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  • The Public Policy Theory Primer

    by Kevin B. Smith, Christopher Larimer ...
    The field of public policy is so broad, diffuse, and balkanized that imposing order on it from an instructor’s perspective—let alone from a student’s perspective— can be a difficult and frustrating undertaking. The Public Policy Theory Primer, Fourth Edition, is designed to provide a firm grounding in public policy while also offering an introduction to the research agendas that are rising fastest ... Read more

    Was $66.99 USD Now $59.99 USD

  • Gubernatorial Stability in Iowa: A Stranglehold on Power

    by Christopher W. Larimer ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book uses a multi-method approach to explain why recent Iowa governors have been able to stay in office significantly longer than their peers. Voters in Iowa value a personal connection with their governor and those governors who ignore that expectation are held accountable at the polls. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Public Policy Theory Primer

    by Kevin B. Smith, Christopher Larimer ...
    Public policy is a broad and interdisciplinary area of study and research in the field tends to reflect this. Yet for those teaching and studying public policy, the disjointed nature of the field can be confusing and cumbersome. This text provides a consistent and coherent framework for uniting the field of public policy. Authors Kevin B. Smith and Christopher W. Larimer offer an organized and ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • The Public Administration Theory Primer

    by H. George Frederickson, Kevin B. Smith, Christopher Larimer, Michael J. Licari ...
    The Public Administration Theory Primer explores how the science and art of public administration is definable, describable, replicable, and cumulative. The authors survey a broad range of theories and analytical approaches—from public institutional theory to theories of governance—and consider which are the most promising, influential, and important for the field. This book paints a full picture ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • Presidential Swing States

    by David F. Damore, Rafael Jacob, Sean D. Foreman, Elizabeth Maltby, Rebecca D. Gill, Dante J. Scala, Christopher A. Cooper, H. Gibbs Knotts, Neil Kraus, Aaron C. Weinschenk0, Donna R. Hoffman1, Christopher W. Larimer2, James P. Melcher3, Amy Fried4, Nathaniel Swigger5, David A. Dulio6, John S. Klemanski7, Kate Kenski8, Karen L. Owen9, Kyle Hull0, Scott McLean1, David Schultz2, Dr. Christopher Borick4 ...
    The 2020 US presidential race was one of the most hotly contested and contentious in recent American history. While the election produced the greatest turnout in American history and the highest percentage turnout in 60 years, the election still came down to a handful of swing states that ultimately decided the election. In their third edition of Presidential Swing States, Rafael Jacob and David ... Read more

    $109.39 USD

  • Unconventional, Partisan, and Polarizing Rhetoric

    How the 2016 Election Shaped the Way Candidates Strategize, Engage, and Communicate

    by Jeanine E. Kraybill, Donna R. Hoffman, Christopher W. Larimer, Alison Howard, Raul Madrid Jr., Mirya Holman, Abby Perkins, Carrie Skulley, Stuart Wood, Nicole Mirkazemi0, Randy Villegas1, Chris Haynes2, Jessica Sattler3, Ivy A.M. Cargile4 ...
    Series series Voting, Elections, and the Political Process
    The rhetoric and political communication of the 2016 Presidential Election was arguably unconventional, partisan, and polarizing—becoming a defining characteristic of the tone and feel of the campaign. In this volume we examine how rhetoric and various political communication strategies influenced and shaped the contours of the election and ultimately its outcome. Witnessing the most diverse ... Read more

    $42.09 USD

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  • Handbook of Public Policy Analysis

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    Edited by Frank Fischer, Gerald J. Miller ...
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    The study of public policy and the methods of policy analysis are among the most rapidly developing areas in the social sciences. Policy analysis has emerged to provide a better understanding of the policymaking process and to supply decision makers with reliable policy-relevant knowledge about pressing economic and social problems.Presenting a broad, comprehensive perspective, the Handbook of ... Read more

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  • Great American City

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    by Robert J. Sampson ...
    This "landmark work in urban sociology" examines the influence of neighborhoods on social phenomena and in our lives (Claude Fischer, City & Community).For over fifty years numerous public intellectuals and social theorists have insisted that community is dead. Some would have us believe that we act solely as individuals choosing our own fates regardless of our surroundings, while other theories ... Read more

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  • The New Institutionalism in Organizational Analysis

    Edited by Walter W. Powell, Paul J. DiMaggio ...
    Long a fruitful area of scrutiny for students of organizations, the study of institutions is undergoing a renaissance in contemporary social science. This volume offers, for the first time, both often-cited foundation works and the latest writings of scholars associated with the "institutional" approach to organization analysis.In their introduction, the editors discuss points of convergence and ... Read more

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  • Institutions and Organizations

    Ideas, Interests, and Identities

    by W. Richard Scott ...
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  • Integrating Aboriginal Perspectives Into the School Curriculum

    Purposes, Possibilities, and Challenges

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