 52 (2): 213–17
  • The Who, What, and Why of Performance-based Legitimacy JOURNAL OF INTERVENTION AND STATEBUILDING Levi, M. 2018; 12 (4): 603–10
  • Examining Crowd Work and Gig Work Through The Historical Lens of Piecework Alkhatib, A., Bernstein, M. S., Levi, M., ACM ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY. 2017: 4599–4616
  • Douglass C. North In Memoriam PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS Levi, M., Weingast, B. R. 2017; 50 (1): 230-233
  • Governing Global Supply Chains: What We Know (and Don't) About Improving Labor Rights and Working Conditions ANNUAL REVIEW OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, VOL 11 Berliner, D., Greenleaf, A. R., Lake, M., Levi, M., Noveck, J. 2015; 11: 193-209
  • Community of Fate What Should We Be Worried About?: The Hidden Threats Nobody Is Talking About Levi, M. edited by Brockman, J. New York: Harper Perennial. 2014
  • Provoking Preferences: Unionization, Trade Policy, and the ILWU Puzzle INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION Ahlquist, J. S., Clayton, A. B., Levi, M. 2014; 68 (1): 33-75
  • Can Nations Succeed? Perspectives on Politics Levi, M. 2013; 11 (1): 187-192
  • Trade Unions The Oxford Companion to American Politics Levi, M., Agnone, J. edited by Clayton, A., Coates, D. New York: Oxford University Press. 2012
  • After Eden: The Transformation of the Landscape of Political Power in the United States Anxieties of Democracy Levi, M. edited by Chatterjee, P., Katzenlson, I. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. 2012: 257-­83
  • Collectors’ Statement Ancestral Modern: Australian Aboriginal Art Levi, M., Kaplan, R. edited by McClusky, P., Caruana, W., Corrin, L. G., Gilchrist, S. Seattle and New Haven: Seattle Art Museum and Yale University Press. 2012
  • The Reasons for Compliance with Law Understanding Social Action, Promoting Human Rights Levi, M. edited by Goodman, R., Jinks, D., Woods, A. K. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 2012: 70–93
  • Gobierno Eficaz, Consentimiento Ciudadano Y, Quizá Legitimidad Democracia y socialdemocracia. Homenaje a José María Maravall Levi, M. edited by Przeworski, A., Sánchez-­Cuenca, I. Madrid: Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales. 2012: 61–89
  • Response to Dara O’Rourke Citizen Consumer, Boston Review Levi, M. 2011: 24–5
  • Leadership: What It Means, What It Does, and What We Want to Know About It ANNUAL REVIEW OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, VOL 14 Ahlquist, J. S., Levi, M. 2011; 14: 1-24
  • Measuring Government Effectiveness and Its Consequences for Social Welfare in Sub-Saharan African Countries SOCIAL FORCES Sacks, A., Levi, M. 2010; 88 (5): 2325-2351
  • The Encyclopedia of Political Science edited by Levi, M., Kurian, G. ., Alt, J., Chambers, S., Garrett, G., McClain, P. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. 2010
  • Power and Empowerment Political Science Levi, M. 2010: 85-­7
  • Beyond the Tragedy of the Commons: A Discussion of Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action Perspectives on Politics Levi, M. 2010; 8 (2): 573–574
  • Legitimating beliefs: Sources and indicators REGULATION & GOVERNANCE Levi, M., Sacks, A. 2009; 3 (4): 311-333
  • Conceptualizing Legitimacy, Measuring Legitimating Beliefs AMERICAN BEHAVIORAL SCIENTIST Levi, M., Sacks, A., Tyler, T. 2009; 53 (3): 354-375
  • Union Democracy Reexamined POLITICS & SOCIETY Levi, M., Olson, D., Agnone, J., Kelly, D. 2009; 37 (2): 203-228
  • Principled Principals in the Founding Moments of the Rule of Law Global Perspectives on the Rule of Law Levi, M., Epperly, B. edited by Heckman, J., Nelson, R., Cabatingan, L. London: Routledge. 2009: 192–209
  • Whom Can We Trust? edited by Levi, M., Cook, K. S., Hardin, R. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. 2009
  • Designing Democratic Government: Making Institutions Work edited by Levi, M., Johnson, J., Knight, J., Stokes, S. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. 2008
  • Analytic Narratives. Translated into Chinese Levi, M. China Renmin University Press. 2008
  • Reconsiderations of Rational Choice in Comparative and Historical Analysis Comparative Politics Levi, M. edited by Lichbach, M., Zuckerman, A. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2008; 2nd
  • Macroprocesses from Microfoundations Sociologica Levi, M. 2008
