A preview of some of the articles in the January 2012 issue:
SPECIAL to PS
John Gaus Award Lecture: “Organization, Politics, and Public Purposes: Analyzing Public Organizations and Public Management”, Hal Rainey
SPOTLIGHT
Teaching the Presidency: Idealizing a Constitutional Office, Louis Fisher
FEATURES
The Gerrymanderers Are Coming! Legislation Redistricting Won't Affect Competition or Polarization Much…, Seth E. Masket
Smith and (Jones) Go to Washington: Democracy and Vice-Presidential Selection, Joseph E. Uscinski
THE PROFESSION
Has Political Science Ignored Religion?, Steve Kettell
Career Preparation and the Policital Science Major: Evidence from Departments, Heyward Gibbs Knotts, Todd A. Collins, Jen Schiff
The Teacher
Teaching “Islam and Human Rights” in the Classroom, Fait Atli Muedini
Engaging and Reluctant? Interpersonal Contact and Attitudes toward the Homeless, Thomas Knecht, Lisa Martinez
ASSOCIATION NEWS
APSA Executive Director's Report, Michael Brintnall
