Publications of Megan Mullin    :chronological  alphabetical  combined listing:

%% Books   
@book{fds319581,
   Author = {Mullin, M},
   Title = {Governing the Tap: Special District Governance and the New
             Local Politics of Water},
   Publisher = {M I T PRESS},
   Year = {2009},
   ISBN = {0262258390},
   Key = {fds319581}
}


%% Chapters in Books   
@misc{fds326305,
   Author = {Mullin, M and Hughes, S},
   Title = {Local Water Politics},
   Booktitle = {The Oxford Handbook of Water Politics and
             Policy},
   Editor = {Conca, K and Weinthal, E},
   Year = {2016},
   ISBN = {0199335087},
   Key = {fds326305}
}

@misc{fds319571,
   Author = {Mullin, M},
   Title = {Local Boundaries},
   Pages = {800 pages},
   Booktitle = {The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government},
   Publisher = {Oxford University Press},
   Editor = {Haider-Markel, DP},
   Year = {2014},
   Month = {April},
   ISBN = {0199579679},
   Abstract = {The Handbook will have a substantial influence in defining
             the field for years to come. The chapters critically assess
             both the key works of state and local politics literature
             and the ways in which the sub-field has developed.},
   Key = {fds319571}
}

@misc{fds319578,
   Author = {Mullin, M},
   Title = {Oakland: The power of celebrity? Explaining strong-mayor
             charter reform},
   Pages = {121-138},
   Booktitle = {More than Mayor or Manager: Campaigns to Change Form of
             Government in America's Large Cities},
   Year = {2010},
   Month = {December},
   ISBN = {9781589017092},
   Abstract = {IN NOVEMBER 1998 voters in Oakland, California,
             overwhelmingly approved a city charter reform to increase
             the formal authority of the mayor's office, despite having
             rejected similar proposals in the past. Following the 1998
             election, political insiders and the press attributed public
             support for the reform to the celebrity of the mayorelect
             who backed the measure. According to this story, he
             succeeded where others had previously failed because voters
             were enthused about his leadership background and his agenda
             of rebuilding the city's downtown. In short, it was the
             popularity of the incoming mayor that built support for
             strengthening the office. © 2010 by Georgetown University
             Press. All Rights Reserved.},
   Key = {fds319578}
}

@misc{fds319580,
   Author = {Mullin, M},
   Title = {Special Districts versus Contracts: Complements or
             Substitutes?},
   Pages = {345 pages},
   Booktitle = {Self-Organizing Federalism},
   Publisher = {Cambridge University Press},
   Editor = {Feiock, RC and Scholz, JT},
   Year = {2010},
   ISBN = {0521764939},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511642319.008},
   Abstract = {This book investigates self-organizing institutions that
             resolve institutional collective action dilemmas in
             federalism, urban governance, and regional management of
             natural resources.},
   Doi = {10.1017/CBO9780511642319.008},
   Key = {fds319580}
}

@misc{fds319583,
   Author = {Mullin, M},
   Title = {Federalism},
   Booktitle = {Public Opinion and Constitutional Controversies},
   Publisher = {Oxford University Press},
   Editor = {Persily, N and Citrin, J and Egan, PJ},
   Year = {2008},
   ISBN = {0195329422},
   Key = {fds319583}
}

@misc{fds319585,
   Author = {Mullin, M},
   Title = {California Water: A Case Study in Federalism},
   Pages = {247 pages},
   Booktitle = {Governing California},
   Publisher = {University of California Inst of},
   Year = {2006},
   Month = {January},
   ISBN = {0877724202},
   Key = {fds319585}
}

@misc{fds319588,
   Author = {Mullin, M},
   Title = {Strategies and Rules: Lessons from the 2000 Presidential
             Primary},
   Pages = {373 pages},
   Booktitle = {Voting at the Political Fault Line},
   Publisher = {Univ of California Press},
   Editor = {Cain, BE and Gerber, ER},
   Year = {2002},
   ISBN = {0520228340},
   Abstract = {"This is the most important and impressive collection
             of original research available on California's blanket
             primary. Its discussion of open primaries and crossover
             voting raises provocative issues which loom
             large.},
   Key = {fds319588}
}

@misc{fds319589,
   Author = {Cain, BE and Mullin, M},
   Title = {Competing for Attention and Votes: The Role of State Parties
             in Setting Presidential Nomination Rules},
   Booktitle = {The Parties Respond: Changes in American Parties and
             Campaigns},
   Publisher = {Westview Press},
   Year = {2002},
   Key = {fds319589}
}


