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Sean Nicholson-Crotty

Sean Nicholson-Crotty

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Political Science

D-Index
35
Citations
5073
World Ranking
769
National Ranking
406

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
  • Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration

Overview

Sean Nicholson-Crotty is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of social sciences, with a particular focus on sociology, political science, and public administration. Their research spans multiple subfields including sociology and political science, political science and international relations, public administration, strategy and management, as well as electrical and electronic engineering.

The main topics of their work include policing practices and perceptions, public policy and administration research, crime patterns and interventions, regulation and compliance studies, criminal justice and corrections analysis, electric vehicles and infrastructure, and urban transport and accessibility.

Sean Nicholson-Crotty has published multiple papers in well-known academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The American Review of Public Administration
  • International Public Management Journal
  • Policy Studies Journal
  • Public Performance & Management Review
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • "Examining the Accountability-Performance Link: The Case of Citizen Oversight of Police," 2020, Public Performance & Management Review
  • "Creating Guardians or Warriors? Examining the Effects of Non-Stress Training on Policing Outcomes," 2020, The American Review of Public Administration
  • "Symbolic Representation, Expectancy Disconfirmation, and Citizen Complaints Against Police," 2021, The American Review of Public Administration
  • "Race, representation, and assets forfeiture," 2020, International Public Management Journal
  • "Exploring factors shaping transportation electrification in American cities," 2023, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition

Sean Nicholson-Crotty has collaborated frequently with various co-authors, including:

  • Jill Nicholson-Crotty
  • Danyao Li
  • Euipyo Lee
  • Derek Ehrnschwender
  • Saba Siddiki

In terms of recognition, they have been awarded the title of Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration. This award adds an element of professional distinction to their academic profile.

Best Publications

  • Ideology and Learning in Policy Diffusion

    Lawrence J. Grossback;Sean Nicholson-Crotty;David A. M. Peterson

  • The Politics of Diffusion: Public Policy in the American States

    Sean Nicholson-Crotty

  • Exploring the Impact of School Discipline on Racial Disproportion in the Juvenile Justice System

    Sean Nicholson-Crotty;Zachary Birchmeier;David Valentine

  • Will More Black Cops Matter? Officer Race and Police‐Involved Homicides of Black Citizens

    Sean Nicholson-Crotty;Jill Nicholson-Crotty;Sergio Fernandez;Sergio Fernandez

  • Public Management and Organizational Performance: The Case of Law Enforcement Agencies

    Sean Nicholson-Crotty;Laurence J. O'Toole Jr

  • Managing upward, downward and outward: Networks, hierarchical relationships and performance

    Laurence J O'Toole;Kenneth J Meier;Sean Nicholson-Crotty

  • Race, Region, and Representative Bureaucracy

    Jason A. Grissom;Jill Nicholson-Crotty;Sean Nicholson-Crotty

  • Estimating the Effects of No Child Left Behind on Teachers' Work Environments and Job Attitudes.

    Jason A. Grissom;Sean Nicholson-Crotty;James R. Harrington

  • Disentangling the Causal Mechanisms of Representative Bureaucracy: Evidence From Assignment of Students to Gifted Programs

    Sean Nicholson-Crotty;Jason A. Grissom;Jill Nicholson-Crotty;Christopher Redding

  • Size Doesn't Matter: In Defense of Single-State Studies:

    Sean Nicholson-Crotty;Kenneth John Meier

  • Disparate Measures: Public Managers and Performance‐Measurement Strategies

    Sean Nicholson-Crotty;Nick A. Theobald;Jill Nicholson-Crotty

  • Effectiveness, Implementation, and Policy Diffusion: Or “Can We Make That Work for Us?”

    Sean Nicholson-Crotty;Sanya Carley

  • Dynamic Representation(s): Federal Criminal Justice Policy and an Alternative Dimension of Public Mood

    Sean Nicholson-Crotty;David A. M. Peterson;Mark D. Ramirez

  • Policy Diffusion and the Pro-innovation Bias

    Andrew Karch;Sean C. Nicholson-Crotty;Neal D. Woods;Ann O.M. Bowman

  • Multilevel governance and organizational performance: Investigating the political‐bureaucratic labyrinth

    Kenneth John Meier;Laurence J. O'Toole;Sean Nicholson-Crotty

  • Bureaucratic Representation, Distributional Equity, and Democratic Values in the Administration of Public Programs

    Jill Nicholson-Crotty;Jason A. Grissom;Sean Nicholson-Crotty

  • Goal Conflict and Fund Diversion in Federal Grants to the States

    Sean Nicholson-Crotty

  • The Politics and Administration of Privatization: Contracting Out for Corrections Management in the United States

    Sean Nicholson-Crotty

  • Management, Law, and the Pursuit of the Public Good in Public Administration

    Robert K. Christensen;Holly T. Goerdel;Sean Nicholson-Crotty

  • Evolution of plug-in electric vehicle demand: Assessing consumer perceptions and intent to purchase over time

    Sanya Carley;Saba Siddiki;Sean Nicholson-Crotty

  • Why do countries emulate each others’ policies? A global study of renewable energy policy diffusion

    Elizabeth Baldwin;Sanya Carley;Sean Nicholson-Crotty

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth J. Meier
Kenneth J. Meier American University
Jason A. Grissom
Jason A. Grissom Vanderbilt University
Laurence J. O'Toole
Laurence J. O'Toole University of Georgia
Sergio Fernandez
Sergio Fernandez Indiana University
Ann O'm. Bowman
Ann O'm. Bowman Texas A&M University
Neal D. Woods
Neal D. Woods University of South Carolina
B. Dan Wood
B. Dan Wood Texas A&M University

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