Comparative politics Books
Cambridge University Press The Peacebuilding Puzzle
Book SynopsisDemonstrates how post-conflict elites interact with international peacebuilding interventions to construct hybrid political orders over time. This title is also available as Open Access.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Rethinking the peacebuilding puzzle; 2. Political order in post-conflict states: a theoretical framework; 3. From violent conflict to elite settlement; 4. International intervention and elite incentives; 5. Neopatrimonial post-conflict order; Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Claiming the State
Book SynopsisCitizens around the world look to the state for social welfare provision, but often struggle to access essential services in health, education, and social security. This book investigates the everyday practices through which citizens of the world''s largest democracy make claims on the state, asking whether, how, and why they engage public officials in the pursuit of social welfare. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in rural India, Kruks-Wisner demonstrates that claim-making is possible in settings (poor and remote) and among people (the lower classes and castes) where much democratic theory would be unlikely to predict it. Examining the conditions that foster and inhibit citizen action, she finds that greater social and spatial exposure - made possible when individuals traverse boundaries of caste, neighborhood, or village - builds citizens'' political knowledge, expectations, and linkages to the state, and is associated with higher levels and broader repertoires of claim-making.Trade Review'Studies in political science are often written as if citizens interact with the state only during elections. Yet, as Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner shows in her remarkable book, many of the most important interactions that people in rural Rajasthan have with state actors - about access to water, electricity, healthcare, food, shelter, and other forms of social protection - are almost daily activities. This makes it crucial to understand the conditions under which citizens do (or don't) make claims for these services. Claiming the State provides compelling answers, and in so doing, provides new and important insights into how citizens in poor countries interact with their governments.' Daniel N. Posner, James Coleman Professor of International Development, University of California, Los Angeles'Kruks-Wisner rightly notes scholars of political participation have remained preoccupied with exceptional or episodic moments: mass mobilizations, armed struggles, voting, and campaign rallies. In doing so, they have neglected the quotidian forms of participation that define the political lives of most citizens across the global south. Her book rightly shifts attention to everyday claim-making, and asks important questions: who makes claims, when, and how? Using meticulously collected data from north India she finds surprising answers: claim-making is not the exclusive purview of men, urbanites, the wealthy, or the socially privileged. It can occur in even the most unlikely pockets, especially when citizens develop social and economic networks extending beyond their locality or social group. Claiming the State should have a sizeable impact in reorienting studies of political participation towards life between elections, and in how we think of the practice of citizenship in contemporary India.' Tariq Thachil, Vanderbilt University, TennesseeTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction and Theory: 1. Introduction: citizenship and social welfare; 2. A theory of active citizenship; Part II. Citizenship Practice In Rajasthan: 3. The institutional terrain of the state; 4. Seeking the state: claim-making patterns and puzzles; 5. Encountering the state: citizens' social and spatial exposure; 6. Claiming the state: exposure as a catalyst for citizen action; Part III. Consequences and Extensions: 7. The consequences of claim-making; 8. Conclusion: active citizenship in Rajasthan and beyond; Appendices; References; Index.