%% Journal Articles   
@article{fds367664,
   Author = {Bell, EV and Hansen, K and Mullin, M},
   Title = {Assessing Performance and Capacity of US Drinking Water
             Systems},
   Journal = {Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management},
   Volume = {149},
   Number = {1},
   Year = {2023},
   Month = {January},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0001604},
   Abstract = {Strong financial and operational underpinnings reduce risk
             to drinking water provision in the face of changing
             population, climate, and regulations. Because responsibility
             for oversight of drinking water systems in the United States
             is commonly divided across state agencies or subagencies,
             decision makers often are unable to assess a water system's
             overall condition. Understanding correlations among
             different dimensions of performance is essential for
             assessing a water system's ability to respond to stressors.
             We present a network-based method for characterizing
             multiple dimensions of a water system's operations,
             combining data from several sources to describe the
             relationships between the dimensions within and across
             systems. Applying this method to North Carolina community
             water systems, we find that water systems face tradeoffs in
             balancing water affordability against the capacity to
             deliver drinking water reliably over the long term. Our
             approach can distinguish isolated water system
             vulnerabilities from those that signal more systemic
             challenges and help agencies responsible for water system
             compliance, funding, and planning coordinate their
             activities.},
   Doi = {10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0001604},
   Key = {fds367664}
}

@article{fds365891,
   Author = {Bell, EV and Fencl, A and Mullin, M},
   Title = {External drivers of participation in regional collaborative
             water planning},
   Journal = {Policy Studies Journal},
   Volume = {50},
   Number = {4},
   Pages = {945-969},
   Year = {2022},
   Month = {November},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psj.12473},
   Abstract = {What drives participation in collaborative planning? How
             does this vary across different institutional contexts?
             Public managers must navigate emerging challenges in public
             service provision; perceived risk and capacity to act can
             play a pivotal role, shaping managerial behavior. In water
             management, for example, issues stemming from climate change
             and water-intensive growth create new concerns about
             continued water supply. Strategic decisions may improve
             local public service provision, but can also have cascading
             effects on other systems, as water is a mobile—and
             subtractable—resource. Many public water systems have
             participated in collaborative planning to overcome
             collective challenges for this reason, but participation is
             not feasible for all prospective participants. Using data
             from administrative records and surveys, we fit a binomial
             logistic model to examine the roles of capacity and
             perceived risk among water service providers as drivers of
             participation in collaborative planning forums. By
             evaluating this relationship in California and North
             Carolina, we find similar results across unique
             institutional contexts: participation in regional water
             planning is associated with perceived risk to water supply
             from changing climatic conditions, but not from perceived
             risk of changing patterns of demand. Also, system
             capacity—as measured by the size of the population
             served—corresponds to increased likelihood of
             participation.},
   Doi = {10.1111/psj.12473},
   Key = {fds365891}
}

@article{fds367615,
   Author = {MULLIN, M and HANSEN, K},
   Title = {Local News and the Electoral Incentive to Invest in
             Infrastructure},
   Journal = {American Political Science Review},
   Pages = {1-6},
   Publisher = {Cambridge University Press (CUP)},
   Year = {2022},
   Month = {October},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003055422001083},
   Abstract = {<jats:p>Despite broad public support, investment in US
             infrastructure has not kept pace with growth, population
             shifts, and rising exposure to climate change risks. One
             explanation lies in politicians’ electoral incentives:
             because, in the short term, voters see only the costs of
             investment and not its benefits, politicians have incentive
             to pander and spend less than what they or their fully
             informed constituents would prefer. Local newspapers could
             help reduce this constraint by increasing politicians’
             confidence that voters will receive information that
             justifies higher spending. In a survey experiment, we found
             that informing US city and county elected officials about
             news coverage of infrastructure failures increased support
             for a costly investment for those in competitive electoral
             settings. When motivated by reelection, politicians need the
             benefits of investment to be visible in order to justify its
             costs. Our results demonstrate the political importance of
             the nonpolitical news covered in local newspapers.</jats:p>},
   Doi = {10.1017/s0003055422001083},
   Key = {fds367615}
}

@article{fds363381,
   Author = {Keeler, AG and Mullin, M and McNamara, DE and Smith,
             MD},
   Title = {Buyouts with rentbacks: a policy proposal for managing
             coastal retreat},
   Journal = {Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences},
   Volume = {12},
   Number = {3},
   Pages = {646-651},
   Year = {2022},
   Month = {September},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13412-022-00762-0},
   Abstract = {The discussion of adaptation to climate change in coastal
             areas has focused on short-term risk reduction and
             climate-proofing, but there is growing recognition that—at
             some point in the future—relocation to less vulnerable
             geographical areas will become necessary for large numbers
             of residents in many coastal communities. Spontaneous
             relocations that occur after catastrophic events can entail
             high costs, both for those who resettle elsewhere and for
             the remaining community. Managed retreat attempts to reduce
             such costs, thereby facilitating the relocation process.
             Property buyouts, the most prominently discussed policy tool
             for managed retreat, present significant challenges in terms
             of equity, timing, finance, and scale. We discuss innovation
             in buyout policy that allows residents to remain in their
             homes as renters after being bought out. We develop the
             basic structure of such a policy and show the pathways
             through which it can help to finance buyouts, harmonize
             public and private decision-making, and manage the timing of
             community transition. We also recommend funding mechanisms
             and other details to overcome the substantial barriers to
             implementation. Although buyouts with rentbacks will require
             institutional innovation in order to serve as an effective
             policy framework, the policy has the potential to improve
             social, economic, and environmental outcomes from the
             eventual unfortunate but necessary migration away from
             coastal areas.},
   Doi = {10.1007/s13412-022-00762-0},
   Key = {fds363381}
}

