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Affirmative action
	Keith Bybee
	Thomas M. Keck
                 
Africa, sub-Saharan
	Goodwin Cooke
	Christopher R. DeCorse
	Deborah Pellow
	Mitchel B. Wallerstein
        early European trade with
	Christopher R. DeCorse
Aging
	Madonna Harrington Meyer
	Christine L. Himes
	John L. Palmer	

     and family 
	Douglas Wolf
        and obesity
	Christine L. Himes 
        demographics of
	John L. Palmer
	Douglas Wolf
        economics of 
	John L. Palmer
	Douglas Wolf
              
AIDS and culture
	Deborah Pellow
American history
        
       Cold War
	G. Matthew Bonham
        modern political
	Kristi Andersen
        presidency
	Margaret Susan Thompson
        20th century
	David H. Bennett
        20th century political scandal
	David H. Bennett

Anthropology, general
	Christopher R. DeCorse

Anti-Semitism
	Michael Barkun

Apocalyptic and millenarian groups  
	Michael Barkun

Arts and culture policy
	Arthur Brooks

Athletics, intercollegiate 
	David H. Bennett
	Michael Wasylenko
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Banking policy, U.S. 
	Donald H. Dutkowsky

Belize 
	Robert A. Rubinstein

Biodiversity 
	Jacob Bendix
	Steven Brechin
	
Bioethics  
	Robert A. Rubinstein

Bioterrorism
	Michael Barkun
	Mitchel B. Wallerstein

Budget policy, U.S. 
	John L. Palmer
		
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Campaign finance reform 
	Robert D. McClure 
	Jeffrey M. Stonecash

China

          AIDS
	Norman Kutcher
        economy, politics 
	Hongying Wang
        late imperial history and culture (1500-1900) 
	Norman Kutcher			
        modern history 
	Norman Kutcher
        nationalism 
	Norman Kutcher
        student movement 
	Norman Kutcher

Civil society and civic engagement
       	Mitchel B. Wallerstein

Climate change
	Peter Wilcoxen

Conflict and conflict resolution 
	Gavan Duffy
	Robert A. Rubinstein 
	Rosemary O'Leary

Congress 
	Robert D. McClure 
	Grant Reeher

Conservatism in the U.S.
	Thomas M. Keck

Conspiracy theories  
	Michael Barkun

Constitution, U.S.
	Thomas Keck

Courts, American
	Keith Bybee

Cultural policy
	Arthur Brooks
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Dating and courtship 
	John Marshall Townsend

Defense policy analysis
	William Banks
	William Smullen
	Mitchel B. Wallerstein

De-industrialization 
	David Richardson

Democratic governance and institutions 
	Robert D. McClure 
	Grant Reeher

Demographics

        and population 
	Christine L. Himes
        of aging 
	Douglas Wolf

Developing countries
        
        family planning and health policy 
	Jeremy Shiffman
        globalization
	David Richardson
        
Disability, old-age 
	Douglas Wolf
Disaster preparedness
	Robert Rubinstein

Discrimination, racial and ethnic

        housing 
	John Yinger
        mortgage lending 
	John Yinger
        
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Economics

       domestic energy
	Donald H. Dutkowsky
      forecasting
	Stuart Bretschneider
      international 
	J. David Richardson
      large scale model
	Peter Wilcoxen
      nonprofit organizations
	Arthur Brooks
      policy 
	John L. Palmer
	Michael Wasylenko

Education
	
        aid 
	William D. Duncombe
        civic 
	William D. Coplin
	Robert McClure
	Grant Reeher
        costs and finance
	William D. Duncombe
	John Yinger
        disparities
	John Yinger
        distance collaboration
	G. Matthew Bonham
        higher 
	Grant Reeher
        reform 
	William D. Coplin
	William D. Duncombe
        
Egypt
	Mehrzad Boroujerdi
	Robert A. Rubinstein
Elder care 
	Douglas Wolf

Elections, U.S. 
	Danny Hayes
	Robert D. McClure 
	Grant Reeher
	
Energy policy
	
	David Popp	
        economics
	Don Dutkowsky

Entitlement programs  
	Madonna Harrington Meyer
	John L. Palmer
	Timothy M Smeeding

