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Jonathan Joseph Spiegler

Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Theory at Duke Kunshan University
DKU Faculty

Selected Publications


Clearing the Bench: The Perils of Appointing Politicians to the Cabinet

Journal Article Journal of Policy History · January 14, 2024 This article provides an analysis of the potential danger to a president’s policy agenda that comes from appointing a sitting elected official to the cabinet. We present historical data on cabinet secretaries since the founding and demonstrate that concern ... Full text Cite

From Crisis to Housing: A Comparison of Select Homeless Shelters from Across the United States

Journal Article Journal of Poverty · January 1, 2024 We investigate the ways in which homeless shelters in the United States differ along several important dimensions. To this end, we interview managers from nine different homeless shelters across the United States to discover new and innovative ways of oper ... Full text Cite

Explaining Gun Deaths: Gun Control, Mental Illness, and Policymaking in the American States

Journal Article Policy Studies Journal · February 1, 2020 Seeking to test two commonly proposed solutions to gun deaths in the United States, we examine the extent to which (1) tougher gun control laws, (2) greater access to mental health services, and (3) a combination of both approaches affect the rate of gun d ... Full text Cite