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Politics in the American States
A Comparative Analysis
Twelfth Edition
Edited by:
- Thad Kousser - University of California San Diego, USA
- Jamila Michener - Cornell University, USA
- Caroline Tolbert - University of Iowa, USA
Other Titles in:
State & Local Politics
State & Local Politics
November 2024 | 640 pages | CQ Press
Politics in the American States, Twelfth Edition, brings together the high-caliber research expected from this trusted text, with comprehensive and comparative analysis of the fifty states. Fully updated for all major developments in the study of state-level politics, the editors and chapter contributors keep pace with the transformation of American states and their study.
Jamila Michener
Ch. 1 Racial, Economic, and Gender Inequity in the States
Scott J. LaCombe
Ch. 2 Policy Diffusion and Innovation
Joseph Coll, Michael Ritter, Caroline Tolbert
Ch. 3 Parties and Elections in the American States
Anthony J. Nownes, Adam J. Newmark
Ch. 4 Interest Groups in the States
Justin H. Phillips
Ch. 5 Public Opinion, Representation, and America’s Culture Wars
Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan
Ch. 6. Direct Democracy
Nancy Martorano Miller, Keith E. Hamm
Ch. 7 Legislative Politics in the States
Margaret Ferguson, Thad Kousser
Ch. 8 Governors and the Executive Branch
Brent D. Boyea
Ch. 9 Politics and the Judicial Process
Brandon R. Davis
Ch. 10 Criminal Justice in State and Nation
William W. Franko, Christopher Witko
Ch. 11 Fiscal Policies: Taxes and Spending in the States
Colleen M. Grogan, Michael K. Gusmano, Richard C. Fording
Ch. 12 State Health and Welfare Programs
A. Lee Hannah, Michael B. Berkman, Eric Plutzer
Ch. 13 The Politics of Education
Karen Mossberger, Clement Mensah Damoah
Ch. 14 Broadband Policy: Geographic Inequality and the Role of the States
David M. Konisky, Neal D. Woods
Ch. 15 Environmental Policy
Prentiss A. Dantzler, Zachary D. Wood
Ch. 16 Housing Policy
Candis Watts Smith
Ch. 17 Race and Politics in the American States
Elizabeth Rigby
Ch. 18 Economic and Political Inequality
Politics in the American States: A Comparative Analysis provides a great overview of comparative state politics. Covering so much material while maintaining a high level of quality is difficult, but the editors and authors accomplish it masterfully.
Boise State University
Politics in the American States does a great job of mixing classic and contemporary scholarship: combining the best of the older approaches established literature with the most up-to-date information and ideas.
Southwest Baptist University