  • Cooperation without Trust? Contemporary Sociological Theory Levi, M. edited by Calhoun, C. Cambridge, U.K.. 2007: 125–138
  • Rebuilding the House of Labor New Political Science Levi, M., Myrdal, M., Robertson, G. 2007
  • Coalitions of contention: The case of the WTO protests in Seattle POLITICAL STUDIES Levi, M., Murphy, G. H. 2006; 54 (4): 651-670
  • Por qué necesitamos una nueva teoría del gobierno Revista Española de Ciencia Política Levi, M. 2006; 14: 9-40
  • Modelando procesos históricos complejos con Narrativas Analíticas Revista Uruguaya de Ciencia Política Levi, M. 2006; 15: 11-­20
  • Why We Need a New Theory of Government Perspectives on Politics Levi, M. 2006; 4 (1): 5-­19
  • Inducing Preferences within Organizations Preferences and Situations: Points of Intersection Between Historical and Rational Choice Institutionalism Levi, M. edited by Katznelson, I., Weingast, B. New York: Russell Sage Foundation Press. 2005: 219–46
  • Associational Life and the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector DEMOCRACY AT RISK: HOW POLITICAL CHOICES UNDERMINE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT Macedo, S., Alex-Assensoh, Y., Berry, J. M., Brintnall, M., Campbell, D. E., Fraga, L., Fung, A., Galston, W. A., Karpowitz, C. F., Levi, M., Levinson, M., Lipsitz, K., Niemi, R. G., Putnam, R. D., Rahn, W. M., Reich, R., Rodgers, R. R., Swanstrom, T., Walsh, K., Macedo, S., AlexAssensoh, Y., Berry, J., Brintnall, M., Campbell, D., Fraga, L., Fung, A., Galston, W., Karpowitz, C., Levi, M., Levinson, M., Lipsitz, K., Niemi, R., Putnam, R., Rahn, W., Reich, R., Rodgers, R., Swanstrom, T., Walsh, K. 2005: 117–54
  • Democracy at Risk: Renewing the Political Science of Citizenship Levi, M., Macedo, S. Washington, D.C.: Brookings. 2005
  • Failed and Failing States Perspectives on Politics Levi, M. 2005; 3 (2): 311-12
  • Battling for Global Justice: Protests Against the WTO in Seattle The Encyclopedia of American Social Movements Levi, M., Murphy, G. H. edited by Ness, I. New York: M.E. Sharpe. 2004: 1482-­90
  • Institutionalizing Trustworthiness through the NLRB? Distrust Levi, M., Moe, M., Buckley, T. edited by Hardin, R. New York: Russell Sage Foundation Press. 2004: 106-­135
  • An Analytic Narrative Approach to Puzzles and Problems Problems and Methods in the Study of Politics Levi, M. edited by Shapiro, I., Smith, R., Masoud, T. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2004: 201–226
  • Power and Norms: Constraints on PUNEs, Quasi-­PUNEs, and PUNEEPs Political Knowledge and the Public Interest Levi, M. edited by Mansfield, E., Sisson, R. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press. 2004: 274–7
  • Living Wage Campaigns and Laws The Encyclopedia of American Social Movements Levi, M., Olson, D. J., Steinman, E. edited by Ness, I. New York: M.E. Sharpe. 2004: 1471-­1481
  • Does Lustration Promote Trustworthy Governance? An Exploration of the Experience of Central and Eastern Europe Building a Trustworthy State in Post-­Socialist Transition Levi, M., Horne, C. edited by Rose-­Ackerman, S., Kornai, J. New York: Palgrave McMillan. 2004: 52-­74
  • The Economic Turn in Comparative Politics. Translated into Ukraine OIKUMENE Levi, M. 2004
  • When Good Defenses Make Good Neighbors The International Library of the New Institutional Economics, v. 7: Controversies and Challenges in the New Institutional Economics Levi, M. edited by Menard, C. Chichester, U.K.: Edward Elgar. 2004
  • Fair trade: A cup at a time? POLITICS & SOCIETY Levi, M., Linton, A. 2003; 31 (3): 407-432
  • Organizing Power: Prospects for the American Labor Movement Perspectives on Politics Levi, M. 2003; 1 (1): 45-­‐68
  • Living Wage Campaigns and Laws Working USA Levi, M., Olson, D. J., Steinman, E. 2003; 6 (3): 111-132
  • Review of Thirty Years of Yolngu in Yirrkala: The Yirrkala Film Project (5 videos). - Ian Dunlop Visual Anthropology Levi, M. 2003; 16 (1-3)
  • The Transformation of a Skeptic: What Nonexperimentalists Can Learn from Experimentalists Trust and Reciprocity: Interdisciplinary Lessons from Experimental Research Levi, M. edited by Ostrom, E., Walker, J. New York: Russell Sage Foundation Press. 2003: 373–380
  • Conscription International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Levi, M. edited by Smelser, N. J., Baltes, P. B. Oxford: Elsevier Science. 2002: 2604–2608
