Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Woodrow Wilson


I think the best on my field is Thomas Woodrow Wilson, best known by his middle name.

He studied law to eventually enter politics. After some bad experiences working in his law practice, he decided to apply to a History and Political Science Ph. D.After that, he began writing about the discipline. His writings are so good and popular that he is considered the “father” of the Public Administration studies in the United States. This is because Public Administration studies have two "streams": the european and the american.

Wilson’s writings are the bases of the actual studies of Political Science, at least in the American stream. They are very useful for many students and researchers all around the world.

The reason why I mostly admire Woodrow Wilson is that he was a President of the United States, meaning that he was able to put all his knowledge into practice. This means that he was the “ideal” person occupying the charge. He stills remains the only historian and political scientist to become president. Wilson is also known because he was President during World War I.

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