@article{fds365890,
   Author = {Mullin, M},
   Title = {To adapt to climate impacts, come to grips with
             politics.},
   Journal = {Nature},
   Volume = {609},
   Number = {7925},
   Pages = {9},
   Year = {2022},
   Month = {September},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-02762-0},
   Doi = {10.1038/d41586-022-02762-0},
   Key = {fds365890}
}

@article{fds355331,
   Author = {Hansen, K and Eskaf, S and Mullin, M},
   Title = {Avoiding Punishment? Electoral Accountability for Local Fee
             Increases},
   Journal = {Urban Affairs Review},
   Volume = {58},
   Number = {3},
   Pages = {888-906},
   Year = {2022},
   Month = {May},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1078087421992116},
   Abstract = {Do voters punish incumbent legislators for raising service
             costs? Concern about electoral punishment is considered a
             leading obstacle to increasing taxes and fees to fund
             service provision, but empirical evidence of such backlash
             is surprisingly sparse. This paper examines whether voters
             hold local elected officials accountable for raising water
             service costs. Using 10 years of panel data on municipal
             elections and water rates in North Carolina, we find rate
             increases do not reduce incumbent city council members’
             vote shares. Local politicians may overestimate their
             electoral risk from raising taxes and fees to fund public
             services.},
   Doi = {10.1177/1078087421992116},
   Key = {fds355331}
}

@article{fds362730,
   Author = {Egan, PJ and Konisky, DM and Mullin, M},
   Title = {Ascendant Public Opinion},
   Journal = {Public Opinion Quarterly},
   Volume = {86},
   Number = {1},
   Pages = {134-148},
   Publisher = {Oxford University Press (OUP)},
   Year = {2022},
   Month = {January},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfab071},
   Abstract = {Here we document an under-studied but important phenomenon
             that we call ascendant public opinion, which emerges when a
             new concern is framed as an instance of a broader issue and
             gains ascendancy over that issue in the public's mind. We
             focus on the ever-increasing role climate change has come to
             play over the past three decades in shaping how Americans
             think about broader environmental concerns. We show that
             news coverage of the environment has focused increasingly on
             climate change over time, while climate change concurrently
             has come to dominate all other environmental problems in the
             strength of its association with general environmental
             concern in opinion surveys. Panel studies provide evidence
             that the growing correlation between attitudes on climate
             change and the environment is predominantly due to the
             impact of the former on the latter. These developments have
             been consequential: we estimate that Americans' level of
             concern about the environment is now both more elevated and
             more polarized along party lines than if climate change did
             not occupy its dominant place on the environmental agenda.
             Climate change is likely just one example of how ascendant
             public opinion can have important consequences for politics
             and policy.},
   Doi = {10.1093/poq/nfab071},
   Key = {fds362730}
}

@article{fds357004,
   Author = {Mullin, M},
   Title = {Learning from Local Government Research Partnerships in a
             Fragmented Political Setting},
   Journal = {Public Administration Review},
   Volume = {81},
   Number = {5},
   Pages = {978-982},
   Year = {2021},
   Month = {September},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/puar.13395},
   Abstract = {Research partnerships between scholars and local governments
             offer promise to advance scholarly understanding of local
             public administration and to improve the lives of people
             living and working in local communities. Yet political
             fragmentation complicates the prospect of broader learning
             from these partnerships and creates the risk that research
             partnerships will amplify disparities in local government
             performance. If scholars and practitioners are attentive to
             these risks, they can design research to facilitate learning
             across local government settings. Lessons from policy
             diffusion, program evaluation, and team science inform a set
             of recommendations for the conduct of local government
             research partnerships and the distribution of
             results.},
   Doi = {10.1111/puar.13395},
   Key = {fds357004}
}

@article{fds348749,
   Author = {Woodruff, SC and Mullin, M and Roy, M},
   Title = {Is coastal adaptation a public good? The financing
             implications of good characteristics in coastal
             adaptation},
   Journal = {Journal of Environmental Planning and Management},
   Volume = {63},
   Number = {12},
   Pages = {2082-2101},
   Year = {2020},
   Month = {October},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2019.1703656},
   Abstract = {Sea level rise poses a crisis for coastal communities. Many
             local governments have identified strategies to prepare for
             the impacts of sea level rise but often lack funding
             mechanisms. To date, the assumption that coastal adaptation
             is a public good has limited the tools used to finance
             responses to sea level rise. We argue that good
             characteristics - subtractability, excludability,
             heterogeneity, joint production, and capital intensity -
             combine in unique ways across adaptation strategies, and few
             strategies provide exclusively public goods. These good
             characteristics create political opportunities for
             application of financing mechanisms such as property taxes,
             district-level finance, and bonds that have been less
             commonly used for adaptation. Exploring the good
             characteristics of a particular adaptation strategy can help
             communities identify an appropriate and feasible mechanism
             for financing it.},
   Doi = {10.1080/09640568.2019.1703656},
   Key = {fds348749}
}

