Juliet Gainsborough

Juliet F. Gainsborough is a professor of political science at Bentley University and the Department Chair for Global Studies. She received her Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University. Before joining the faculty at Bentley, Professor Gainsborough taught in the political science department at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Her research interests include urban and regional politics, suburban political behavior, and the politics of social policy. Her work has appeared in such journals as the Urban Affairs Review, Policy Studies Journal, Journal of Urban Affairs, and American Politics Research. Professor Gainsborough is the author of two books: Fenced off: The Suburbanization of American Politics (Georgetown University Press 2001), which looks at the way population movement to the suburbs has shaped national politics, and Scandalous Politics: Child Welfare Policy in the States (Georgetown University Press 2010), which explores the way scandals affect child welfare policymaking at the state and national level. Professor Gainsborough was also a member of the Network on Building Resilient Regions, funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. As a member of the Network, her research explored the way in which fast-growth metropolitan areas respond to regional challenges, with a focus on transportation planning in Orlando and Miami. She is currently working on research related to state politics and higher education policy.

Education

• Ph.D. Harvard University
• BA Univ of California-Berkeley

Teaching Interests

American Politics; Public Policy Making; Urban Political Economy; State and Local Politics; Social Policy

Research Interests

American Politics; Urban Politics; Social Policy; Federalism & Intergovernmental Relations

Awards and Honors

• 2010, Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Bentley University
• 2009, Publication Award, Bentley University
• 2009, Sub-award grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation-funded Building Resilient Regions Network.
• 2008, FAC Grant
• 2008, Valente Center for Arts and Sciences Fellowship
• 2007, Faculty Affairs Committee Research Grant, Bentley College
• 2006, Bentley College Publication Award
• 2005, Bentley College Publication Award
• 2004, Faculty Affairs Committee Research Grant, Bentley College, 2004
• 2004, Greek Community Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, University of Miami, 2004
• 2003, Nominee for Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Miami, 2002 & 2003
• 2002, Excellence in Research Award, School of Business, University of Miami, 2002

Publications

Journal Articles

• Lowe, K., Reckhow, S., Gainsborough, J. F. (2016). Capacity and Equity: Federal Funding Competition between and within Regions. Journal of Urban Affairs, (38) 1 25-41.
• Cowell, M., Gainsborough, J. F., Lowe, K. (2016). Resilience and Mimetic Behavior: Economic Visions in the Great Recession. Journal of Urban Affairs, (38) 1 61-78.
• Lowe, K., Pendall, R., Gainsborough, J. F., Nguyen, M. (2014). Ballot Box Planning: Rail and Referenda. Journal of Public Transportation, (17) 1
• Gulati, G. J., Hadlock, C. R., Gainsborough, J. F. (2011). VODYS: An Agent-Based Model for Exploring Campaign Dynamics. Social Science Computer Review, (29) 2 250-72. (Link)
• Gainsborough, J. F. (2010). The Sports Complex Special Serivces District: Thirty Million Dollars for your Trouble. Drexel University Law Review. Forthcoming.
• Gainsborough, J. F. (2009). Scandals, Lawsuits, and Politics: Child Welfare Policy in the U.S.States. State Politics and Policy Quarterly, (9) 3 325-355.
• Gainsborough, J. F. (2008). A Tale of Two Cities: Civic Culture and Public Policy in Miami. Journal of Urban Affairs, (30) 4
• Alpert, L., Gainsborough, J. F., Wallis, A. (2006). Building the Capacity to Act Regionally: Formation of a Regional Transportation Authority in South Florida. Urban Affairs Review, (42) 2 November 143-168.
• Gainsborough, J. F. (2005). Voters in Context: Cities, Suburbs, and Presidential Vote. American Politics Research, (33) May 435-461.
• Gainsborough, J. F. (2003). Business Organizations as Regional Actors: The Politics of Regional Cooperation in Metropolitan America. Polity, (35) 4 555-572.
• Gainsborough, J. F. (2003). To Devolve or Not To Devolve: Welfare reform in the States. Policy Studies Journal, (31) 4 603-623.
• Gainsborough, J. F. (2002). Smart Growth and Urban Sprawl: Support for a New Regional Agenda?. Urban Affairs Review, (37) 5 728-744.
• Gainsborough, J. F. (2001). Bridging the City-Suburb Divide: States and the Politics of Regional Cooperation. Journal of Urban Affairs, (23) 5 497-512.

Books

• Gainsborough, J. F. (2010). Scandalous Politics: Child Welfare Policy in the States (forthcoming). 207. Washington, D.C: Georgetown University Press
• Gainsborough, J. F. (2001). Fenced Off: The Suburbanization of American Politics. 191. Washington, D.C: Georgetown University Press

Book Chapters

• Gainsborough, J. F. (2016). The Politics of Place and Space In Christine Kelleher Palus & Richardson Dilworth, (Eds.) Urban Politics and Policy in the United States. 213-223. Los Angeles: CQ Press
• Pendall, R., Gainsborough, J. F., Lowe, K., Nguyen, M. (2012). Bringing Equity to Transit-Oriented Development: Stations, Systems, and Regional Resilience. In Margaret Weir, Nancy Pindus, Howard Wial, & Harold Wolman., (Eds.) Urban and Regional Policy and Its Effects: Building Resilient Regions.. 148-192. Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution