Berkeley Public Policy Press

The Berkeley Public Policy Press (BP3) is the publishing imprint of the Institute of Governmental Studies. BP3 publishes scholarly work on national, state, and local government, politics, public policy, and public administration. IGS authors include faculty, research associates, graduate students, visiting scholars, and colleagues in academic institutions around the world.

IGS publications are edited for a wide-ranging audience that includes academics, elected officials, journalists, and public administrators, as well as the general public. BP3 publishes original research, analysis, essays, and edited volumes.

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Trumpism and its Discontents

2020

There is no shortage of punditry on Donald Trump’s rise as a political figure. Yet, the unusual story of a real estate entrepreneur turned game show host turned politician has obscured deeper assessments of the political conditions and ideological reconfigurations that produced this moment. This...Read more about Trumpism and its Discontents

Power Shift: How Latinos in California Transformed Politics in America

2018

Power Shift charts the rise of Latino political power and its impact, from the breakthrough election of the first Mexican American to the Los Angeles City Council in 1949 to today's leadership of California and its heavyweight role in polarized America. This inspiring story...Read more about Power Shift: How Latinos in California Transformed Politics in America

The Icelandic Federalist Papers

2018

For the past ten years the people of Iceland have debated whether their nation needs a new constitution, and what a new charter should say. This volume is a collection of 21 essays written by an international team of scholars (all using the pseudonym “Civis”) that analyzes arguments for

Envisioning the Asian New Flagship University: Its Past and Vital Future

2017

This book explores the history of leading national universities in Asia and contemplates their capacity for innovation by focusing on the New Flagship University model. This model, presented more fully in The Flagship University Model—Changing the Paradigm...Read more about Envisioning the Asian New Flagship University: Its Past and Vital Future

California Votes: The 2014 Election

2017

California’s 2014 election featured Jerry Brown’s victory for a fourth term as governor. That length of service is both unprecedented—Earl Warren was elected three times and no one else more than twice —and also, at least for now, unrepeatable. Brown served his first two terms in the ’70s and ‘...Read more about California Votes: The 2014 Election

Separate But Equal? Individual and Community since the Enlightenment

2016

The United States and European nations face the challenge of providing a happy relationship between their leading social sectors and the other communities within them. Behind the racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination that culminated in the horrors of the totalitarian regimes lay the...Read more about Separate But Equal? Individual and Community since the Enlightenment

Change from the Inside: My Life, the Chicano Movement, and the Story of an Era

2016

Change from the Inside: My Life, the Chicano Movement, and the Story of an Era is the memoir of former Assemblymember and L.A. City Councilmember Richard Alatorre, chronicling his extraordinary role as a pioneering activist and political figure in the momentous events that advanced...Read more about Change from the Inside: My Life, the Chicano Movement, and the Story of an Era

Business at Berkeley: The History of the Haas School of Business

2016

Founded by a gift of benefactor Cora Jane Flood in 1898, the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley is the second oldest business school in the country. Its upward trajectory from a “College of Commerce” to its top-ranked position today owes as much to its place...Read more about Business at Berkeley: The History of the Haas School of Business

Modern War in Theory and Practice

2016

Dr. John Nagl is currently the ninth headmaster of The Haverford School. Prior to his assuming the role of headmaster in 2013, Nagl was the inaugural Minerva Research Professor at the U.S. Naval Academy. Previously, Nagl was the president of the Center for a New American Security in Washington,...Read more about Modern War in Theory and Practice

Boom and Bust: The Politics of the California Budget

2015

Once regarded as a national model of policymaking, in recent decades, California’s reputation has deteriorated to a state more commonly associated with dysfunction. At the heart of this demise has been the state’s inability to manage its budget—a core function of any effective government....Read more about Boom and Bust: The Politics of the California Budget

Reflections on Leadership from a Marine

2015

Jim Mattis, an Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, is an expert on national security issues, especially strategy, innovation, the effective use of military force, and the Middle East.

Before coming to Hoover, Mattis was the commander of the US Central...Read more about Reflections on Leadership from a Marine

Remotely Operated Systems: Myths and Reality

2013

General Norton A. Schwartz retired as the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force (CSAF) on Oct 1, 2012, after serving over 39 years in the Air Force. A graduate of the US Air Force Academy, General Schwartz began his service as a pilot with the airlift out of Vietnam in 1975, and was the first...Read more about Remotely Operated Systems: Myths and Reality

Governing California: Politics, Government, and Public Policy in the Golden State (3rd edition)

2013

Who are the people of California, and what do they believe politically? How do Californians choose their leaders, and how do those leaders govern once they are in power? How has California confronted some of its greatest public policy challenges?

These are the questions that underlie this in-...Read more about Governing California: Politics, Government, and Public Policy in the Golden State (3rd edition)

Chief: The Quest for Justice in California

2013

In May of 2008, in a case that was watched across the nation and around the world, the California Supreme Court threw out the state's requirement that marriages involve a man and a woman, opening the door for same-sex unions. The court became the first high court in the nation to rule that...Read more about Chief: The Quest for Justice in California

The United States and the Turmoil in Afghanistan and Pakistan

2012

Ahmed Rashid, as characterized by noted journalist Christopher Hitchens, is “Pakistan’s best and bravest reporter.” Rashid’s unique knowledge of this vast and complex region allows him a panoramic vision and nuance that no western writer can emulate. His book, Taliban: Militant...Read more about The United States and the Turmoil in Afghanistan and Pakistan

More Votes That Count: A Case Study in Voter Mobilization

2012

This collection grew from the experience of a group of scholars at the University of the Pacific who were challenged by the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters to reduce voter error, improve poll worker-training, and increase voting by mail (absentee voting). The project was supported...Read more about More Votes That Count: A Case Study in Voter Mobilization

California Votes: The 2010 Governor's Race

2012

California voters went back to the future in 2010, picking Jerry Brown as their governor more than 35 years after they first elected him to the office. Brown's election to a third term capped an extraordinary career and life-son of a political dynasty, boy-wonder governor, three-time...Read more about California Votes: The 2010 Governor's Race

Negotiation Alchemy: Global Skills Inspiring & Transforming Diverging Worlds

2011

Negotiation Alchemy is the result of the author's work with cross ethnic process around the world for over two decades. To date, Professor Erbe's clients, colleagues and students come from about eighty countries, including several war-torn nations. The book presents several case study examples...Read more about Negotiation Alchemy: Global Skills Inspiring & Transforming Diverging Worlds

The History and Success of American Generals

2011

Thomas E. Ricks, a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) spent several days at UC Berkeley and delivered two lectures. One focused on the history and success of American generals and why they were more successful in World War II than in Korea, Vietnam, or Iraq/...Read more about The History and Success of American Generals

The People’s University: A History of the California State University

2010

Since its founding as a single institution in San Francisco in the years after the Gold Rush, the California State University has grown into a system of 23 campuses that enroll more than 450,000 students. The People’s University is the story of that extraordinary growth. Today, the...Read more about The People’s University: A History of the California State University

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