@article{fds352660,
   Author = {Gonsenhauser, R and Hansen, K and Grimshaw, W and Morris, J and Albertin, K and Mullin, M},
   Title = {Digitizing a Statewide Map of Community Water System Service
             Areas},
   Journal = {Journal / American Water Works Association},
   Volume = {112},
   Number = {10},
   Pages = {56-61},
   Year = {2020},
   Month = {October},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/awwa.1595},
   Abstract = {A digital map of all North Carolina water system
             service-area boundaries. The process for digitizing maps is
             time-consuming and requires nuance, especially because the
             input from different systems varies. Creating an individual
             map of their service area can be challenging for
             low-capacity systems; for this reason, providing assistance
             to these systems is essential. Acquiring individual maps
             from system managers and maintaining the data over time
             require close partnerships.},
   Doi = {10.1002/awwa.1595},
   Key = {fds352660}
}

@article{fds351472,
   Author = {Hansen, K and Mullin, M and Riggs, EK},
   Title = {Collaboration Risk and the Choice to Consolidate Local
             Government Services},
   Journal = {Perspectives on Public Management and Governance},
   Volume = {3},
   Number = {3},
   Pages = {223-238},
   Publisher = {Oxford University Press (OUP)},
   Year = {2020},
   Month = {September},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ppmgov/gvz017},
   Abstract = {Collaboration among local governments occurs through a range
             of mechanisms, which vary in degree of formality from
             contracts and ad hoc agreements to full consolidation. Prior
             work indicates that local decision makers favor formal
             mechanisms when expected gains from less formal
             collaboration may not be realized. This article explicates
             the concept of collaboration risk, treating it as a product
             of the likelihood that collaboration fails and the severity
             of consequences should failure occur. We examine how
             characteristics of a local service contribute to
             collaboration risk and thereby influence the choice to
             consolidate service delivery. Focusing on the case of
             drinking water provision, we identify physical and financial
             features of service delivery that contribute to the
             likelihood and severity of collaboration failure. Drawing on
             seven case studies of water system consolidation, we then
             analyze the importance of these service characteristics in
             the choice to enter into consolidation agreements.},
   Doi = {10.1093/ppmgov/gvz017},
   Key = {fds351472}
}

@article{fds349406,
   Author = {Mullin, M},
   Title = {The effects of drinking water service fragmentation on
             drought-related water security.},
   Journal = {Science (New York, N.Y.)},
   Volume = {368},
   Number = {6488},
   Pages = {274-277},
   Year = {2020},
   Month = {April},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aba7353},
   Abstract = {Drought is a critical stressor that contributes to water
             insecurity. In the United States, an important pathway by
             which drought affects households' access to clean, reliable
             drinking water for basic needs is through the organization
             and activities of community water systems. Research on the
             local political economy of drinking water provision reveals
             the constraints on community water systems that affect their
             performance when confronting drought hazards. Fragmentation
             in responsibility for drinking water contributes to
             disparities in drought vulnerability, preparation, and
             response across households and across communities. The
             nature and extent of these disparities require further
             investigation to identify strategies for expanding water
             security in the face of drought and other water
             hazards.},
   Doi = {10.1126/science.aba7353},
   Key = {fds349406}
}

@article{fds351444,
   Author = {Mullin, M and Feiock, RC and Niemeier, D},
   Title = {Climate Planning and Implementation in Metropolitan
             Transportation Governance},
   Journal = {Journal of Planning Education and Research},
   Year = {2020},
   Month = {January},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739456X20946443},
   Abstract = {Even with expected changes in fuel, transportation will
             produce significant greenhouse gas emissions long into the
             future. We conduct the first evaluation of the performance
             of metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in planning
             and implementing strategies for emission reduction. By
             coding regional transportation plans in three U.S. states,
             we find a reasonably high level of plan conformance: MPOs
             that express commitment to climate change mitigation channel
             more funding toward projects that reduce emissions. However,
             most MPOs have not started planning to address climate
             change, leading us to conclude that current practice has not
             redirected MPOs’ traditional emphasis on automobile-based
             transportation.},
   Doi = {10.1177/0739456X20946443},
   Key = {fds351444}
}

@article{fds340939,
   Author = {Mullin, M and Smith, MD and McNamara, DE},
   Title = {Paying to save the beach: effects of local finance decisions
             on coastal management},
   Journal = {Climatic Change},
   Volume = {152},
   Number = {2},
   Pages = {275-289},
   Year = {2019},
   Month = {January},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-018-2191-5},
   Abstract = {As sea level rises and storm frequency and severity
             increase, communities worldwide are investing in coastline
             management projects to maintain beach widths and dunes that
             support recreational amenities and mitigate storm risks.
             These projects are costly, and differences in property
             owners’ returns from maintaining wide beaches will
             influence community-level support for investment in
             shoreline defense. One way to account for these differences
             is by funding the project through a tax instrument that
             imposes the heaviest cost on residents who benefit most from
             beach nourishment. Some communities along the US east coast
             have adopted this approach. We use an agent-based model to
             evaluate how the imposition of project costs affects
             coastline management over the long-term. Charging higher tax
             rates on oceanfront properties reduces desired beach width
             among those owners but increases desired width for owners of
             inland properties. The aggregate impact on beach width
             depends on coastline shape and development patterns that
             determine the balance between these two groups,
             heterogeneity of beach width preferences and climate change
             beliefs, and levels of participation in local politics.
             Overall, requiring property owners who benefit most from
             beach nourishment to bear the highest cost results in wider
             beaches. The result suggests that delineating tax rates to
             account for unequal benefits of local public goods across
             taxpayers could facilitate local investment in climate
             change adaptation.},
   Doi = {10.1007/s10584-018-2191-5},
   Key = {fds340939}
}

