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Mettler, Suzanne
Clinton Rossiter Professor of American Institutions
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- Professor, Government (GOVT), College of Arts and Sciences
Suzanne Mettler, the Clinton Rossiter Professor of American Institutions, conducts research and teaches on American politics and public policy.
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Research
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- Suzanne Mettler's research and teaching focus on American political development, public policy, and political behavior. She is particularly interested in issues pertaining to gender and politics, race and politics, democratization, inequality, and citizenship.
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- DIMINISHED OPPORTUNITIES: THE POLITICS OF FEDERAL HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES, 1976-2006 awarded by SPENCER FOUNDATION 2007 - 2012
- EFFECTS OF TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE U.S. WELFARE STATE ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF POLITICAL VOICE, 1973-2007 awarded by RUSSELL SAGE FDN 2007 - 2013
- THE IMPACT OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ON AMERICANS' SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM AND POLICY SUSTAINABILITY awarded by JOHNSON, ROBERT WOOD 2012 - 2017
Publications
individual publications
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academic article
- Why Public Opinion Changes: The Implications for Health and Health Policy. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. 36:917-933. 2011
- Reconstituting the Submerged State: The Challenges of Social Policy Reform in the Obama Era. Perspectives on Politics. 8:803-824. 2010
- On Race and Policy History: A Dialogue about the G.I. Bill. Perspectives on Politics. 6:519-537. 2008
- Government Program Usage and Political Voice. Social Science Quarterly. 89:273-293. 2008
- American Political Development from Citizens' Perspective: Tracking Federal Government's Presence in Individual Lives over Time. Studies in American Political Development. 21:110-130. 2007
- The Creation of the G.I. Bill of Rights of 1944: Melding Social and Participatory Citizenship Ideals. Journal of Policy History. 17:345-374. 2005
- “The Only Good Thing Was the G.I. Bill”: Effects of the Education and Training Provisions on African-American Veterans' Political Participation. Studies in American Political Development. 19:31-52. 2005
- Civic Generation: Policy Feedback Effects of the GI Bill on Political Involvement over the Life Course. British Journal of Political Science. 34:497-518. 2004
- The Consequences of Public Policy for Democratic Citizenship: Bridging Policy Studies and Mass Politics. Perspectives on Politics. 2:55-73. 2004
- Bringing the State Back In to Civic Engagement: Policy Feedback Effects of the G.I. Bill for World War II Veterans. American Political Science Review. 96:351-365. 2002
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book
- Obama and America's Political Future. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 2012
- Veterans' Policies, Veterans' Politics: New Perspectives on Veterans in the Modern United States. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. 2012
- The Submerged State: How Invisible Government Policies Undermine American Democracy. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. 2011
- Remaking America: Democracy and Public Policy in an Age of Inequality. New York: RUSSELL SAGE FDN. 2007
- Soldiers to Citizens: The G.I. Bill and the Making of the Greatest Generation. New York: Oxford University Press. 2005
- Dividing Citizens: Gender and Federalism in New Deal Public Policy. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press (CUP). 1998
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- Eliminating the Market Middle-Man: Redirecting and Expanding Support for College Students. Reaching for a New Deal: Ambitious Governance, Economic Meltdown, and Polarized Politics in Obama's First Two Years. 2011
- Promoting Inequality: The Politics of Higher Education Policy in an Era of Conservative Governance. The Unsustainable American State. 2009
- The Development of Democratic Citizenship: Toward a New Research Agenda. Democratization in America: A Comparative-Historical Analysis. 2009
- The Transformed Welfare State and the Redistribution of Political Voice. The Transformation of American Politics: Activist Government and the Rise of Conservatism. 2007
- Inequality and Public Policy. Inequality and American Democracy: What We Know and What We Need to Learn. 2005
- Policy Feedback Effects for Collective Action: Lessons from Veterans’ Programs. Routing the Opposition: Social Movements, Public Policy, and Democracy. 2005
- Social Citizens of Separate Sovereignties: Governance in the New Deal Welfare State. The New Deal and the Triumph of Liberalism. 2002
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Teaching
teaching activities
- GOVT-4999: Undergraduate Independent Study - Spring 2013
- GOVT-6171: Politics of Public Policy - Spring 2013
- GOVT-7999: Independent Study - Spring 2013
- GOVT-1111: Introduction to American Government and Politics - Fall 2012
- GOVT-4999: Undergraduate Independent Study - Fall 2012
- GOVT-7999: Independent Study - Fall 2012
- GOVT-4999: Undergraduate Independent Study - Spring 2012
- GOVT-7999: Independent Study - Spring 2012
- GOVT-4112: The Politics of Change - Fall 2011
- GOVT-4999: Undergraduate Independent Study - Fall 2011
- GOVT-6132: The Politics of Inequality in the United States - Fall 2011
- GOVT-7999: Independent Study - Fall 2011
Service
current professional activities
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EDITORIAL BOARDS
- Journal of Policy History, since 2001
- Politics and Gender, 2004-2007
- Polity, since 2005
- Member, Hugh Davis Graham Prize Committee, 2006
- Member, Ellis Hawley Prize Committee, Journal of Policy History, 2006
- Member, APSA Task Force on Inequality and American Democracy, 2003-2005: Member, Working Group on Inequality and Public Policy; Coordinator, Teaching Inequality & American Democracy
- Co-Program Chair for Politics and History Section, American Political Science Association, for 2004 Annual Meeting
- Program Chair, Politics and History Section, Midwest Political Science Association, for 2004 Annual Meeting
- Co-Chair, Policy History Conference, May 2004.
- Member, Victoria Schuck Book Award Committee, American Political Science Association, 2002-2003
- Member, Gladys Kammerer Award Committee, American Political Science Association, 2002
- Member, American Political History Initiative, since 2000
- Member, Best Dissertation Award Committee, Women and Politics Section, American Political Science Association, 2001
- Chair, David Greenstone Book Award Committee, Politics and History Section, American Political Science Association, 2000
Member of Executive Council, Politics and History Section, American Political Science Association, 1998-2000
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Government, Cornell University 1994
- M.A. in Political Science, University of Illinois 1989
- B.A., Boston College 1984
educational background
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- Ph.D. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Government, May 1994
- M.A. University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; Political Science, October 1989
- B.A. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA; May 1984, Summa Cum Laude