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Penguin Putnam Inc A Fine Mess A Global Quest for a Simpler Fairer
Book SynopsisNew York Times bestelling author T. R. Reid travels around the world to solve the urgent problem of America's failing tax code, unravelling a complex topic in plain English - and telling a rollicking story along the way. The U.S. tax code is a total write-off. Crammed with loopholes and special interest provisions, it works for no one except tax lawyers, accountants, and huge corporations. Not for the first time, we have reached a breaking point. That happened in 1922, and again in 1954, and again in 1986. In other words, every thirty-two years. Which means that the next complete overhaul is due in 2018. But what should be in this new tax code? Can we make the U.S. tax system simpler, fairer, and more efficient? Yes, yes, and yes. Can we cut tax rates and still bring in more revenue? Yes. Other rich countries, from Estonia to New Zealand to the UK—advanced, high-tech, free-market democracies—have all devised tax regimes that a
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OUP India Politics of Latin America
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OUP India Segregated Time
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OUP India Another India
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The University of Chicago Press Agenda Setting Policies and Political Systems
Book SynopsisBefore making significant policy decisions, political actors and parties must first craft an agenda designed to place certain issues at the center of political attention. This book includes essays that make clear the efficacy of the agenda-setting approach for understanding not only how policies evolve, but also how political systems function.Trade Review"Green-Pedersen and Walgrave have admirably assembled a group of contributors who, individually and collectively, bring the tools of policy agenda analysis to bear on the central political features of each of the countries examined. Along the way, the findings demolish prevailing expectations about national politics in thought-provoking ways. Clear and remarkable for its depth of analysis, this is one of the best collections of essays I have ever read." (David Lowery, Pennsylvania State University)"
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Not Stated Finish What We Started The MAGA Movements Ground
Book SynopsisNew York Times Book Review Editor's Choice Pick 'Entertaining, enlightening and disturbing.' - Ira GlassThe immersive, captivating untold story of the mass radicalization of the Republican Party in the aftermath of January 6, 2021, entrenching the political power of a radical right-wing movement dedicated to dismantling democracy itself. Inspired by Donald Trump’s election lies, a growing movement of grassroots activists mobilized around the country to pick up where the insurrection left off, laying the groundwork to succeed next time where Trump had failed to keep himself in power. But their own success in taking over and purging the Republican Party became their undoing as it drove away moderates and supplied the Democrats with a winning message in the 2022 midterms. Still, the MAGA Republicans proved uninterested in learning from that defeat, only becoming more extreme, divisive, and dead set on returning Trum
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W. W. Norton & Company Essential Readings in Comparative Politics
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The University of Michigan Press The Regional Roots of Russias Political Regime
Book SynopsisExamines Russian politics at the subnational level in order to discover why democracy failed to take root and how Putin's authoritarian regime materialized. By analysing successive federal elections, Reisinger and Moraski show that regions that led the way in delivering votes in Putin's favour were those that had been both more independent and more authoritarian during the Yeltsin era.Trade ReviewThe authors set for themselves an ambitious goal of tracing the evolution of the timing, institutions, and competitiveness of subnational elections, as well as of national-regional electoral links, political, and institutional change from the late Soviet period to the present. They achieve this goal admirably in this highly original and novel account."" - Tomila Lankina, London School of Economics ""I have no doubt that the book will fill a glaring gap in the academic book market."" - Grigorii V. Golosov, European University at St. Petersburg
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The University of Michigan Press Rival Claims
Book SynopsisChallenges the conventional beliefs that territorial autonomy demands are a reaction to centralized power and that governments resist autonomy to preserve central prerogatives. The centre has allegiances in regional politics, and ethnoterritorial violence reflects the center's entanglement with rival interests in the periphery.Trade ReviewRival Claims is an important contribution to the literature on territorial autonomy generally and Indian federalism more specifically. Bethany Lacina advances an important and so far largely neglected argument on when demands for autonomy occur and when they result in conflict."" - Simon Hug, Université de Genève""Lacina convincingly shows political changes previously attributed to center-periphery conflicts are actually best understood as a reaction to local politics in the periphery. This book is an invaluable reference for scholars of modern India. The depth of knowledge on display is prodigious."" - Jacob Shapiro, Princeton University
