John Portz

Profile Picture of John Portz
Title
Professor of Political Science ; Interim Chair, Department of Political Science
Department
Political Science
Institution
Northeastern University

Education

  • Ph.D., 1988, Political Science University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research Interests

Public Policy, Public Policies   Federal System   Us Experience  

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Contact Information

  617.373.3391

Research
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List of Publications (55)
In 2014
55

An Accountability Scorecard in Public Education: Bureaucratic, Market, and Professional Venues. J Portz APSA 2014 Annual Meeting Paper, 2014.

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In 2013
54

Accountability and Federalism in Public Education. J Portz APSA 2013 Annual Meeting Paper, 2013.

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In 2012
53

Governance and Accountability in Public Education. J Portz APSA 2012 Annual Meeting Paper, 2012.

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52

Bruce A. Wallin In Memoriam. J Portz, M Tolley, K Dairokuno PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS 45 (2), 320-321, 2012.

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51

Bruce A. Wallin. J Portz, M Tolley, K Dairokuno PS: Political Science and Politics, 320-321, 2012.

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In 2010
50

Leader-Managers in the Public Sector: Managing for Results. With Michael S. Dukakis. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2010.

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49

Leadermanagers in te public sector. ME Sharpe. M DUKAKIS, J PORTIZ Inc., New York, 2010.

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In 2009
48

Governing the Boston public schools: Lessons in mayoral control. J Portz, R Schwartz When mayors take charge: School governance in the city, 91-116, 2009.

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47

City Schools and Civic Capacity: Another Look at Pittsburgh, Boston, and St. Louis. J Portz, L Stein, S Deitrick Communities and Schools 590 (312,820), 24, 2009.

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In 2008
46

Book Review: Multiethnic Moments: The Politics of Urban Education Reform, by Susan E. Clarke, Rodney E. Hero, Mara S. Sidney, Luis R. Fraga, and Bari A. Erlichson. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2006. 264 pp. $23.95 (paper). JH Portz Urban Affairs Review 43 (5), 738-741, 2008.

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In 2007
45

"Governance and the Boston Public Schools," in Boston: A Decade of Urban School Reform, ed. by Paul Reville, Harvard Education Press, 2007.

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In 2004
44

Summer school 2000 and 2001: The Boston public schools transition services program. J Portz Summer learning: Research, policies, and programs, 103-120, 2004.

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43

Boston: Agenda setting and school reform in a mayor-centric system. J Portz Mayors in the middle: Politics, race, and mayoral control of urban schools ..., 2004.

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42

Report of the Special Committee [on] Enrollment and Admissions Policy. DR Cokely, B Bannister, TA Jones, JH Portz, B Shafai, P Mantella, ... .

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In 2003
41

Governing Greater Boston: Meeting the Needs of the Region's People. JC O'Connell, I Bloemraad, D Schlozman, H Roxe, J Portz, CL Hager, ... Harvard University, Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston, 2003.

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40

Creating Communities of Learning: Public Education in Greater Boston. J Portz Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Rappaport ..., 2003.

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In 2001
39

Review Essay Funding Public Schools: Politics and Policies Kenneth K. Wong Controlling Public Education: Localism versus Equity Kathryn A. McDermott The Color of School Reform: Race, Politics, and the Challenge of Urban Education Jeffrey R. Henig Richard C. Hula Marion Orr Desiree S. Pedescleaux. J Portz The Journal of Politics 63 (1), 2001.

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38

City schools and city politics: Institutions and leadership in Pittsburgh, Boston, and St. Louis. J Bohte JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH AND THEORY 11 (4), 587-591, 2001.

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37

Controlling public education: Localism versus equity. J Portz JOURNAL OF POLITICS 63 (1), 295-299, 2001.

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36

City Schools and City Politics: Institutions and Leadership in Pittsburgh, Boston, and St. Louis. Harvey Kantor. J Portz, L Stein, RR Jones ANNALS-AMERICAN ACADEMY OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE 1 (575), 243-244, 2001.

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City Schools and City Policies: Institutions and Leadership. J Bohte, J Portz, L Stein, RR Jones Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory: J-PART 11 (4), 587-591, 2001.

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34

American government: Conflict, compromise and citizenship. E Ashbee, CJ Bosso, JH Portz, MC Tolley POLITICAL STUDIES 49 (5), 1035-1036, 2001.

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In 2000
33

American government: conflict, compromise, and citizenship. CJ Bosso, J Portz, MC Tolley Westview Press, 2000.

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32

Supporting Education Reform Mayoral and Corporate Paths. J Portz Urban Education 35 (4), 396-417, 2000.

