IGS Press publishes scholarly work on national, state, and local government, politics, public policy, and public administration. IGS authors include graduate students, faculty, research associates, visiting scholars, and colleagues in academic institutions around the world.
IGS books, monographs, working papers, and bimonthly newsletter are edited for a wide-ranging audience that includes academics, elected officials, journalists, and public administrators, as well as the general public. With over 54 current titles, IGS Press publishes original research, analysis, essays, and edited volumes.
Published bimonthly, the Public Affairs Report (PAR) focuses on recent research, current seminars, and news of interest to scholars, journalists, political operatives, public officials, and interested citizens. It is sent free on request.
IGS Working Papers provide quick dissemination of draft reports and papers, preliminary analyses, and papers with a limited audience. They are reproduced unedited from the author's pages, and recent papers are available online at no cost.
Ethan Rarick, Director of Publications, erarick@berkeley.edu
Maria Wolf, Senior Editor
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