Policy Making and Southern Distinctiveness examines the uniqueness of southern politics and their policy choices across six policy arenas, voting access, gun control, health care, reproductive rights, water and COVID-19 pandemic response.

John C. Morris, Martin K. Mayer, Robert C. Kenter, Bruce R. Anderson

1. Why Study Southern Policy Making? 2. Where is the South? 3. Model and Methods 4. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act 5. Reproductive Rights for Women 6. State Commitment to Clean Water 7. State Firearm Legislation 8. Fatal Police Violence 9. COVID-19 Pandemic Response 10. Is Southern Policy Making Distinct?