[4] The book studies how the concept of enterprise zones spread in the United States, using the tools of policy diffusion.

[6][7] In 2013, together with Caroline Tolbert and William Franko, Mossberger published the book Digital Cities: The Internet and the Geography of Opportunity.

The book defines the notion of "digital citizenship" to capture the extent to which individuals are capable of regularly and effectively using technology related to the internet.

[8] Mossberger's 2008 book Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society and Participation, coauthored with Caroline J. Tolbert and Ramona S. McNeal, was named one of the top 20 social science titles for 2008 by the American Library Association.

Mossberger is also the author of Virtual Inequality: Beyond the Digital Divide with Caroline J. Tolbert and Mary Stansbury (2003), and The Oxford Handbook of Urban Politics with Susan E. Clarke and Peter John (2012).