{"product_id":"9783032342522","title":"Mind Games: Contestations of Policymaking on Neurodiversity","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMind Games: Contestations of Policymaking on Neurodiversity\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDana Lee Baker | Matthew Mendez Garcia\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book focuses on tracing the nascent aspects of the politics of neurodiversity at the beginning of the 21st century. This book thereby builds on studies of the politics of neurodiversity that have until now primarily focused on the history of activism and advocacy by expanding into broader questions of political science, representation, and public policy theory. Centered on exploration of agenda setting, policy formulation, and social movements, the book contributes new insight into a burgeoning policy subsystem. Mind Games moves beyond the question of legitimacy of neurodivergence as an aspect of diversity and examines how a contemporary social movement aims to realize a coherent agenda around an evolving understanding of human diversity, equity, and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRooting the exploration of the politics of neurodiversity and neuroinclusion in traditional political science and social theory, the authors provide a comprehensive understanding of the efforts within public policy implementation to negotiate the relationship between sameness and difference in the context of neurological difference. In other words, the book provides a novel insight into a burgeoning policy subsystem reshaping the understandings of rights and the role of behavioral sciences in the public sector. Mind Games is therefore a valuable resource for both scholars with a variety of interests in politics, policy, and society, as well as for activists and professionals working in fields related to neurodiversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Dana Lee Baker \u003c\/strong\u003eserves as a Professor of Political Science and Public Administration and Chair of the Department of Public and Global Affairs at California State University Channel Islands. Previous books authored and co-authored by Dr. Baker include The Politics of Neurodiversity: Why Public Policy Matters (published by Lynne Rienner in 2011); Law and Neurodiversity: Youth with Autism and Juvenile Justice Systems in Canada and the United States (co-authored with Laurie Drapela and Whitney Littlefield, published by UBC Press in 2020); and Neuroethics in Higher Education Policy (co-authored with Brandon Leonard, published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2016); and Neuroethical Policy Gaps: A Lifetime’s Exploration of Public Policy and the Human Brain (co-authored with Raquel Lisette Baker, published in 2022 by Springer). Dr. Baker also edited Disability and U.S. Politics: Participation, Policy, and Controversy (published by Praeger in 2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eArticles authored and co-authored by Dr. Baker have appeared in journals including: Administration \u0026amp; Society; Disability \u0026amp; Society; Disability Studies Quarterly; Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis; Journal of Disability Policy Analysis; Journal of Diversity in Higher Education; Journal of Family and Economic Issues; Public Administration Review; and The Social Science Journal.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Matthew Mendez Garcia \u003c\/strong\u003eis a native Californian who holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Southern California. He received his Ph.D. in 2015, and is now an Associate Professor at California State University, Long Beach. Professor Mendez studies U.S. politics, with a focus on representation, legislative politics, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, and intersectionality. In 2016, he received the award for Best Dissertation from the American Political Science Association’s Organized Section on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics. Previous work by Mendez Garcia has appeared in Legislative Studies Quarterly, PS: Political Science and Politics,and California Journal of Politics and Policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032342522\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e171\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51219945619596,"sku":"9783032342522","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032342522","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}