Jeb Barnes: 3 books
Finding Pathways
Mixed-Method Research for Studying Causal Mechanisms
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2014
Social scientists have identified a need to move beyond the analysis of correlation among variables to the study of causal mechanisms that link them. Nicholas Weller and Jeb Barnes propose that a solution lies in 'pathway analysis', the use of case studies to explore the causal links between related...
Dust-Up
Asbestos Litigation and the Failure of Commonsense Policy Reform
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2011
In an era of polarization, narrow party majorities, and increasing use of supermajority requirements in the Senate, policy entrepreneurs must find ways to reach across the aisle and build bipartisan coalitions in Congress. One such coalition-building strategy is the “politics of efficiency,” or reform...
Overruled?
Legislative Overrides, Pluralism, and Contemporary Court-Congress Relations
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2004
Since the mid-1970s, Congress has passed hundreds of overrides—laws that explicitly seek to reverse or modify judicial interpretations of statutes. Whether front-page news or not, overrides serve potentially vital functions in American policy-making. Federal statutes—and court cases interpreting...