Books

My books cover an array of topics including Latinx Politics, LGBTQ Politics, and California Politics.

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Michelson, Melissa R, Jolly Emrey, and Nadine Koch. 2023. Governing California in the Twenty-First Century, 9th ed. (New York: W.W. Norton & Company). Publisher Link. Amazon Link.

other books

Melissa R. Michelson and Brian F. Harrison. LGBTQ Life in America: Examining the Facts. 2021. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Publisher Link. Amazon Link.

 

Melissa R. Michelson and Brian F. Harrison. Transforming Prejudice: Fear, Identity, and Transgender Rights. March 2020. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Publisher Link. Amazon Link.

 

Calfano, Brian R., Elizabeth A. Oldmixon, and Melissa R. Michelson. 2017. A Matter of Discretion: The Politics of Catholic Priests in the United States and Ireland. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. Publisher Link. Amazon Link.

Harrison, Brian F., and Melissa R. Michelson. 2017. Listen, We Need to Talk: How to Change Attitudes about LGBT Rights. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Publisher Link. Amazon Link.

 

Chávez Pringle, Maria, Jessica Lavariega Monforti, and Melissa R. Michelson. 2014. Living the Dream: New Immigration Policies and the Lives of Undocumented Latino Youth. Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers. Publisher Link. Amazon Link.

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García Bedolla, Lisa, and Melissa R. Michelson. 2012. Mobilizing Inclusion: Transforming the Electorate Through Get-out-the-Vote Campaigns. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Publisher Link. Amazon Link.

  • 2013 American Political Science Association Ralph Bunche Award

  • 2013 American Political Science Association Best Book Award in the Field of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics