Marcus Ethridge

  • Professor Emeritus, Political Science

Education

  • Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1979
  • M.A., Vanderbilt University, 1977
  • B.A., Wake Forest University, 1974

Courses Taught

  • PolSci 203 - Intro. to Political Science Research
  • PolSci 452 - Administrative Law
  • PolSci 500 - Capstone Course in Political Science

Research Interests

  • Interest Groups
  • Rational Choice Theory
  • The U.S. Constitution
  • Public Administration
  • Administrative Law

Current Research Projects

  • Revising work on an article-length manuscript on the problem of gridlock, institutions, and representation
  • Revising a book-length manuscript provisionally entitled The Anti-Constitutional Spirit

Selected Publications

Ethridge, Marcus E., and Handleman, Howard. Politics in a changing world, 6th edition Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. 2013.
Ethridge, Marcus E. The Case for Gridlock Lexington Books. 2010.
. The political research experience: readings and analysis Ed. Ethridge, Marcus E. ME Sharpe. 2002.

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