  • An Analytic Narrative of Conscription: Cases, Contexts, and Causes Comparative Social Research XX: The Comparative Study of Conscription in the Armed Forces Levi, M. edited by Mjoset, L., Holde, S. v. 2002: 337-­346, 377-­387
  • Modeling Complex Historical Processes with Analytic Narratives Akteure, Mechanismen, Modelle: Zur Theoriefähigkeit makrosozialer Analysen Levi, M. edited by Mayntz, R. Frankfurt/Main: Campus Verlag. 2002: 108-­127
  • The State of the Study of the State The State of the Discipline Levi, M. edited by Katznelson, I., Milner, H. New York: Norton. 2002: 33-­55
  • Sociology of Trust International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Levi, M. edited by smelser, N. J., Baltes, P. B. Oxford: Elsevier Science. 2002: 15922–15926
  • Labored relations: law, politics, and the NLRB (Book Review) POLITICAL STUDIES Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 2001; 49 (4): 810-810
  • Capitalizing on Labor's Capital Social Capital and Poor Communities Levi, M. edited by Warren, M. E., Thompson, P., Saegert, S. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. 2001: 246-­266
  • The analytic narrative project AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW BATES, R. H., Greif, A., Levi, M., Rosenthal, J. L., Weingast, B. R. 2000; 94 (3): 696-702
  • The battles in Seattle POLITICS & SOCIETY Levi, M., Olson, D. 2000; 28 (3): 309-329
  • The economic turn in comparative politics COMPARATIVE POLITICAL STUDIES Levi, M. 2000; 33 (6-7): 822-844
  • Analytic narratives (Book Review) SOCIAL SCIENCE HISTORY Book Review Authored by: Bates, R., Greif, A., Levi, M., Rosenthal, J. L., WEINGAST, B. 2000; 24 (4): 685-696
  • When Good Defenses Make Good Neighbors Institutions, Contracts, and Organizations: Perspectives from New Institutional Economics Levi, M. edited by Menard, C. Chichester, U.K.: Edward Elgar. 2000: 137-­157
  • ntroduction to Urban Justice: A Special Issue of Urban Policy and Research in Honour of Patrick Troy Urban Policy and Research Levi, M., Bonyhady, T., Peel, M. 2000; 18 (2): 141-144
  • “Making a Case for Case Studies,” Symposium: Is There a Crisis in Area Studies Publishing? Comparative Politics Newsletter Levi, M. 2000: 19-21
  • Political trust and trustworthiness ANNUAL REVIEW OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Levi, M., Stoker, L. 2000; 3: 475-507
  • Mobilizing for modern war: The political economy of American warfare, 1865-1919. (Book Review) JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC HISTORY Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1999; 59 (1): 237-238
  • Death and Taxes: The Extractive State and the Development of Democratic Institutions Democracy’s Value Levi, M. edited by Shapiro, I., Hacker-­Cordon, C. New York: Cambridge University Press. 1999: 112-­31
  • Competition and Cooperation: Conversations with Nobelists about Economics and Political Science edited by Levi, M., Alt, J., Ostrom, E. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. 1999
  • Producing an Analytic Narrative Critical Comparisons in Politics and Culture Levi, M. edited by Bowen, J., Petersen, R. New York: Cambridge University Press. 1999: 152-­72
  • Trust, Trade, and the Role of Government Comparative Politics Newsletter Levi, M. 1999
  • The problem of trust. (Book Review) AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1999; 104 (4): 1245-1246
  • Trust and Governance edited by Levi, M., Braithwaite, V. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. 1998
  • Analytic Narratives Levi, M., Bates, R., Greif, A., Rosenthal, J., Weingast, B. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 1998
  • A State of Trust Trust and Governance Levi, M. edited by Braithwaite, Levi New York: Russell Sage Foundation. 1998: pp. 77-­101
  • Consent, Dissent, and Patriotism Levi, M. New York: Cambridge University Press. 1997
  • Rationalized Bureaucracies and Rational Compliance Institutions and Economic Development: Growth and Governance in Less-­Developed and Post-­Socialist Countries Levi, M. edited by Clague, C. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 1997: 316-­40
  • A Model, A Method, and a Map: Rational Choice in Comparative and Historical Analysis Comparative Politics: Rationality, Culture, and Structure Levi, M. edited by Lichbach, M., Zuckerman, A. New York: Cambridge University Press. 1997: 19–41
