Provides a conceptual framework to help political science students understand the public policy process in the United States. Emphasizes the evolution of public policy analysis through a unique historical perspective while discussing how policy is currently formulated. Balances conservative and liberal approaches to public policy. Includes chapters on the policy process and on several substantive areas: education, welfare, crime and the environment.

Public Policy: An Evolutionary Approach

Education & Teaching

Stewart, Jr. Joseph

Lester, James P.

Schools & Teaching

Wadsworth Publishing

A unique historical perspective emphasizes the evolution of public policy analysis while discussing how policy is currently formulated.

PUBLIC POLICY: AN EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH, 3e, examines how the substance and process of public policy and our understanding of that have evolved in America. After providing the reader with an analytic, historic and contextual framework for viewing public policy in the U.S., the authors offer a comprehensive look at the various elements of the governing process including agenda setting and problem definition, policy formation, implementation, program evaluation, and policy change and termination. In doing that the authors pay particular attention to the range of theories that have been offered to explain how, why, and with what effects governments act. The authors then look at three critical policy areas - environment, education, and welfare - to further illustrate how governing proceeds in the U.S.. Throughout the text the authors draw extensively on actual policy examples including recent efforts to reform education and welfare and the war in Iraq.

Hedge, David M.

Cengage Learning'

This is the first systematic study of the politics of "second generation discrimination" against Hispanic students. Despite the fact that Hispanics are the second largest and fastest growing minority in the United States, little attention has been paid to the efforts of Hispanics to achieve equal educational opportunity. Quantitative, historical, and legal analysis are used to examine the access of Hispanic students to equal educational opportunities in school districts throughout the U.S.

The Politics of Hispanic Education: Un Paso Pa'lante Y DOS Pa'tras (Suny Series, United States Hispanic Studies)

Meier, Professor Kenneth J

State University of New York Press

This is the first systematic study of the politics of “second generation discrimination” against Hispanic students. Despite the fact that Hispanics are the second largest and fastest growing minority in the United States, little attention has been paid to the efforts of Hispanics to achieve equal educational opportunity. Quantitative, historical, and legal analysis are used to examine the access of Hispanic students to equal educational opportunities in school districts throughout the U.S.

The Politics of Hispanic Education: Un paso pa'lante y dos pa'tras (United States Hispanic (Dis))

Meier, Kenneth J.

In a nation built by immigrants and bedevilled by the history and legacy of slavery, issues of liberty, equality and community continue to challenge Americans. In considering the Los Angeles riots, the patterns of ethnic representation in Congress, or examples of discrimination in schools, it can be seen that "getting along" is intimately connected with "who gets what, when, and how" - the traditional definition of politics. This book combines traditional elements of political-science analysis - history, constitutional theory, institutions, political behaviour and policy actors - with a detailed survey of the political status of four major groups: African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and American Indians. The authors identify similarities and differences in these groups' political action and experience, and point the way toward coalition, competition and consensus-building in the face of continuing conflict. Two dilemmas shape the book: how the American nation reconciles a commitment to equality with persistent inequality and discrimination, and what can be done about it from the perspective of ethnic and racial minorities as well as within the dominant culture.

Can We All Get Along?: Racial And Ethnic Minorities In American Politics (Dilemmas in American Politics)

Politics & Social Sciences

McClain, Paula D.

Stewart, Joseph

Social Sciences

Westview Press

In a nation built by immigrants and bedeviled by the history and legacy of slavery and discrimination, issues of liberty, equality, and community continue to challenge Americans. In the fourth edition of this widely acclaimed text, Paula McClain and Joseph Stewart combine traditional elements of political science analysis-history, Constitutional theory, institutions, political behavior, and policy actors-with a fully updated survey of the political status of four major groups: African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and American Indians. They show similarities and differences in these groups' political action and experience, and point the way toward coalition, competition, and consensus building in the face of ongoing conflict. Two dilemmas shape the book: How do we as a nation reconcile a commitment to equality with persistent inequality and discrimination? And what can we do about it-from the perspective of ethnic and racial minorities as well as within the dominant culture? Thoroughly updated following the 2004 national elections and complete 2000 Census data, this new edition provides a concise overview of minority politics in America.

Can We All Get Along?: Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics (Dilemmas in American Politics)

Rodney King framed what might be called the enduring question of American politics from the Founding forward: Can we all get along?” In a nation built by immigrants and bedeviled by the history and legacy of slavery, issues of liberty, equality, and community continue to challenge Americans. Whether we look at the Los Angeles riots, the patterns of ethnic representation in Congress, or examples of discrimination in schools, we see that getting along” is intimately connected with who gets what, when, and how”the traditional definition of politics.The second edition of this widely acclaimed text has been extensively revised to reflect the latest scholarship and the most recent events in America's ongoing struggle with racial issues. Here, Paula McClain and Joseph Stewart combine traditional elements of political science analysishistory, Constitutional theory, institutions, political behavior, and policy actorswith a thoroughgoing survey of the political status of four major groups: African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and American Indians. They show similarities and differences in these groups' political action and experience, and point the way toward coalition, competition, and consensus-building in the face of ongoing conflict. Two dilemmas shape the book: How do we as a nation reconcile a commitment to equality with persistent inequality and discrimination? And what can we do about itfrom the perspective of ethnic and racial minorities as well as within the dominant culture? The revised version of the second edition features an updated discussion on Supreme Court decisions on majority-minority districts; updated information on African American, Latino, Asian, and American Indian Representation in Congress; a new discussion of residential segregation; revised and updated maps and tables; a new concluding chapter that touches on theoretical frameworks useful for studying racial minority politics; and results and analysis of the 1998 mid-term elections.

Can We All Get Along? 2E Updated: Racial And Ethnic Minorities In American Politics, Second Edition, Updated

Rodney King framed an eternal question of American politics when he asked: Can we all get along?” In a nation built by immigrants and bedeviled by the history and legacy of slavery, issues of liberty, equality, and community continue to challenge Americans. In this third edition of the widely acclaimed text, Paula McClain and Joseph Stewart combine traditional elements of political science analysis-history, Constitutional theory, institutions, political behavior, and policy actors-with a thoroughgoing survey of the political status of four major groups: African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and American Indians. They show similarities and differences in these groups' political action and experience, and point the way toward coalition, competition, and consensus building in the face of ongoing conflict. Two dilemmas shape the book: How do we as a nation reconcile a commitment to equality with persistent inequality and discrimination? And what can we do about it-from the perspective of ethnic and racial minorities as well as within the dominant culture? Thoroughly updated following the 2000 national elections and early 2000 Census data, this third edition provides a concise overview of minority politics in America.

"Can We All Get Along?": Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics

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Public Policy: An Evolutionary Approach

Public Policy: An Evolutionary Approach

Public Policy: An Evolutionary Approach

The Politics of Hispanic Education: Un Paso Pa'lante Y DOS Pa'tras (Suny Series, United States Hispanic Studies)

The Politics of Hispanic Education: Un paso pa'lante y dos pa'tras (United States Hispanic (Dis))

Can We All Get Along?: Racial And Ethnic Minorities In American Politics (Dilemmas in American Politics)

Can We All Get Along?: Racial And Ethnic Minorities In American Politics (Dilemmas in American Politics)

Can We All Get Along?: Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics (Dilemmas in American Politics)

Can We All Get Along? 2E Updated: Racial And Ethnic Minorities In American Politics, Second Edition, Updated

"Can We All Get Along?": Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics