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| Born | Susanne Hoeber (1930-04-03)April 3, 1930 Mannheim, Germany |
| Died | December 23, 2015(2015-12-23) (aged 85) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Author, Educationist, Political thinker |
| Spouse | Lloyd Rudolph |
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Susanne Hoeber Rudolph (April 3, 1930 – December 23, 2015) was an American author, political thinker and educationist. She was a William Benton Distinguished Service Professor Emerita at theUniversity of Chicago and was actively interested inPolitics,Political Economy and Political Sociology of South Asia, State Formation,Max Weber and the Politics of Category and Culture.[1] TheGovernment of India, in 2014, honored her, along with her husband,Lloyd I. Rudolph, for their services to literature and education, by bestowing on them the third highest civilian award, thePadma Bhushan.[2]
We write as insiders and outsiders, insiders because for over five decades, from locations in Chicago and Jaipur, we have studied Indian politics, and outsiders because...,says Susanne Rudolph,we seek to be reflexive political scientists of India[3]
Susanne Höber was the granddaughter of physiologistRudolf Höber and daughter of Johannes Höber and Elfriede Fischer Höber, both of whom held doctoral degrees in political science fromHeidelberg University. As an activist in Germany'sSocial Democratic Party, Johannes was imprisoned by the Nazis in 1934 and forced to move from Mannheim, where Susanne was born in 1930,[4] to Düsseldorf. In 1939, when Susanne was nine, the family fled the Nazis and moved to Philadelphia, whereRudolf Höber was a professor[5] at theUniversity of Pennsylvania.[6]
Susanne Rudolph had her early college education atSarah Lawrence College from where she obtained her BA in 1951 which she followed with an MA fromHarvard University in 1953. Continuing her education, she secured her PhD fromRadcliffe College in 1955. She taught political science at Harvard University until 1963, when the University of Chicago simultaneously offered her and her husband,Lloyd Rudolph, professorial positions. She joinedUniversity of Chicago in 1964 where she worked as theWilliam Benton Distinguished ServiceProfessor Emerita ofPolitical Science.[1][7]
Susanne was married toLloyd I. Rudolph, himself a Professor Emeritus of Political Science at theUniversity of Chicago and the co-author of her books. The couple has three children, Jenny, Amelia and Matthew.[8] Susanne, along with her husband, divided their time between the USA and India, where they found a home inJaipur.[3][7][8]
Susanne Rudolph died on December 24, 2015.[9]
Susanne Hoeber Rudolph has served in many capacities of importance during her career.
Susanne and Lloyd Rudolph's associations with the University of Chicago and India have assisted in the University's decision to open a major academic centre in New Delhi. The centre is envisaged to act as a platform for mutual support and collaboration between students and scholars from India and Chicago in the areas of academics and research.[1]
Susanne Rudolph has authored eight books, together with her husband,Lloyd Rudolph. The writings of Susanne were compiled byOxford University Press, in 2008, into a three volume publication under the name,Explaining Indian Democracy: A Fifty-Year Perspective.[11][12]
The other major works by Susanne Rudolph are:
She has also edited the book,Agrarian Power and Agricultural Productivity in South Asia[13] besides writing many articles, some of which are:[1]
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