Peter Lange | Scholars@Duke

Peter Lange
Professor Emeritus of Political Science

Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and former Provost (1999-2014) and Chair of the Political Science department (1996-1999). His principal interests are global higher education, comparative politics and political economy and twentieth century European politics. In addition to numerous articles, he is the author of Union Democracy and Liberal Corporatism: Exit, Voice and Wage Regulation in Postwar Europe, co-author of Unions, Change and Crisis: French and Italian Union Strategy and the Political Economy. He is also co-editor of Continuity and Change in Contemporary Capitalism, as well as Italy in Transition, State, Market and Social Regulation: New Perspectives on Italy. Prior to becoming Provost in 1999, his work focused on the relationship between globalization, domestic politics and economic policy and performance in the advanced industrial democracies. He has taught at Harvard University and was a Research Fellow of the Center for European Studies there. He serves on the editorial board of several journals. In 1991-1992 he was a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in Palo Alto, CA and in 1994 co-chaired a Summer Institute at the Center in "Internationalization and Domestic Performance in Postwar Europe", a follow-up to which was held in the summers of 1998 and 1999 in Palo Alto and Berlin. He was also Chair of the Joint Committee on Western Europe of the Social Science Research Council. He served as Vice-Provost for Academic and International Affairs at Duke from 1994-1996 and Chair of the Curriculum Review Committee for Arts and Sciences at Duke.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Political Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2018
Thomas A. Langford University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Political Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2018

Contact Information

220 Allen Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90005, Durham, NC 27708-0005
peter.lange@duke.edu (919) 684-2631

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1975
- B.A., Oberlin College 1967
Duke Appointment History
- Professor with Tenure, Political Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1989 - 2018
- Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 2014 - 2018
- Provost, Institutes and Provost's Academic Units, Duke University 2004 - 2014
- Provost, Political Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1999 - 2004
- Chair, Political Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1996 - 1999
- Vice Provost for Academic and International Affairs, Duke University 1994 - 1996
- Associate Professor with Tenure, Political Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1982 - 1989
- Visiting Associate Professor, Political Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1981 - 1982
Recognition
In the News
- JUN 12, 2018
  
  Anne Yoder Stepping Down at Duke Lemur Center
- MAR 9, 2015
  
  Lange Honored By American Association of University Administrators
- MAY 27, 2014 Duke Magazine
  
  A Talk With Peter Lange
- MAY 14, 2014
  
  Alan Townsend Named Dean Of Nicholas School
- APR 25, 2014
  
  Peter Lange Honored With Testimonials and Anecdotes at Retirement Party
- APR 7, 2014 Durham Herald-Sun
  
  Peter Lange comments: Third largest Durham CROP Walk turns 40
- MAR 4, 2014 Durham Herald-Sun
  
  Duke researcher appointed as new provost
- FEB 26, 2014
  
  $2 Million Gift to Support Undergraduate Students at DKU, TIP in China
- FEB 20, 2014
  
