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Marshall W. Thompson
Marshall W. Thompson
Assistant Professor
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Office: CLS 2047
Phone: (773) 442-4269
Email: M-Thompson4@neiu.edu
Professor Thompson's Vita
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Education |
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Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 2007
M.A., Washington University in St. Louis, 2004
B.A., University of South Carolina, 1997 |
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Research and Teaching Interests |
Marshall Thompson’s areas of interest include representative institutions, parties and party systems, and political economy. Specifically, he has examined how interbranch relations and party systems affect state capacity and state-society relations. His fieldwork includes extensive research in Ethiopia and Kenya. Dr. Thompson teaches classes on comparative politics, democratic institutions, international political economy, and African politics.
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Selected Publications and Conference Participations |
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Marshall Weldon Thompson. 2009. “Parties, Presidents, and State Consolidation: Cross-National Evidence with Illustrations from Kenya.” African and Asian Studies 8(4): 345-374.
Marshall Thompson. 2009. “Research, Identities, and Praxis: The Tensions of Integrating Identity into the Field Experience.” PS: Political Science & Politics 42(April):325-328.
Marshall Thompson. 2006. “Advocating Stronger Legislatures as a Precursor to Stronger States in Africa.” The OSSREA Bulletin 3(3): 16-24.
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