Lone Star Politics: Tradition and Transformation in Texas - Couverture souple

Collier, Ken; Galatas, Steven E.; Harrelson-Stephens, Julie D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1483352773 ISBN 13 : 9781483352770

Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 2015

Synopsis

Lone Star Politics delves deeply into Texas’s rich political tradition, exploring how myth often clashes with the reality of modern governance. Explaining who gets what and how, this Nagodoches author team uses the comparative method to set Texas in context with other states’ constitutional foundations, institutions, electoral practices, and policymaking. Chapter objectives reinforce learning and encourage analysis, while core assessment questions prompt students to apply their knowledge. Readers will come away with a strong understanding of Texas government and gain the needed foundation to assess the state’s political landscape.

The new Fourth Edition is thoroughly updated, and includes expanded coverage of federalism, Rick Perry’s legacy as governor, the impact of the state’s growing diversity on political participation and behavior, and important policy discussion around fracking, education reforms, and immigration. New full-page infographics visually capture a chapter’s key concepts, making the abstract understandable and comparisons easy.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Ken Collier was a professor at Stephen F. Austin State University, with a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. He authored Between the Branches: The White House Office of Legislative Affairs and Speechwriting in the Institutionalized Presidency: Whose Line Is It? He published articles in such journals as Journal of Politics, White House Studies, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Public Choice, and Social Science Quarterly.

Steven Galatas (PhD, University of Missouri) is an associate professor at Stephen F. Austin State University. He has published articles in Journal of Politics, Public Choice, Party Politics, Politics and Policy, and PS: Political Science and Politics. His research and teaching concern comparative elections, voting behavior, and Texas judicial and legislative elections.

Julie Harrelson-Stephens (PhD, University of North Texas) is an associate professor at Stephen F. Austin State University. She has co-edited, with Rhonda L. Callaway, Exploring International Human Rights: Essential Readings and has been published in Conflict and Terrorism, PS: Political Science and Politics, Human Rights Review, and International Interactions. Her primary research interests include human rights, regime theory, and the Texas governor.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Inc
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1483352773
• ISBN 13: 9781483352770
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 592
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible