Rate My Professor Marianne Stewart

Marianne Stewart is Professor of Political Science in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas, where she has held a full professorship since 1996, following her role as Associate Professor of Government, Politics and Political Economy from 1990 to 1996. She also serves as Visiting Professor of Government at the University of Essex since 2004. Stewart earned her Ph.D. in Political Science from Duke University in 1986, M.A. in Political Science from the University of Windsor in 1980, and B.A. Honours in Political Science from the University of Windsor in 1976. Throughout her career, she has directed the political science program at UT Dallas and served in various administrative capacities at the institution.

Her research focuses on comparative government and politics, elections, public opinion and voting behavior, political participation, and research methodology. Stewart has obtained grants from Britain’s Economic and Social Research Council to support the 2001/02 and 2005/06 British Election Studies and from the National Science Foundation. She has authored or co-authored numerous publications in top-tier journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, British Journal of Political Science, and Journal of Politics. Prominent works include the book Political Choice in Britain, co-authored with Harold D. Clarke, David Sanders, and Paul Whiteley (Oxford University Press), "The Dynamics of Protest in Britain, 2000-2002" in Parliamentary Affairs (2003, with David Sanders, Harold Clarke, Paul Whiteley, and Joe Twyman), and "The Decline of Parties in the Minds of Citizens" in the Annual Review of Political Science (1998). Stewart's scholarly impact is further evidenced by her editorial positions: Editor of the American Journal of Political Science (appointed 2004), Associate Editor of International Studies Quarterly, Assistant Editor of the Journal of Politics, and member of editorial boards for the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, and Structural Equation Modeling. She has served on the executive councils of the American Political Science Association, Midwest Political Science Association, and Southern Political Science Association, and as Political Science Program Director at the National Science Foundation.