Drew Noble Lanier

Paths to State Repression

In the last ten years, there has been a resurgence of interest in repression and violence within states. Paths to State Repression improves our understanding of why states use political repression, highlighting its relationship to dissent and mass protest. The authors draw upon a wide variety of pol...

Of Time And Judicial Behavior: United States Supreme Court Agenda Setting and Decision-Making, 1888-1997

This study examines the agenda setting and decision making behavior of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1888 to 1997. The study finds that economics decisions dominated the Court's docket up until the 1950s, when civil liberties cases became more prominent, and judicial power decisions remained relativel...

Of Time And Judicial Behavior: United States Supreme Court Agenda Setting and Decision-Making, 1888-1997 by Dr Drew Noble Lanier (2003-06-01)