Government and International Studies
DR. MICHAEL BAILEY
Assistant Professor of Government
Biography
Michael Bailey (Ph. D., University of Texas) teaches a wide range of courses in American politics including “Presidency and Congress,” “Constitutional Law: American Political Institutions,” “American Founding,” “American Political Development,” as well as the General Education courses "American National Government" and "E pluribus Unum." Bailey has received teaching awards as chosen by his peers as well as by the student body.
Bailey is broadly trained in American politics, with a primary research focus on the American presidency, but he has also published on matters concerning public administration, issues of church and state, party systems and electoral competition, and problems of governance facing liberal democratic nations. Additionally, at numerous professional conferences Bailey has presented papers that address matters ranging from the political thought of Alexis deTocqueville to alternatives to political deliberation to the changes in the rhetoric of the Inaugural Addresses over time. Recently Bailey has published four articles in national magazines.
Bailey has served on a variety of campus-wide committees and has twice served as a member of the Faculty Assembly Executive Committee. He has been selected four times by the students as a faculty representative to the Student Government Association.
Current Projects:
Bailey is currently working on several papers on a variety of issues as well as a manuscript that examines the Inaugural Addresses as a lens for understanding American political development over time.
Personal:
Bailey is married and has three young daughters, each of whom daily pepper him with questions that reveal the limits of his knowledge.
Contact Information:
Office: Evans 125
Telephone: (706) 238-5839
E-mail: mbailey@berry.edu