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IGS Working Papers, 1990 - Present
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- 98-2 Cashing in on the Campaign: The Personal Use of Campaign Funds in California, Ray La Raja, Jonathan Koppell, and Christine Trost
- 98-1 Presidential Populism: An Historical Overview, Terri Bimes
1997
- 97-11 Britain, Europe and the World, John Peterson
- 97-10 American Democracy in European Perspective, Sergio Fabbrini
- 97-9 Conflict and Consensus in Presidential Elections: Initial Results from the 1996 Survey of Governmental Objectives, J. Merrill Shanks and Douglas A. Strand
- 97-8 Howard Jarvis, Populist Entrepreneur: Reevaluating the Causes of Proposition 13, Daniel A. Smith
- 97-7 Governance in the University of California: The Transformation of Politics into Administration, Martin Trow
- 97-6 Inexpensive Advice: The Dearing Report, Martin Trow
- 97-5 Conflict and Consensus in Presidential Elections: Initial Results from the 1996 Survey of Governmental Objectives, J. Merrill Shanks and Douglas A. Strand
- 94-4 Comparative Study of Statewide Transportation Planning under ISTEA, Donald N. Rothblatt and Steven B. Colman
- 97-3 Anticipating Fire: a Sociotechnical Approach to Mitigation, Louise K. Comfort
- 97-2 Federalism and Public Policy: a Comparative View, Brunetta Baldi
- 97-1 Race and Party Politics in the 1996 U.S. Presidential Elections, Bruce E. Cain, Karin Mac Donald
1996
- 96-23 So We Ask Ourselves: "What is British Foreign Policy About?" David Dain
- 96-22 The Development of Party Financing in Germany: Indicator of a Change from Volksparteien (People's Parties) to State Parties? Hans Herbert Von Arnim
- 96-21 The Social State in the Post-Modern, Peter Koslowski
- 96-20 Trust, Markets and Accountability in Higher Education: a Comparative Perspective, Martin Trow
- 96-19 A Legislative in Transition: the California Experience with Term Limits, Mark P. Petracca
- 96-18 You Don't Have to be Liberal to Hate the Racial Gerrymandering Cases, Daniel Hays Lowenstein
- 96-17 Machiavelli, Leonardo, and the Future of Modernity, Roger D. Masters
- 96-16 A Journey Through the Social Sciences, Harold L. Wilensky
- 96-15 Social Science and the Public Agenda: Reflections on the Relation of Knowledge to Policy in the United States and Abroad, Harold L. Wilensky
- 96-14 Duty and Obligation in America and Australia: a Comparison, Martyn Webb
- 96-13 Transnational Diasporic Citizenship, Michel S. Laguerre
- 96-12 Ideological Cohesion in The American Two-Party System, William G. Mayer
- 96-11 The Evolution of an American Establishment: Congress, the President, and the Comtemporary Foreign Policy Community, Nelson W. Polsby
- 96-10 Metropolitan Government and Governance: a Research Agenda for the Mid-1990s, Nelson Wikstrom
- 96-9 Metropolitan Problems Revisited, Joseph F. Zimmerman
- 96-8 The End of Consensual Politics in Italy, Sergio Fabbrini
- 96-7 California Library Referenda: the Determinants of Success and Failure, Bruce E. Cain, Ellyce Cooper, Sara Ferejohn and Corrie Potter
- 96-6 Ideas and Priorities on Regional Unity and Economic Growth: U.S. Policy and Regional Economic Integration, 1961-1963, Ilkka K. Lakaniemi
- 96-5 Quebec's Sovereignty Referendum 1995 in Light of Direct Democracy in California: an Exercise Both Democratic and Authoritarian, Iain Gow
- 96-4 Recent Political Reforms in Japan, Shinji Hirai
- 96-3 Legislative Party Leadership: Majoritarian Versus Utilitarian Incentives, Kathleen Bawn
- 96-2 Discordant Discourse: Campaign News, Candidate Interviews, and Political Advertising in the 1992 Campaign, Marion Just
