Kenneth A. Shepsle

Kenneth A. Shepsle is the George D. Markham Professor of Government at Harvard University. He is the author or co-author of several books, including Politics in Plural Societies: A Theory of Democratic Instability, The Giant Jigsaw Puzzle: Democratic Committee Assignments in the Modern House, Models of Multiparty Electoral Competition, and Making and Breaking Governments. He has edited The Congressional Budget Process: Some Views from the Inside, Political Equilibrium, Perspectives on Positive Political Economy, and Cabinet Ministers and Parliamentary Government. He has also authored numerous articles on formal political theory, congressional politics, public policy, and political economy. He is the co-author of the successful undergraduate text Analyzing Politics: Rationality, Behavior, and Institutions.

Books by Kenneth A. Shepsle

  1. Book CoverAmerican Government: Power and Purpose

    Full Tenth Edition (with policy chapters) - 2008 Election Update

    American Government does more than any other text to get students to think analytically about American politics and government.More

  2. Book CoverAmerican Government: Power and Purpose

    Full Eleventh Edition, 2010 Election Update (with policy chapters)

    The best text for teaching students to think analytically about American politics.More

  3. Book CoverAmerican Government: Power and Purpose

    Brief Twelfth Edition

    A brief text that gets students thinking analytically.More

  4. Book CoverAmerican Government: Power and Purpose

    Full Twelfth Edition (with policy chapters)

    Always authoritative. More contemporary than ever.More

  5. Book CoverAmerican Government: Power and Purpose

    Core Twelfth Edition (without policy chapters)

    Always authoritative. More contemporary than ever.More

  6. Book CoverAmerican Government: Power and Purpose

    Core Twelfth Edition, 2012 Election Update (without policy chapters)

    Always authoritative. More contemporary than ever.More

  7. Book CoverAmerican Government: Power and Purpose

    Eleventh Edition (with policy chapters)

    The best text for teaching students to think analytically about American politics.More

  8. Book CoverAnalyzing Politics: Rationality, Behavior, and Instititutions

    Second Edition

    Analyzing Politics makes the fundamentals of rational-choice theory accessible to undergraduates in clear, nontechnical language.More