Reform and reaction : the arc of Kansas politics /

"Originating under the leadership of the late Burdett Loomis, Reform and Reaction tells the complex story of recent Kansas politics, beginning with the end of Old Kansas that took place in the 1960s and concluding with the reversal of Governor Sam Brownback's "Red State" policies...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Smith, Michael A., 1970- (Editor), Flentje, H. Edward (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2024]
Subjects:	Governors > Kansas. Kansas > Politics and government > 1951- Gouverneurs > Kansas. Kansas > Politique et gouvernement > 1951- POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties.

Table of Contents:

The end of the Old Kansas and the reapportionment revolution / Burdett Loomis
Institutional reform and the Bennett governorship / H. Edward Flentje
Political competition and policy activism in the 1980s : Governors Carlin and Hayden / H. Edward Flentje
The Finney transition and political undercurrents / H. Edward Flentje
Contentious Republicans : the Graves years / Michael A. Smith
Democratic rule in red-state Kansas : the Sibelius-Parkinson years / Michael A. Smith
Political strategy shifts rightward / Chapman Rackaway
Brownback's "Red State" governance / H. Edward Flentje
Kansas voters reverse course : the 2016 and 2018 elections / Patrick Miller
Conclusion : reform and reaction, the arc of Kansas politics.