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Rowman & Littlefield Breaking the Real Axis of Evil
Book SynopsisWith the removal of not only Saddam Hussein but also Jean-Betrand Aristide, as well as the ongoing civil war in against Charles Taylor in Liberia, much has changed in the world of dictators since the first publication of this work less than a year ago. With his colleagues in diplomacy and politics shying away from bold solutions to this ever-present problem, Ambassador Mark Palmer has once again set out to persuade everyone that the only way to achieve global peace is through the removal of dictators with democracy as their replacements. Drawing on his 25 years of extensive diplomatic experience, Ambassador Palmer asks us to embrace a bold vision of a world made safe by democracy. This is the story of the remaining dictators, the strategy and tactics to oust them, and the need to empower the people of every nation to control their own destinies. We know that these dictators are at the root of terrorism and war. Under their leadership and instruction, millions have gone to their deathTrade ReviewThis is a confident book, written by a confident man. * Times Higher Education *Table of ContentsChapter 1 The Real Axis of Evil Part 2 The Future with Dictators Part 3 A Democratic World Chapter 4 Ousting the Last Forty-Five Part 5 Power in the Modern World Part 6 Sanction Dictators, Not Peoples Chapter 7 Communities of Democracies and Democrats Part 8 The New Architecture of International Power Part 9 Freedom Caucuses Part 10 Global Security Alliance and Coalitions of the Willing Part 11 International Criminal Tribunals Part 12 International Parliamentary Cooperation Part 13 Monarchs for Democracy Part 14 The Nongovernmental Dimension Part 15 The Stakes Chapter 16 Opening Closed Societies Part 17 Presidential Leadership Part 18 Outsiders' Toolbox for Promoting Democracy in Dictatorships Chapter 19 Democracy Development Plans and Action Programs Part 20 Stages of Economic Growth Part 21 Who Will Conduct: The International Dictatorship-to-Democracy Center Part 22 Why Engage? Chapter 23 Embassies as Freedom Houses, Ambassadors as Freedom Fighters Part 24 Extraordinary Opportunity for Creativity Part 25 Dealing Directly with Dictators Part 26 Ambassadors in Action Chapter 27 The Use of Nonviolent Force Part 28 Two-Stage Campaigns to Oust Dictators Part 29 People Power: Two Battlegrounds Part 30 Appendix: The Methods of Nonviolent Action Chapter 31 The Forty-Five Least Wanted Part 32 Personalistic Dictatorships Part 33 Monarch Dictators Part 34 Military Dictators Part 35 Communist Dictators Part 36 Dominant-Party Dictators Part 37 Theocratic Dictator: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Chapter 38 Out by 2025 Part 39 Asia Part 40 The "Stans," the Middle East, and North Africa: The Heart Part 41 Sub-Saharan Africa Part 42 The Last Dictators in Europe and the Americas Part 43 Afterword Part 44 Epilogue and Action Agenda
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DK How Politics Works
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DK Cómo Funciona La Política How Politics Works
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Johns Hopkins University Press Developing Democracy
Book SynopsisThe book concludes with a hopeful view of the prospects for a fourth wave of global democratization.Trade Review[A] systematic account of the political realities that make democracy promotion so challenging. Diamond... marshals an impressive array of cross-cultural social-science evidence. -- Charles Lane Weekly Standard Offers a realistic description of the political discontents of our time and how these discontents are reduced... by the development of democratic practice. Washington TimesTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesPreface and AcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Defining And Developing DemocracyChapter 2. Is The Third Wave Of Democratization Over? Chapter 3. Consolidating DemocracyChapter 4. Size and Democracy: The Case For Decentralization With Svetlana TsalikChapter 5. Political CultureChapter 6. Civil Society Chapter 7. A Fourth Wave?AppendixNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Constituting Federal Sovereignty The European
