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<span><span>In this volume, scholars discuss the most recent wave of redistricting Congress. Emphasizing the state-level factors and processes, the volume ultimately shows how national requirements and state requirements come together to permit states to be largely self-responsible for what they do in terms of drawing districts.</span></span>
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<span><span><span>Chapter One: Tom and Gerry? The Cat and Mouse Game of Congressional Redistricting, William J. Miller<br><br>Chapter Two: Utah: Pizza Slices, Doughnut Holes, and One-Party Dominance, Adam R. Brown<br><br>Chapter Three: Incumbency, Influence, and Race: Redistricting, South Carolina Style, Christopher N. Lawrence and Scott H. Huffmon<br><br>Chapter Four: Swimming Against the Tide: Partisan Gridlock and the 2011 Nevada Redistricting, David F. Damore<br><br>Chapter Five: Redistricting the Peach State, Charles S. Bullock, III<br><br>Chapter Six: “Fair” Districts in Florida: New Congressional Seats, New Constitutional Standards, Same Old Republican Advantage?, Aubrey Jewett<br><br>Chapter Seven: Congressional Redistricting in Louisiana: Region, Race, Party, and Incumbents, Pearson Cross<br><br>Chapter Eight: Redistricting in Massachusetts, Shannon Jenkins and Samantha Pettey<br><br>Chapter Nine: Michigan: Republican Domination during a Population Exodus, Michael K. Romano, Todd A. Curry and John A. Clark<br><br>Chapter Ten: Redistricting in Arizona: An Independent Process Challenged by Partisan Politics, Frederic I. Solop and Ajang A. Salkhi<br><br>Chapter Eleven: Carving Lines in the Cascades: Redistricting Washington, Kevin Pirch<br><br>Chapter Twelve: Missouri: Show Me...Again and Again!, Rick Althaus, Jeremy D. Walling, and William J. Miller<br><br>Chapter Thirteen: Congressional Redistricting in New Jersey, Brigid Callahan Harrison<br><br>Chapter Fourteen: Lone Star Lines: The Battle over Redistricting in Texas, Jason P. Casellas and Alvaro Corral<br><br>Chapter Fifteen: Redistricting Congressional Districts in Ohio: An Example of a Partisan Process with Long-lasting Consequences, Mark Salling<br><br>Chapter Sixteen: Raw Political Power, Gerrymandering, and the illusion of fairness: The Pennsylvania Redistricting Process, 2001 and 2011, Harry C. "Neil" Strine IV<br><br>Chapter Seventeen: Redistricting in Iowa 2011, Timothy M. Hagle<br><br>Chapter Eighteen: Drawing Congressional Districts in Illinois—Always Political, Not Always Partisan, Kent Redfield<br><br>Chapter Nineteen: New York Redistricting in Action: Legislative Inaction and Judicial Enaction, Russell C. Weaver and Joshua J. Dyck<br><br>Chapter Twenty: Why Redistricting Matters: Political Decisions and Policy Impacts, William J. Miller</span></span></span>

<span><span><span>William J. Mille</span><span>r is assistant professor of public administration at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. He received his doctorate in 2010 in public administration and urban studies from The University of Akron along with a master’s degree in applied politics (campaign management and polling). He had previously earned his B.A. from the Ohio University Honors Tutorial College and an M.A. in political science also from Ohio. He is the editor of </span><span>Tea Party Effects on 2010 U.S. Senate Elections: Stuck in the Middle to Lose </span><span>(Lexington 2012), </span><span>Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Public Administration &amp; Policy</span><span> (McGraw Hill 2012), </span><span>The Battle to Face Obama: The 2012 Republican Nomination and the Future of the Republican Party </span><span>(Lexington Forthcoming), </span><span>The Tea Party in 2012: The Party Rolls On </span><span>(Lexington Forthcoming), and </span><span>Handbook on Teaching and Learning in Political Science and International Relations </span><span>(Edward Elgar Forthcoming). His research appears in </span><span>Journal of Political Science Education</span><span>, </span><span>Journal of Political Marketing</span><span>, </span><span>Studies in Conflict &amp; Terrorism</span><span>, </span><span>International Studies Quarterly, Nonproliferation Review, Afro-Americans in New York Life and History, Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, American Behavioral Scientist, PS: Political Science and Politics</span><span> and </span><span>Journal of Common Market Studies</span><span>.</span></span><br><span></span><br><span><span>Jeremy D. Walling</span><span> is associate professor of political science at Southeast Missouri State University. He received his Ph.D. in 2005 from the University of Kansas and his M.P.A. from Missouri State University in 1998. He studies American national institutions, state politics and intergovernmental relations, and public administration ethics and accountability. He was co-editor (with William J. Miller) of </span><span>Tea Party Effects on 2010 U.S. Senate Elections: Stuck in the Middle To Lose</span><span> (Lexington Books) and </span><span>Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Public Administration and Policy</span><span> (McGraw-Hill). Book chapters have been published in </span><span>The Battle to Face Obama: The 2012 Republican Nomination </span><span>(Lexington), </span><span>Teaching Politics Beyond the Book</span><span> (Continuum), and </span><span>The Constitutionalism of American States </span><span>(University of Missouri Press). His work has also appeared in </span><span>The Handbook of Administrative Ethics</span><span> and </span><span>Public Personnel Management</span><span>, both with H. George Frederickson.</span></span><br><span></span></span>