DiSalvo’s research focuses on American political parties, elections, labor unions, state government, and public policy. He is the author of Engines of Change: Party Factions in American Politics, 1868–2010 (Oxford) and Government Against Itself: Public Union Power and Its Consequences (Oxford). His scholarly work has appeared in Political Science Quarterly, Policy Studies Journal, Political Research Quarterly, and American Political Thought.
DiSalvo also writes for popular outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic Monthly, National Affairs, City Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Daily News. He previously co-edited The Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Policy History. He has held visiting appointments at Princeton University’s James Madison Program, the CUNY Graduate Center, and Universidad de Los Andes.
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Police Unions, Practically Speaking
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