- 96-1 A Journey Through the Social Sciences, Harold L. Wilensky
1995
- 95-13 Media Manipulation in Electoral Campaigns: a Qualitative Look at David Duke's Political Career, Henry C. Fong
- 95-12 Institutions and Historical State Formation: Ideas, Power, and Trade in India and Western Europe, Hans Blomkvist
- 95-11 Restoring Collapsed Systems: the Transition from Disaster To Development, Louise K. Comfort
- 95-10 The Feasibility Public-Private R&D; Collaboration: the Case of CRADAs, Linda R. Cohen and Roger G. Noll
- 95-9 Privatizing Public Research: the New Competitiveness Strategy, Linda R. Cohen
- 95-8 Democracy and Religion: Are they Compatible?, Peter W. Sperlich
- 95-7 An Experiment in Sub-Regional Planning, California's Congestion Management Policy, Donald N. Rothblatt and Steven B. Colman
- 95-6 Can More Efficient Purging Boost Turnout?, Raymond E. Wolfinger and Benjamin Highton
- 95-5 Problem Solving and Institutional Design, Donald Chisholm
- 95-4 The California Capitol Press Corps 1994, David Morgan
- 95-3 Assuring Institutional Constancy: Requisite for Managing Long-Lived Hazards, Todd R. La Porte and Ann Keller
- 95-2 Sectionalism and Welfare Policy in the United States: the Failure of President Carter's Initiatives, Desmond King
- 95-1 Complexity, Information Technology, and Crisis Management, Louise Comfort
1994
- 94-21 Immigrants and the Public Coffer: the Case of Germany, Ralf E. Ulrich
- 94-20 Cultural Differences and Discrimination: Samoans Before a Public Housing Eviction Board, Richard Lempert and Karl Monsma
- 94-19 White Paper on Election Reform: a Critique and Commentary on S.3 and H.R.3 103d Congress, Herbert E. Alexander
- 94-18 Traveling the Global Information Highway: a Primer for Public Administrators, Marc A. Levin and Genie N.L. Stowers
- 94-17 Risk and Resilience: Interorganizational Learning Following the Northridge Earthquake of January 17, 1994, Louise K. Comfort
- 94-16 Academic Reviews and the Culture of Excellence, Martin Trow
- 94-15 Reflections on China's Model of Development: Insights from China's Reform Experience of Fifteen Years, Caibo Wang
- 94-14 Germany 1994: The Year of Elections, Ulrich Glaser
- 94-13 How to find Local Law: a California Paradigm, Marc A. Levin
- 94-12 Is American Nationalism Changing?: Implications for Foreign Policy, Jack Citrin, Ernst B. Haas, Christopher Muste, Beth Reingold
- 94-11 The Dispersion of Spending Authority and Federal Budget Deficits, John F. Cogan
- 94-10 Compliance as a Strategy, Maltilde Bourrier
- 94-9 The Line of Scrimmage, Ron Roizen
- 94-8 Research Note: What Do Those Early Presidential Approval Ratings Tell Us?, William G. Mayer
- 94-7 It's the Institutions, Stupid! Why the United States Can't Pass Comprehensive Health Care Reform, Sven Steinmo
- 94-6 Majority Rule in the Senate, John B. Gilmour
- 94-5 Managerialism and the Academic Profession: the Case of England, Martin Trow, *(Same as 93-15)
- 94-4 Changing The Rules Really Does Change the Game: the Impact of Rules Reform on the Presidential Nomination Process, William G. Mayer
- 94-3 Health Care Now, Stanley Lebergott
- 94-2 Aaron Wildavsky A Memorial, 1930-1993
- 94-1 Term Limits and Interest Groups: Predictions for California, Elizabeth A. Capell
1993
- 93-31 The Rise and Fall of Candidate Perot, John Zaller
- 93-30 A New Defense of State-Imposed Congressional Term Limits & Citizens Be Damned: the Term Limit Dodge, Mark P. Petracca
- 93-29 British Scepticism and the European Community: a Guide for Foreigners (and Americans), L. J. Sharpe
- 93-28 Asians - A Monolithic Voting Bloc?, Wendy K. Tam
- 93-27 How to Recombine Large Technical Systems: the Case of European Organ Transplantation, Ingo Braun and Bernward Joerges