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31

City Schools and City Politics: Institutions and Leadership in Pittsburgh, Boston, and St. Louis (Gill). J Portz, L Stein, RR Jones PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICAL SCIENCE 29 (3), 175-175, 2000.

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30

Black Social Capital: The Politics of School Reform in Baltimore, 19861998. By Orr Marion. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1999. 242p. $35.00 cloth, $17.95 paper. J Portz American Political Science Review 94 (04), 953-954, 2000.

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In 1999
29

Reinventing Medicaid and Other. JH Portz, M Reidy, DA Rochefort Public Administration Review 59 (5), 1999.

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28

City politics and city schools. J Portz, L Stein, RR Jones Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1999.

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27

How managed care is reinventing Medicaid and other public health-care bureaucracies. JH Portz, M Reidy, DA Rochefort Public Administration Review, 400-409, 1999.

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26

City schools and city politics. J Portz, L Stein, RR Jones Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1999.

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City schools and city politics: Institutions and leadership in Pittsburgh, Boston, and St. Louis. J Portz, L Stein, RR Jones Univ Pr of Kansas, 1999.

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In 1998
24

Governing Massachusetts Public Schools: Assessing the 1993 Massachusetts Education Reform Act. J Portz New England Journal of Public Policy 13 (2), 10, 1998.

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In 1997
23

The nature of civic involvement and educational change in Pittsburgh, Boston, and St. Louis. RR Jones, J Portz, L Stein Urban Affairs Review 32 (6), 871-891, 1997.

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22

External Actors and the Boston Public Schools: The Courts, the Business Community, and the Mayor. J Portz Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1997.

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In 1996
21

Fighting for Jobs: Case Studies of Labor-Community Coalitions Confronting Plant Closings. By Nissen Bruce. Albany: State University of New York, 1995. 198p. $16.95. J Portz American Political Science Review 90 (01), 197-198, 1996.

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Problem definitions and policy agendas. J Portz Policy Studies Journal 24 (3), 371-386, 1996.

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In 1995
19

Acknowledgement of Referees. JL Anderson, L Betzig, A Bonnicksen, J Burkhardt, L Busch, FH Buttel, ... Politics and the Life Sciences, 139, 1995.

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18

Plant closings and advance-notice laws: Putting the pieces together. J Portz Economic Development Quarterly 9 (4), 356-371, 1995.

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In 1994
17

Plant closings, community definitions, and the local response. J Portz The politics of problem definition: Shaping the policy agenda, 32-49, 1994.

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In 1993
16

Reluctant Partners: Implementing Federal Policy. By Robert Stoker.(Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992. Pp. 173. $39.95 hard.). J Portz The Journal of Politics 55 (04), 1167-1169, 1993.

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Different systems, shared challenges: assessing Canadian mental health care from a US perspective. DA Rochefort, JH Portz American Review of Canadian Studies 23 (1), 65-82, 1993.

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14

State economic development programs: The trials and tribulations of implementation. J Portz Economic Development Quarterly 7 (2), 160-171, 1993.

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In 1991
13

Author's Response: Response from Portz and Eisinger. J Portz, P Eisinger Politics and the Life Sciences 9 (2), 251-252, 1991.

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Response From Portz and Eisinger. J Portz, P Eisinger .

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BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT-THE ROLE OF THE STATES-RESPONSE. J PORTZ, P EISINGER POLITICS AND THE LIFE SCIENCES 9 (2), 251-252, 1991.

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Biotechnology and economic development: The role of the states. J Portz, P Eisinger Politics and the Life Sciences 9 (2), 225-239, 1991.

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9

Economic governance and the American meatpacking industry. J Portz Governance of the American economy, 259-293, 1991.

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In 1990
8

The Politics ofPlant Closings. J Portz Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1990.

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The politics of plant closings. J Portz Univ Pr of Kansas, 1990.

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The Politics Of Plant Closings Author: John Portz, Publisher: University Press Of Kansas Pages: 224 Published: 1990-01 IS. J Portz University Press Of Kansas, 1990.

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In 1989
5

Plant closings: New roles for policymakers. J Portz Economic Development Quarterly 3 (1), 70-80, 1989.

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In 1988
4

Politics and policy-making in the American political economy: a study of responses to industrial plant closings. JH Portz University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1988.

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3

Policymaking in a Federal System: The US Experience in Education and Health Care. J Portz, DF ScholarPUC .

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Formulao de polticas em um sistema federal: A experincia nos Estados Unidos em educao e sade. J Portz .

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Welch, Eric W., and Wong, Wilson." Global Information Technology Pressure and Govern. BE Wright, PS Work, CJ Heinrich, LE Lynn, M Mintrom, J Portz, L Stein, ... work 11 (2), 245, 0.

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