@article{fds340198,
   Author = {Mullin, M and Daley, DM},
   Title = {Multilevel Instruments for Infrastructure Investment:
             Evaluating State Revolving Funds for Water},
   Journal = {Policy Studies Journal},
   Volume = {46},
   Number = {3},
   Pages = {629-650},
   Publisher = {WILEY},
   Year = {2018},
   Month = {August},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/psj.12228},
   Abstract = {In recent decades, the federal government has introduced
             complex, multilevel state-operated revolving loan fund
             programs as an instrument for promoting state and local
             investment in national infrastructure priorities while
             limiting direct federal involvement in implementation. A
             federally funded state revolving fund (SRF) program combines
             features of a categorical matching grant to states and a
             subsidized loan program to localities, both of which should
             lower the effective price of infrastructure investment and
             therefore promote higher levels of infrastructure
             investment. However, little evidence exists to date on
             whether these programs stimulate new subnational spending or
             instead displace spending that would have occurred
             otherwise. We evaluate the stimulus effects of SRFs by
             examining the two largest such programs, the Clean Water and
             the Drinking Water SRF Programs. Analyzing 17 years of
             state-level panel data, we find evidence that the flow of
             federal funds to states under the SRF programs stimulates
             new local investment in wastewater infrastructure, but not
             in drinking water infrastructure. In discussing several
             possible explanations for these divergent results, we argue
             for further research that emphasizes the intergovernmental
             features of this financing tool.},
   Doi = {10.1111/psj.12228},
   Key = {fds340198}
}

@article{fds327052,
   Author = {Mullin, M and Rubado, ME},
   Title = {Local Response to Water Crisis: Explaining Variation in
             Usage Restrictions During a Texas Drought},
   Journal = {Urban Affairs Review},
   Volume = {53},
   Number = {4},
   Pages = {752-774},
   Publisher = {SAGE Publications},
   Year = {2017},
   Month = {July},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1078087416657199},
   Abstract = {What explains local policy response to extreme events? This
             question takes on growing importance as climate change
             increases the frequency of droughts, floods, heat waves,
             wildfires, and severe storms. Emergency events like these
             often require local officials to make decisions that trade
             off short-term risk reduction against longer-term political
             costs. Policies that promote community-wide safety and
             resilience may face opposition because they restrict
             resource use or otherwise limit personal activities. Using
             data on the adoption of local water usage restrictions
             during the 2010–2013 Texas drought, we examine the balance
             between political and problem-driven incentives for local
             emergency response. We find that problem conditions and
             institutional capacity of water systems outweigh political
             interests in shaping the timing of policy
             response.},
   Doi = {10.1177/1078087416657199},
   Key = {fds327052}
}

@article{fds326304,
   Author = {Egan, PJ and Mullin, M},
   Title = {Climate Change: US Public Opinion},
   Journal = {Annual Review of Political Science},
   Volume = {20},
   Number = {1},
   Pages = {209-227},
   Publisher = {ANNUAL REVIEWS},
   Year = {2017},
   Month = {May},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-polisci-051215-022857},
   Abstract = {A review of research findings and polling data about
             Americans' attitudes on climate change reveals a lack of
             meaningful long-term change in mass opinion. Instead, the
             structure of Americans' attitudes toward belief in climate
             change's existence, concern about its consequences, and
             demand for policy response is similar to that regarding many
             other issues in contemporary US politics: stability in
             aggregate opinion that masks partisan and ideological
             polarization enhanced by communications from elites. But
             features of the climate change problem elicit some
             distinctive determinants of opinion, including individuals'
             trust in science, risk processing, and personal experience.
             Although our review of the literature and data leaves us
             skeptical that majority opinion will spur elected officials
             anytime soon to undertake the costly solutions necessary to
             tackle this problem comprehensively at the national level,
             we identify several avenues by which attitudes might promote
             less substantial but nevertheless consequential policy
             action.},
   Doi = {10.1146/annurev-polisci-051215-022857},
   Key = {fds326304}
}