- 93-26 Generic Models in the Study of Public Management, Eugene Bardach
- 93-25 San Francisco's Bay Vision 2020 Commission: a Civic Initiative for Change, Peter Lydon
- 93-24 Toward Cultural and Institutional Pluralism, Aaron Wildavsky
- 93-23 On the Probability of Streaks, Runs and Cycles in Political Data or, How We Might Have Known They Didn't Have a Lock on the White House, Carol Mock
- 93-22 On The Declaration of Independence, Aaron Wildavsky, *(Same as 93-10)
- 93-21 Non-Centralized versus Federal Systems, the Articles of Confederation versus the Constitution, Aaron Wildavsky
- 93-20 Thomas Hobbes and His Critics: Implications of Culture Theory for Interpreting Hobbes and his Critics, Magnus Enzell & Aaron Wildavsky
- 93-19 "You Say You Want to Change The World" An Analysis of the Role of the League of Women Voters in Political Reform and its Changing Future, Susanne Elizer
- 93-18 A State of "The Field": Increasing Relative Ignorance, Todd R. La Porte
- 93-17 Regulatory Compliance and the Ethos of Quality Enhancement: Surprises in Nuclear Power Plant Operations, Todd R. La Porte
- 93-16 Large Technical Systems, Institutional Surprise and Challenges to Political Legitimacy, Todd R. La Porte
- 93-15 Managerialism and the Academic Profession: the Case of England, Martin Trow, *(Same as 94-5)
- 93-14 Bill Clinton's Presidential Party Leadership: a Preliminary Assessment, Harold F. Bass, Jr.
- 93-13 Technology Transfer and Public Policy: Lessons from a Case Study, Gary W. Matkin
- 93-12 Why is Government So Small in America?, Sven Steinmo
- 93-11 Do Lawyers Cause Adversarial Legalism? a Preliminary Inquiry, Robert A. Kagan
- 93-10 What if the United States were still Governed Under the Articles of Confederation? Non-Centralized versus Federal Systems, Aaron Wildavsky, *(Same as 93-22)
- 93-9 The End of American Politics?, Joel H. Silbey
- 93-8 The Media in the 1992 Presidential Campaign: the No Longer Imperial Media, Michael Baruch Grossman, Martha Joynt Kumar, Francis E. Rourke
- 93-7 Informality and Urban Politics in Oakland, Michael S. Laguerre
- 93-6 Testing Limits: the Experience with Municipal Term Limits in Orange County, CA, Mark P. Petracca and Kareen Moore
- 93-5 Emergency Preparedness Policy-Making: a Comparative Analysis Between California and Italy, Brunetta Baldi
- 93-4 Expenditure Incidence in an Ability to Pay Context, Robin L. Einhorn
- 93-3 Representation and American Presidentialism, Sergio Fabbrini
- 93-2 The Political Transformation of Europe: the Analysis of Gorbachev's Foreign Policy in the U.S. and Sweden, 1985-1988, Jan Hallenberg
- 93-1 A Dynamic Model of Organizational Learning and Action: Intergovernmental Planning for Hazardous Materials, Louise K. Comfort
1992
- 92-13 The Rational Citizen Faces Election Day or What Rational Choice Theorists Don't Tell You About American Elections, Raymond E. Wolfinger
- 92-12 Some Earthquake Disaster Research Considerations, Stanley Scott
- 92-11 Professional Self-Government is the Deep Structure of English Life, Michael Burrage
- 92-10 A Serendipitous Career in Public Affairs, Lyle Fitch
- 92-9 Indian Policy: Canada and the United States Compared, C. E. S. Franks
- 92-8 Issue Networks and Activism, Sarah Michaels
- 92-7 Discovering and Analyzing Earthquake Issue Networks in British Columbia and Washington State, Sarah Michaels
- 92-6 Alternative Strategies of Governmental Action: a Comparison Between United States and Western Europe in the Eighties, Sergio Fabbrini
- 92-5 Why Do Political Scientists Oppose Term Limits?, Mark P. Petracca
