Books That Shaped My World with Robert Stein

Books That Shaped My World with Robert Stein

By Friends of Fondren Library, Rice University

Date and time

Thursday, February 2, 2017 · 6:30 - 8:30pm CST

Location

Kyle Morrow Room, Rice University

6100 S Main St Houston, TX 77005

Description

Please join us for

The Books That Shaped My World
featuring Robert Stein, Lena Gohlman
Fox Professor of Political Science

Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017
6:30 pm

Rice University

Fondren Library, third floor, Kyle Morrow Room


Professor Stein is an expert on urban politics and public policy. He is co-author of Perpetuating the Pork Barrel: Policy Subsystems and American Democracy (Cambridge University Press, 1995), and author of Urban Alternatives: Public and Private Markets in the Provision of Local Services (Pittsburgh Press, 1990). His work has also appeared in a wide range of scholarly journals. Dr. Stein’s current research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and examines the impact of the federal aid system on the electoral trajectories of office holders at both the subnational and congressional levels. Other research examines collective action among metropolitan area governments and voting behavior. For more information about Stein, please go to http://tinyurl.com/BTSMWStein.


This event is free and open to the public. Please join us and bring a guest.


Parking is available in the Central Campus Garage, in the Founder’s Court Lot, in Lot N at Gate 21 off of Rice Boulevard or in the Stadium Lot. Credit card is required. A campus map with parking information is available at www.rice.edu/maps/maps.html.


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