Research and scholarship
Chris Bailey was a Professor of American Politics in the School of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy (SPIRE). He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, where he obtained a B.A. in P.P.E. in 1982 and a D. Phil in American Politics in 1986. He was selected by the American Political Science Association to be a Congressional Fellow for 1989-90 and has served as Chair of the American Politics Group of the Political Studies Association.
He has published widely on American politics and is a co-editor of the Developments in American Politics series. His current research focuses on social regulation in the United States. This research has two interconnecting elements. The first is a study of the politics of smoking. He is currently writing a book on smoking politics and policy in the United States. The second is a study of morality politics. He has written several essays on values and identity.
Future plans include a study of “Lifestyle Politics” in the United States. This will examine government efforts to regulate lifestyle choices involving sex and health.
Professor Bailey retired in September 2018.
Selected Publications
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US Climate Change Policy. Routledge.2016.
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The Political Response to Climate Change in North America. In USA and Canada 2012. (14th ed.).2011.
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Environmental Politics and Policy. In Developments in American Politics 6. Peele G, Bailey CJ, Cain B, Peters BG (Eds.). Palgrave Macmillan.2010.
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Environmentalism in the United States: changing conceptions of activism. ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS, 330-332, vol. 19(2). link>2010.
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A new U.S politics and society?. In The 2008 U.S presidential elections: A story in four acts. Jones E and Vassallo S (Eds.). Basingstoke: Palgrave.2009.
Full Publications Listshow
Books
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US Climate Change Policy. Routledge.2016.
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Developments in American Politics 4. Palgrave, Basingstoke.2002.
Journal Articles
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Environmentalism in the United States: changing conceptions of activism. ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS, 330-332, vol. 19(2). link>2010.
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American environmental policy, 1990-2006: beyond gridlock. ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS, 308-309, vol. 18(2). link>2009.
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Henry Kissinger and the American Century. INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW, 915-916, vol. 30(4). link>2008.
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Environmental politics and policy. ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS, 688-689, vol. 15(4). link>2006.
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From Informed Choice to Social Hygiene: Government Control of Cigarette Smoking in the US. Journal of American Studies, 41-65, vol. 38(1). doi>2004.
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"The National Environmental Policy Act" (College Station, Texas A&M Press, 2001) by Matthew J Lindstrom and Zachary A Smith. Environmental Politics, 809-810, vol. 13(4).2004.
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Dam politics: Restoring America's rivers. ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS, 510-511, vol. 13(2). link>2004.
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The national environmental policy act: Judicial misconstruction, legislative indifference, and executive neglect. ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS, 809-810, vol. 13(4). link>2004.
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William R Lowry Dam Politics (Washington DC, Georgetown University Press, 2003). Environmental Politics, 510-511, vol. 13(2).2004.
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".S. Senate Exceptionalism Columbus: The Ohio State University Press" by Bruce I. Oppenheimer (ed). American Review of Politics.2003.
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"The Grassroots of a Green Revolution" by Deborah Lynn Gaber. Environmental Politics, 167-168, vol. 12(4).2003.
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The grassroots of a green revolution: Polling America on the environment. ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS, 167-168, vol. 12(4). link>2003.
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"Pursuing Majorities" by Robin Kolodny. Journal of Legislative Studies, 114, vol. 8(1).2002.
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"Esteemed Colleagues" (Washington DC Brookings, 2000) by Burdette A Loomis. American Review of Politics, 331-332, vol. 21(2000).2001.
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The fate of the union: America's rocky road to political stalemate. POLITICAL STUDIES, 166, vol. 48(1). link>2000.
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American democracy: Aspects of practical liberalism - Dietze,G. POLITICAL STUDIES, 772-773, vol. 44(4). link>1996.
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Civil rights in the United States - Graham,HD. POLITICAL STUDIES, 772-773, vol. 44(4). link>1996.
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The Lincoln persuasion: Remaking American liberalism - Greenstone,JD. POLITICAL STUDIES, 772-773, vol. 44(4). link>1996.
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THE US CONGRESS - AN INTRODUCTORY BIBLIOGRAPHY + THE STRUCTURE OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. AMERICAN STUDIES INTERNATIONAL, 32-47, vol. 28(1). link>1990.
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THE PRESIDENCY - CUNLIFFE,M. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN STUDIES, 123-125, vol. 23(1). link>1989.
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BEYOND THE NEW CONGRESS - ASPECTS OF CONGRESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE 1980S. PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, 236-246, vol. 41(2). link>1988.
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- 1987.
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Assessing President Obama's climate change record. ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS, 847-865, vol. 28(5). link> doi> full text>2019.
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FORTHCOMING: President Obama and Climate Change: The Opportunities and Limits of Presidential Leadership in a Polarised Polity.
Chapters
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The Political Response to Climate Change in North America. In USA and Canada 2012. (14th ed.).2011.
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Environmental Politics and Policy. In Developments in American Politics 6. Peele G, Bailey CJ, Cain B, Peters BG (Eds.). Palgrave Macmillan.2010.
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A new U.S politics and society?. In The 2008 U.S presidential elections: A story in four acts. Jones E and Vassallo S (Eds.). Basingstoke: Palgrave.2009.
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Clearing the air: the new politics of public smoking. In The federal nation: perspectives on American federalism. Morgan I and Davies P (Eds.). New York: Palgrave.2009.
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Social Change, Families and Values: Morality Politics in Contemporary America. In America's Americans: The Populations of the United States. Davies P and Morgan IW (Eds.). ISA Press and Brookings Institution Press.2007.
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Values, Lifestyles and Politics. In Developments in American Politics 5. Peele G, Bailey CJ, Cain B, Peters BG (Eds.). Palgrave.2006.
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A Difficult Habit to Kick: The Defeat of the Universal tobacco Settlement Act. In War Stories from Capital Hill, Prentice Hall. Campbell CC and Herrnson PS (Eds.). Prentice Hall.2003.
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Developments in American Politics 4. In Economic Policy. Peele G, Bailey C, Cain B, Peters BG (Eds.). Palgrove, Basingstoke.2002.
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Introduction: The United States in the Twenty-First Century. In Developments in American Politics 4. Peele G, Bailey C, Cain B, Peters BG (Eds.). Palgrove, Basingstoke.2002.