- 92-4 Policy Design in Complex Arenas: the Impact of SARA Title III on the Community Management of Hazardous Materials, Louise K. Comfort and Harry Hui-Ping Dai
- 92-3 Integrating Information Technology Into International Disaster Policy and Practice, Louise K. Comfort
- 92-2 TV and the Transformation of American Politics, Roger D. Masters
- 92-1 Lessons from California's Tradeable Emissions Policy and Its Application to the Control of Greenhouse Gases, John P. Dwyer
1991
- 91-31 Organizational Interaction in Response and Recovery, Louise Comfort
- 91-30 Referendums: New Practice and Old Theory, Austin Ranney
- 91-29 Are American Political Parties Pretty Much the Same as They Used to be in the 1950s, Only a Little Different, or Are They Radically Different? A Review Essay, Aaron Wildavsky
- 91-28 Federalism in American Higher Education, Martin Trow
- 91-27 Policy Making for Metropolitan Development: American and Canadian Perspectives, Donald N. Rothblatt
- 91-26 What's Wrong with American Political Institutions? Personal Summary Reflections, Nelson W. Polsby
- 91-25 Making Democracy Work: Luther Gulick, Lyle Fitch
- 91-24 Social Construction of Evil, John Darley
- 91-23 Estimating the Effects of Legislative Institutions Cigarette Tax Legislation in California, Elisabeth R. Gerber
- 91-22 Lessons of the Gulf War: Ascendant Technology and Declining Capability, Gene I. Rochlin and Chris C. Demchak
- 91-21 The Poison of Professional Politics in America, Mark P. Petracca
- 91-20 America's Misunderstood Welfare State: Myths and Realities, Theodore R. Marmor
- 91-19 How To Determine Intent: Lessons From L.A., J. Morgan Kousser
- 91-18 Exit, Voice and Loyalty: Bureaucratic Responses to Presidential Control During the Reagan Administration, Marissa Martino Golden
- 91-17 Democracy and Self-Organization: the Systemic Foundation for the Democratic Party, Gus diZerega
- 91-16 Judicial Activism and the Rule of Law Toward a Theory of Selective Intervention, Joseph Tussman
- 91-15 Bureaucratic Responses to the Administrative Presidency: the Civil Rights Division Under Reagan, Marissa Martino Golden
- 91-14 The Emergence of Strong Leadership in the 1980's House of Representatives, Barbara Sinclair
- 91-13 Social Ecology, Deep Ecology, and Liberalism: a Constructive Exploration of Murray Bookchin's Confusions, Gus diZerega
- 91-12 Elites and Democratic Theory: Insights From the Self-Organizing Model, Gus diZerega
- 91-11 Indispensable Framework or Just Another Ideology? The Prisoner's Dilemma as an Anti-Hierarchical Game, Aaron Wildavsky
- 91-10 Intra-Party Preferences, Heterogeneity, and the Origins of the Modern Congress: Progressive Reformers in the House and Senate, 1890-1920, David W. Brady
- 91-9 The Information-Seeking Behavior of Local Government Officials, Marc A. Levin
- 91-7 Pork and Votes: the Effect of Military Base Closings on the Vote in Ensuing Congressional Elections, David Hadwiger
- 91-6 Designing an Interactive, Intelligent, Spatial Information System for International Disaster Assistance, Louise K. Comfort
- 91-5 Constitutional Mischief: What's Wrong with Term Limitations?, Nelson W. Polsby
- 91-4 Thermidor in Land Use Control?, Paul van Seters
- 91-3 Parchment Barriers and the Politics of Rights, Jack N. Rakove
- 91-2 The Study of American Politics in Japan: Its State, Trends, and Problems, Ichiro Sunada
- 91-1 The Revision of California's Constitution: a Brief Summary, Eugene C. Lee
1990
- 90-34 Recent Developments in Disease Prevention/Health Promotion in the Federal Republic of Germany, Rolf Rosenbrock
- 90-33 Recent Developments and Reform Proposals in the Politics of Pharmaceutical Supply in the Federal Republic of Germany, Rolf Rosenbrock
