August 16, 2021
Margaret Weir recently co-edited, "Who Gets What? The New Politics of Insecurity," a book harnessing the expertise of scholars from across the disciplines of history and the social sciences to probe how the economic and social transformations of the past forty years have introduced new risks and insecurities that fractured the solidarities of the postwar era.
March 15, 2021 New York Times
Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science Margaret Weir provided commentary on the new Democratic stance.
February 9, 2021 GBH News
Margaret Weir offered commentary on Massachusetts' Department of Unemployment Assistance, which she calls "shockingly dysfunctional."
February 5, 2021 British Association of Social Workers
In this podcast interview, Margaret Weir joins Andy McClenaghan to explore what the Biden administration will mean for social work in the USA.
January 11, 2021 al Khaleej Today
Margaret Weir in al Khaleej Today, "The [Gadsden] flag has become a symbol of the right over the past two decades."
January 8, 2021 BBC News
This article includes commentary from Margaret Weir on the Gadsden flag, more commonly identified by it's quote, "Don't tread on me."
May 28, 2020
In May 2020 Maragret Weir published, "The Pandemic and the Production of Solidarity," a piece focused on three areas of contrast between the United States and the United Kingdom: economic stimulus strategies, pre-existing healthcare institutions, and public leadership on racial and ethnic differences.
February 25, 2020
In February 2020, Margaret Weir delivered her inaugural lecture as John G. Winant Professor of American Politics at the Rothermere American Institute at the University of Oxford entitled "The Problem of the Public in Postwar America." The lecture examined the interplay between racial inclusion and public life in postwar America.
January 29, 2020
In 2020, Margaret Weir co-wrote, "Governing the New Geography of Poverty in Metropolitan America" with Elizabeth Mattiuzzi (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) - a piece that was first published in March 2019 and focuses on the new geography of poverty through examining the relationship between low-income residents and the governmental patchwork that defines metropolitan America.
October 9, 2019
This article contributes to the research on the new geography of poverty by examining how low-income residents fit into the governmental patchwork that defines metropolitan America.
January 14, 2019
In December, Professor Margaret Weir convened "The Political Geography and Inequality in America" workshop to discuss how spatial arrangements influence inequality in the country.
December 13, 2017 WalletHub
Margaret Weir, professor of political science and international and public affairs, comments on WalletHub's roundup for the year's neediest cities.
September 7, 2017 Vox
Research by Professor Margaret Weir was mentioned in an article about what the U.S. would look like if everyone who didn't have a job and wanted one, got one.
February 28, 2017 Sun Sentinel
Margaret Weir, professor of political science and international and public affairs, wrote an opinion piece about health care jobs and related facilities disappearing in rural areas if the Affordable Care Act is repealed.
January 26, 2016 The New York Times
Margaret Weir comments on an article about liberals turning to cities to enact policy changes."Historically, especially for groups that want more government action and more generous social and economic policies, they could go to the federal government and achieve those things," Ms. Weir said. "That has become more difficult. It's a reflection of the loss of power at the federal level."