He is the author of Chaos, Violence, Dynasty: Politics and Islam in Central Asia (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2011). McGlinchey's areas of research include comparativepolitics, Central Asian regime change, political Islam, and the effects of Information Communication Technology (ICT) on state and society. His most recent article, "Central Asia Grows Wobbly," appears in the October 2012 issue of Current History. McGlinchey received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2003.