Recent Papers

• Susan Hunter and Richard A. Brisbin, Jr., “The Formation and Non-Formation of Advocacy Coalitions: The Case of Animal Welfare Policy,” presented at the Western Political Science Association meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, March 2009.

• Richard A. Brisbin, Jr., “Constructing Bad Dogs: Animal Identity and the Politics of the Ontario Breed Ban,” presented at the Law and Society Association Meeting, Denver, Colorado, May 2009.

• Richard A. Brisbin, Jr. and Susan Hunter, “Religion, Rights, and Animal Rights: The Religious Sources of Animal Legislation,” presented at the Law and Society Association Meeting, Montréal, Québec, May 2008. 

• Richard A. Brisbin, Jr. and Susan Hunter, “Rights Consciousness and the Meaning of Animal Rights: A Four Nation Study,” presented at the Law and Society Association Meeting, Berlin, Germany, July  2007.

• Susan Hunter and Richard A. Brisbin, Jr. “Panic Policy Making: Canine Breed Bans in Canada and the United States,” presented at the Western Political Science Association meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2007.

• Susan Hunter and Richard A. Brisbin, Jr. “Animal Welfare Law and State Politics: Who Puts a Bite in the Law?” presented at the Western Political Science Association meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 2006.

•  Richard A. Brisbin, Jr., “Ratings: Regulatory Change, Rights, and Sexual Portrayals on American Television,” presented at the Policy History Conference, Charlottesville, Virginia, June 2006.