Andrew J. Taylor
Andrew J. Taylor is chair and professor of Political Science in the School of Public and International Affairs at NC State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut and teaches courses in American politics, including Introduction to American Government, the Presidency and Congress, the Legislative Process, and Public Choice and Political Institutions. He also teaches courses for the Distance Education program at NC State. In 1999 he received the College of Humanities and Social Sciences’ Poole Outstanding Teacher Award. He recieved NC State's Outstanding Extension Service Award in both 1999-2000 and 2003-4. He is a native of the United Kingdom.
His research focuses on American governmental institutions. He has published in many journals including the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Political Research Quarterly, and American Politics Research and is the author of the book, Elephant’s Edge: The Republicans as a Ruling Party. He is a recipient of Dirksen Congressional Center research awards and has, with Steve Margolis of Economics, obtained grants worth $1.2 million for teaching and research at NC State from the J.W. Pope Foundation. Taylor also provides political commentary for a number of local media outlets, especially WUNC and WRAL-5 television and WPTF-680 radio. In 1999-2000 he was the American Political Science Association's Steiger Congressional Fellow.