 DC-AAPOR invites you to burrow your way into Counting Like a State: How Intergovernmental Partnerships Shaped the 2020 US Census with author Phillip Rocco.  Date: Tuesday, December 9th at 12:00 noon, Eastern Having read the book is not a requirement of attending. You can use the session as an opportunity to learn about the book before you read it!  During the session you can: Hear directly from the author about the book. Ask questions and interact directly with the author! Take a sneak peek at details you may have missed. Engage with others of similar interests. Register for this virtual event at  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/copy-of-dc-aapor-book-club-20-counting-like-a-state-tickets-1974905515560 Tickets: Free but registration is required. About the book From the publisher: In Counting Like a State, Philip Rocco shows how the production of the US Census now crucially hinges not only on what happens in Washington but also on a series of intergovernmental partnerships. State and local officials, though not formally responsible for census taking, figure importantly in the implementation of the decennial count. These officials are essential partners in the construction and maintenance of address lists, as well as in outreach and promotion campaigns in hard-to-count communities. Rocco’s illuminating study of the 2020 Census pulls back the curtain on the administrative state to reveal how something as complex and centralizing as a census takes place within a decentralized, federalist system. Drawing on analyses of interviews with hundreds of public officials and quantitative analyses of state and local census activities, Counting Like a State allows scholars and practitioners to better understand what facilitates as well as what impedes effective intergovernmental partnerships for census taking.  About the author Philip Rocco is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Marquette University. He is also the co-editor of Publius: The Journal of Federalism. Prof. Rocco’s research examines the intersection between federalism, the policymaking process, and the political economy of policy expertise. He teaches courses on American politics, the policymaking process, and the politics of numbers. Prof. Rocco was formerly a postdoctoral associate at the University of Pittsburgh’s Health Policy Institute. He earned his Ph.D. and M.A. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley.  |
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