Before revision: Its past holders have been: Sir Kenneth Clinton Wheare, 1944-1956 Max Beloff, 1957-1974 Samuel Finer, 1974-1982 Peter Pulzer, 1985-1996 Alfred C. Stepan, 1996-1999 before he re-joined Columbia University Christopher Hood, 2001–2014.
After revision: Its past holders have been: Sir Kenneth Clinton Wheare, 1944-1956 Max Beloff, 1957-1974 Samuel Finer, 1974-1982 Peter Pulzer, 1985-1996 Alfred C. Stepan, 1996-1999 before he re-joined Columbia University Christopher Hood,