@article{fds319569,
   Author = {Egan, PJ and Mullin, M},
   Title = {Recent improvement and projected worsening of weather in the
             United States.},
   Journal = {Nature},
   Volume = {532},
   Pages = {357-360},
   Year = {2016},
   Month = {January},
   Abstract = {As climate change unfolds, weather systems in the United
             States have been shifting in patterns that vary across
             regions and seasons. Climate science research typically
             assesses these changes by examining individual weather
             indicators, such as temperature or precipitation, in
             isolation, and averaging their values across the spatial
             surface. As a result, little is known about population
             exposure to changes in weather and how people experience and
             evaluate these changes considered together. Here we show
             that in the United States from 1974 to 2013, the weather
             conditions experienced by the vast majority of the
             population improved. Using previous research on how weather
             affects local population growth to develop an index of
             people's weather preferences, we find that 80% of Americans
             live in counties that are experiencing more pleasant weather
             than they did four decades ago. Virtually all Americans are
             now experiencing the much milder winters that they typically
             prefer, and these mild winters have not been offset by
             markedly more uncomfortable summers or other negative
             changes. Climate change models predict that this trend is
             temporary, however, because US summers will eventually warm
             more than winters. Under a scenario in which greenhouse gas
             emissions proceed at an unabated rate (Representative
             Concentration Pathway 8.5), we estimate that 88% of the US
             public will experience weather at the end of the century
             that is less preferable than weather in the recent past. Our
             results have implications for the public's understanding of
             the climate change problem, which is shaped in part by
             experiences with local weather. Whereas weather patterns in
             recent decades have served as a poor source of motivation
             for Americans to demand a policy response to climate change,
             public concern may rise once people's everyday experiences
             of climate change effects start to become less
             pleasant.},
   Key = {fds319569}
}

@article{fds319570,
   Author = {Daley, DM and Mullin, M and Rubado, ME},
   Title = {State agency discretion in a delegated federal program:
             Evidence from drinking water investment},
   Journal = {Publius},
   Volume = {44},
   Number = {4},
   Pages = {564-586},
   Publisher = {Oxford University Press (OUP)},
   Year = {2014},
   Month = {October},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjt033},
   Abstract = {This article examines the use of discretion by state
             agencies in the context of multilevel policy. Research on
             agency discretion assumes that discretion represents a
             departure from legislative intent. However, Congress may
             delegate authority to promote policy innovation. Using data
             on investment in drinking water infrastructure from 2000 to
             2008, we examine the relationship between agency discretion
             and functional expertise in implementing the Drinking Water
             State Revolving Fund program. We focus on two areas where
             states can exercise discretion: (i) projects not related to
             compliance with federal law and (ii) support to small water
             systems. Our results indicate that agency expertise
             influences investment, but problem severity reduces
             differences across agencies. Initial choices over agency
             design affect how states adapt federal programs to meet
             state needs.},
   Doi = {10.1093/publius/pjt033},
   Key = {fds319570}
}

@article{fds360110,
   Author = {Egan, PJ and Mullin, M},
   Title = {Four Decades of Increasingly Pleasant Weather in the United
             States: 1974-2013},
   Year = {2014},
   Month = {August},
   Key = {fds360110}
}

@article{fds319572,
   Author = {Mullin, M},
   Title = {Contested Water: The Struggle Against Water Privatization in
             the United States and Canada. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 208
             pages. ISBN 9780262518390, $23.00 paperback. by Joanna L.
             Robinson, 2013.},
   Journal = {Review of Policy Research},
   Volume = {31},
   Number = {2},
   Pages = {148-150},
   Publisher = {WILEY},
   Year = {2014},
   Month = {March},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ropr.12064},
   Doi = {10.1111/ropr.12064},
   Key = {fds319572}
}

@article{fds319573,
   Author = {Egan, PJ and Mullin, M},
   Title = {Psychology: Local weather and climate concern},
   Journal = {Nature Climate Change},
   Volume = {4},
   Number = {2},
   Pages = {89-90},
   Publisher = {Springer Nature},
   Year = {2014},
   Month = {February},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2104},
   Doi = {10.1038/nclimate2104},
   Key = {fds319573}
}

@article{fds319575,
   Author = {Egan, PJ and Mullin, M},
   Title = {Turning personal experience into political attitudes: The
             effect of local weather on Americans' perceptions about
             global warming},
   Journal = {Journal of Politics},
   Volume = {74},
   Number = {3},
   Pages = {796-809},
   Publisher = {University of Chicago Press},
   Year = {2012},
   Month = {July},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022381612000448},
   Abstract = {How do people translate their personal experiences into
             political attitudes? It has been difficult to explore this
             question using observational data, because individuals are
             typically exposed to experiences in a selective fashion, and
             self-reports of exposure may be biased and unreliable. In
             this study, we identify one experience to which Americans
             are exposed nearly at random'their local weather'and show
             that weather patterns have a significant effect on people's
             beliefs about the evidence for global warming. © 2012
             Copyright Southern Political Science Association.},
   Doi = {10.1017/S0022381612000448},
   Key = {fds319575}
}

