AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY engages students' interest with its unique emphasis on specific, substantive issues of public policy. Perfect for one- or two-semester introductory courses, the text combines history and description of public policy with debate over alternatives in each chapter, presenting the material clearly and succinctly and encouraging rigorous analysis of existing policies.

American Public Policy: An Introduction

Education & Teaching

Cochran, Clarke E.

MAyer, Lawrence C.

Cayer, N. Joseph

Carr, T.R.

Schools & Teaching

Wadsworth Publishing

Religion in Public and Private Life

Addressing the distinction between public and private life and its intersection with religion and politics, the author argues that public and private life, therefore religion and politics, are inseparable, and essential properties of each draw them together in a dangerous, yet vital tension. Religion has a distinctive role in challenging political life and politics has an important role in taming religious passion. This book bridges the fields of political theory and religious studies, arguing that the key to unravelling the tangle of religion and politics is to understand the dynamic intersection of public and private life in language, virtue and character.

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Routledge

Religious crosses the spheres of both the private life and the public institution. In a liberal democracy, public and private interests and goals prove to be inseparable. Clarke Cochran’s interdisciplinary study brings political theory and the sociology of religion together in a fresh interpretation of liberal culture. First published in 1990, this analysis begins with a reassessment of the nature of the "public" and the "private" in relation to the political. The controversy over religion and politics is examined in light of such contested issues of political life as sexuality, abortion, and the changing nature of the family. Clarifying a number of debates central to contemporary society, this timely reissue will be of particular value to students with an interest in the relationship between religious, society, and politics.

Social Sciences

Best-selling AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY: AN INTRODUCTION takes a unique perspective on issues of public policy and presents them in their historical context. Not stopping there, the text also prompts you to evaluate and discuss possible alternatives. The discussion kindled by AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY: AN INTRODUCTION helps make public policy personal by showing you how to apply your knowledge to real-life policies. AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY: AN INTRODUCTION includes updated and expanded coverage on key policy issues: immigration, global climate change, health care reform, No Child Left Behind, gay rights, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The authors present policy material step-by-step, building a picture of the existing policy you can use to evaluate alternatives.

Learn the practical methods of public policy analysis so you can apply them to real life policies with AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY. This textbook focuses on specific, substantive issues of public policy and analyzes American public policies in a historical context so you can evaluate, analyze, and debate whether established policies are successful or if alternative policies could better serve the American public.

Cengage Learning'

AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY is an introductory undergraduate text that engages students' interest with its unique emphasis on specific, substantive issues of public policy. This text analyzes American public policies in a historical context that allows students to evaluate, analyze, and debate whether established policies are successful or if alternative policies could better serve the American public. The discussion kindled by AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY educates students on the practical methods of public policy analysis while allowing them to apply their knowledge to real life policies.

Should the wall of separation between church and state be permeable or inviolable? This question has been hotly contested since the nation's founding and contentious debates persist today. With a collection of the most significant documents and an introduction by Clarke E. Cochran that provides the historical context of the debate, prominent scholars Mary Segers and Ted Jelen debate the impact of organized religion on the democratic process, examine its influence on political discourse, and discuss its significance for the creation of public policy. The authors illuminate the constitutional implications of using religion to cultivate public morality and discuss the complexities of creating a civic-minded citizenry in a pluralistic society.

A Wall of Separation?

Religion & Spirituality

Jelen, Ted G.

Segers, Mary

Christian Books & Bibles

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Best-selling AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY: AN INTRODUCTION engages student interest through its unique emphasis on specific, substantive issues of public policy. This text draws students into American public policies by presenting their historical context, prompting students to evaluate and discuss possible alternatives. The discussion kindled by AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY: AN INTRODUCTION helps make public policy personal as students apply their knowledge to real-life policies. This new edition includes updated and expanded coverage on key policy issues: immigration, global climate change, health care reform, gay rights, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The authors present policy material step-by-step, building a picture of the existing policy that students can use to evaluate alternatives.

McKenzie, Mark

Religion in Public and Private Life (Routledge Revivals)

History

World

Religious crosses the spheres of both the private life and the public institution. In a liberal democracy, public and private interests and goals prove to be inseparable. Clarke Cochran's interdisciplinary study brings political theory and the sociology of religion together in a fresh interpretation of liberal culture. First published in 1990, this analysis begins with a reassessment of the nature of the "public" and the "private" in relation to the political. The controversy over religion and politics is examined in light of such contested issues of political life as sexuality, abortion, and the changing nature of the family. Clarifying a number of debates central to contemporary society, this timely reissue will be of particular value to students with an interest in the relationship between religious, society, and politics.

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American Public Policy: An Introduction

Religion in Public and Private Life

Religion in Public and Private Life

American Public Policy: An Introduction

American Public Policy: An Introduction

American Public Policy: An Introduction

A Wall of Separation?

American Public Policy: An Introduction

Religion in Public and Private Life (Routledge Revivals)

Religion in Public and Private Life (Routledge Revivals)