Oklahoma Government and Politics: An Introduction
Edition: 8
Copyright: 2024
Pages: 506
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The information in Oklahoma Government and Politics: An Introduction helps to create educated and informed citizens and perhaps educated and informed civic leaders as well. A culmination of articles written by experts on Oklahoma government and politics, the publication examines cultural and Constitutional contexts of Oklahoma, the legislative and executive branches of government, the state court system, tax system, education system, and much more.
In addition, the publication includes a foreword by Governor Kevin Sitt, a list of leadership profiles and chapters dedicated to trending topics such as environmental policy and emergency management.
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Leadership Profiles
Foreword by Governor J. Kevin Stitt
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER 1 Oklahoma’s Constitution and Political 1 System in Cultural Context
Brett S. Sharp and Christopher L. Markwood
CHAPTER 2 Oklahoma Intergovernmental Relations 2 in a Federalist System
Christopher L. Markwood and Brett S. Sharp
CHAPTER 3 Modern Sequoyah: Native American Power 3 in Oklahoma Politics
Christine C. Pappas
CHAPTER 4 Oklahoma’s Changing Economic Profile
Loren C. Gatch
CHAPTER 5 The Oklahoma Legislature
Jan C. Hardt
CHAPTER 6 Oklahoma’s Governor and Elected Executives
Kenneth P. Kickham
CHAPTER 7 Practicing Public Administration in Oklahoma
Brett S. Sharp and Steven W. Housel
CHAPTER 8 The Oklahoma Judiciary
Keith Rollin Eakins
CHAPTER 9 Oklahoma and the Supreme Court of the United States
Keith Rollin Eakins
CHAPTER 10 Parties, Elections, and Political Participation in Oklahoma
Jan C. Hardt
CHAPTER 11 Interest Groups and Campaign Finance in Oklahoma
Jan C. Hardt
CHAPTER 12 The Oklahoma Tax System
Loren C. Gatch and James P. Davenport
CHAPTER 13 Municipal and County Government in Oklahoma
Deborah D. Ferrell-Lynn and John R. Wood
CHAPTER 14 Policymaking through the Lens of Climate Change: Ethical, Economic, and Political Perspectives
Alyssa L. Provencio and Shanna D. Padgham
CHAPTER 15 Oklahoma’s Environmental Policy: Complexity in a Traditionalist State
John R. Wood
CHAPTER 16 Education Policy in Oklahoma
Elizabeth S. Overman and Markus S. Smith
CHAPTER 17 Emergency Management in Oklahoma: Interagency Relationships in Times of Disaster
Alyssa L. Provencio
Bibliography
This informative, comprehensive, and scholarly examination of Oklahoma state and local government...” is “a valuable owner’s manual. Read it closely. A lot is at stake.
Former Governor Brad Henry
Contributors dissect Oklahoma state and local government with a discerning eye in this volume, drawing on state history and the writings of other scholars to describe our government, tell how it got that way, and predict where it is headed in the future.
Former Governor Frank Keating