Ashley and Hubbard examine ways that tribal/state relations can be improved in the United States. While the long history of tribal-state relations point to the need for better cooperation, they contend that the first and most vital step is a greater understanding of the role that tribal governments play in the federal system. All too often, they assert, tribes are overlooked as viable political entities with unique legal and political status.
They begin by providing background information needed for an understanding of the position that tribal governments hold in the broader...
Ashley and Hubbard examine ways that tribal/state relations can be improved in the United States. While the long history of tribal-state relations ...
One of the greatest conundrums facing the arid western United States is the availability, use, and quality of groundwater. In large sections of the West, groundwater is the only dependable source of water for agricultural production and home consumption. Yet many of the aquifers are being depleted at a rate that will suck them dry within a century. Furthermore, dependence upon groundwater in many areas will only increase in the future. This dependence is already having serious consequences for small towns on the Great Plains. Faced with growing costs associated with deeper wells and the need...
One of the greatest conundrums facing the arid western United States is the availability, use, and quality of groundwater. In large sections of the We...
Jeffrey S. Ashley Marla J. Jarmer Kevin R. Anderson
Issue framing is the way that people, especially politicians, get other people to view a particular problem or issue. By framing the issue in a particular way, the goal is to get people to think about the issue, to believe that an action is required and, most importantly, to believe that a particular action (the one being proposed by the framer) is the right one. The use of language and imagery is an essential part of issue framing and has been an integral part of the presidency since our nation's founding, but it has become particularly important since Theodore Roosevelt began to take his...
Issue framing is the way that people, especially politicians, get other people to view a particular problem or issue. By framing the issue in a partic...
