Handbook of Research on Urban Politics and Policy in the United States [Hardcover]

A comprehensive reference work which provides a way to access research on urban politics and policy in the United States. Experts in the field guide readers through major controversies, while evaluating and assessing the subfields of urban politics and policy. Each chapter follows the same basic organization with topics such as methodological and theoretical issues, current states of the field, and directions for future research.

For students, this work provides a starting place to guide them to the most important works in a particular subfield and a context to place their work in a larger body of knowledge. For scholars, it serves as a reference work for immediately familiarity with subfields of the discipline, including classic studies and major research questions. For urban policymakers or analysts, the handbook provides a wealth of information and allows quick identification of existing academic knowledge and research relevant to the problem at hand.

Preface
Theories, Methods, and Concepts
Theoretical Models in Urban Politics by Peter Eisinger
Research Methods in Urban Politics and Policy by Richard E. DeLeon
Urbanization by J. John Palen
Community by Larry Lyon and Jason Miller
Power by Bert E. Swanson
Race and Ethnicity by Dianne M. Pinderhughes
Class and Inequality by Louise Jezierski
Gender by Genie N.L. Stowers
Governance and Politics
Government by Ann Bowman
Participation by Arnold Fleischmann
Neighborhoods by John Clayton Thomas
Central Cities and Suburbs by Douglas H. Adams and H.V. Savitch
Metropolitan Government by Ronald K. Vogel
Services by Ruth Hoogland DeHoog
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