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Group Involvements in City Politics and Pluralist Theory by Schumaker, Paul

“…The assessments of 75 councilors and mayors in eight cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area provide global measures of group organization, activity, and…”
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John Rawls, Barack Obama, and the Pluralist Political Consensus by SCHUMAKER, PAUL

“…To counter partisan polarization, political theorists like John Rawls and political leaders like Barack Obama have sought to locate and express consensual…”
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Town Meeting: Practicing Democracy in Rural New England by Donald L. Robinson (review) by Schumaker, Paul

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The Public Assistance Policies of Cities and the Justice Concerns of Elected Officials: The Centrality of the Floors Principle in Addressing Urban Poverty by Schumaker, Paul, Kelly, Marisa J.

“…City councils are significant, though seldom central, actors in local policy networks providing public assistance to disadvantaged residents. Mayors and…”
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Targeting Glucose Consumption and Autophagy in Myeloma with the Novel Nucleoside Analogue 8-Aminoadenosine by Shanmugam, Mala, McBrayer, Samuel K., Qian, Jun, Raikoff, Kiril, Avram, Michael J., Singhal, Seema, Gandhi, Varsha, Schumacker, Paul T., Krett, Nancy L., Rosen, Steven T.

“…Multiple myeloma, an incurable plasma cell malignancy, is characterized by altered cellular metabolism and resistance to apoptosis. Recent connections between…”
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Policy Responsiveness to Protest-Group Demands by Schumaker, Paul D.

“…Polictical scientists have long been concerned with electoral activity and formal interest-group activity as methods of citizen participation linking public…”
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Narratives of Justice: Legislators' Beliefs about Distributive Justice. By Grant Reeher. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1996. 338p. $21.95 by Schumaker, Paul

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The Scope of Political Conflict and the Effectiveness of Constraints in Contemporary Urban Protest by Schumaker, Paul D.

“…This paper examines the effectiveness of the use of constraints (e. g., direct action tactics and violence) by protest groups. It is suggested that the…”
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The Effectiveness of Militant Tactics in Contemporary Urban Protest by Schumaker, Paul D.

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Economic Justice in American Society. Robert E. Kuenne Equity in Theory and Practice. H. Peyton Young by Schumaker, Paul

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Responsiveness Bias in 51 American Communities by Schumaker, Paul D., Getter, Russell W.

“…This paper is concerned with responsiveness bias, a previously uninvestigated dimension of political inequality, which refers to the degree to which…”
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The Failing of Contemporary Liberalism by Schumaker, Paul

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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: THE VIEWS OF CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS by Schumaker, Paul, Kelly, Marisa

“…This paper explores the attitudes regarding affirmative action of 112 members of city councils and school boards in twelve American cities. In‐depth interviews…”
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Democratic Ideals and Economic Imperatives in the Resolution of Downtown Redevelopment Issues by Schumaker, Paul

“…The economic interests of the city are usually portrayed as both dominating and undermining democratic politics, but the relationship between economic…”
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Trouble in Paradise: The Suburban Transformation in America. By Mark Baldassare (New York: Columbia University Press, 1986. 251 p. $25.00). - The Progressive City: Planning and Participation, 1969-1984. By Pierre Clavel (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1986. 262 p. $28.00, cloth; $10.00, paper). - Organizing the Movement: The Roots and Growth of ACORN. By Gary Delgado (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1986. 269 p. $24.95). - Middle Class Radicalism in Santa Monica. By Mark E. by Schumaker, Paul

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Affirmative Action, Principles of Justice, and the Evolution of Urban Theory by Schumaker, Paul, Kelly, Marisa

“…Analysis of interviews with 112 elected officials in 12 American cities indicates that their support for affirmative action is more strongly influenced by the…”
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Power and Gender in the "New View" Public Schools by Brunner, C. Cryss, Schumaker, Paul

“…“Power over” (involving social control and domination) is contrasted with “power to” (involving social production and collaboration). Three hypotheses drawn…”
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TOWN MEETING: Practicing Democracy in Rural New England by Schumaker, Paul

“…According to Robinson, Ashfield retained its agricultural and isolated character for about two centuries, until "a cultural revolution" between 1960 and 1985…”
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Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America by Schumaker, Paul

“…Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America. By George C. Edwards III. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2004. 224p. $26.00. George Edwards has filled the…”
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Gender Cleavages and the Resolution of Local Policy Issues by Schumaker, Paul, Burns, Nancy Elizabeth

“…This paper presents the results of a decisional analysis of 30 recent policy issues in Lawrence, Kansas, a setting having several characteristics conducive to…”
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