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by Robert A. Carp, Ronald C. Stidham, Kenneth L. Manning
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2010
For law and courts courses focused on the federal level, this popular spin-off volume from Judicial Process in America, is the perfect supplement. The authors explain the organizational structure of the federal courts, outline the jurisdiction of the three levels of U.S. courts, and pay particular attention to the link between the courts, public policy, and the political environment.
Administrative Law
The Sources and Limits of Government Agency Power
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2015
Administrative Law: The Sources and Limits of Government Agency Power explains the sources of administrative agency authority in the United States, how agencies make rules, the rights of clients and citizens in agency hearings, and agency interaction with other branches of government. This concise...
American Public Policy
Promise and Performance
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2018
This updated edition of American Public Policy by B. Guy Peters provides a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the policy-making process from procedural approaches and policy instruments to in-depth analysis of specific policy issues. The Eleventh Edition considers how policy has been impacted...
International Political Economy in Context
Individual Choices, Global Effects
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012
Although many international political economy texts offer good descriptions of what events have occurred in global economic and political relations, they fail to develop explicit theoretical frameworks explaining why. Andrew C. Sobel's International Political Economy in Context: Individual Choices,...
by Philip H. Pollock
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
This Fifth Edition of The Essentials of Political Analysis equips students with the skills to conduct political analysis and critically assess statistical research. Bestselling author Philip H. Pollock III builds students’ analytic abilities and develops their statistical reasoning with new data,...
Human Capital
Tools and Strategies for the Public Sector
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2008
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Chapter 1
With the shift from “human resources” to “human capital management” (HCM), public agencies are striving...
Rulemaking
How Government Agencies Write Law and Make Policy
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
In this thought-provoking new edition of their highly regarded text, authors Cornelius M. Kerwin and Scott R. Furlong help you grasp the dynamics of today’s American politics by showing you how rulemaking remains an elemental part of our government system. Rulemaking, Fifth Edition, brings concepts...
Lobbying and Policymaking
The Public Pursuit of Private Interests
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Built on interviews with over 100 lobbyists, Kenneth Godwin, Scott Ainsworth, and Erik Godwin show that much of the research on organized interests overlooks the lobbying of regulatory agencies even though it accounts for almost half of all lobbying—even though bureaucratic agencies have considerable...
Empirical Research and Writing
A Political Science Student’s Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
Students can easily misstep when they first begin to do research. Leanne C. Powner’s new title Empirical Research and Writing: A Student's Practical Guide provides valuable advice and guidance on conducting and writing about empirical research. Chapter by chapter, students are guided through the...
by Stephen J. Wayne
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013
The 2012 election is over, but the debate over the fairness and accuracy of our electoral system continues. The courts are dealing with the alleged discriminatory impact of voter ID requirements on minority voters; privacy and vote manipulation are concerns as political campaigns utilize new technology...
by Professor Elizabeth A. Theiss-Morse, Michael W. Wagner
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2018
"What do the 2018 midterm elections mean?" The 2018 Congressional Elections supplement provides the answers, drawing on the most recent National Election Study surveys to offer a close analysis of the key issues and races, including:
the outcome of the battle for control;
the role of independents...
Virginia Government
Institutions and Policy
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2013
Equally at home as a companion to an introductory text or as a stand-alone resource, Virginia Government offers an excellent introduction to the political institutions, actors, and policy processes of the Old Dominion State. Paying special attention to the governing arrangements that make Virginia...
Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective
Domestic and International Influences on State Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2012
Widely regarded as the most comprehensive comparative foreign policy text, Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective has been completely updated in this much-anticipated second edition. Exploring the foreign policies of thirteen nations—both major and emerging players, and representing all regions...
Lessons from Europe?
What Americans Can Learn from European Public Policies
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2014
What can American policymakers learn from the experiences of European democracies? While we can look to our own history and to the ideas emanating from our own public sphere, by looking abroad we can also learn lessons from European policies – from both those that have proven successful and those...