Judicial Behavior and Policymaking - An Introduction

Judicial Behavior and Policymaking familiarizes students with qualitative and quantitative methods of analyzing data to better understand the field of judicial politics, and how professional political scientists conduct research about the courts. This accessible and engaging text provides a thorough introduction to the world of judicial politics.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Judges as Policymakers
Part One: Theories of Judicial Behavior
Chapter 2: The Attitudinal Model
Chapter 3: The Legal Model
Chapter 4: The Strategic Model
Part Two: Judges in American Politics
Chapter 5: Judicial Selection and Retention
Chapter 6: Courts and the Public
Chapter 7: The Impact of Courts

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Robert J. Hume is Professor of Political Science at Fordham University.

Zusammenfassung

Judicial Behavior and Policymaking familiarizes students with qualitative and quantitative methods of analyzing data to better understand the field of judicial politics, and how professional political scientists conduct research about the courts. This accessible and engaging text provides a thorough introduction to the world of judicial politics.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Robert J Hume, Robert J. Hume, Hume Robert J.
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781442276048
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-7604-8
• Seiten: 264
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Judicial Branch, United States of America, USA, Central / national / federal government policies, Central / national / federal government, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general