States, social knowledge, and the origins of modern social policies

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Social policy in the United States

By Theda Skocpol

Reforming health care, revamping the welfare system, preserving or cutting Social Security, creating employment programs for displaced employees, and revising U.S. social programs to help working p...

The Transformation of American Politics

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The Transformation of American Politics

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What a Mighty Power We Can Be

By Theda Skocpol, Ariane Liazos, Marshall Ganz

The Time Is Never Ripe the Repeated Defeat of Universal Health Insurance in the 20th Century United States Geary Lecture

By Theda Skocpol

Democracy, revolution, and history

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The work of Barrington Moore, Jr. is one of the landmarks of modern social science. A distinguished roster of contributors here discusses the influence of his best-known work, Social Origins of Dic...

Diminished Democracy

By Theda Skocpol

Diminished Democracy

By Theda Skocpol

Civic Engagement in American Democracy

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"Civic Engagement in American Democracy opens with an eagle's-eye view of the roots of America's special patterns of civic involvement, examining the way social groups and government and electoral...