About this ebook
—Paul Pavlich, Southern Oregon University
In this thought-provoking new edition of their highly regarded text, authors Kerwin and Furlong help students grasp the dynamics of today’s American politics by showing them how rulemaking remains an elemental part of our government system. Rulemaking, Fifth Edition, brings concepts to life with the inclusion of new data, a fresh analysis of interest group participation, and new coverage of the Trump administration’s actions from executive orders and key personnel to agencies’ responses to changes. An invaluable and accessible guide to an intensely political process, this much-anticipated edition contains the most current scholarship on a crucial yet understudied subject.
New to the Fifth Edition
- New scholarship from the past five to six years provides readers with the latest research and analysis in rulemaking.
- Updated information on the Obama administration and the beginning of the Trump Administration puts rulemaking in context and demonstrates how different administrations use this tool.
- New tables and charts reflect the most recent data available to better illustrate the trends and patterns of rulemaking.
About the author
Cornelius M. Kerwin is currently the provost of American University and a professor of public adminstration in American University′s School of Public Affairs. Dr. Kerwin served as the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) for the 1998-1999 term. Additionally, he worked as a consultant for several organizations, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Agriculture, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Scott R. Furlong is provost/vice president for academicaffairs at the State University of New York at Oswego asof July 2017, after serving ten years as dean of the Collegeof Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and professorof political science and public affairs at the University ofWisconsin–Green Bay. His areas of expertise are regulatorypolicy and interest group participation in the executivebranch, and he has taught public policy for over twentyyears. He is the author or coauthor of many book chaptersand coauthor of Rulemaking: How Government AgenciesWrite Laws and Make Policy, 5th ed. (2019), with CorneliusM. Kerwin. His articles have appeared in such journals as Public Administration Review, Journalof Public Administration Research and Theory, Administration and Society, American Review ofPublic Administration, and Policy Studies Journal.
