U.S. Politics

Encompasses local government and politics in cities and towns across America. This book gives attention to the politics of suburbia, where many students live, and encourages them to become engaged in their own communities. It provides focused discussion of institutions, roles, and personalities as w..

This book approaches public policy in the nation’s most populous red state from historical, comparative, and critical perspectives. The historical view provides the scope for asking how various policy domains have developed in Texas, reaching back to the state’s founding and with substantial data si..

This book approaches public policy in the nation’s most populous red state from historical, comparative, and critical perspectives. The historical view provides the scope for asking how various policy domains have developed in Texas, reaching back to the state’s founding and with substantial data si..

Through comparative and historical analysis, the book shows that reconstructive coalitions, such as labor and pan-Christian moral movements, affect minority incorporation and bring Catholics and Protestants together under new identities and significantly improving Catholic standing. It provides over..

No area of public policymaking is more hotly debated than the use of government authority to enforce certain standards of behavior in areas of moral controversy. Now thoroughly revised and updated, this collection examines a variety of such policy areas - ranging from abortion and affirmative action..

No area of public policymaking is more hotly debated than the use of government authority to enforce certain standards of behavior in areas of moral controversy. Now thoroughly revised and updated, this collection examines a variety of such policy areas - ranging from abortion and affirmative action..

This book examines how group influence, emotions, and religious interpretation contribute to the political orientation and behaviour of American Muslims...

Our portraits of voters have changed significantly within the last 10 to 15 years. In a short period of time we have gone from concern that parties are not responsive or sufficiently different to whether polarization has become too great. This volume, with contributions from some of the most noted s..

Our portraits of voters have changed significantly within the last 10 to 15 years. In a short period of time we have gone from concern that parties are not responsive or sufficiently different to whether polarization has become too great. This volume, with contributions from some of the most noted s..

New Directions in American Politics brings together top scholars to write original essays across the standard curriculum of American government and politics, capturing emerging research in the discipline in a way that is accessible for undergraduates. Each chapter combines substantive knowledge with..

New Directions in American Politics brings together top scholars to write original essays across the standard curriculum of American government and politics, capturing emerging research in the discipline in a way that is accessible for undergraduates. Each chapter combines substantive knowledge with..

Especially coming out of the landmark presidential elections of 2008 and 2016, the study of the American presidency--both as a political institution and of those who have held the office--is one of the most fascinating and dynamic fields of study within American government. This volume of original c..