Book SynopsisAnd she explores the crucial roles played by such factors as sovereignty-honoring elements within the institutional structure of the federation, the circumstances of its formation (revolt against distant empire versus aftermath of war among member states), and notably, the internal culture of respect for the rule of law in the member states.Trade ReviewA very neat, thorough and interesting study for all scholars trying to understand the working of 'shared powers', may it be at the international, supranational or national level. -- Dietmar Braun Swiss Political Science Review A book of substantial interest and considerable scholarship. -- Peter Leslie International History Review A very impressive and thought-provoking book that contributes to the research stream represented by books on the impact of European Courts on European 'constitutional' politics. -- Donald W. Jackson Law and Politics Book Review Professor Goldstein does an admirable job bringing the European Union into comparative context. -- Erik Jones Acta Politica A well-focused application of comparative federalism. -- R. Daniel Kelemen Journal of Politics 2003 A very welcome addition to the literature on federal systems. -- Paolo Dardanelli Regional and Federal Studies An excellent example of the successful merger of the interests of comparative history, politics, and jurisprudence... The writing is clear, the argumentation is fair and precise, and the logic is lucid. The book makes a significant contribution to the field of comparative federalism and should be widely accepted a s a basic reference work for study in this field. -- Jim Seroka Publius 2002Table of ContentsContents: List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Member-State Resistance Paradox: American Union (1790-1860) versus European Community (1958-1994) Chapter 2: State Resistance in the United States and the European Community: Unraveling the Puzzle Chapter 3: The Seventeenth-Century Dutch Republic and the European Union Chapter 4: The First Half-Century of the Modern Swiss Federation Chapter 5: Conclusions: State Behavior in the Suprastate Unions Appendix A: State Resistance to Federal Authority in the United States Appendix B: European States' Resistance to European Community Authority Abbreviations of Public Documents Notes Cases Cited Works Cited Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Keeping the Peace Lasting Solutions to Ethnic
Book SynopsisOnly the optimal combination of multiple strategies, implemented in the proper sequence, will ensure success.Trade ReviewA useful primer for the study of ethnic conflict, one whose prinicpal strength lies in its deft and succinct summarites of the main approaches to the study of ethnicity and conflict... His discussion of the distinctive features of ethnic civil wars shows a particular sensitivity to their uniqueness. -- Sumit Ganguly Perspectives on Political Science In a survey that is dense with insights but still a remarkably effortless read, Byman discusses five approaches to ethnic conflict. -- Sven Gunnar Simonsen Journal of Peace Research 2004Table of ContentsContents: 1 Ethnic Conflict in Today's World 2 Causes of Ethnic Conflict 3 Control Policies 4 Co-optation 5 Manipulating Ethnic Identities 6 Participatory Systems 7 The Promise and Perils of Partition 8 Military Intervention in Ethnic Conflict 9 Dilemmas and Choices Notes Bibliography Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Defending Democracy
Book SynopsisGiven the rise of terrorism and the persistence of extremism in both established and new democracies today, continued research and dialogue on the defense of democracy are necessary for its preservation.Trade ReviewA well-crafted study that sheds additional light on how and why democracy was not altogether submerged in the troubled interwar period. History: Review of New Books 2005 Defending Democracy is likely to spark fruitful discussion. Perspectives on Politics 2005 Capoccia's exploration is both informative and provocative... would equally benefit students and scholars of democratic government, interwar Europe and the survival and breakdown of democratic regimes. Political Studies Review 2006 Elegant, comprehensive, and innovative book... Well worth a careful read. Democratization 2006 Giovanni Capoccia develops a rigorously tested argument about elite strategies of responding to extremism by focusing on interwar Europe. -- Daniel Ziblatt CP-APSA, the Newsletter of the Comparative Politics Organized Section of the American Political Science Association 2006Table of ContentsTables and FiguresAcknowledgmentsPart I: The Theoretical Framework1. Democratic Stability and Democratic Crisis2. The Challenges: Antisystem Parties3. The Defense: Strategies against ExtremismPart II: Case Studies4. Czechoslovakia5. Belgium6. FinlandPart III: Comparative Perspectives7. Defense of Democracy: Actors and Strategies in Comparative Perspective8. ConclusionAppendix A: Party Names and TranslationsAppendix B: Government Coalitions and Alignments in Presidential ElectionsAppendix C: Anti-extremist Legislation in Czechoslovakia, Finland, and BelgiumNotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Runaway StateBuilding Patronage Politics and
