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Noah M. Pickus

Professor of the Practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy
Duke Box 90005, Durham, NC 27708
220 Allen Bldg, Box 90432, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Journal articles


Laissez-faire and its discontents: US naturalization and integration policy in comparative perspective

Journal article Citizenship Studies · January 1, 2014 In the 1990s and early 2000s, conflicts over citizenship and nationhood erupted in US naturalization policy, part of a recurring pattern since the eighteenth century. Since these most recent controversies, major immigrant-receiving countries in Western Eur ... Full text Cite

From deep disagreements to constructive proposals

Journal article Society · March 8, 2010 Full text Cite

Good neighbors and good citizens: Beyond the legal–illegal immigration Debate

Journal article · January 1, 2007 The year 2006 will go down in history as the year when immigration moved definitively to the center stage of American national politics. For more than 20 years, political elites have been able to contain and marginalize this intractable and emotional issue ... Full text Cite

Rethinking the Role of Ethics in Public Affairs Education

Journal article Journal of Public Affairs Education · January 1, 2002 In a rapidly changing policymaking environment, it has become increasingly important that students of public affairs be prepared to grapple with the ethical responsibilities they will face in their professional lives. It is not surprising, therefore, that ... Full text Cite