Margaret Ferguson (political scientist)

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]

Margaret Ferguson
Born(1968-10-10)October 10, 1968
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Southern Mississippi (B.A.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (M.A. and Ph.D.)
Known forState politics, governors, Southern politics, welfare politics, American politics
Scientific career
FieldsPolitical science
InstitutionsIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

Early life and education

Ferguson was born Margaret Estelle Robertson 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

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.

Ferguson's research includes comparing the structures of state-level government institutions in the United States[4][5] and analyzing legislative procedures.[6] She is often quoted in news reports about political issues.[7] She writes opinion articles for the Indianapolis Business Journal, and has also written a number of other articles about American politics.[8][9] 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.[10]

In 2016, she became senior associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at IUPUI.[11]

Selected publications
  • "Governors and the Executive Branch", in Politics in the American States: A Comparative Analysis.[1][12]
  • The Executive Branch of State Government: People, Process, and Politics (editor), ABC-CLIO, 2006[13]
  • 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.[14]-

References
  1. "Gov. Lincoln Chafee says R.I. legislature is strongest in U.S". Politifact, By Katie Mulvaney on November 30th, 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 2018-07-03 at the Wayback Machine. Channel 6 ABC.
  4. Cal Jillson (30 July 2015). Texas Politics: Governing the Lone Star State. Routledge. pp. 177–. ISBN 978-1-317-55335-9.
  5. "R.I.’s weak governor". The Providence Journal-Dec 2, 2014.
  6. Alan Rosenthal (9 March 2012). The Best Job in Politics: Exploring How Governors Succeed as Policy Leaders. CQ Press. pp. 90, 100. ISBN 978-1-4522-3999-6.
  7. "5 (Plus 1) Options For The Aging Politician". NPR, May 07, 2012
  8. Todd Donovan; Daniel Smith; Christopher Mooney (13 January 2012). State and Local Politics: Institutions and Reform. Cengage Learning. pp. 319–. ISBN 978-1-133-71326-5.
  9. Jeffrey E. Cohen (25 August 2006). Public Opinion in State Politics. Stanford University Press. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-0-8047-6797-2.
  10. "The executive branch of state government : people, process, and politics". WorldCat, retrieved 14 November 2015.
  11. "Margaret Ferguson Appointed to Interim Senior Executive Leadership Post at IUPUI". Indiana University. November 18, 2015.
  12. Donald P. Haider-Markel (19 November 2008). Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States and Regions. SAGE Publications. pp. 761–. ISBN 978-1-4522-6735-7.
  13. Thomas H. Little; David B. Ogle (1 January 2006). The Legislative Branch of State Government: People, Process, and Politics. ABC-CLIO. pp. 194–. ISBN 978-1-85109-761-6.
  14. Thomas T. Holyoke (22 August 2011). Competitive Interests: Competition and Compromise in American Interest Group Politics. Georgetown University Press. pp. 179–. ISBN 1-58901-779-X.
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