William West
Professor and Sara Lindsey Chair
Dr. William West holds the Sara Lindsey Chair at the Bush School and has previously served as the Master of Public Service and Administration program's director. He is the author of two books, Controlling the Bureaucracy: The Theory and Practice of Institutional Constraints (M.E. Sharps, 1995) and Administrative Rulemaking: Politics and Processes (Greenwood Press, 1985) and has written numerous articles in journals such as Policy Studies Review, Journal of Politics and Economics, Political Science Quarterly, Journal of Politics, Public Administration Review, and American Journal of Political Science. Dr. West specializes in the study of administrative institutions, regulatory policy, the oversight of bureaucracy, bureaucratic politics, administrative law, and the Congress. A graduate of the United States Military Academy, Dr. West earned his Ph.D. in political science at Rice University.