@article{fds319574,
   Author = {Arceneaux, K and Kousser, T and Mullin, M},
   Title = {Get Out the Vote-by-Mail? A Randomized Field Experiment
             Testing the Effect of Mobilization in Traditional and
             Vote-by-Mail Precincts},
   Journal = {Political Research Quarterly},
   Volume = {65},
   Number = {4},
   Pages = {882-894},
   Publisher = {SAGE Publications},
   Year = {2012},
   Month = {January},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1065912911421013},
   Abstract = {This study extends previous field experimental research on
             turnout by considering how institutional context moderates
             the effect of mobilization. Taking advantage of a setting in
             which some registrants are assigned to vote by mail, the
             authors find that a door-to-door mobilization campaign has a
             larger effect on the participation of those who vote at
             polling places than on registrants assigned to cast mail
             ballots, but only among individuals whose voting behavior is
             most likely to be shaped by extrinsic social rewards. The
             authors conclude that there may be payoff for election
             reform strategies that tap into voting's social rewards. ©
             2012 University of Utah.},
   Doi = {10.1177/1065912911421013},
   Key = {fds319574}
}

@article{fds319577,
   Author = {Mullin, M},
   Title = {Global Governance of Hazardous Chemicals: Challenges of
             Multilevel Management. By Henrik Selin.},
   Journal = {Perspectives on Politics},
   Volume = {9},
   Number = {1},
   Pages = {103-104},
   Publisher = {Cambridge University Press (CUP)},
   Year = {2011},
   Month = {January},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592710003361},
   Doi = {10.1017/S1537592710003361},
   Key = {fds319577}
}

@article{fds327672,
   Author = {Mullin, M},
   Title = {Response to Henrik Selin’s review of Governing the Tap:
             Special District Governance and the New Local Politics of
             Water},
   Journal = {Perspectives on Politics},
   Volume = {9},
   Number = {1},
   Pages = {107},
   Publisher = {Cambridge University Press (CUP)},
   Year = {2011},
   Month = {January},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1537592710003397},
   Doi = {10.1017/S1537592710003397},
   Key = {fds327672}
}

@article{fds319579,
   Author = {Mullin, M and Daley, DM},
   Title = {Working with the state: Exploring interagency collaboration
             within a federalist system},
   Journal = {Journal of Public Administration Research and
             Theory},
   Volume = {20},
   Number = {4},
   Pages = {757-778},
   Publisher = {Oxford University Press (OUP)},
   Year = {2010},
   Month = {October},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jopart/mup029},
   Abstract = {In an era of devolution, collaboration between state and
             local institutions could be an effective tool for state
             governments to capitalize on local knowledge and respect
             local autonomy, while maintaining consistent standards and
             enforcement. However, the benefits to local agencies are
             less clear. Local agency personnel may have goals that
             diverge from their state counterparts and significant
             constraints on their resources, forcing them to consider the
             opportunity costs of collaboration. This article examines
             the determinants of subnational vertical collaboration in
             two settings: nested institutions with parallel missions and
             institutions with separate, but overlapping, missions.
             Augmenting an original survey of local public health
             departments in Wisconsin with data from other sources, we
             simultaneously estimate models predicting local cooperation
             with state agencies within and across issue boundaries. Our
             analysis indicates that management techniques, particularly
             performance evaluations that are tied to collaborative
             efforts, are the strongest determinant of collaboration
             across levels of government. We also find that political
             context facilitates vertical collaboration across nonnested
             institutions. Within nested institutions, local agencies are
             more likely to work with their state counterpart if they
             lack the capacity to act alone. © The Author
             2009.},
   Doi = {10.1093/jopart/mup029},
   Key = {fds319579}
}

@article{fds319582,
   Author = {Mullin, M},
   Title = {The conditional effect of specialized governance on public
             policy},
   Journal = {American Journal of Political Science},
   Volume = {52},
   Number = {1},
   Pages = {125-141},
   Publisher = {WILEY},
   Year = {2008},
   Month = {January},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5907.2007.00303.x},
   Abstract = {What are the policy consequences of creating functionally
             specialized venues for decision making? This study directly
             compares special districts with general purpose local
             governments to evaluate how specialization influences
             responsiveness and policy choice. Previous theorizing has
             assumed that specialization should have the same effect
             across all policy contexts. The findings presented here show
             instead that its effect is conditional on the status of
             public problems. Objective conditions related to a policy
             issue more strongly influence the responsiveness of
             multipurpose legislatures than that of special districts;
             thus the institutional effect of functional specialization
             varies with the severity of the public problem. The result
             is that governing structure matters most where problems are
             least severe. The findings demonstrate the importance of
             considering policy context when analyzing the effects of
             political institutions. © 2008, Midwest Political Science
             Association.},
   Doi = {10.1111/j.1540-5907.2007.00303.x},
   Key = {fds319582}
}

