Public Policy
Tax Increment Financing and Economic Development, Second Edition
Examines the many issues raised by TIF, the most widely used tool of local economic and community development.
Dimensions of Blackness
A multidimensional approach captures the complexities of African American racial identity.
Congress and Diaspora Politics
Studies the impact of lobbying efforts by domestic ethnic groups and foreign governments on US policymaking.
Black Women in Politics
Examines how Diasporic Black women engage in politics.
The New Welfare Consensus
Discusses the conservative ideological and political attack on welfare in the United States.
Janus Democracy
Explores the contradictory nature of public opinion.
The Caribbeanization of Black Politics
Examines the continuing ethnic diversification of black America and its impact on black political empowerment.
Cities under Austerity
Examines the ways in which austerity policies are transforming US cities.
NATO's Durability in a Post-Cold War World
Examines how NATO has adapted and endured after the end of the Cold War, transforming itself to deal with a host of new security challenges.
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.
Energy, the Modern State, and the American World System
Examines political authority in the modern era as a function of specific energy politics.
From the Streets to the State
Blends academic and activist perspectives to explore recent emancipatory struggles to win and transform state power.
Hearts and Minds
Uses Israel’s public diplomacy efforts during the second intifada (2000–2005) as a prime example of interactions between state security, diplomacy, and the media.
Poor Joshua
Tells the story of a tragic Supreme Court decision involving child abuse and what might be done to rectify it.
American Cities and the Politics of Party Conventions
Uncovers the politics involved when a city recruits and implements a presidential convention.
Ethics and Accountability on the US Supreme Court
Examines the causes and consequences of recusal behavior on the US Supreme Court.
Towards Continental Environmental Policy?
Examines the challenges of environmental governance in contemporary North America.
Because We Are Human
Offers a complete empirical account of US government programs, policies, and interventions outside the United States on behalf of the human rights of LGBTQ people.
The History of Here
How the Pine Hills neighborhood in Albany, New York, changed and grew, as reflected in the history of one house and the lives of its residents.
The Politics of Persuasion
Examines how the US media covers high-profile public policy issues in the context of competing claims about media bias.
Understanding Immigration
Undergraduate-level textbook introducing students to the factors which define immigration politics in the United States and Europe.
Advocacy and Policymaking in South Korea
Reveals how policymaking traditions prior to democratization continue to resonate within current South Korean public policy advocacy practices.
International Disaster Management Ethics
Responds to the demanding political and ethical challenges faced by the international disaster management community.
From Italy to the North End
Documents the arc of the Italian American immigrant experience on both sides of the Atlantic.
Urban Citizenship and American Democracy
Examines city politics and policy, federalism, and democracy in the United States.