Public Policy

Shaping the Immigration Debate: Contending Civil Societies on the US-Mexico Border
Cari Lee Skogberg Eastman

Stories of interactions between unauthorized immigrants crossing the border into Arizona and the US citizens they encounter have made headlines not only in areas adjacent to the border, but    More >

Policy, Politics, and Gender: Women Gaining Ground
Kathleen Staudt

Here is a book that finally identifies and develops the connections between women's politics and public policies and practices at national and international levels. Kathleen Staudt    More >

US Politics and Climate Change: Science Confronts Policy
Glen Sussman and Byron W. Daynes

Why is climate change the subject of such vehement political rhetoric in the United States?  What explains the policy deadlock that has existed for nearly two decades—and that has    More >

Spying: Assessing US Domestic Intelligence Since 9/11
Darren E. Tromblay

Initiated in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, have the reforms of the US intelligence enterprise served their purpose? What have been the results of the creation of the    More >

Cyber Intelligence: Actors, Policies, and Practices
Constance S. Uthoff

US national security compromised by Wikileaks. Towns held hostage by ransomware. Corporate websites hacked. Cyber espionage and cybercrimes are increasing in both frequency and    More >

Confronting Homelessness: Poverty, Politics, and the Failure of Social Policy
David Wagner with Jennifer Barton Gilman

Choice Outstanding Academic Book! Whose fault is homelessness? Thirty years ago the problem exploded as a national crisis, drawing the attention of activists, the media, and policymakers    More >

US National Security: Policymakers, Processes, and Politics, 6th ed.
John Allen Williams, Stephen J. Cimbala, and Sam C. Sarkesian

Choice Outstanding Academic Book! The main focus of US national security policy has shifted dramatically since the years of the Obama administration, moving away from nation building and    More >

Hunger in the Land of Plenty: A Critical Look at Food Insecurity
James D. Wright, Amy Donley, and Sara Strickhouser Vega

In the United States today, 50 million people don't have enough food. How is this possible in one of the world's wealthiest countries? Why hasn’t the problem been solved? Is it    More >

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