Book SynopsisThis timely study provides political scientists and political reformers with insights into points in the democratization process where appropriate intervention can minimize runaway state-building and cultivate efficient bureaucracy within a robust and competitive democratic system.Trade ReviewThe product of painstaking research - and a keen intellect. -- Ray Taras Russian Review 2007 Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through practitioners. Choice 2007 Interesting and instructive comparative political analysis. -- Donald Pienkos Polish Review 2007 O'Dwyer's book is an important contribution to the literature on post-communist development. -- Neil Robinson Europe-Asia Studies 2007 The uniqueness of the book lies in its theoretical sophistication substantiated by numerous empirical comparisons across the globe, which makes it a valuable contribution to the literature on comparative politics and political sociology. -- Sarbeswar Sahoo Political Studies Review 2008 It is fully justified to call O'Dwyer's book 'a vital contribution to the growing literature on the postcommunist state.' -- Aleksander Surdej European Political Science O'Dwyer's excellent book is surely strong enough to warrant a sequel. -- Karen Dawisha Perspectives on Politics 2007 Extremely thought provoking and well researched. -- Steven Saxonberg Slavic Review 2008Table of ContentsList of Figures and TablesPrefaceList of AcronymsIntroduction1. The Concept and Causes of Runaway State-Building2. Constraining Government Patronage: Different Logics of Party Competition3. The Runaway State-Building Phenomenon: Patronage Politics and Bureaucratic Rationalization4. Remaking the Regions: The Europeanization of the State or Domestic Politics as Usual?5. Local Control: Local Parties and Local State Administrations6. A Runaway Welfare State? Postcommunist Welfare Politics7. Exporting the Argument: Party Competition and State Effectiveness in Other New DemocraciesConclusionAppendixes1. Data on the Number of State Administrative Personnel2. Data on Salaries3. Interview Sample4. Data Used to Calculate Party System Fractionalization5. Countries Used in Cross-National ComparisonNotesReferencesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Womens Rights A Human Rights Quarterly Reader
Book SynopsisThe essays address such topics as the rights of Middle Eastern women, rape camps in the former Yugoslavia, and abortion law in Ireland.Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: History and PerspectivesChapter 1. Becoming Human: The Origins and Development of Women's Human RightsChapter 2. Women's Rights as Human Rights: Toward a Re-Vision of Human RightsChapter 3. Human Rights: A Feminist PerspectiveChapter 4. The Gender of Jus CogensChapter 5. Enemies or Allies? Feminism and Cultural Relativism as Dissident Voices in Human Rights DiscoursePart II: Religion, Culture, and Women's Human RightsChapter 6. The Human Rights of Middle Eastern and Muslim Women: A Project for the Twenty-first CenturyChapter 7. Post-Colonialism, Gender, Customary Injustice: Widows in African SocietiesChapter 8. Gendered States: Rethinking Culture as a Site of South Asian Human Rights WorkPart III: Violence and Women Chapter 9. Women's Voices, Women's PainChapter 10. Women, War, and Rape: Challenges Facing the International Tribunal for the Former YugoslaviaChapter 11. Rape Camps as a Means of Ethnic Cleansing: Religious, Cultural, and Ethical Responses to Rape Victims in the Former YugoslaviaChapter 12. Surfacing Children: Limitations of Genocidal Rape DiscourseChapter 13. Rights Talk and the Experience of Law: Implementing Women's Human Rights the Protection from ViolenceChapter 14. Used, Abused, Arrested, and Deported: Extending Immigration Benefits to Protect the Victims of Trafficking and to Secure the Prosecution of TraffickersPart IV: Economic RightsChapter 15. Measuring Women's Economic and Social Rights AchievementChapter 16. The Impact of Structural Adjustment on Women: A Governance and Human Rights AgendaPart V: Reproductive RightsChapter 17. Human Rights Dynamics of Abortion Law ReformChapter 18. Debating Reproductive Rights in IrelandChapter 19. China to CEDAW: An Update on Population PolicyAppendix: Text of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against WomenList of Contributors
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Johns Hopkins University Press Passion Craft and Method in Comparative Politics
Book SynopsisGiving voice to scholars who practice their craft in different ways yet share a passion for knowledge about global politics, Passion, Craft, and Method in Comparative Politics offers a wealth of insights into contemporary debates about the state of knowledge in comparative politics and the future of the field.Trade ReviewThis distinctive book frequently illuminates the dynamics of major scholars' research agendas (and of their career paths more generally), thus making it highly recommended reading for researchers in this subfield. Choice 2008Table of ContentsPreface1. The Human Dimension of Comparative Research2. The Past and Present of Comparative PoliticsThe Interviews3. Gabriel A. Almond: Structial Functionalism and Political Development4. Barrington Moore, Jr.: The Critical Spirit and Comparative Historical Analysis5. Robert A. Dahl: Normative Theory, Empirical Research, and Democracy6. Juan J. Linz: Political Regimes and the Quest for Knowledge7. Samuel P. Huntington: Order and Conflict in Global Perspective8. Arend Lijphart: Political Institutions, Divided Societies, and Consociational Democracy9. Guillermo O'Donnell: Democratization, Political Engagement, and Agenda-Setting Research10. Philippe C. Schmitter: Corporatism, Democracy, and Conceptual Traveling11. James C. Scott: Peasants, Power, and the Art of Resistance12. Alfred Stepan: Democratic Governance and the Craft of Case-Based Research13. Adam Przeworski: Capitalism, Deomcracy, and Science14. Robert H. Bates: Markets, Politics, and Choice15. David Collier: Critical Junctures, Concepts, and Methods16. David D. Laitin: Culture, Rationality, and the Search for Discipline17. Theda Skocpol: States, Revolutions, and the Comparative Historical ImaginationAppendix: Date and Location of InterviewsReferencesName IndexSubject Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press The State of Indias Democracy A Journal of
