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Authorizing Policy / by Hall, Thad E. (Thad Edward), 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Policy periodicity -- How short-term authorizations work -- Controlling policy change -- Signaling to appropriators -- Oversight and short-term authorizations -- Steering agencies with reauthorizations -- Policy control and short-term authorizations -- The new policy environment -- Conclusion.…”
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Floundering Stability : US Foreign Policy in Egypt / by Kamel, Amir Magdy

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Mirage of Police Reform : Procedural Justice and Police Legitimacy / by Worden, Robert E., McLean, Sarah J., 1971-

Table of Contents: “…The procedural justice model as reform -- Police departments as institutionalized organizations -- Police legitimacy -- Procedural justice in citizens' subjective experiences -- Citizens' dissatisfaction in their own words -- Procedural justice in police action -- Citizens' subjective experience and police action -- Procedural justice and management accountability -- Procedural justice and street-level sense-making -- Reflections on police reform -- Methodological appendix.…”
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Misplaced distrust policy networks and the environment in France, the United States, and Canada / by Montpetit, Eric, 1970-

Subjects: “…Policy networks.…”
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Updated Evidence and Policy Developments on Reducing Gun Violence in America /

Table of Contents: “…Rosenthal and Adam Winkler -- Update : Public opinion on gun policy following the Newtown mass shooting and the disconnect with political action / Emma E. …”
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America's Bachelor Uncle : Thoreau and the American Polity / by Taylor, Bob Pepperman

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Expressive Politics : Issue Strategies of Congressional Challengers / by Boatright, Robert G.

Table of Contents: “…Parallel histories : the incumbency advantage and electoral competition -- The rational candidate and the hopeless cause -- Incumbents and challengers compared -- "It's not like rocket science" : how candidates understand public opinion -- "Like throwing golf balls against the wall" : the candidates talk about issues and ideology -- "You don't know me, but here I am" : candidate perceptions of party strength -- Expressive campaigning in 2000 and beyond -- Conclusions : expressive politics and invisible politics.…”
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The Nationalist Ferment : The Origins of U.S. Foreign Policy, 1792-1812 / by Rossignol, Marie-Jeanne

Table of Contents: “…I: A nation divided -- Between border and frontier : the quest for sovereignty -- From fractions to political parties : the rise of Partisan divisions over foreign policy problems, 1789-1793 -- Liberties and the Republic : the division of the nation over foreign policy issues -- II: Foreign policy goals shared by the entire nation -- Commercial and territorial expansion -- National greatness, war, and peace : the ambiguities of isolationism -- III: Implementing foreign policy goals: ambitions and ambiguities -- The United States and Haiti : rejecting the other American Republic -- The Louisiana Purchase : American expansion and its problems from 1803 to 1812 -- From Tripoli Harbor to the 1812 declaration of war : identity and recognition.…”
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Our Limits Transgressed : Environmental Political Thought in America / by Taylor, Bob Pepperman

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Preface to paperback edition -- The pastoral and progressive visions -- Scarcity beyond inefficiency: Neo-Malthusian fears -- Liberal reformulations of progressive conservationism -- The spiritualization of nature -- Biocentrism -- Restoring political vision.…”
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Unemployment Insurance Reform : Fixing a Broken System /

Table of Contents: “…O'Leary -- State UI financing response to the Great Recession / Wayne Vroman -- Unemployment insurance reform: evidence-based policy recommendations / Christopher J. O'Leary and Stephen A. …”
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Black Disability Politics / by Schalk, Samantha Dawn

Table of Contents: “…"We have a right to rebel" : Black disability politics in the Black Panther Party -- Fighting psychiatric abuse : the BPP and the Black disability politics of mental and carceral institutions -- Praxis interlude one : anti-ableist approaches to fighting disabling violence -- Empowerment through wellness : Black disability politics in the National Black Women's Health Project -- More than just prevention : the NBWHP and the Black disability politics of HIV/AIDS -- Praxis interlude two: Approaches to disability identity in Black disability politics -- Black disability politics now.…”
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Reasons of State : Oil Politics and the Capacities of American Government / by Ikenberry, G. John

Table of Contents: “…The oil shocks and state responses -- Explaining energy adjustment policy -- The American state and energy policies -- The limits of international cooperation -- The limits of state building -- The limits of technology and spending -- The market as state strategy -- Reasons of state.…”
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Surrender : How the Clinton Administration Completed the Reagan Revolution / by Meeropol, Michael

Table of Contents: “…Revolution in economic policy -- Understanding the economy -- Explaining unacceptable economic performance -- Alternative analyses -- The "revolutionary offensive," 1979-84 -- "Morning in America" -- Seven fat years, or illusion? …”
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La política económica exterior de Estados Unidos / by Condliffe, J. B. (John Bell), 1891-1981

Subjects: “…BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Commercial Policy. bisacsh 158938…”
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Women as Candidates in American Politics / by Carroll, Susan J., 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Democratic Theory and the Representation of Women -- 3. Political Parties and Recruitment -- 4. Problems and Assets in Primary Campaigns -- 5. …”
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Prison Area, Independence Valley : American Paradoxes in Political Life and Popular Culture / by Kroes, Rob

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Randolph Bourne and the Politics of Cultural Radicalism / by Vaughan, Leslie J.

“…American political thought…”
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Prescription for the People : An Activist’s Guide to Making Medicine Affordable for All / by Quigley, Fran, 1962-

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Individaul Accounts for Social Security Reform : International Perspectives on the U.S. Debate / by Turner, John A. (John Andrew), 1949-

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Sustaining Social Security in an Era of Population Aging / by Turner, John A. (John Andrew), 1949-

Table of Contents: “…-- Sustainability and financing reform -- Benefit adequacy -- Retirement policy -- Reforming the reform process -- Conclusion: the way forward -- Appendix -- References -- Author -- Index -- About the institute.…”
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