  Peter Lange Looks Forward
- AUG 28, 2013
  
  Lange to Conclude Service as Provost
- JUL 8, 2013
  
  New Leadership for Duke Online Education
Awards & Honors
- AAAS Fellow. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2013
Expertise
Global Scholarship
- Expertise
Research
Selected Grants
- Extramural Research Facilities Improvement Program awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2014
- Doctoral Dissertation Research Project - Particularistic Liberalism: Industries, Institutions, and Influence in Liberal Market Economics awarded by National Science Foundation 2003 - 2005
- Center for Behavioral Neuroscience and Genomics awarded by National Institutes of Health 2002 - 2004
- Dissertation Research: International Financial Markets awarded by National Science Foundation 1998 - 1999
- Mentoring Program awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation 1996 - 1997
- Trade Unions, Employers' Organizations and Collective Bargaining: Data Collection and Analysis for Nineteen Countries awarded by National Science Foundation 1994 - 1996
- Legislative Oversight of Policy Making in Parliamentary Systems awarded by National Science Foundation 1994 - 1995
- The Politics and Political Economy of Contemporary Capitalism awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation 1994
- Doctoral Dissertation Research in Politics, Markets, and Growth in Advanced Industrial Democracies awarded by National Science Foundation 1991 - 1992
- Collaborative Research in Union Centralization in Advanced Industrial Societies awarded by National Science Foundation 1991 - 1992
- Unions and Films: The Political Economy of 1992 awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation 1989 - 1990
- Doctoral Dissertation Research in Political Science awarded by National Science Foundation 1986 - 1987
- The State and Social Regulation in Contemporary Italy awarded by National Science Foundation 1986 - 1987
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Books
  - Lange, P., G. Ross, and M. Vannicelli. Unions, change and crisis: French and Italian union strategy and the political economy, 1945-1980, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315625065.
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  - Lange, P. Preface, 2012.
  - Lange, P., and S. Tarrow. Italy in transition: Conflict and consensus, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203061558.
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  - Lange, P. State, Market and Social Regulation: New Perspectives on Italy. Edited by Peter Lange and Marino Regini. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989.
  - Lange, P. Stato e Regolazione Sociale. Edited by Peter Lange and Marino Regini. Bologna: Il Mulino, 1987.
  - Lange, P. The Communist Parties of Italy, France and Spain: Post-War Change and Continuity–A Casebook. Edited by Peter Lange and Maurizio Vanicelli. London: Allen and Unwin, 1981.
  - Lange, P. Italy in Transition. Edited by Peter Lange and Sidney Tarrow. London: Frank Cass, 1980.
  - Lange, P. Industrial Relations in International Perspective. Edited by Peter Lange, Peter Doeringer, Peter Gourevitch, and Andrew Martin, 1980.
- Academic Articles
  - Lange, P. “Crisis and consent, change and compromise: Dilemmas of Italian communism in the 1970s,” November 12, 2012, 110–32.
  - Leachman, L. L., G. Rosas, P. Lange, and A. Bester. “The political economy of budget deficits.” Economics and Politics 19, no. 3 (November 1, 2007): 369–420. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0343.2007.00320.x.
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  - Leachman, L., A. Bester, G. Rosas, and P. Lange. “Multicointegration and sustainability of fiscal practices.” Economic Inquiry 43, no. 2 (September 12, 2005): 454–66. https://doi.org/10.1093/ei/cbi031.
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  - Lange, P. “Multicointegration, Sustainability of Fiscal Practices and the Role of Fiscal Institutions (In preparation).” Economic Inquiry, 2004.
  - Scruggs, L., and P. Lange. “Where have all the members gone? Globalization, institutions, and union density.” Journal of Politics 64, no. 1 (January 1, 2002): 126–53. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2508.00121.
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  - Lange, P., and L. Scruggs. “Where have all the members gone? La sindacalizzazione nell'era della globalizzazione.” Stato E Mercato, no. 55 (April 1, 1999): 39–78. https://doi.org/10.1425/421.
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  - Wallerstein, M., M. Golden, and P. Lange. “Unions, employers' associations, and wage-setting institutions in northern and central Europe, 1950-1992.” Industrial and Labor Relations Review 50, no. 3 (January 1, 1997): 379–401. https://doi.org/10.1177/001979399705000301.
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  - Davidson-Schmich, P Lange with Louise. “European Elections or Elections in Europe? The European Electoral Consequences of European Economic Integration.” Il Politico, July 1995.