Environment

	Stuart Bretschneider
	W. Henry Lambright
	Rosemary O'Leary 
       and the economy
	Peter Wilcoxen
       biodiversity conservation
	Steven Brechin
	Mitchel B. Wallerstein
       law/disputes/dispute resolution 
	Rosemary O'Leary
       media coverage 
	Jacob Bendix
        
Environmental Protection Agency 
	Rosemary O'Leary

Ethnicity
	Deborah Pellow
Evolutionary psychology 
	John Marshall Townsend

Extremism, political 
	David H. Bennett

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Fair Housing Act 
	John Yinger

Fair lending 
	John Yinger

Family 

        structure 
	Christine L. Himes
        
Federal Reserve 
	Donald H. Dutkowsky

Federalism 
	Grant Reeher

Financial management 
	Larry Schroeder

Fire policy 
	Jacob Bendix

Floods 
	Jacob Bendix

Folklore 
	Susan S. Wadley

Food 

	insecurity, U.S. cities
	Don Mitchell
	policy
	Catherine Bertini
Foreign policy 
	G. Matthew Bonham
	Goodwin Cooke
	Margaret (Peg) Hermann
	David Richardson
        	William Smullen
	Mitchel B. Wallerstein
Forest fires 
	Jacob Bendix

Fundamentalism, U.S. 
	Michael Barkun
	David Bennett
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Gay and lesbian 

        politics
	Keith Bybee
        rights
	Thomas Keck

Gender
	Deborah Pellow
        and globalization 
	Susan S. Wadley	
        and old-age policy 
	Madonna Harrington Meyer
        and Social Security 
	Madonna Harrington Meyer
        South Asia 
	Susan S. Wadley
        
Geographic information science 
	Mark Monmonier

Geography  
        cultural
	Don Mitchell
        Latin American
	David Robinson
        maps
	Mark Monmonier

G.I. Bill of Rights 
	William Smullen

Ghana 
	Christopher R. DeCorse
	Deborah Pellow

Global governance and philanthropy
       	Mitchel B. Wallerstein

Globalization 
	
        corporate and its effect on culture 
	Don Mitchell
        and economics 
	J. David Richardson
        and gender 
	Susan S. Wadley
        and governance
	Mitchel B. Wallerstein
        and labor 
	Don Mitchell
        and South Asia 
	Susan S. Wadley
Government

        contracting
	David Van Slyke
        corruption 
	William Banks
        intergovernmental relationships
	William Smullen
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Health care

        costs and financing
	John L. Palmer
        inequality in old age
	Madonna Harrington Meyer
        management
	Thomas H. Dennison
        policy
	Thomas H. Dennison
        politics 
	Grant Reeher
        
History 

        American
	David H. Bennett
        Latin American colonial systems
	David Robinson
        modern military 
	David H. Bennett
        of cartography
	Mark Monmonier
        20th century U.S. 
	David H. Bennett
       
Homeland security
	William Smullen
	Mitchel B. Wallerstein

Homelessness  
	Don Mitchell

Housing 

        discrimination 
	John Yinger
        segregation
	John Yinger
       
Humanitarian relief
	Catherine Bertini

Hunger
	Don Mitchell
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Immigrants, politics and
	Kristi Andersen

Immigration
                David Richardson

India
	Susan S. Wadley

Information technology
 	Stuart Bretschneider

        comparative e-government
	G. Matthew Bonham
        e-democracy
	Stuart Bretschneider
        e-government
	Stuart Bretschneider
        management & policy 
	Stuart Bretschneider

Intergovernmental relationships
	William Smullen

International 

        economics 
	J. David Richardson
       law
	Michael Barkun
        public finance 
	Michael Wasylenko
        security
	Renee deNevers
	Mitchel B. Wallerstein
        security and arms control 
	Robert A. Rubinstein
        terrorism
	William Banks
        trade policy
	David Richardson

