American Government
Leadership and Legacy
Applies a variety of scholarly approaches to analyze the long-term impact of President Obama as a leader and policymaker.
Power, Constraint, and Policy Change
Examines how state courts change public policy through an analysis of their influence on state education finance reform.
See America
The first history of the US Travel Bureau, which set the precedent for federal involvement in promoting tourism and travel, an activity which continues today.
Political Power in America
Introduction to American politics and government, intended for students of political science. Provides a critical examination of both political institutions and political behavior.
The US Supreme Court and the Centralization of Federal Authority
Traces the US Supreme Court’s effect on federal government growth from the founding era forward.
Get Things Moving!
Recounts the forgotten but important work of Wayne Coy, the Office for Emergency Management's Liaison Officer, during the early years of World War II.
Contractual Politics and the Institutionalization of Bureaucratic Influence
Analyzes long-term interest group/party alliances, with a focus on the part played by federal advisory committees.
Cities under Austerity
Examines the ways in which austerity policies are transforming US cities.
Ethics and Accountability on the US Supreme Court
Examines the causes and consequences of recusal behavior on the US Supreme Court.
Urban Citizenship and American Democracy
Examines city politics and policy, federalism, and democracy in the United States.
Constitutionalism, Executive Power, and the Spirit of Moderation
Leading scholars and legal practitioners explore constitutional, legal, and philosophical topics.
Privatizing the Polity
Presents evidence that the expansion of welfare privatization makes it harder for people to move out of poverty in large numbers.
Unifying the Nation
In-depth examination of a rarely studied article of the United States Constitution.
Disenchanted Realists, Second Edition
New edition of the provocative history of the tenuous relationship between the scientific study of politics and the real world of American democracy.
Checking the Courts
Examines and measures the extent to which statutory language affects judicial behavior.
Universal Rights and the Constitution
Innovative examination of the tensions between universal and more uniquely American definitions of cherished rights.
America's First Crisis
Engaging and accessible account of the war that helped forge the American nation.
Horizontal Federalism
Provides detailed information and an analysis of interstate relations, and advances recommendations to improve the economic and political union.
The Other Side of Gridlock
A detailed study of political gridlock in Congress, offering an alternative perspective for evaluating its persistence and charting a course for change.
All But Forgotten
Study of Thomas Jefferson’s legacy in public administration.
Silencing the Opposition
Examines major challenges to the Fist Amendment and focuses on the extremely important paradigm shift of freedom of expression in the post-9/11 era.
The Quotable Judge Posner
Collection of quotations and judicial opinions of federal appellate judge Richard A. Posner
Rights, Remedies, and the Impact of State Sovereign Immunity
Engaging case studies on the impact of state sovereign immunity on both plaintiffs and states.
Contemporary American Federalism
Traces the development of the American federal system of government, focusing principally on the shifting balance of powers between the national government and the states.
Agendas and Decisions
Studies how state-level public executives and managers in Tennessee decide and implement policy.
The Silence of Congress
Argues for greater congressional oversight of state taxation of interstate commerce.
Dilemmas of Representation
In-depth analysis of the representational styles of several members of Congress from New York State.
The Game of Justice
Argues in favor of viewing justice as a political contest that everyone has a stake in.
Interstate Disputes
Examines the role of the U. S. Supreme Court in settling disputes between states.
Deserving and Entitled
Explores the contradictions between the American ideal of equality and the realities of public policy.
Popular Justice
Explores the interaction between the presidency and the U. S. Supreme Court.
So You Want to Be In Government?
A guide for appointed officials in American government.
Social Science in Government
A new, substantially updated, and expanded version of a classic work on how to evaluate public policy published over a decade ago.
Explaining Congressional-Presidential Relations
Provides a multivariate analysis of presidential-congressional interaction.
The Day After Reform
Utilizing surveys, reports, and interviews, looks at the states to see how campaign finance reforms have worked out in fact, after organizations have had a chance to adapt to them.