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Welcome to the Cornell Policy Review

The outward expression of interest in public administration and public policy denotes an inner desire to understand and improve upon the collective programs and actions that impact us all. By visiting and exploring The Cornell Policy Review, you have taken the first step in joining a community of thinkers and actors at the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA). We are constantly striving to evaluate and articulate various approaches to policymaking, and we encourage you to delve deeper into the practice with us by reading on.

– Michael Donovan, MPA 2012, Editor-in-Chief

The Cornell Policy Review: Volume 2, Number 2, Spring 2012

Click here to view a PDF of the Spring 2012 Review

Hyper-Partisan Sorting in the American Electorate, 1976-2008

An Article by Thomas L. Day

About The Review:

The Cornell Policy Review is the official public policy journal of the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, a graduate program offering a two-year Master's degree in Public Administration (MPA).