Using Propensity Scores in Quasi-Experimental Designs, by William M. Holmes, examines how propensity scores can be used to reduce bias with different kinds of quasi-experimental designs and to fix or
How did ordinary people experience Japan's modern transformation? What role did people in local areas play in the making of modern Japan? How do studies of local politics help explain national events?
Environmental justice, a newer arm of environmental concern and law, addresses poorer populations believed disproportionately exposed to environmental hazards. Bowen (public administration and urban s
In the twentieth century, celebrations of historical anniversaries abounded. There was the bicentennial of the French Revolution, the 150th anniversary of photography, Bach’s 300th anniversary, and th
Our differences are our greatest blessings and our greatest challenges, maintains William Kondrath, Episcopal priest and seminary professor. Theologically and ecologically, differences foster life and
A description of official efforts to manage the U.S. government's relations with the news media during the Vietnam War. Condensing material from his earlier work Public Affairs: The Military and the
