Christopher Bailey

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

Bailey CJ. 2019. Assessing President Obama's climate change record. ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS, 847-865, vol. 28(5). link> doi> full text>
Bailey CJ, Peele G, Cain B, Peters BG. 2002. Developments in American Politics 4. Palgrave, Basingstoke.
Bailey CJ. 2016. US Climate Change Policy. Routledge. link> doi> link> full text>
Bailey CJ. 1996. Congress' permanent minority: Republicans in the US House - Connelly,WF, Pitney,JJ. AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW, 186-187, vol. 90(1). link> doi>
Bailey CJ. 2011. The Political Response to Climate Change in North America. In USA and Canada 2012. (14th ed.).

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Books

Bailey CJ, Peele G, Cain B, Peters BG. 2002. Developments in American Politics 4. Palgrave, Basingstoke.
Bailey CJ. 2016. US Climate Change Policy. Routledge. link> doi> link> full text>

Journal Articles

Bailey CJ. 2019. Assessing President Obama's climate change record. ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS, 847-865, vol. 28(5). link> doi> full text>
Bailey CJ. 1996. Congress' permanent minority: Republicans in the US House - Connelly,WF, Pitney,JJ. AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW, 186-187, vol. 90(1). link> doi>
Bailey CJ. 2010. Environmentalism in the United States: changing conceptions of activism. ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS, 330-332, vol. 19(2). link>
BAILEY CJ. 1990. APPROACHING VIETNAM - FROM WORLD-WAR-II THROUGH DIEN-BIEN-PHU - GARDNER,LC. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN STUDIES, 143-144, vol. 24(1). link> doi>
BAILEY CJ. 1992. MR BUSH WAR - ADVENTURES IN THE POLITICS OF ILLUSION - GRAUBARD,SR. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN STUDIES, 301, vol. 26(2). link> doi>
BAILEY CJ. 1988. POLITICS AND POWER IN THE USA - MCKAY,D. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN STUDIES, 135-136, vol. 22(1). link> doi>
BAILEY CJ. 1988. POLITICS IN THE MEDIA AGE - BERKMAN,R, KITCH,LW. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN STUDIES, 108-109, vol. 22(1). link> doi>
BAILEY CJ. 1987. PRESIDENT REAGAN, THE UNITED-STATES SENATE, AND AMERICAN-FOREIGN-POLICY, 1981-1986. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN STUDIES, 167-181, vol. 21(2). link> doi>
BAILEY CJ. 1991. THE MAKING OF UNITED-STATES-FOREIGN-POLICY - DUMBRELL,J. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN STUDIES, 498, vol. 25(3). link> doi>
BAILEY CJ. 1994. THE PASSIONATE ATTACHMENT - AMERICA INVOLVEMENT WITH ISRAEL, 1947 TO THE PRESENT - BALL,GW, BALL,DB. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN STUDIES, 144-145, vol. 28. link> doi>
Bailey CJ. 2009. American environmental policy, 1990-2006: beyond gridlock. ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS, 308-309, vol. 18(2). link>
Bailey CJ. 2008. Henry Kissinger and the American Century. INTERNATIONAL HISTORY REVIEW, 915-916, vol. 30(4). link>
Bailey CJ. 2006. Environmental politics and policy. ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS, 688-689, vol. 15(4). link>
BAILEY CJ. 2004. From Informed Choice to Social Hygiene: Government Control of Cigarette Smoking in the US. Journal of American Studies, 41-65, vol. 38(1). doi>
Bailey CJ. 2004. "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).
Bailey CJ. 2004. Dam politics: Restoring America's rivers. ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS, 510-511, vol. 13(2). link>
Bailey CJ. 2004. The national environmental policy act: Judicial misconstruction, legislative indifference, and executive neglect. ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS, 809-810, vol. 13(4). link>
Bailey CJ. 2004. William R Lowry Dam Politics (Washington DC, Georgetown University Press, 2003). Environmental Politics, 510-511, vol. 13(2).
Bailey CJ. 2003. ".S. Senate Exceptionalism Columbus: The Ohio State University Press" by Bruce I. Oppenheimer (ed). American Review of Politics.
Bailey CJ. 2003. "The Grassroots of a Green Revolution" by Deborah Lynn Gaber. Environmental Politics, 167-168, vol. 12(4).
Bailey CJ. 2003. The grassroots of a green revolution: Polling America on the environment. ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS, 167-168, vol. 12(4). link>
Bailey CJ. 2002. "Pursuing Majorities" by Robin Kolodny. Journal of Legislative Studies, 114, vol. 8(1).
Bailey CJ. 2001. "Esteemed Colleagues" (Washington DC Brookings, 2000) by Burdette A Loomis. American Review of Politics, 331-332, vol. 21(2000).
Bailey CJ. 2000. The fate of the union: America's rocky road to political stalemate. POLITICAL STUDIES, 166, vol. 48(1). link>
Bailey CJ. 1996. American democracy: Aspects of practical liberalism - Dietze,G. POLITICAL STUDIES, 772-773, vol. 44(4). link>
Bailey CJ. 1996. Civil rights in the United States - Graham,HD. POLITICAL STUDIES, 772-773, vol. 44(4). link>
Bailey CJ. 1996. The Lincoln persuasion: Remaking American liberalism - Greenstone,JD. POLITICAL STUDIES, 772-773, vol. 44(4). link>
BAILEY CJ. 1990. THE US CONGRESS - AN INTRODUCTORY BIBLIOGRAPHY + THE STRUCTURE OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. AMERICAN STUDIES INTERNATIONAL, 32-47, vol. 28(1). link>
BAILEY CJ. 1989. THE PRESIDENCY - CUNLIFFE,M. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN STUDIES, 123-125, vol. 23(1). link>
BAILEY CJ. 1988. BEYOND THE NEW CONGRESS - ASPECTS OF CONGRESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE 1980S. PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, 236-246, vol. 41(2). link>
Bailey CJ. FORTHCOMING: President Obama and Climate Change: The Opportunities and Limits of Presidential Leadership in a Polarised Polity.

Chapters

Bailey CJ. 2011. The Political Response to Climate Change in North America. In USA and Canada 2012. (14th ed.).
Bailey CJ. 2010. Environmental Politics and Policy. In Developments in American Politics 6. Peele G, Bailey CJ, Cain B, Peters BG (Eds.). Palgrave Macmillan.
BAILEY CJ. 2009. 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.
BAILEY CJ. 2009. 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.
BAILEY CJ. 2007. 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.
BAILEY CJ. 2006. Values, Lifestyles and Politics. In Developments in American Politics 5. Peele G, Bailey CJ, Cain B, Peters BG (Eds.). Palgrave.
BAILEY CJ. 2003. 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.
Bailey CJ. 2002. Developments in American Politics 4. In Economic Policy. Peele G, Bailey C, Cain B, Peters BG (Eds.). Palgrove, Basingstoke.
Bailey CJ, Peele G, Cain B, Peters BG. 2002. 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.

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