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.

Studies the Federal Home Loan Bank System, how it has changed over time and why

Offers important new perspectives on the African Diaspora in North America.

Examines the dynamics of Atlanta’s transportation crisis.

A look at the Latino experience in the American South using data from Richmond, Virginia.

Examines competing claims and beliefs about the American legal system in the area of tax policy and tax enforcement.

Collection of quotations and judicial opinions of federal appellate judge Richard A. Posner

Argues that the reliance on sound bites in recent political discourse is harmful to the democratic process.

Examines the policy stances of two major Hispanic interest groups.

Argues that the United States refuses to address global warming because of the reliance of the American economy on urban sprawl.

Examines recent trends in state-funded preschool education.

Explores how the entry of migrant workers into Israel raises questions beyond just those of the labor market.

Examines how federal and state governments have assumed ever-greater control over the education process since the 1960s.

A new and original way of looking at the challenge presented by environmental issues.

Explores how policy actors in the United States and Russia have developed flexible incentive-based instruments for environmental protection.

Philosophers and social theorists of color examine how racism can creep into defensive forms of nationalism.

Makes the surprising claim that identity politics can facilitate rather than undermine worker solidarity.

Provides a clear assessment of all sides of the school choice debate.

Analyzes educational reform in the second half of the twentieth century through the political career of Jimmy Carter and his influence on educational policy.

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.

Reveals the powerful influence of financial elites on New York City’s mayors.

Fascinating stories based on the author’s exploration of eight rivers in New York and Québec.

Studies how state-level public executives and managers in Tennessee decide and implement policy.

Examines the impact of business improvement districts on the quality of contemporary civic life.

Uses Brazil as a case study of how governments implement environmental policies despite urgent needs for economic development.