Policy Studies Journal articles from August 2003

Policy Studies Journal archives from August 2003

A centennial, a new editor, a new headquarters.(Editorial)
August 1, 2003... Well, this is the centennial. The American Political Science Association is one hundred years young. I really know time goes by because the new president of the APSA, Suzanne Rudolph, was the young wife of Lloyd Rudolph, my thesis adviser at...

Policy studies and civil society: a centennial debate (1).
August 1, 2003... Civil society and its organizations are attracting renewed and increased attention in policy studies, as is social capital and political culture, (2)--a reminder of Geertz's phrase that "the politics of a country reflect the sense of culture"....

Public policy section awards.
August 1, 2003... Best Paper Award for Public Policy Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the APSA, Boston, Mass., 2002 * Winner: Dr. Soeren C. Winter, Danish National Institute of Social Research: "Explaining Variation in Street-Level Bureaucratic...

Policy Studies Organization Centennial Program www.ipsonet.org.
August 1, 2003... WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 9:30 am. Special Symposium. Policy Agenda and Research in the New Millennium. Bryan D. Jones, University of Washington; Frank R. Baumgartner, Pennsylvania State University; John D. Wilkerson, University of Washington;...

The geography of need: spatial distribution of barriers to employment in metropolitan Detroit.
August 1, 2003... The time-limited, work-oriented welfare policies mandated by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) have brought greater attention to the factors that affect work activity among welfare recipients....

Changes in family structure and child outcomes: roles of economic and familial resources.
August 1, 2003... Over the past 2 decades, there has been an enormous growth in the number of studies that document the negative effects of changes in family structure--family disruptions, in particular--on children's well-being. Study after study shows that...

The states and the differing impetus for divergent paths on same-sex marriage, 1990-2001.
August 1, 2003... Since July 1, 2000, when the law allowing civil unions went into effect in Vermont, until January 4, 2002, 3,471 civil unions involving parties from 48 U.S. states and several foreign countries were issued by the state of Vermont (Vermont Civil...

Institutions, bureaucratic decisions, and policy outcomes: state insurance solvency regulation.
August 1, 2003... Over the past 2 decades, social scientists have explored the role of institutions in shaping politics and policy. The theoretical underpinnings of this work have varied considerably with, for example, some research stimulated by formal studies...

Symposium in honor of Stuart S. Nagel (1934-2001).(Obituary)
August 1, 2003... Introduction This symposium is in honor of Stuart S. Nagel. It is intended to honor his life and his many professional contributions by looking at a broad range of issues that reflect the type of problems that engaged Stuart intellectually...

Stuart Nagel as graduate student at Northwestern.(Obituary)
August 1, 2003... Given the natural progression of time and age, I expected that Stuart, as one of my first distinguished graduate students in political science at Northwestern, would speak at my retirement or death. There's much pain in the reversal of the...

Technology evolution and citizen activism: the net and the rebirth of limited government.(Obituary)
August 1, 2003... 'Stuart Nagel displayed a truly remarkable range of scholarly interests over his distinguished career, but public policy and technological applications were his enduring concerns. These were often combined, as when he showed how computers could...

Rethinking the concept of membership in nature advocacy organizations.
August 1, 2003... Introduction This article explores the intrinsic nature of individual interaction with and support for mature political advocacy organizations in the United States. In doing so, it also tries to square the realities of these connections...

The politics of judicial selection.
August 1, 2003... Introduction One of the most important policy issues in state judicial politics involves the method for selecting judges. One method of judicial selection is partisan election of judges in which judicial candidates run on the ballot with a...

Judicial review of agency interpretation of statutes: deference doctrines in comparative perspective.
August 1, 2003... Whether we attain democracy will consequently depend upon administrative law: upon the legal forces which pull--or fail to pull--government decision-making towards democratic decision-making. I. Introduction Judicial...

American regulatory policy: factors affecting trends over the past century.
August 1, 2003... The American regulatory system has been established, developed, and modified in response to concerns of inadequacies in the market system. Problems in particular industries led to efforts by national and state governments to create structures...

Presidential policymaking in crisis situations: 9/11 and its aftermath.
August 1, 2003... Introduction The 9/11 terrorist attacks presented policymakers and the public with an unequaled situation: How does one respond to international acts of terrorism of a kind and magnitude never previously experienced in this country? What...

Memorial to Stuart S. Nagel.(Obituary)
August 1, 2003... Stuart S. Nagel, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, died unexpectedly on November 18, 2001, in Champaign. He was 67 years old. His wife of 44 years, and a partner in many of his academic...

Memorial to Stuart S. Nagel: from the Memorial to Stuart S. Nagel at the Policy Studies Organization/American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Labor Day, 2002.(Obituary)
August 1, 2003... Our mission at this memorial service is to take a few moments to remember the life and contributions of Stuart Nagel. As Stuart would say, this is a "win-win" situation. He was an individual of attainments and accomplishments. While here at the...

Memorial to Stuart S. Nagel: from the Memorial to Stuart S. Nagel at the Department of Political Science at the University of Illinois.(Obituary)
August 1, 2003... We all know that Stuart Nagel passed away last November, yet many of my current colleagues never really know him; others only faintly recall him from his very last years. He was an extraordinary person, a scholar of international reputation,...

The centennial of the American Political Science Association: nothing new under the political sun?
August 1, 2003... As scholars prepare for the centennial meetings of the American Political Science Association in Philadelphia, it may be appropriate to reflect on whether major policy issues of a century ago have been replaced by new issues, or whether our...