Margaret Ferguson (political scientist)

Margaret Ferguson
Born (1968-10-10) October 10, 1968 (age 56)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Southern Mississippi (BA)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (MA, PhD)
Known forState politics, governors, Southern politics, welfare politics, American politics
Scientific career
FieldsPolitical science
InstitutionsIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

Margaret Robertson Ferguson (born October 10, 1968) is an American political scientist specializing in state politics,[1] governors, and Southern politics at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis.[2]

Early life and education

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Ferguson was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the daughter of Jim Robertson, a one-time member of the Mississippi Legislature and political science professor from Liberty, Mississippi. She graduated with a BA in political science from the University of Southern Mississippi. She earned an MA and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Scholarship and academic career

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Ferguson joined the academic staff of Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis in 1996. Now a professor,[3] in 2012 she was head of the Department of Political Science, and was named assistant vice president for statewide academic relations at the university.

She was one of Justin Knapp’s professors, and has said she was not surprised by his dedication to editing Wikipedia.[4][5]

Ferguson's research includes comparing the structures of state-level government institutions in the United States[6][7] and analyzing legislative procedures.[8] She is often quoted in news reports about political issues.[9] She writes opinion articles for the Indianapolis Business Journal, and has also written a number of other articles about American politics.[10][11] In 2015 a book she edited, The Executive Branch of State Government: People, Process, and Politics, is in the collections of more than 700 libraries.[12]

In 2016, she became senior associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at IUPUI.[13]

Selected publications

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  • "Governors and the Executive Branch", in Politics in the American States: A Comparative Analysis.[1][14]
  • The Executive Branch of State Government: People, Process, and Politics (editor), ABC-CLIO, 2006[15]
  • Assessing Perceived Gubernatorial Influence on State Administrators, 1978–1988, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1992.
  • "Divided Government, Interest Representation, and Policy Differences: Competing Explanations of Gridlock in the Fifty States", CJ Bowling, MR Ferguson – Journal of Politics, 2001.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gov. Lincoln Chafee says R.I. legislature is strongest in U.S". Politifact, By Katie Mulvaney on November 30, 2014
  2. ^ "Dick Lugar: A Washington insider on his way out?". CBS News, Stephanie Condon May 8, 2012.
  3. ^ "House Dems Upbeat Day After Bauer Ousted" Archived July 3, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Channel 6 ABC.
  4. ^ Vinci, Angela (July 5, 2012). "In the News - June 2012". Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis News. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  5. ^ Guerra, Kristine (June 18, 2012). "Week in Wiki out: Hoosier is top contributor to online encyclopedia". Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  6. ^ Cal Jillson (July 30, 2015). Texas Politics: Governing the Lone Star State. Routledge. pp. 177–. ISBN 978-1-317-55335-9.
  7. ^ "R.I.'s weak governor". The Providence Journal-December 2, 2014.
  8. ^ Alan Rosenthal (March 9, 2012). The Best Job in Politics: Exploring How Governors Succeed as Policy Leaders. CQ Press. pp. 90, 100. ISBN 978-1-4522-3999-6.
  9. ^ "5 (Plus 1) Options For The Aging Politician". NPR, May 7, 2012
  10. ^ Todd Donovan; Daniel Smith; Christopher Mooney (January 13, 2012). State and Local Politics: Institutions and Reform. Cengage Learning. pp. 319–. ISBN 978-1-133-71326-5.
  11. ^ Jeffrey E. Cohen (August 25, 2006). Public Opinion in State Politics. Stanford University Press. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-0-8047-6797-2.
  12. ^ "The executive branch of state government : people, process, and politics". WorldCat, retrieved November 14, 2015.
  13. ^ "Margaret Ferguson Appointed to Interim Senior Executive Leadership Post at IUPUI". Indiana University. November 18, 2015.
  14. ^ Donald P. Haider-Markel (November 19, 2008). Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States and Regions. SAGE Publications. pp. 761–. ISBN 978-1-4522-6735-7.
  15. ^ Thomas H. Little; David B. Ogle (January 1, 2006). The Legislative Branch of State Government: People, Process, and Politics. ABC-CLIO. pp. 194–. ISBN 978-1-85109-761-6.
  16. ^ Thomas T. Holyoke (August 22, 2011). Competitive Interests: Competition and Compromise in American Interest Group Politics. Georgetown University Press. pp. 179–. ISBN 978-1-58901-779-5.
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