International Monetary Fund
	David Richardson
        
        World Trade Organization
	David Richardson

Internet and politics
	Grant Reeher

Iran 
	G. Matthew Bonham	
	Mehrzad Boroujerdi

Iraq 
	Mehrzad Boroujerdi
	William Smullen

Islam 
	Mehrzad Boroujerdi

Israeli-Palestinian conflict 
	Mehrzad Boroujerdi
	William Smullen
Japan	
	George Kallander				>> top
Korea 
	Jongwoo Han
	George Kallander
	Stuart Thorson	
	Mitchel B. Wallerstein
Labor 
	
        and globalization 
	Don Mitchell
	David Richardson
        migrant  
	Don Mitchell
       
Latin America

         colonialism 
	David Robinson
        development 
	David Robinson
        politics and international relations	
	Francine D'Amico
	
Law

         American
	Keith Bybee
        Constitutional
	William Banks
        and culture
	Keith Bybee
        national security
	William Banks
        and public policy 
	Rosemary O'Leary
        environmental 
	Rosemary O'Leary
        international  
	Michael Barkun

Local government

        financial management
	Larry Schroeder
        taxation 
	Larry Schroeder	
	Michael Wasylenko

Long-term care 
	Madonna Harrington Meyer
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Malls, role of 
	Don Mitchell

Maps 
	Mark Monmonier

Marriage and divorce 
	John Marshall Townsend

Media
	          
        and environment 
	Jacob Bendix
        and politics 
	Danny Hayes
	Robert D. McClure 

Medicaid 
	Madonna Harrington Meyer
	Timothy Smeeding

Medicare 
	Madonna Harrington Meyer
	John L. Palmer

Mental illness and culture 
	John Marshall Townsend

Middle East 

	David H. Bennett
	Mehrzad Boroujerdi
	Goodwin Cooke
	Robert A. Rubinstein

Military 
	        
        modern history
	David Bennett
        women in 
	Francine D'Amico

Monetary policy, U.S.  
	Donald H. Dutkowsky

Mortgage lending discrimination
	John Yinger


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NAFTA
	David Richardson
NASA 
	Rosemary O'Leary

National security policy 
	William Banks
        	F. William Smullen
	Mitchel B. Wallerstein

Native Americans 
	Maureen Trudelle Schwarz

Natural resources

        policy and management 
	Rosemary O'Leary
        impact of humans on 
	Don Mitchell

New York State politics
	Grant Reeher 
	Jeffrey M. Stonecash 

Nigeria
	Deborah Pellow

Nonprofits and philanthropy
	Arthur Brooks
	David Van Slyke
	Mitchel B. Wallerstein
      economics of
	Arthur Brooks
         	
North Korea

	Jongwoo Han
	Stuart Thorson
Nuns
	Margaret Susan Thompson

Nursing home access 
	Madonna Harrington Meyer
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Oil and OPEC 
	Mehrzad Boroujerdi

Peacekeeping 
	Robert A. Rubinstein

Philanthropy
	Arthur Brooks
	David Van Slyke
	Mitchel B. Wallerstein
Political

        ambition 
	Robert D. McClure	
        conflict
	Gavan Duffy
        extremism 
	David H. Bennett
        leadership 
	Margaret (Peg) Hermann 
	Robert D. McClure
        methodology
	Gavan Duffy
        mobilization
	Gavan Duffy
        psychology 
	Danny Hayes
	Margaret (Peg) Hermann 
        parties 
	Kristi Andersen
	Danny Hayes
	Robert D. McClure  
	Jeffrey M. Stonecash
        polling 
	Jeffrey M. Stonecash
        scandal 
	David H. Bennett

