Mcdowell, Gary L.

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MCDOWELL, Gary L.

MCDOWELL, Gary L. American, b. 1949. Genres: History, Law, Politics/ Government. Career: Social studies teacher at public schools in Clearwater, FL, 1972-73; Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, assistant professor of political science, 1979-83; Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, assistant professor, 1983-85, associate professor of political science, 1985-86; Center for Judicial Studies, Washington, DC, resident scholar, 1987-88; National Legal Center for the Public Interest, Washington, DC, vice-president for legal and public affairs, 1988-89; Harvard Law School, Boston, MA, visiting scholar, 1990- 92; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, lecturer in government, 1992; University of London, England, director of Institute of US Studies, 1992-, professor of American studies, 1993-. Guest on television programs. Publications: Equity and the Constitution, 1982; The Constitution and Contemporary Constitutional Theory (monograph), 1986; Curbing the Courts, 1988. EDITOR: (and contrib.) Taking the Constitution Seriously, 1981; (with R. Rossum, and contrib.) The American Founding, 1981; (with E.W. Hickok Jr.) Our Peculiar Security, 1993; (with Hickok) Law versus Justice, 1993; (with C. Sheehan) Friends of the Constitution: Writings of the Federalists, 1787- 1788, 1994. Work represented in books. Contributor of articles and reviews to political science journals and newspapers. Address: Institute of United States Studies, University of London, Senate House, Malet St, London WC1E 7HU, England.

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