Dear SIAM Members,
I am Brianne Heidbreder and would
like to briefly introduce myself as the new Editor for the Reviews and Essays
section of State and Local Government
Review. I am currently serving as an
Associate Professor in the Political Science Department at Kansas State
University in Manhattan, KS, where I live with my husband and daughter. I received a BA from Minnesota State
University, Moorhead (2001), a MA from Kansas State University (2004), and a
Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (2008). My teaching and research interests fall at
the intersection of state and local politics and policy and public
administration, and I have published in scholarly outlets such as State Politics & Policy Quarterly, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Politics & Policy, and State and Local Government Review. Needless
to say, I am excited and eager to begin my work at SLGR.
I am grateful for the
opportunity to serve as Editor of the Reviews and Essays (R&E) section of SLGR.
The R&E section publishes review essays synthesizing research on
important topics in state and local government and intergovernmental
relations. The R&E section also
welcomes essays that synthesize applied research in state and local government
and discuss implications for our theoretical understanding of intergovernmental
relations and public administration.
While we prefer not to publish reviews of single books, the section may
include essays that reflect on books that have had an enduring impact on
research in these fields or book review essays that critically frame and
compare the contributions of several significant books. We also have published essays based on
interviews with prominent scholars (for example, Deil Wright) who discuss
and/or evaluate the state of the discipline or status of research in various
areas.
During 2015 (Volume 47, Issues
1, 2 and 3, respectively), the R&E section included articles pertaining to
redistribution policy at the local level in an era of devolution (Michael
Craw), conceptualizing and operationalizing planning capacity (Carolyn Loh),
and practicing greater transparency to enhance responsiveness and trust in
local government (Gregory Porumbescu). The
March 2016 issue will feature an essay based on Professor Ann Bowman’s
assessment of the change and continuity in the study of state and local
government and politics.
I look forward to working with
the editorial team and continuing the strong tradition of promoting quality
scholarship in the areas of state and local government politics, policy, and
management. In the upcoming months, I encourage each of you to share your ideas
with me for future installments of the Reviews and Essays section. I can be reached by phone at (785) 532-5366
or by email at heidbr@ksu.edu.
Sincerely,
Brianne
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