Politics

        American
	Kristi Andersen
	Danny Hayes
	Robert McClure
	Grant Reeher
        Congress 
	Robert D. McClure 
        and gender 
	Francine D'Amico
        and the Internet
	Grant Reeher
        and women
        	Kristi Andersen
        judicial
         	Keith Bybee
        and media 
	Danny Hayes
	Robert D. McClure
        New York State 
	Grant Reeher
	Jeffrey M. Stonecash
        and religion 
	Margaret Susan Thompson
        of space
	Deborah Pellow
        Scandinavian
	G. Matthew Bonham
        state
        	Grant Reeher
	Jeffrey M. Stonecash
        West Africa
	Deborah Pellow
        world
      	Gavan Duffy

Poverty 
        	
         in developing countries 
	Jeremy Shiffman
        old-age 
	Madonna Harrington Meyer
        
Presidency, U.S. 
	Robert D. McClure 
	Margaret Susan Thompson

Privatization
	Don Mitchell  
	David Van Slyke

Public administration 
	Stuart Bretschneider  
	Rosemary O'Leary
	David Van Slyke

Public finance
	
	William D. Duncombe
       in developing countries 
	Larry Schroeder	
       international 
	John L. Palmer
	Michael Wasylenko
       U.S.
	John L. Palmer 
	Larry Schroeder 
	Michael Wasylenko

Public health

        bioethics 
	Robert A. Rubinstein
        in developing countries 
	Jeremy Shiffman
       infectious disease and behavior 
	Robert A. Rubinstein
        international 
	Robert A. Rubinstein
             Jeremy Shiffman
 
Public infrastructure finance and management 
	Larry Schroeder

Public management 
	Stuart Bretschneider
	Rosemary O'Leary
	John L. Palmer
	David Van Slyke

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Racial transition in neighborhoods 
	John Yinger

Religion
        
        and politics 
	Margaret Susan Thompson
        and women
	Margaret Susan Thompson
        Catholic orders
	Margaret Susan Thompson
        Catholicism
	Margaret Susan Thompson
        conflict and violence 
	Michael Barkun	
        Confucianism 
	Norman Kutcher
        
Right-wing movements, U.S.  
	Michael Barkun
	David H. Bennett

Russia
	Brian D. Taylor					
        foreign policy
	G. Matthew Bonham
					>> top
School aid and financing 
        	William D. Duncombe
        	John Yinger

Science and technology policy, U.S. 
	Mitchel B. Wallerstein

Separatist movements, black and white 
	Michael Barkun

Sexuality, human 
	John Marshall Townsend

Sierra Leone 
	Christopher R. DeCorse

Sino-American relations 
	Hongying Wang

Social capital 
	Grant Reeher 

Social Security 
	Madonna Harrington Meyer
	John L. Palmer
        financing
	John L. Palmer
       
Social theories
	Steven Brechin

Social welfare policy 
	John L. Palmer 
	
South Asia

        religion 
	Susan S. Wadley
        gender 
	Susan S. Wadley
        media impact on 
	Susan S. Wadley
        poverty  
	Jeremy Shiffman
        public health  
	Jeremy Shiffman

Space and place
          social production of
	Deborah Pellow

State and local 

        finance 
	Michael Wasylenko
        government services 
	William D. Duncombe

Strategic management
	David Van Slyke

Supreme Court, U.S.
	Keith Bybee
	Thomas M. Keck

Surveillance	
	Mark Monmonier

					>> top
Tax incentives 
	Michael Wasylenko

Terrorism
	David Bennett
	Renee deNevers
	Mitchel B. Wallerstein
        domestic 
	William Banks
	Michael Barkun
        history of
	David Bennett
        international 
	William Banks

Trade policy, U.S. and global
	J. David Richardson

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United Nations
	Catherine Bertini

Urban anthropology 
	Deborah Pellow

Urban public space 
	Don Mitchell

Urban youth programs 
	William D. Coplin

Volunteerism 
	William D. Coplin
	William Smullen
				>> top 
War
	Gavan Duffy

Weapons of mass destruction

        proliferation of
	Mitchel B. Wallerstein

West Africa
	Deborah Pellow
Wildfires 
	Jacob Bendix

Women 
        and politics
	Kristi Andersen
        in the military
	Francine D'Amico

World Bank
	J. David Richardson	

World Trade Organization
	David Richardson				>> top

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