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Michael D. McGinnis

Michael D. McGinnis

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Political Science

D-Index
29
Citations
6259
World Ranking
1231
National Ranking
618

Overview

Michael D. McGinnis is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines mainly in social sciences and environmental science, with particular attention to public administration, strategy and management, political science, economics, and environmental engineering.

Their recent publications cover a variety of topics related to governance, policy, and environmental adaptations. Key papers include:

  • Empirical research on polycentric governance: Critical gaps and a framework for studying long-term change (2023, Policy Studies Journal)
  • Embracing Liberalism's Complexity (2024, Critical Review)
  • Updates to the Design of Buildings for NBCC 2025 for Climate Adaptation, Resilience, and Associated Initial Cost Impact (2025, Journal of Structural Engineering)

Michael D. McGinnis's work involves collaboration with several coauthors who have contributed to one or more projects. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Elizabeth Baldwin
  • Andreas Thiel
  • Elke Kellner
  • Daniel H. Cole
  • Aurelian Crăiuţu

The research has appeared frequently in the following publication venues:

  • Policy Studies Journal
  • Critical Review
  • Journal of Structural Engineering

The main fields of study associated with Michael D. McGinnis's work are social sciences and environmental science. Subfields include:

  • Public Administration
  • Strategy and Management
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Environmental Engineering

The primary topics covered in their research span both policy and environmental themes, including:

  • Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Regulation and Compliance Studies
  • Local Government Finance and Decentralization
  • Economic Theory and Institutions
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations

Best Publications

  • Social-ecological system framework: Initial changes and continuing challenges

    Michael D. McGinnis;Elinor Ostrom

  • An Introduction to IAD and the Language of the Ostrom Workshop: A Simple Guide to a Complex Framework

    Michael D. McGinnis

  • Polycentricity and local public economies : readings from the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis

    Michael D. McGinnis

  • Networks of Adjacent Action Situations in Polycentric Governance

    Michael D. McGinnis

  • Polycentric governance and development : readings from the workshop in political theory and policy analysis

    Michael D. McGinnis

  • Reflections on Vincent Ostrom, Public Administration, and Polycentricity

    Michael D. McGinnis;Elinor Ostrom

  • Polycentric games and institutions : readings from the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis

    Michael D. McGinnis

  • Issue Linkage and the Evolution of International Cooperation

    Michael D. McGinnis

  • Polycentric Governance and Development

    Michael D. McGinnis

  • A model of party constraints on optimal candidate positions

    John H. Aldrich;Michael D. Mcginnis

  • CHANGE AND STABILITY IN SUPERPOWER RIVALRY

    Michael D. McGinnis;John T. Williams

  • The Utility of Combining the IAD and SES Frameworks

    Daniel H. Cole;Graham Epstein;Michael D. McGinnis

  • Polycentricity and Local Public Economies

    Michael D. McGinnis

  • Foundations of the Ostrom workshop: institutional analysis, polycentricity, and self-governance of the commons

    Michael D. McGinnis;James M. Walker

  • Compound Dilemmas: Democracy, Collective Action, and Superpower Rivalry

    Michael D. McGinnis;John T. Williams

  • An Introduction to Polycentricity and Governance

    Mark Stephan;Graham Marshall;Michael McGinnis

  • Costs and Challenges of Polycentric Governance

    Michael D. McGinnis

  • Digging deeper into Hardin's pasture: the complex institutional structure of ‘the tragedy of the commons’

    Daniel H. Cole;Graham Epstein;Michael D. Mcginnis

  • Sophisticated Reaction in the U.S.-Soviet Arms Race: Evidence of Rational Expectations

    John T. Williams;Michael D. McGinnis

  • Richardson, Rationality, and Restrictive Models of Arms Races

    Michael D. McGinnis

  • Policy Uncertainty in Two-Level Games: Examples of Correlated Equilibria

    Michael D. McGinnis;John T. Williams

  • Polycentric Games and Institutions

    Michael D. McGinnis

  • Polycentric Governance in Theory and Practice: Dimensions of Aspiration and Practical Limitations

    Michael D. McGinnis

  • An Introduction to IAD and the Language of the Ostrom Workshop: A Simple Guide to a Complex Framework for the Analysis of Institutions and Their Development

    Michael D. McGinnis

Frequent Co-Authors

Elinor Ostrom
Elinor Ostrom Indiana University
John H. Aldrich
John H. Aldrich Duke University
Susan E. Middlestadt
Susan E. Middlestadt Indiana University
James M. Walker
James M. Walker Indiana University

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