@article{fds319584,
   Author = {Kousser, T and Mullin, M},
   Title = {Does voting by mail increase participation? Using matching
             to analyze a natural experiment},
   Journal = {Political Analysis},
   Volume = {15},
   Number = {4},
   Pages = {428-445},
   Publisher = {Cambridge University Press (CUP)},
   Year = {2007},
   Month = {September},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pan/mpm014},
   Abstract = {Would holding elections by mail increase voter turnout? Many
             electoral reform advocates predict that mail ballot
             elections will boost participation, basing their prediction
             on the high turnout rate among absentee voters and on the
             rise in voter turnout after Oregon switched to voting by
             mail. However, selection problems inherent to studies of
             absentee voters and Oregon give us important reasons to
             doubt whether their results would extend to more general
             applications of voting by mail. In this paper, we isolate
             the effects of voting in mail ballot elections by taking
             advantage of a natural experiment in which voters are
             assigned in a nearly random process to cast their ballots by
             mail. We use matching methods to ensure that, in our
             analysis, the demographic characteristics of these voters
             mirror those of polling-place voters who take part in the
             same elections. Drawing on data from a large sample of
             California counties in two general elections, we find that
             voting by mail does not deliver on the promise of greater
             participation in general elections. In fact, voters who are
             assigned to vote by mail turn out at lower rates than those
             who are sent to a polling place. Analysis of a sample of
             local special elections, by contrast, indicates that voting
             by mail can increase turnout in these otherwise
             low-participation contests. © The Author 2007. Published by
             Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for
             Political Methodology. All rights reserved.},
   Doi = {10.1093/pan/mpm014},
   Key = {fds319584}
}

@article{fds319586,
   Author = {Wolfinger, RE and Highton, B and Mullin, M},
   Title = {How postregistration laws affect the turnout of citizens
             registered to vote},
   Journal = {State Politics & Policy Quarterly},
   Volume = {5},
   Number = {1},
   Pages = {1-23},
   Publisher = {SAGE Publications},
   Year = {2005},
   Month = {January},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/153244000500500101},
   Abstract = {A well-established scholarly tradition links lower voting
             costs with higher turnout. Whereas previous research
             emphasized the costs imposed by requiring voter
             registration, our research assesses postregistration costs
             and state policies that can make it easier for registered
             citizens to vote. These policies include mailing each
             registrant a sample ballot and information about the
             location of his or her polling place, providing a longer
             voting day, and requiring firms to give their employees time
             off to vote. Using the 2000 Voter Supplement to the Current
             Population Survey, we find that all but the last of these
             provisions enhance turnout, especially by the young and the
             less educated. Compared to a state that does none of these
             things, the estimated turnout of high school dropouts is
             nearly 11 percentage points higher in a state with these
             "best practices"; their effect on young registrants is
             nearly 10 points. Because African American and Latino
             registrants are disproportionately younger and less
             educated, they would benefit disproportionately from
             universal adoption of such postregistration laws. We
             estimate that if every state adopted these best practices,
             overall turnout of those registered would increase
             approximately three percentage points.},
   Doi = {10.1177/153244000500500101},
   Key = {fds319586}
}

@article{fds319587,
   Author = {Mullin, M and Peele, G and Cain, BE},
   Title = {City Caesars? Institutional structure and mayoral success in
             three California cities},
   Journal = {Urban Affairs Review},
   Volume = {40},
   Number = {1},
   Pages = {19-43},
   Publisher = {SAGE Publications},
   Year = {2004},
   Month = {September},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1078087404265391},
   Abstract = {Recently, voters in many large cities have approved charter
             reforms that strengthen the power of the executive,
             suggesting that big city residents and mayors themselves
             view the formal authority of the office as an important
             influence on whether a mayor will be successful in solving
             urban problems. This article employs qualitative data from
             three California cities to specify how structural
             characteristics interact with personal factors to facilitate
             mayoral leadership. The authors find that city structure
             does not directly determine a mayor's goals and leadership
             style, but it does create constraints and opportunities that
             influence whether a mayor's personal strategies will
             succeed. © 2004 Sage Publications.},
   Doi = {10.1177/1078087404265391},
   Key = {fds319587}
}

@article{fds319590,
   Author = {Besleme, K and Mullin, M},
   Title = {Community Indicators and Healthy Communities},
   Journal = {National Civic Review},
   Volume = {86},
   Pages = {43-52},
   Year = {1997},
   Key = {fds319590}
}


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@misc{fds319576,
   Author = {Mullin, M},
   Title = {Federalism},
   Pages = {209-233},
   Publisher = {Oxford University Press},
   Year = {2011},
   Month = {October},
   ISBN = {9780195329414},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195329414.003.0010},
   Abstract = {This chapter examines public attitudes about the allocation
             of powers within the American federalist system. Previous
             research has shown that public perceptions of the
             responsibilities and performance of specific levels of
             government are weakly held and often inconsistent. To the
             extent that people have an opinion about federalism, the
             literature suggests that it influenced by persistent
             attitudes about race and political trust. This analysis
             focuses on beliefs about the strength of the federal
             government in order to disentangle the influence of these
             long-term, generalized attitudes from more immediate
             responses to political institutions. In sum, Americans'
             perceptions of federal power are largely determined by their
             orientation toward government itself. Short-term assessments
             of political leaders also help to shape opinion about the
             scope of federal authority, and assessments of the Supreme
             Court have as much influence as opinion about the president
             and Congress.},
   Doi = {10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195329414.003.0010},
   Key = {fds319576}
}