- 90-32 Speech Before the Meeting of Texas Public Interest Organizations, David Cohen
- 90-31 A Curious Life: the Pursuit of an Understanding of Public Administration, James W. Fesler
- 90-30 The Cultural Conquest of the Presidency: Incorporation and the Transformation of American Political Life, 1890-1916, Peter Schwartz
- 90-29 The Fat Lady Has Not Yet Sung: Is the Tax Revolt Over?, Randy H. Hamilton
- 90-28 A Tightrope Walk Between Two Spheres of Logic: Observations and Self- Observations of a Social Scientist in Parliamentary Politics, Rolf Rosenbrock
- 90-27 Iran Air Flight 655 and the USS Vincennes: Complex, Large-Scale Military Systems and the Failure of Control, Gene I. Rochlin
- 90-26 Political Leadership and Value Change: Reagan, Thatcher and the Conservative Revolution?, Pippa Norris
- 90-25 Party Rules and Women's Representation: Reforming the British Labour Party, Joni Lovenduski and Pippa Norris
- 90-24 Political Cultures, Michael Thompson, Richard Ellis, and Aaron Wildavsky
- 90-23 Ecological Regression and Voting Rights, D. A. Freedman, S. Klein, J. Jacks, C. Smyth, and C. Everett
- 90-22 The San Jose Metropolitan Area: a Region in Transition, Donald N. Rothblatt
- 90-21 The Demand for Referendums in West Germany "Bringing The People Back In?", Wolfgang Luthardt
- 90-20 Sunset As Oversight: Establishing Realistic Objectives, Cynthia Opheim, Landon Curry, and Pat Shields
- 90-19 Government Expenditure Levels: Alternative Procedures for Computing Measures, Brian Stipak
- 90-18 Transformation of American Liberalism, 1940s-1980s: an Analysis of Liberal Policy Change and the ADA, Ichiro Sunada
- 90-17 The Politics of Policy: Political Think Tanks and Their Makers in the U.S.- Institutional Environment, Winand Gellner
- 90-16 CAUTION: Excessive Use of Government Statistics May be Injurious to the Health of the Body Politic, Randy H. Hamilton
- 90-15 Thermidor In Land Use Control?, Paul van Seters
- 90-14 Taxation For a Strong and Virtuous Republic: A Bicentennial Retrospective, W. Elliot Brownlee
- 90-13 How the Cases You Choose Affect the Answers You Get: Selection Bias in Comparative Politics, Barbara Geddes
- 90-12 Counterfactuals and Hypothesis Testing in Political Science, James D. Fearon
- 90-11 Pat Crashes The Party: Reform, Republicans, and Robertson, Duane M. Oldfield
- 90-10 The Acquisition of Partisanship by Latinos and Asian-Americans: Immigrants and Native-Born Citizens, Bruce E. Cain, D. Roderick Kiewiet, and Carole J. Uhlaner
- 90-9 New Perspective on the Comparative Method, David Collier
- 90-8 California Agency Reconnaissance Project: Teaching Public Administration Through Field Research, Todd R. La Porte and David Hadwiger
- 90-7 Earthquake Safety For New Structures: A Comprehensive Approach, Stanley Scott
- 90-6 Government Policies And Higher Education: a Comparison of Britain and the United States 1630 to 1860, Sheldon Rothblatt and Martin Trow
- 90-5 Dominance and Attention: ../images of Leaders in German, French, and American TV News, Roger D. Masters, Siegfried Frey, and Gary Bente
- 90-4 Nonverbal Behavior and Leadership: Emotion and Cognition in Political Information Processing, Roger D. Masters and Denis G. Sullivan
- 90-3 The Dredging Dilemma: How Not to Balance Economic Develoment and Environmental Protection, Robert A. Kagan
- 90-2 Turning Conflict Into Cooperation: Organizational Designs for Community Response in Disaster, Louise K. Comfort
- 90-1 The Effect of Campaign Spending, Turnout, and Dropoff on Local Ballot Measure Outcomes and The Initiative and California's Slow Growth Movement, David Hadwiger