Policy Studies Journal articles from February 2005

Policy Studies Journal archives from February 2005

Editor's notes.
February 1, 2005... In September the Council of the APSA's Public Policy Section voted to provide the Policy Studies Journal to all members. We welcome our new subscribers, and will do all we can to make the Journal a valuable part of your libraries. Our new...

Methodology, statistics, and voting error: an exploration of 2000 presidential election data in two states.
February 1, 2005... Introduction The controversy generated by the close 2000 presidential election and the Florida recount led to passage of the Help America Vote Act. This historic congressional measure authorizes $3.8 billion to "fix" an ailing voting...

Studying elections: data quality and pitfalls in measuring the effects of voting technologies.
February 1, 2005... Introduction Professor Geralyn Miller reminds us of the range of voting administration practices across the United States. We use this variability to study the average performance of various types of voting equipment throughout the country...

The benefits of scholarly discourse: a response to "studying elections: data quality and pitfalls in measuring of effects of voting technologies across states".
February 1, 2005... The reaction of Professors Alvarez, Ansolabehere, and Stewart to my study of the voting technologies in the states of Pennsylvania and Wyoming was instructive in pointing out how differing perspectives, both among researchers and among state...

What is the future of studying elections? Making the case for a new approach.
February 1, 2005... Introduction Scholars have long wrestled with the question of how to do reliable, valid, and useful policy analysis, given imperfect data, information, and methodological approaches. We often find ourselves in the situation in which the...

Policy coherence and component-driven policymaking: Arctic policy in Canada and the United States.
February 1, 2005... Introduction One often hears calls for more coherent policies. In common parlance, coherence implies that various components of policies correspond because they share a set of ideas or objectives. Highway policy and mass transit policy can...

The effects of universal pre-K in Oklahoma: research highlights and policy implications.
February 1, 2005... Throughout the United States, there is growing interest in pre-K programs that might enhance the school readiness of young children. As of 2002, 40 states had publicly funded pre-K programs for four-year-olds and to a much lesser extent...

Policy analysis for what? The effectiveness of nonpartisan policy research organizations.
February 1, 2005... Policy analysis institutions have proliferated at the national level, with growth in both the number and size of formal institutions, such as the General Accounting Office and Congressional Budget Office, and in particular the think tanks,...

I'm vexed again/perplexed again ...: an alternative view of the politics of ideas.
February 1, 2005... Introduction When Lorenz Hart penned the lyrics to "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered" (from Pal Joey, 1940), he and Richard Rodgers were surely not talking about public policy analysts or public administrators, but well they might have...

Put your tongue back: a muffled response to the Ken Meier's politics of ideas.
February 1, 2005... To paraphrase Groucho Marx, from the minute I picked up "Get Your Tongue out of My Mouth 'Cause I'm Kissing' You Goodbye: The Politics of Ideas," until I put it down I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend to read it. The idea...

Jesus loves me, but he can't stand you: (1) a reply to my out-of-tune critics.
February 1, 2005... Pathbreaking work in public policy is virtually guaranteed to draw challenges from those whose fundamental beliefs have been systematically destroyed; thus, it is no surprise to see rejoinders from Richard Waterman and Peter deLeon to my...