Reviews
"This is the book that brings intellectual stimulation to an introductory American politics course.ee Faculty will be excited to introduce students to this book because it highlights current research puzzles and controversies in the field and will help develop the analytical skills that students need." e"Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University "The chapters in this impressive volume are provocative, sophisticated, and grounded in some of the best scholarship in political science. Students and scholars hoping to gain a deeper understanding of contemporary politics and many of the core challenges facing the nation will benefit from New Directions in American Politics." e"Marc Eisner, Wesleyan University "Raymond La Raja has produced a vital book featuring an impressive, accessible exploration of cutting-edge theoretical and empirical questions in political science. eeThe all-star panel of authors write engagingly, creatively introducing students to the process of scientific discovery while simultaneously teaching students how the contemporary American political system works. eeReaders will also come away from this book with an analytical framework through which they can ask important questions about how the system is and how they think it should be."ee e"Michael W. Wagner, University of Wisconsin - Madison "New Directions in American Politics is an engaging and stimulating read full of scholarly puzzles, research practices, and normative concerns. This book is a much needed contribution to our understanding of key questions raised in traditional American Politics texts. It is not the typical supplemental Reader that contains classic literature from long ago, or contemporary newspaper accounts by political journalists. Rather, New Directions asks readers to consider the logic and evidence gleaned from scholarly examination. Each chapter addresses a major issue or controversy in the academic literature, presents relevant literature reviews and evidence, and then provides solutions derived from detailed research and analyses. The chapters are a pleasure to read, engaging, accessible to a wide audience, and simply well done. I anticipate much success for this volume and encourage students and interested citizens to consider the deeper and more precise vision of our American Political System that New Directions represents." e"Mark Joslyn, University of Kansas, "This is the book that brings intellectual stimulation to an introductory American politics course. Faculty will be excited to introduce students to this book because it highlights current research puzzles and controversies in the field and will help develop the analytical skills that students need." --Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University "The chapters in this impressive volume are provocative, sophisticated, and grounded in some of the best scholarship in political science. Students and scholars hoping to gain a deeper understanding of contemporary politics and many of the core challenges facing the nation will benefit from New Directions in American Politics." --Marc Eisner, Wesleyan University "Raymond La Raja has produced a vital book featuring an impressive, accessible exploration of cutting-edge theoretical and empirical questions in political science. The all-star panel of authors write engagingly, creatively introducing students to the process of scientific discovery while simultaneously teaching students how the contemporary American political system works. Readers will also come away from this book with an analytical framework through which they can ask important questions about how the system is and how they think it should be." --Michael W. Wagner, University of Wisconsin - Madison "New Directions in American Politics is an engaging and stimulating read full of scholarly puzzles, research practices, and normative concerns. This book is a much needed contribution to our understanding of key questions raised in traditional American Politics texts. It is not the typical supplemental Reader that contains classic literature from long ago, or contemporary newspaper accounts by political journalists. Rather, New Directions asks readers to consider the logic and evidence gleaned from scholarly examination. Each chapter addresses a major issue or controversy in the academic literature, presents relevant literature reviews and evidence, and then provides solutions derived from detailed research and analyses. The chapters are a pleasure to read, engaging, accessible to a wide audience, and simply well done. I anticipate much success for this volume and encourage students and interested citizens to consider the deeper and more precise vision of our American Political System that New Directions represents." --Mark Joslyn, University of Kansas, "This is the book that brings intellectual stimulation to an introductory American politics course. Faculty will be excited to introduce students to this book because it highlights current research puzzles and controversies in the field and will help develop the analytical skills that students need." -Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University "The chapters in this impressive volume are provocative, sophisticated, and grounded in some of the best scholarship in political science. Students and scholars hoping to gain a deeper understanding of contemporary politics and many of the core challenges facing the nation will benefit from New Directions in American Politics." -Marc Eisner, Wesleyan University, "This is the book that brings intellectual stimulation to an introductory American politics course. Faculty will be excited to introduce students to this book because it highlights current research puzzles and controversies in the field and will help develop the analytical skills that students need." -Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Ohio State University
