The Policy Agendas Project · the research behind the data

Publications

Publications by members of the project team, drawn from automated bibliographic records. A selection, not a complete list.

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Books & chapters

21 volumes and chapters.

2026
Cambridge University Press eBooks

Amber E. Boydstun, Jill Rae Laufer, Dallas Card and others — Catching Fire in the News.

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The Thinkers: The Rise of Partisan Think Tanks and the Polarization of American Politics
2024
Oxford University Press
Associates

Fagan, E.J. — The Thinkers: The Rise of Partisan Think Tanks and the Polarization of American Politics.

ChaptersDemocracy and the Information Wars · How Partisan Think Tanks Set Their Agenda · Introduction · Partisan Think Tanks and Polarization across Issues · Polarized Policy Analysis · The Development of Partisan Knowledge Regimes · The Growth of Polarization and Partisan Think Tanks · The Problem with Problem-Solving

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2024
Cambridge University Press eBooks

Christian Breunig, Chris J. Koski — Means, Motives, and Opportunities.

ChaptersConclusion · Explaining One Million Policy Stories · How Interests and Executives Set Public Policy in Four States with Nat Rubin · Means · Meeting at the Margins · Motives, Opportunities, and Means of Policy Change · Opportunities

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2022
Cambridge University Press eBooks

Stuart Soroka, Christopher B. Wlezien — Information and Democracy.

ChaptersMeasuring the “Media Signal” · Policy, the Media, and the Public · Public Responsiveness to Media · The Accuracy of Media Coverage

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The Other Side of the Coin: Public Opinion toward Social Tax Expenditures
2021
Russell Sage Foundation
Syracuse

Ellis, Christopher, and Christopher Faricy — The Other Side of the Coin: Public Opinion toward Social Tax Expenditures.

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Tweeting is Leading: How Senators Communicate and Represent in the Age of Twitter
2021
Oxford University Press
Associates

Russell, Annelise — Tweeting is Leading: How Senators Communicate and Represent in the Age of Twitter.

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Committees and the Decline of Lawmaking in Congress
2020
University of Michigan Press
Associates

Lewallen, Jonathan — Committees and the Decline of Lawmaking in Congress.

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The Great Broadening: How the Vast Expansion of the Policymaking Agenda Transformed American Politics
2019
University of Chicago Press
Austin

Jones, Bryan D., Sean M. Theriault, and Michelle Whyman — The Great Broadening: How the Vast Expansion of the Policymaking Agenda Transformed American Politics.

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Comparative Policy Agendas: Theory, Tools, Data
2019
Oxford University Press
Austin

Baumgartner, Frank R., Christian Breunig, and Emiliano Grossman (eds.) — Comparative Policy Agendas: Theory, Tools, Data.

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The Structure of Policy Change
2018
University of Chicago Press
Associates

Epp, Derek A. — The Structure of Policy Change.

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Welfare for the Wealthy: Parties, Social Spending, and Inequality in the United States
2015
Cambridge University Press
Syracuse

Faricy, Christopher G. — Welfare for the Wealthy: Parties, Social Spending, and Inequality in the United States.

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The Politics of Information: Problem Definition and the Course of Public Policy in America
2015
University of Chicago Press
Austin

Baumgartner, Frank R., and Bryan D. Jones — The Politics of Information: Problem Definition and the Course of Public Policy in America.

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The Dynamics of Bureaucracy in the U.S. Government
2015
Cambridge University Press
Associates

Workman, Samuel — The Dynamics of Bureaucracy in the U.S. Government: How Congress and Federal Agencies Process Information and Solve Problems.

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Making the News: Politics, the Media, and Agenda Setting
2013
University of Chicago Press
Associates

Boydstun, Amber E. — Making the News: Politics, the Media, and Agenda Setting.

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Congress and the Politics of Problem Solving
2012
Cambridge University Press
Associates

Adler, E. Scott, and John D. Wilkerson — Congress and the Politics of Problem Solving.

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Agendas and Instability in American Politics second edition
2009
University of Chicago Press
Austin

Baumgartner, Frank R., and Bryan D. Jones — Agendas and Instability in American Politics, second edition.

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Degrees of Democracy: Politics, Public Opinion, and Policy
2009
Cambridge University Press
Associates

Soroka, Stuart N., and Christopher Wlezien — Degrees of Democracy: Politics, Public Opinion, and Policy.

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Branching Out, Digging In: Environmental Advocacy and Agenda Setting
2006
Georgetown University Press
Syracuse

Pralle, Sarah B. — Branching Out, Digging In: Environmental Advocacy and Agenda Setting.

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The Politics of Attention: How Government Prioritizes Problems
2005
University of Chicago Press
Austin

Jones, Bryan D., and Frank R. Baumgartner — The Politics of Attention: How Government Prioritizes Problems.

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Politics and the Architecture of Choice: Bounded Rationality and Governance
2001
University of Chicago Press
Austin

Jones, Bryan D. — Politics and the Architecture of Choice: Bounded Rationality and Governance.

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Agendas and Instability in American Politics
1993
University of Chicago Press
Austin

Baumgartner, Frank R., and Bryan D. Jones — Agendas and Instability in American Politics (APSA Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award).

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