Research
Most of Professor Martin's research concerns why different societies choose different tax policies, and what those policy choices mean for how we can govern ourselves, house one another, and live together on Earth. A complete list of his research works may be found on his CV.Â
Selected books
The New Handbook of Political Sociology
Edited by Thomas Janoski, Cedric de Leon, Joya Misra, and Isaac William Martin
February 2020
The New Handbook of Political Sociology is a comprehensive survey of the field, with chapters on the sociology of information, the state, civil society, public policy, and globalization. It can be ordered here.
Foreclosed America
By Isaac William Martin and Christopher Niedt
Stanford University Press, 2015
Foreclosed America presents the first representative statistical portrait of US adults who lost their homes in the mortgage foreclosure crisis of 2007-2012, including their social characteristics, their neighborhood circumstances, and the consequences of the crisis for civic life in the USA. It can be ordered here.
Rich People's Movements
Oxford University Press, 2013
Rich People's Movements tells the story of protest movements on behalf of the rich that challenged an expanding welfare state and progressive taxation in the 20th Century United States. It can be ordered here.
The Permanent Tax Revolt
Stanford University Press, 2008
The Permanent Tax Revolt examines the causes and consequences of protest movements against the property tax in the late 20th Century United States. It can be ordered here.