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Co-Authored September 9, 2020

A Discussion of 'The Party Decides'

A Discussion of 'The Party Decides'

Hosted by Heath Brown
The Party Decides is the most (only?) meme'd book in the history of political science. It's the one MTV called the biggest loser after the South Carolina primary in 2016 …
Co-Authored July 2, 2020

Co-Authored

Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward

Hosted by Heath Brown
When you ask people about academic collaborations, Piven and Cloward is almost always the first one they mention. In this episode of the Co-Authored podcast, we look at the four-decade …
Co-Authored May 26, 2020

Co-Authored

COVID, Collaboration, and Loss

Hosted by Heath Brown
The COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered colleges and universities across the globe. With that, collaboration has been stalled, frustrated, or interrupted. In this episode of the Co-Authored podcast we focus on …
Co-Authored April 20, 2020

Co-Authored

The Collaborative Multiracial Post-Election Survey

Hosted by Heath Brown
On this episode of the Co-Authored podcast, we learn about one the most ambitious recent collaborations. The Collaborative Multiracial Post-Election Survey or CMPS has brought together hundreds of scholars of …
Co-Authored March 11, 2020

Co-Authored

Sidney Verba, Kay Scholzman, and Henry Brady

Hosted by Heath Brown
Great collaborations often work like a family. They involve love, effort, and support, but also conflict and disagreement. The multi-decade collaboration between Professors Sidney Verba, Kay Schlozman, and Henry Brady …
Co-Authored February 5, 2020

Co-Authored

Frank Baumgartner and Bryan Jones on American Politics and Policy

Hosted by Heath Brown
The Co-Authored podcast takes you behind the major academic collaborations in the study of politics. The first episode of the Co-Authored podcast focuses the multiple decade collaboration between Frank Baumgartner …
Political Science December 26, 2019

Politics of Empowerment

Disability Rights and the Cycle of American Policy Reform

David Pettinicchio

Hosted by Heath Brown
David Pettinicchio has written Politics of Empowerment: Disability Rights and the Cycle of American Policy Reform (Stanford University Press, 2019). He is assistant professor of sociology at the University of …
Political Science December 19, 2019

The Anger Gap

How Race Shapes Emotion in Politics

Davin Phoenix

Hosted by Heath Brown
In the race for the best book of 2020, Davin Phoenix has placed himself in the lead. Phoenix has written The Anger Gap: How Race Shapes Emotion in Politics (Cambridge …
Political Science December 5, 2019

Sold My Soul for a Student Loan

Higher Education and the Political Economy of the Future

Daniel T. Kirsch

Hosted by Heath Brown
With free college in the national conversation, there’s been no better time for Daniel T. Kirsch’s new book Sold My Soul for a Student Loan: Higher Education and the Political …
Political Science November 19, 2019

Creating the Law

State Supreme Court Opinions and The Effect of Audiences

Michael Romano and Todd Curry

Hosted by Heath Brown
In Creating the Law: State Supreme Court Opinions and The Effect of Audiences (Routledge, 2019), Michael Romano and Todd Curry examine whether judges tailor their language in order to avoid …
Political Science November 14, 2019

American Resistance

From the Women's March to the Blue Wave

Dana Fisher

Hosted by Heath Brown
Dana Fisher has written a big new book on the movement to oppose Donald Trump, titled American Resistance: From the Women's March to the Blue Wave (Columbia University Press, 2019) …
Political Science November 7, 2019

Shadow Network

Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right

Anne Nelson

Hosted by Heath Brown
What is the most important organization you’ve never heard of? Anne Nelson has an answer: the Council for National Policy. Nelson is Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs …
Political Science October 30, 2019

Dangerously Divided

How Race and Class Shape Winning and Losing in American Politics

Zoltan Hajnal

Hosted by Heath Brown
In his new book Dangerously Divided: How Race and Class Shape Winning and Losing in American Politics (Cambridge University Press, 2019), Zoltan Hajnal examines the political impact of the two …
Political Science October 18, 2019

World War II and American Racial Politics

Public Opinion, the Presidency, and Civil Rights Advocacy

Steven White

Hosted by Heath Brown
World War II played an important role in the trajectory of race and American political development, but the War's effects were much more complex than many assume. In order to …
Political Science October 10, 2019

Inconsistency and Indecision in the United States Supreme Court

Matthew Hitt

Hosted by Heath Brown
The United States Supreme Court operates to resolve disputes among lower courts and the other branches of government, allowing elected officials, citizens, and businesses to act without legal uncertainty. Yet …
Political Science September 30, 2019

Pork Barrel Politics

How Government Spending Determines Elections in a Polarized Era

Andrew Sidman

Hosted by Heath Brown
In Andrew Sidman, Pork Barrel Politics: How Government Spending Determines Elections in a Polarized Era (Columbia University Press, 2019), offers a systematic explanation for how political polarization relates to the …
Political Science September 18, 2019

The Great Broadening

How the Vast Expansion of the Policymaking Agenda Transformed American Politics

Bryan Jones, Sean Theriault, and Michelle Whyman

Hosted by Heath Brown
Bryan Jones, Sean Theriault, and Michelle Whyman are out with a big book on with a provocative thesis. In The Great Broadening: How the Vast Expansion of the Policymaking Agenda …
Political Science August 28, 2019

American While Black

African Americans, Immigration, and the Limits of Citizenship

Niambi Michele Carter

Hosted by Heath Brown
Just in time for the APSA annual meeting, Niambi Michele Carter has written an incredibly timely book on a central issue to American politics, American While Black: African Americans, Immigration …
Political Science August 6, 2019

American Bonds

How Credit Markets Shaped a Nation

Sarah L. Quinn

Hosted by Heath Brown
Federal housing finance policy and mortgage-backed securities have gained widespread attention in recent years because of the 2008 financial crisis, but government credit has been part of American life since …
Political Science July 26, 2019

Polarization

What Everyone Needs to Know

Nolan McCarty

Hosted by Heath Brown
In Polarization: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press, 2019), Nolan McCarty synthesizes what scholars know and don't know about the origins, development, and implications of rising political conflicts …
Political Science July 22, 2019

The IMF, the WTO &amp

Martin Edwards

Hosted by Heath Brown
Both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) practice periodic surveillance of member states to ensure they are adopting effective economic policies. Despite the importance of …
Political Science July 9, 2019

Red State Revolt

The Teachers’ Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics

Eric Blanc

Hosted by Heath Brown
Eric Blanc is the author of Red State Revolt: The Teachers’ Strike Wave and Working-Class Politics (Verso, 2019). Blanc is a former teacher, journalist, and doctoral student in sociology at …
Political Science July 2, 2019

Foreign Policy Advocacy and Entrepreneurship

How a New Generation in Congress Is Shaping U.S. Engagement with the World

Jeffrey Lantis

Hosted by Heath Brown
With the US in the midst of on-going negotiations with Iran, North Korea, and China, how is Congress playing a part? How is the new generation of Congress advocating for …
Political Science June 17, 2019

Bending the Rules

Procedural Politicking in the Bureaucracy

Rachel Augustine Potter

Hosted by Heath Brown
Rule-making may rarely make headlines, but the significance of this largely hidden process cannot be underestimated. Rachel Augustine Potter makes the case in Bending the Rules: Procedural Politicking in the …