Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson is Emeritus Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. He obtained his BA from the University of Nebraska, MA and PhD from the University of Alberta (1976), and Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning from UNSW Sydney (1996). Jackson commenced his tenure at the University of Sydney in 1974, teaching political theory and applied ethics, and later served as Adjunct Professor at Korea University's Division of International Studies. His academic career spans over four decades, marked by extensive contributions to scholarship in political thought and pedagogy.

Jackson's research specializations encompass political theory, delving into the works of Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas More, Plato, Hobbes, and Aristotle; international relations theory including realism and utopianism; leadership and power; Machiavellianism in management, social psychology, and primatology; strategies for teaching and learning in higher education; ethics; corruption; and public administration. Notable publications include "Administrative Argument," co-authored with Christopher Hood (Dartmouth Publishing Group, 1991; 1,094 citations); "La Argumentación Administrativa," with C. Hood and R.U. Berrones (1997; 184 citations); "Responsibility versus Accountability in the Friedrich-Finer Debate" (Journal of Management History, 2009; 130 citations); "Less Lecturing, More Learning," with M.T. Prosser (Studies in Higher Education, 1989; 119 citations); "Fallen Sparrows: The International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War" (American Philosophical Society, 1994); "Machiavelliana: The Living Machiavelli in Modern Mythologies," co-authored with Damian Grace (Brill, 2018); "How ‘Utopian’ is the Foreign Policy in Thomas More’s Utopia?" (2021); and "Bureaucracy in Hegel's Political Theory" (Administration & Society, 1986). With over 165 publications, Jackson's scholarship has significantly impacted political theory, administrative studies, and interdisciplinary applications of classical thought. The University of Sydney honors outstanding Politics students with the Michael Jackson Prize.

Professional Email: michael.jackson@sydney.edu.au