  • Jean Ensminger and Jack Knight, “Changing Social Norms: Common Property, Bridewealth, and Clan Exogamy.” Current Anthropology Levi, M. 1997; 38 (1): 17-18
  • Teoria dello stato predatore Levi, M. Edizioni di Comunita, Milan. 1997
  • The institution of conscription SOCIAL SCIENCE HISTORY Levi, M. 1996; 20 (1): 133-167
  • Social and unsocial capital: A review essay of Robert Putnam's Making Democracy Work POLITICS & SOCIETY Levi, M. 1996; 24 (1): 45-55
  • Using Counterfactuals in Historical Analysis: Theories of Revolution Counterfactual Thought Experiments in World Politics Levi, M. edited by Tetlock, P., Belkin, A. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 1996: 187-­207
  • Elinor Ostrom’s “Incentives, Rules of the Game and Development.” Proceedings of the World Bank Annual Conference on Development Economics 1995 Levi, M. 1996
  • PATHOLOGIES OF RATIONAL CHOICE THEORY - A CRITIQUE OF APPLICATIONS IN POLITICAL-SCIENCE - GREEN,DP, SHAPIRO,I (Book Review) POLITICAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1995; 110 (2): 326-327
  • EXPOSED TO INNUMERABLE DELUSIONS - PUBLIC-ENTERPRISE AND STATE POWER IN EGYPT, INDIA, MEXICO AND TURKEY - WATERBURY,J (Book Review) AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1995; 89 (1): 238-239
  • The Comparative Analysis of Ethnoregional Movements The Oxford Reader on Nationalism Levi, M. edited by Smith, A., Hutchinson, J. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1995
  • POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INTERACTIONS IN ECONOMIC-POLICY REFORM - BATES,RH, KRUEGER,AO (Book Review) AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1994; 88 (1): 233-233
  • Functional Redundancy and the Process of Professionalization: The Case of Registered Nurses in the United States Readings in American Health Care: Current Issues in Socio-Historical Perspective Levi, M. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. 1994
  • The Predatory Theory of Rule The State: Critical Concepts Levi, M. edited by Hall, J. A. London and New York: Routledge. 1994: 146-­75
  • A WEAPON AGAINST WAR - CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION IN THE UNITED-STATES, AUSTRALIA, AND FRANCE POLITICS & SOCIETY Levi, M., DETRAY, S. 1993; 21 (4): 425-464
  • MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK - CIVIC TRADITIONS IN MODERN ITALY - PUTNAM,RD, LEONARDI,R, NANETTI,R (Book Review) COMPARATIVE POLITICAL STUDIES Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1993; 26 (3): 375-379
  • WOMEN IN THE WORKING MANS PARADISE - SOLE PARENTS, THE WOMENS MOVEMENT, AND THE SOCIAL-POLICY BARGAIN IN AUSTRALIA SOCIAL RESEARCH Levi, M., Singleton, S. 1991; 58 (3): 627-651
  • TRUST - MAKING AND BREAKING COOPERATIVE RELATIONS - GAMBETTA,D (Book Review) PUBLIC CHOICE Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1991; 71 (1-2): 120-122
  • Schools of Thought in Politics: Marxism edited by Levi, M., Barry, B. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, Limited. 1991
  • COMMERCE AND COALITIONS - HOW TRADE AFFECTS DOMESTIC POLITICAL ALIGNMENTS - ROGOWSKI,R (Book Review) COMPARATIVE POLITICAL STUDIES Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1991; 23 (4): 549-551
  • ARE THERE LIMITS TO RATIONALITY ARCHIVES EUROPEENNES DE SOCIOLOGIE Levi, M. 1991; 32 (1): 130-141
  • STATES AND COLLECTIVE ACTION - THE EUROPEAN-EXPERIENCE - BIRNBAUM,P (Book Review) POLITICAL THEORY Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1990; 18 (1): 174-176
  • The Dilemmas of Femocratic Reform Going Public: National Histories of Women's Enfranchisement and Women's Participation Within State Institutions Levi, M., Edwards, M. edited by Katzenstein, M. F., Skjeie, H. 1990: 107-­110, 141-­72
  • The Limits of Rationality edited by Levi, M., Cook, K. S. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1990
  • Introduction Going Public: National Histories of Women's Enfranchisement and Women's Participation Within State Institutions Levi, M. edited by Katzenstein, M. F., Skjeie, H. Oslo: ISF Report 90:4. 1990: 107-­ 110, 141-­72
  • FISCAL LIMITS OF ABSOLUTISM - TAXATION IN EARLY 17TH-CENTURY FRANCE - COLLINS,JB (Book Review) AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1989; 95 (1): 226-227
  • The Rationality of Compliance Rationality. Individualism and Public Policy Levi, M. edited by Brennan, G., Walsh, C. Canberra: Centre for Research on Federal Financial Relations. 1989: 141–144
