Charles S. Hyneman
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| Born | May 5, 1900 Gibson County, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | January 20, 1985 (aged 84) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Political scientist |
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| Discipline | Political science |
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Charles S. Hyneman (May 5, 1900 – January 20, 1985), was an American political scientist who served as the president of the American Political Science Association from 1961 to 1962. At that time, he was a distinguished professor at Indiana University Bloomington. He participated in practical municipal government and World War II war work as well as political science.
Early life and education
[edit]Hyneman was born on May 5, 1900, in Gibson County, Indiana.[1] Hyneman received his bachelor's degree in 1923 and his master's degree in 1925 from Indiana University and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 1929.[2]
Career
[edit]From 1928 to 1930, he was a lecturer in political science at Syracuse University before returning to the University of Illinois as an assistant professor from 1930 to 1937.[citation needed] He then became a professor and chair of the department of government at Louisiana State University in 1937. While at LSU, he organized the Louisiana Municipal Association and a merit system for the state government employees.[2]
During World War II, Hyneman held multiple government positions. He worked in the Bureau of the Budget, as a chief of the training branch of the War Department, and in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).[2][3] In the FCC, he directed the Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service and later assisted the chairman and served as executive officer.[2]
In 1947, Hyneman returned to academia to become a professor at Northwestern University. In Chicago, he worked with the Chicago Sanitary Board and became familiar with the Daley machine.[3] In 1956, he moved to his alma mater Indiana University Bloomington, where he was appointed distinguished professor in 1961 and retired emeritus in 1971.[2][3] His students at Indiana University included Ross M. Lence (PhD 1970).[4]
He drew on his wartime experience to argue for disciplinary reform, leading a "behavioral revolution" in political science that he expressed in his 1959 book The Study of Politics.[3] He advocated for more extensive quantitative data for political science, and contributed his own example with Voting in Indiana (1980).[3][5] He served as the president of the American Political Science Association from 1961 to 1962.[6][7]
Death and legacy
[edit]Hyneman died on January 20, 1985, in Bloomington, Indiana.[1]
He was made the namesake of a named chair professorship at Indiana University in 2026.[6]
Selected works
[edit]- Edited, with Donald S. Lutz: American Political Writing During the Founding Era: 1760-1805. Liberty Fund 1983.
- With C. Richard Hofstetter and Patrick F. O'Connor: Voting in Indiana. Indiana University Press 1980.[5]
- The Supreme Court on Trial. Atherton Press, New York 1963.
- The Study of Politics. The Present State of American Political Science. University of Illinois Press, Urbana 1959.
- Bureaucracy in a Democracy. Harper 1950.
- The First American Neutrality. The University of Illinois, Urbana 1934.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Notice de personne: Hyneman, Charles S. (1900-1985)". Bibliothèque Nationale de France (in French). June 27, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 (2011). Hyneman, Charles S. In G. T. Kurian (Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Political Science (pp. 754-755). CQ Press, CQ Press Books - The Encyclopedia of Political Science - Hyneman, Charles S.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Liebenow, J. Gus; Carter, Byrum E.; Ranney, Austin (Summer 1985). "Charles S. Hyneman" (PDF). PS: Political Science & Politics. 18 (3): 667–669. doi:10.1017/S0030826900624323.
- ↑ "The Abbeville Institute's tribute to Dr. Ross M. Lence". Houston's Clear Thinkers. July 20, 2006. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- 1 2 Ranney, Austin (December 1980). "Review: Voting in Indiana: A Century of Persistence and Change". American Political Science Review. 74 (4): 1085–1086. doi:10.2307/1954358.
- 1 2 Fleischmann, Raymond (February 19, 2026). "$1 million gift establishes Charles S. Hyneman Professorship in Political Science at Indiana University". news.iu.edu. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
- ↑ "APSA Presidents and Presidential Addresses: 1903 to Present". American Political Science Association. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