  - Garrett, G., and P. Lange. “Internationalization, Institutions and Political Change.” International Organization, 1995.
  - LANGE, P. E. T. E. R. “Maastricht and the Social Protocol: Why Did They Do It?” Politics & Society 21, no. 1 (March 1993): 5–36. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032329293021001002.
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  - Beck, N., J. N. Katz, R. M. Alvarez, G. Garrett, and P. Lange. “Government partisanship, labor organization, and macroeconomic performance: A corrigendum.” American Political Science Review 87, no. 4 (January 1, 1993): 945–48. https://doi.org/10.2307/2938825.
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  - Garrett, Geoffrey, and P. Lange. “Political Responses to Interdependence: What's Left for the Left?” International Organization, October 1991.
  - Alvarez, R Michael, Geoffrey Garrett, and Peter Lange. “Government Partisanship, Labor Organization, and Macroeconomic Performance.” American Political Science Review 85, no. 2 (June 1991): 539–56. https://doi.org/10.2307/1963174.
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  - Lange, P., Sidney Tarrow, and Cynthia Irvin. “Social Mobilization and Party Change.” British Journal of Political Science, January 1990.
  - Lange, Peter, Cynthia Irvin, and Sidney Tarrow. “Mobilization, Social Movements and Party Recruitment: The Italian Communist Party since the 1960s.” British Journal of Political Science 20, no. 1 (January 1990): 15–42. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007123400005688.
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  - Regini, M., and P. Lange. “Twenty Years after the Hot Autumn: Work and Politics in Italy from Rupture to Change.” Labour 4, no. 1 (January 1, 1990): 3–8. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9914.1990.tb00001.x.
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  - Garrett, Geoffrey, and Peter Lange. “Government Partisanship and Economic Performance: When and How does "Who Governs" Matter?” The Journal of Politics 51, no. 3 (August 1989): 676–93. https://doi.org/10.2307/2131501.
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  - Lange, Peter, and Geoffrey Garrett. “The Politics of Growth Reconsidered.” The Journal of Politics 49, no. 1 (February 1987): 257–74. https://doi.org/10.2307/2131144.
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  - Garrett, Geoffrey, and Peter Lange. “Performance in a Hostile World: Economic Growth in Capitalist Democracies, 1974–1982.” World Politics 38, no. 4 (July 1986): 517–45. https://doi.org/10.2307/2010165.
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  - Tarrow, P Lange with Sidney, and Enrico Encole. “Phases of Mobilization: Social Movements, Generational Recruitment and Attitudes Towards Dissent in a Sample of Italian Communist Activists.” Politica Ed Economica 12 (1986).
  - Lange, Peter, and Geoffrey Garrett. “The Politics of Growth: Strategic Interaction and Economic Performance in the Advanced Industrial Democracies, 1974-1980.” The Journal of Politics 47, no. 3 (August 1985): 792–827. https://doi.org/10.2307/2131212.
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  - Lange, P. “Soldi e solidarieta: Liberal Corporativismo e regolamentazione dei salari ["Money and Solidarity: Liberal Corporatism and Wage Regulation"].” Stato E Mercato 9 (December 1983).
  - Lange, P. “La teoria degli incentive e l'analisi dei partiti politici ("Incentive Theory and the Analysis of Political Parties").” Rassegna Italiana Di Sociologia, 1981.
  - Lange, P. “Crisis and Consent, Change and Compromise: Dilemmas of Italian Communism in the 1970s.” West European Politics 2, no. 3 (October 1, 1979): 110–32. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402387908424253.
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  - Lange, P. “Sindacati, partiti, stato e liberalcorporativismo (Unions, Parties, in the State and Liberal Corporatism.” Il Mulino 266 (1979).
  - Vannicelli, P Lange with Maurizio. “Carter in the Italian Maze.” Foreign Policy, 1978.
  - Lange, P. “What is to be done--about Italian Communism?” Foreign Policy, 1975.
  - Lange, P. “La politica delle alleanze del PCI e del PCF.” Il Mulino XXIX (1975).
- Book Sections
  - Lange, P., and Lyle Scrugs. “Unemployment and Union Density.” In Unemployment in the New Europe. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
  - Lange, P., Herbert Kitschelt, Gary Marks, and John Stephens. “Conclusion: Convergence and Divergence in Advanced Capitalist Democracies".” In Continuity and Change in Contemporary Capitalism. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
  - Lange, P., Miriam Golden, and Michael Wallerstein. “Postwar Trade Union Organization and Industrial Relations in Twelve Countries.” In Continuity and Change in Contemporary Capitalism. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
  - Lange, P., Miriam Golden, and Michael Wallerstein. “The End of Corporatism?” In The Workers of Nations: Industrial Relations in a Global Economy, edited by Sanford Jacoby. Oxford University Press, 1995.
