Margaret Clark

Professor

DCNZM, CMG, BA NZ, MA Malaya, PhD Columbia

Profile

Margaret Clark is Professor of Political Science. Before joining the staff of Victoria University she taught in Malaysian, Australian and North American universities. In conjunction with the Stout Research Centre and  the Association of former Members of Parliament she has organised a series of conferences and publications on New Zealand political leaders. She maintains an interest in Southeast Asian as well as New Zealand politics. She co-ordinates the School's first year and honours programmes. In 2006 Professor Clark was appointed Distinguished Companion of the NZ Order of Merit, redesignated Dame Companion in 2009.

Selection of Publications

Margaret Clark (ed.), Keith Holyoake: Towards a Political Biography (Dunmore Press, 1997) 

Margaret Clark (ed.), Peter Fraser: Master Politician (Dunmore Press, 1998)

Margaret Clark (ed.) Three Labour Leaders: Nordmeyer, Kirk and Rowling (Dunmore Press, 2001)

Margaret Clark (ed.) Holyoake's Lieutenants (Dunmore Press, 2003)

Margaret Clark (ed.) Muldoon Revisited (Dunmore Press, 2004).

Margaret Clark (ed.) Lange and the Fourth Labour Government (Dunmore Press, forthcoming).

Current Teaching

POLS 111 – Introduction to Government and Politics

POLS 356 – Political Sociology

POLS 359– Directed Individual Study

POLS 421 – A Selected Topic in Political Sociology

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