[1] He later moved to the University of Massachusetts Boston where he is now Emeritus Professor of Political Science.
[1][3] Alongside his academic work Ferguson has also contributed widely to popular media.
[8] According to Noam Chomsky, Ferguson was warned while at MIT that his research might get him denied tenure in the political science department.
Although not explicitly mentioned, the research was ostensibly the investment theory of party competition.
[9] Ferguson has written numerous scholarly articles, magazine pieces, and a number of books.