  - Lange, P., and George Tsebelis. “Wage Negotiations and Strikes: An Equilibrium Analysis.” In Towards a New Science of Politics, edited by W. J. Booth, H. Meadwell, and P. James. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
  - Lange, P. “New Dimensions of Research on the European Community.” In Stato e Mercato, edited by Peter Lange, 1993.
  - Lange, P. “The Politics of the Social Dimension: Interests, State and Redistribution of the 1992 Process.” In Europolitics, edited by Alberta Sbragia. Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution, 1992.
  - Lange, P., William Keech, and Robert H. Bates. “Political Economy Within Nations.” In The Political Science Discipline, edited by William Crotty. Chicago: Northwestern Press, 1991.
  - Lange, P. “The Decline of Concertation and the Italian Accords: Some Hyptheses about the Political Roots of Concertation in Italy.” In Diritto Del Lavoro e Corporativismo in Europa: Ieri Ed Oggi. Milan: Franco Angeli, 1988.
  - Lange, P., and Marino Regini. “'The State and Social Regulation: Concepts and Hypotheses' and 'The State and Social Regulation: Patterns of Change'.” In The State and Social Regulation in Italy, edited by Peter Lange and Marino Regini. Bologna: Il Mulino, 1987.
  - Lange, P. “End of an Era: The Refereundum on the Scala Mobile.” In Yearbook of Italian Politics, edited by Robert Leonardi and Raffaella Nanetti. London: Francis Pinter, 1986.
  - Lange, P. “Semiperiphery and Core in the European Context: Reflections from the Poswar Italian Experiences.” In Semi-Peripheral Development - The Politics of Southern Europe in the 20th Century, edited by Giovanni Arrighi. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1985.
  - Lange, P., and Hudson Meadwell. “Typologies of Democratic Systems: From Political Inputs to Political Economy.” In New Directions in Comparative Politics, edited by Howard Wiarda. Boulder: Westview Press, 1985.
  - Lange, P. “Unions, Workers and Wage Regulation in Advanced Industrial Democracies: The Rational Bases of Consent.” In Order and Conflict in Contemporary Capitalism, edited by John Godthorpe. Lond: Oxford University Press, 1984.
  - Lange, P. “Attivismo, ruoli e communicazione politica: il cao del PCI [Activism, Roles and Political Communication: The Case of the PCI].” In L’identita Communista, edited by Aris Accomero and Aris et. al. Rome: Editori Riuniti, 1983.
  - Lange, P., Peter Gourevitch, and Andrew Martin. “Industrial Relations and Politics: Some Reflections.” In Industrial Relations in International Perspective, edited by Peter Doeringer, Peter Gourevitch ed, Peter Lange, Andrew Martin, and Andrew assoc. London: MacMillan, 1982.
  - Lange, P. “Dilemmas of Change: Eurocommunism and National Parties in Postwar Perspective.” In The Communist Parties in Itlay, France and Spain: Postwar Change and Continuity–A Casebook, 1981.
  - Lange, P. “The PCI and Possible Outcomes of Italy’s Crisis.” In La Crisi, edited by Sidney Tarrow and Luigi Graziano. Turin: Einaudi, 1979.
  - Lange, P., and Maurizio Vannicelli. “L’America e il PCI: i principi della politica estera americans e la’questione Communista [The United States and the Italian Communist Party: The Principles of American Foreign Policy and the ’Communist Question].” Bologna: Il Mulino, 1978.
  - Lange, P. “The French and Italian Communist Parties: Postwar Strategy and Domestic Society.” In Radicalism and the Contemporary Age, Volume 3: Strategies and Impact of Contemporary Radicalism, edited by Seweryn Bialer. Boulder: Westview Press, 1977.
  - Lange, P. “The PCI and the Local Level: A Study of Strategic Performance.” In Communism in Italy and France, edited by Donald L. M. Blackmer and Sidney Tarrow. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1975.
- Other Articles
  - Lange, P. “Union Democracy and Liberal Corporatism: Exit, Voice and Wage Regulation in Postwar Europe.” Ithaca, NY: Cornell Studies in International Affairs: Western Societies Papers, 1984.
  - Lange, P. “Norwegian Incomes Policy in Comparative Perspective.” Testimony to the Joint Economic Committee of the United States’ Congress, October 20, 1981 and Printed by the Committee. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1982.
  - Lange, P. “Voter Turnout in Advnaced Industrial Democracy.” Study Prepared for the Committee for the Study of the American Electorate, September 1979.
- Conference Papers
  - LANGE, P. “COMPARATIVE POLITICS OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL-SOCIETIES.” In P S, 20:930–31. AMER POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOC, 1987.
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Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Leader. Data+ Project Lead. 2017 2017
- Bass Connections Faculty Team Member. Data+. June 2016 - July 2016 2016

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

In the News

Awards & Honors

Global Scholarship

Expertise

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Books

Academic Articles

Book Sections

Other Articles

Conference Papers

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship