Search Results - "Fording, Richard C."

The Affordable Care Act and the Diffusion of Policy Feedback: The Case of Medicaid Work Requirements by Fording, Richard C., Patton, Dana

“…Over the last five years, many states have sought to limit access to Medicaid by adopting restrictive policies. How can we reconcile this development with…”
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Devolution, Discretion, and the Effect of Local Political Values on TANF Sanctioning by Fording, Richard C., Soss, Joe, Schram, Sanford F.

“…One of welfare reform’s most significant consequences is the devolution of policy‐making authority from the federal government and states to local governments…”
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The Effect of Women’s Descriptive Representation on Premature Mortality by Patton, Dana, Fording, Richard C

“…Abstract Although many studies have found that women legislators pursue policies important to women, we know relatively little concerning the effect of women’s…”
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The effect of state gun laws on youth suicide by firearm: 1981–2017 by Kappelman, Jack, Fording, Richard C.

“…Background Many studies have found that state gun laws that regulate the purchase and possession of firearms can lead to a reduction in suicide rates. Yet, the…”
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Deciding to Discipline: Race, Choice, and Punishment at the Frontlines of Welfare Reform by Schram, Sanford F., Soss, Joe, Fording, Richard C., Houser, Linda

“…Welfare sanctions are financial penalties applied to individuals who fail to comply with welfare program rules. Their widespread use reflects a turn toward…”
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The Political Response to Black Insurgency: A Critical Test of Competing Theories of the State by Fording, Richard C.

“…Although empirical studies have concluded that political leaders in democratic systems often respond to mass unrest by expanding the welfare state, most of…”
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Race and the Local Politics of Punishment in the New World of Welfare by FORDING, Richard C, SOSS, Joe, SCHRAM, Sanford F

“…To illuminate how race affects the usage of punitive tools in policy implementation settings, we analyze sanctions imposed for noncompliant client behavior…”
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The Historical Impact of Welfare Programs on Poverty: Evidence from the American States by Fording, Richard C., Berry, William D.

“…Over the years, there has been a spirited debate over the impact of the welfare expansion associated with the War on Poverty. Many analysts have maintained…”
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Medicaid Expansion and the Political Fate of the Governors Who Support It by Fording, Richard C., Patton, Dana J.

“…We provide evidence regarding potential policy feedback effects of healthcare reform by estimating the effect of Medicaid expansion on public support for the…”
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The Color of Devolution: Race, Federalism, and the Politics of Social Control by Soss, Joe, Fording, Richard C., Schram, Sanford F.

“…In this article, we seek to advance scholarship on the origins and consequences of policy devolution by analyzing state decisions to give local authorities…”
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The color of corrections: Racial politics and prison privatization by Butz, Adam M., Fording, Richard C.

“…Privatizing the administration of American prisons represents a popular tool of correctional governance. In turn, policy and public administration researchers…”
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Social-Ecological Correlates of Social Well-Being in Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults in the USA: Implications for Policy, Theory, and Research by Cramer, Robert J., Kaniuka, Andréa R., Tucker, Raymond P., Hanson, Brenda, Fording, Richard C., Robertson, Lee, Mesaeh, Casey, Zabelski, Sasha, Joiner, Thomas

“…Abstract Introduction Emerging transgender and gender diverse (TGD) health models focus on social well-being. The present study contributes to this movement…”
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Measuring Citizen and Government Ideology in the U.S. States: A Re-appraisal by Berry, William D., Fording, Richard C., Ringquist, Evan J., Hanson, Russell L., Klarner, Carl E.

“…Berry et al.'s (1998) measures of U.S. state citizen and government ideology rely on unadjusted interest-group ratings for a state's members of Congress to…”
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Progress for the Poor. By Lane Kenworthy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. 168p. $75.00 by Fording, Richard C.

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The third level of US welfare reform: governmentality under neoliberal paternalism by Schram, Sanford F., Soss, Joe, Houser, Linda, Fording, Richard C.

“…US welfare reform involves more than dramatic caseload reductions and a shift from cash assistance to services. Its operations today reflect significant…”
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Racial Attitudes in the Deep South: Persistence and Change at the University of Alabama, 1963–2013 by Hughes, Michael, Tuch, Steven A., McCallum, Debra M., Smith, Gabrielle P. A., Lo, Celia C., McKnight, Utz, Fording, Richard C.

“…Using data from a unique series of surveys collected between 1963 and 2013, this study examines racial attitudes among young white adults in the Deep South…”
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The Cognitive and Emotional Sources of Trump Support: The Case of Low-Information Voters by Fording, Richard C., Schram, Sanford F.

“…This article provides empirical evidence for the hypothesis that Donald Trump distinctively attracted unprecedented levels of support from "low-information…”
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Development and Psychometric Properties of the Hate-Motivated Behavior Checklist (HMBC) by Cramer, Robert J., Kehn, Andre, Sorby, Mariah, Nobles, Matt R., Long, Molly M., Marsden, Jason, Deitle, Cynthia, Griffin, Stephen M., King, Angela, Smart, Shelley, Fording, Richard c.

“…Hate-motivated behavior (HMB) in criminal and noncriminal forms is a public health dilemma. This study is an advanced measurement of the perpetration of HMB…”
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Wealth and Welfare States: Is America a Laggard or Leader? By Irwin Garfinkel, Lee Rainwater, and Timothy Smeeding. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Pp. 226. $99.00 (cloth); $35.00 (paper) by Fording, Richard C.

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Reform or Resistance? Local Government Responses to State-Mandated Ethics Reform in Kentucky by Fording, Richard C., Miller, Penny M., Patton, Dana J.

“…Although several studies have examined state and federal regulation of political corruption andethics reform, few studies have extended their focus to local…”
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