The American Academy of Political and Social Sciences has elected Prof. Ernst Fehr of our NCCR as their John Kenneth Galbraith Fellow.

The American Academy of Political and Social Science was created in 1889 to promote the progress of the social sciences. It did so by creating a forum in which research on contemporary political, economic, and social issues could help inform public policy as well as enlighten the intellectually curious. The Academy has achieved these objectives through The Annals, its bimonthly journal, and annual meetings, symposia, and special publications.

In appointing its first set of Fellows in 2000, the Academy sought to recognize and honor individual social scientists for their distinguished scholarship in the social sciences, sustained efforts to communicate that scholarship to audiences beyond their own discipline, and professional activities that promise to continue to promote the progress of the social sciences.

Each Fellow is designated to a position named after a distinguished scholar and public servant who has written over the past century for The Annals.

The induction ceremony for Ernst Fehr as John Kenneth Galbraith Fellow is taking place on May 8 in Philadelphia.