  • Bringing People Back into the State Digest of Foreign Philosophy and Social Sciences Levi, M. Shanghai: Academy of Social Sciences. 1989
  • INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS AND COLLECTIVE ACTION - SELECTED ESSAYS - COLEMAN,JS (Book Review) ETHICS Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1988; 99 (1): 177-180
  • The Political Economy of French and English Development Politics & Society edited by Levi, M., Bates, R. 1988
  • REACTIVE RISK AND RATIONAL ACTION - MANAGING MORAL HAZARD IN INSURANCE CONTRACTS - HEIMER,C (Book Review) SOCIAL FORCES Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1987; 66 (2): 583-584
  • THE GEOGRAPHY OF REBELLION - RULERS, REBELS, AND REGIONS, 1500 TO 1700 THEORY AND SOCIETY Brustein, W., Levi, M. 1987; 16 (4): 467-495
  • THEORIES OF HISTORICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE P S Levi, M. 1987; 20 (3): 684-688
  • POLICY, POWER AND ORDER - THE PERSISTENCE OF ECONOMIC-PROBLEMS IN CAPITALIST STATES - SCHOTT,K (Book Review) AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1986; 80 (2): 659-660
  • Functional Redundancy and the Process of Professionalization: The Case of Registered Nurses in the United States Contemporary Leadership Behavior: Selected Readings Levi, M. edited by Hein, E., Nicholson, J. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. 1986; 2nd: 251 -­267
  • The Political Significance of Citizen Participation. Italian Power and Poverty Levi, M. 1986
  • A Rational Choice Approach to the Rise and Decline of Ethnoregional Political Parties New Nationalisms of the Developed West: Towards Explanation Levi, M., Hechter, M. edited by Tiryakian, E., Rogowski, R. London and Boston: Allen and Unwin. 1985: 128-­146
  • BIG STRUCTURES, LARGE PROCESSES, HUGE COMPARISONS - TILLY,C (Book Review) CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGY-A JOURNAL OF REVIEWS Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1985; 14 (6): 693-695
  • The Rise and Decline of Ethnoregional Political Parties: Scotland, Wales, and Brittany Ethnic Challenge: The Politics of Ethnicity Levi, M., Hechter, M. edited by Vermeulen, H., Boissevain, J. Gottingen: Edition Herodot. 1984: 14-­34
  • A GENERAL-THEORY OF EXPLOITATION AND CLASS - ROEMER,JE (Book Review) AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1984; 78 (1): 293-294
  • William C. Mitchell Political Economy: Recent Views Levi, M. edited by Wade, L. Boston: Martinus Nijhoff. 1983: 114–119
  • The Predatory Theory of Rule The Microfoundations of Macrosociology Levi, M. edited by Hechter, M. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. 1983: 216-­249
  • Collective bargaining as a power resource for professional goals. Nursing administration quarterly Eldridge, I., Levi, M. 1982; 6 (2): 29-40

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  • TOWARD A PROPERTY-RIGHTS THEORY OF EXPLOITATION POLITICS & SOCIETY Levi, M., North, D. C. 1982; 11 (3): 315-320
  • Functional Redundancy and the Process of Professionalization: The Case of Registered Nurses in the United States. Contemporary Leadership Behavior: Selected Readings Levi, M. edited by Hein, E., Nicholson, J. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. 1982: 269-­285
  • THE PREDATORY THEORY OF RULE POLITICS & SOCIETY Levi, M. 1981; 10 (4): 431-465
  • STATE, POWER, AND SOCIALISM - POULANTZAS,N (Book Review) JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC HISTORY Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1981; 41 (3): 716-716
  • FUNCTIONAL REDUNDANCY AND THE PROCESS OF PROFESSIONALIZATION - THE CASE OF REGISTERED NURSES IN THE UNITED-STATES JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLITICS POLICY AND LAW Levi, M. 1980; 5 (2): 333-353

    Abstract

    Registered nurses have been attempting to achieve professional status for nearly a century. Historical investigation of their efforts in the United States and a case study of the 1976 Seattle Nurses' strike indicate major obstacles to the professionalizing project. The most important of these are the inability of the nurses to control the labor supply, and their failure to define or monopolize a distinct set of tasks. One result is functional redundancy: there is no job nurses perform that is not also performed by some other occupation.

