Public Policy
Kitchen Capitalism
The first in-depth examination of self-employment from the perspectives of low-income entrepreneurs.
Philosophy and the City
The definitive source book on philosophy and the city.
Well-Oiled Diplomacy
Examines Russia’s energy policy with rival Eurasian supplier states from 1992 to 2002.
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volumes 1, 2 & 3
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 1
The Politics of State Constitutional Reform
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 2
Drafting State Constitutions, Revisions, ...
Desegregating the City
Multidisciplinary perspectives on segregation in the United States and other developed countries.
Environmental Policymaking
Case studies that assess the value of new approaches to environmental policymaking in the United States and abroad.
The Politics of Air Pollution
Argues that clean air policy is driven by locally oriented economic elites.
Women and Children First
A critique of public policy rhetoric from multiple feminist perspectives.
Promise and Betrayal
Argues that universities can help revitalize poor neighborhoods.
Defining NASA
Examines the politics behind the funding of NASA.
From Snake Pits to Cash Cows
Explains why public institutions for people with developmental disabilities have persevered despite plans to eliminate them.
Deserving and Entitled
Explores the contradictions between the American ideal of equality and the realities of public policy.
The Emancipatory Promise of Charter Schools
Offers a broad, multidisciplinary, and progressive look at school choice.
The Mediating Effect of Public Opinion on Public Policy
Examines how public opinion has influenced health care policy.
Boom for Whom?
Explores political and educational aspects of Charlotte's nationally praised school desegregation efforts.
For Better or Worse?
Investigates the effects of political consultants on American democracy.
Identity Matters
Blends memoir and scholarship to provide a moving and sometimes unsettling look at how academic discourse affects the cultural values and identities that students bring into the writing classroom.
Polls and Politics
A provocative examination of the use and abuse of public opinion polls.
Immersed in Great Affairs
A biography of the influential journalist and historian Allan Nevins.
A Parliament of Science
Interviews with scientific leaders focus on the challenges, promises, and perils of science and technology.
Sporting Dystopias
Challenges the unexamined belief that sports stadiums, events, and teams in cities are always beneficial to the comunities.
Geo-Logic
Seeks to redraw the boundaries between the fields of geology and environmental philosophy.
Organizational Structure in American Police Agencies
A new theory accounts for the characteristics of individual police departments.
Judicial Review in State Supreme Courts
Unveils the considerable policy-making powers of state supreme courts.
It Takes a Neighborhood
The Neighborhood Preservation Initiative, a comprehensive community building program in ten neighborhoods from nine mostly mid-sized cities, is examined in It Takes a Neighborhood. Wright shows what was ...