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  • The Politics of Information

    Problem Definition and the Course of Public Policy in America

    by Frank R. Baumgartner, Bryan D. Jones ...
    How does the government decide what's a problem and what isn't? And what are the consequences of that process? Like individuals, Congress is subject to the "paradox of search." If policy makers don't look for problems, they won't find those that need to be addressed. But if they carry out a thorough search, they will almost certainly find new problems—and with the definition of each new problem ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Agenda Setting, Policies, and Political Systems

    A Comparative Approach

    by Peter John, Shaun Bevan, Will Jennings, Bryan D. Jones, Michelle C. Whyman, Sylvain Brouard, Emiliano Grossman, Isabelle Guinaudeau, Arco Timmermans, Gerard Breeman, Frédéric Varone, Isabelle Engeli, Pascal Sciarini, Roy Gava, Christian Breunig, Brandon Zicha, Anne Hardy, Jeroen Joly, Tobias Van Assche, Enrico Borghetto, Marcello Carammia, Francesco Zucchini, Laura Chaqués-Bonafont, Anna M. Palau, Luz M. Muñoz Marquez, Martial Foucault, Éric Montpetit ...
    What will gain the system's attention? "Explores the dynamics of a broad range of policy issues in different countries . . . an important scholarly contribution." — Political Studies ReviewBefore making significant policy decisions, political actors and parties must first craft an agenda designed to place certain issues at the center of political attention. The agenda-setting approach in political ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Agendas and Instability in American Politics

    by Frank R. Baumgartner, Bryan D. Jones ...
    When Agendas and Instability in American Politics appeared fifteen years ago, offering a profoundly original account of how policy issues rise and fall on the national agenda, the Journal of Politics predicted that it would "become a landmark study of public policy making and American politics." That prediction proved true and, in this long-awaited second edition, Bryan Jones and Frank Baumgartner ... Read more

    $23.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Building Civic Capacity

    The Politics of Reforming Urban Schools

    by Clarence N. Stone, Jeffrey R. Henig, Bryan D. Jones, Carol Pierannunzi ...
    Series series Studies in Government and Public Policy
    Winner: APSA Best Book Award in Urban PoliticsThe authors of this volume argue that urban education is in urgent need of reform and that, although there have been plenty of innovative and even promising attempts to improve conditions, most have been doomed. The reason for this, they agree, lies in the failure of our major cities to develop their “civic capacity”—the ability to build and maintain a ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Great Broadening

    How the Vast Expansion of the Policymaking Agenda Transformed American Politics

    by Bryan D. Jones, Sean M. Theriault, Michelle Whyman ...
    Beginning in the late 1950s and continuing through the 1970s, the United States experienced a vast expansion in national policy making. During this period, the federal government extended its scope into policy arenas previously left to civil society or state and local governments.With The Great Broadening, Bryan D. Jones, Sean M. Theriault, and Michelle Whyman examine in detail the causes, ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • The New American Politics

    Reflections On Political Change And The Clinton Administration

    by Bryan D Jones ...
    Was 1992 a realigning election? Did the midterm elections of 1994 realign the realignment? Will 1996 carry the United States forward on yet another changed trajectory? In this volume of original essays, leading political scientists examine key components of the American agenda and assess the current administration's position in light of historical precedents and future trends. Each conclusion is ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Comparative Studies of Policy Agendas

    Edited by Frank R. Baumgartner, Christoffer Green-Pedersen, Bryan D. Jones ...
    Series series Journal of European Public Policy Series
    Previously published as a special issue of the Journal of European Public Policy, this book draws on the insights of the existing literature on agenda setting and policy changes to explore the dynamics of attention allocation and its consequences.Attention is a crucial variable in understanding modern politics. Shifts in attention have dramatic consequences for both politics and policy decisions ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • The Sustaining Hand

    Community Leadership and Corporate Power

    by Bryan D. Jones, Lynn W. Bachelor ...
    Series series Studies in Government and Public Policy
    As the recent shake-up at GM underscores, the new global economy has widened the cracks and stresses in the American auto industry. But, as this new edition of the highly regarded Sustaining Hand reminds us, the auto industry remains a central if volatile player in American urban politics.In this significantly revised update, Bryan Jones and Lynn Bachelor have extended and refined their analysis ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

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    How Scarcity Will Remake American Politics

    by Thomas Byrne Edsall ...
    One of our most prescient political observers provides a sobering account of how pitched battles over scarce resources will increasingly define American politics in the coming years—and how we might avoid, or at least mitigate, the damage from these ideological and economic battles.In a matter of just three years, a bitter struggle over limited resources has enveloped political discourse at every ... Read more

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  • American Gridlock

    The Sources, Character, and Impact of Political Polarization

    Edited by James A. Thurber, Antoine Yoshinaka ...
    American Gridlock brings together the country's preeminent experts on the causes, characteristics, and consequences of partisan polarization in US politics and government, with each chapter presenting original scholarship and novel data. This book is the first to combine research on all facets of polarization, among the public (both voters and activists), in our federal institutions (Congress, the ... Read more

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  • Democratic Policymaking

    An Analytic Approach

    by Charles Barrilleaux, Christopher Reenock, Mark Souva ...
    This introduction applies analytic models to policymaking challenges, equipping students with tools to evaluate core policymaking dilemmas. Students are introduced to the approaches of game theory, social choice theory, research design and causal inference. Key terms, along with current research, are highlighted to build an understanding of public policy study. Exercises and thought questions ... Read more

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  • Future-Generation Government

    How to Legislate for the Long Term

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