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  • THE POLITICAL-ECONOMY OF PUBLIC-EMPLOYEE UNIONISM MONTHLY REVIEW-AN INDEPENDENT SOCIALIST MAGAZINE Levi, M. 1980; 32 (4): 46-54
  • The impact of social, political and economic changes on voluntary organizations. Washington State journal of nursing Levi, M. 1980; 52: 33-39

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  • COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ETHNO-REGIONAL MOVEMENTS ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES HECHTER, M., Levi, M. 1979; 2 (3): 260-274
  • 1976 RN Strike Seattle Nurse Levi, M. 1979
  • Some Questions About Productivity Public Service Journal Levi, M. 1979
  • And the Beat Goes on Police Accountability Levi, M. edited by Larson, R. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath. 1978: 129-­166
  • Police Collective Bargaining: The Gain and Loss of Power Public Service Journal Levi, M. 1978
  • Conflict and Collusion: Police Collective Bargaining Police Accountability Levi, M. edited by Larson, R. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath. 1978: 113-­128
  • DETERMINANTS OF MULTI-EMPLOYER BARGAINING IN METROPOLITAN HOSPITALS EMPLOYEE RELATIONS LAW JOURNAL Feuille, P., Maxey, C., JURIS, H., Levi, M. 1978; 4 (1): 98-115

    Abstract

    To join with the others or go it alone--that is the question faced by every hospital and health care facility where a unionization drive is either on the horizon or in progress. The factors that have entered into the decisions of hospital trustees and administrators on this touchy problem are the subject of this article. The authors discuss the experiences of the hospital industry in six areas across the country and analyze the factors involved in the evolution of different bargaining structures.

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  • Police Collective Bargaining: The Gain and Loss of Power The Washington Policeman Levi, M. 1978
  • POLITICAL-POWER IN POOR NEIGHBORHOODS - LAMB,C (Book Review) AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1978; 72 (2): 685-687
  • Bureaucratic Insurgency: The Case of Police Unions Levi, M. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books. 1977
  • The Political Significance of Citizen Participation. Translated into German Power and Poverty Levi, M. edited by Offe, C. Frankfurt au Maim: Suhrkamp Verlag. 1977
  • POLICE POLITICS - COMPARATIVE STUDY OF 3 CITIES - RUCHELMAN,L (Book Review) JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE Book Review Authored by: Levi, M. 1975; 3 (3): 247-248
  • Poor People Against the State The Review of Radical Political Economics Levi, M. 1974; 6: 76-­98
  • Public Housing Managers: An Appraisal An Introduction to American Land Law Levi, M. edited by Lefcoe, G. Indianapolis: Bobbs-­Merrill. 1974
  • PUBLIC HOUSING MANAGERS - APPRAISAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS Hartman, C. W., Levi, M. 1973; 39 (2): 125-137
  • Community Organization as a Political Resource People and Politics in Urban Society Levi, M. edited by Hahn, H. Beverly Hills: Sage. 1972: 175-­199
  • The Political Significance of Citizen Participation Power and Poverty Levi, M., Bachrach, P., Baratz, M. edited by Bachrach, P., Baratz, M. New York: Oxford. 1970: 201-­213
  • The Unheavenly City- Edward Banfield Boston Levi, M. 1970; 62: 60-66