Richard C. Feiock (born January 12, 1959) is an American political scientist. He is formerly the Augustus B. Turnbull Professor & The Jerry Collins Eminent Scholar Chair at The Florida State University Askew School of Public Administration and Policy. He resigned in 2020 amid a sexual misconduct investigation.[1] The investigation found that he had been reported for sexual misconduct multiple times since 1991.[2] Dozens of journals in the field responded by condemning his behavior and advocating for better protection of graduate students.[3]
He is a former editor for the Public Administration Review. Feiock is known for his work on the subjects of local government, intergovernmental management,[4] environmental policy, and administrative affairs.[5] Feiock's major works includes the creation of the Institutional Collective Action Framework,[6] and major works dealing with institutional constraints within local government,[7] metropolitan governance,[8] and self-organizing federalism.[9]