Book SynopsisWilkinson.Trade ReviewThis excellent collection of essays will be of great interest to India specialists and scholars concerned with democratic development. Choice 2008 This work... provide[s] an accessible and authoritative framework for debate on the country's future. -- William Crawley Asian Affairs 2009Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: PoliticsChapter 1. Parties and the Party System, 1947–2006Chapter 2. Reading the Election ResultsChapter 3. Democracy and Ethnic ConflictChapter 4. Caste and the Rise of Marginalized GroupsPart II: The StateChapter 5. Federalism's SuccessChapter 6. The Rise of Judicial SovereigntyChapter 7. Police Agencies and Coercive PowerPart III: SocietyChapter 8. The Role of Civil SocietyChapter 9. Civil Society versus CorruptionChapter 10. Breaking News: The Media RevolutionPart IV: The EconomyChapter 11. Economic Growth and Political Accommodation Chapter 12. The State of the StatesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Russian Eurasianism An Ideology of Empire
Book SynopsisUsing a wide range of sources, Marlene Laruelle discusses the impact of the ideology of Eurasianism on geopolitics, interior policy, foreign policy, and culturalist philosophy.Trade ReviewA tour de force not merely because of the depth of the scholarship and the skill of the argument but also because Laruelle unveils a subject crucial to understanding today's Russia but never given proper due... Even the most serious student of contemporary Russia will get from this book a vastly deeper sense of what makes Russian intellectual life, for all of its vexed affinity with the West, fundamentally different. -- Robert Legvold Foreign Affairs 2009 A masterful job of describing the various philosophical threads of Eurasianism... The author's lucid style makes the book accessible to the educated general public. Choice 2009 This volume certainly engages the reader to explore... Laruell's deft treatment of Eurasianism's shifting position in contemporary discourse makes this a fascinating volume that extends beyond the boundaries of any single academic discipline. -- Kathleen Macfie Eurasian Geography and Economics 2009 Laruelle is to be congratulated on her lucid and intellectually disciplined discussion of the ambiguous, intricate, and often contradictory ideas that shape Russian Neo-Eurasiansim... a must-read for intellectual historians, policymakers, cultural scholars, Russia Watchers, or for that matter, anyone who uneasily senses that something is moving in the deep currents beneath the surface of contemporary Russia, but is not sure of what it is. -- Maria Carlson Russian Review 2009 Russian Eurasianism is a lucid and rational guide, based on thorough scholarship and an admirable reluctance to sensationalize or to claim too much. -- Edmund Griffiths Times Literary Supplement 2009 A richly interdisciplinary and meticulously researched analysis of both the historical and contemporary sources of Eurasianist cultural and philosophical/ideological traditions and discourse... this book will be an invaluable resource for policymakers and academics providing a deeper understanding of the forces shaping Russia's identity and the unfolding of circumstances for the entire Eurasian region. -- Sharyl N. Cross Journal of Slavic Military Studies Laruelle, an established authority in the field. International Affairs 2010 Russian Eurasianism is an impressive achievement. The author writes with an erudition and breadth of insight that is unique in the burgeoning field of what we might call 'Eurasianism studies.' -- Mark Bassin Slavic Review 2009Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Eurasianism—Marginal or Mainstream in Contemporary Russia?The Historical Roots of the Eurasianist IdeaNeo-Eurasianism and Its Place in Post-Soviet RussiaNeo-Eurasianist Doctrine and Russian Foreign PolicyMarginal or Mainstream?Premises of This StudyPlan of the Book1. Early Eurasianism, 1920–1930The Life and Death of a Current of ThoughtA Philosophy of PoliticsA Geographic IdeologyAn Ambiguous OrientalismConclusions2. Lev Gumilëv: A Theory of Ethnicity?From Dissidence to Public Endorsement: An Atypical Biography"The Last Eurasianist"?Gumilëv's Episteme: Subjecting the Humanities to the Natural SciencesTheories of the Ethnos or Naturalistic DeterminismThe Complex History of the Eurasian TotalityXenophobia, Mixophobia, and Anti-SemitismGumilëv, Russian Nationalism, and Soviet EthnologyConclusions3. Aleksandr Panarin: Philosophy of History and the Revival of CulturalismIs There a Unified Neo-Eurasianist Theory?From Liberalism to Conservatism: Panarin's Intellectual Biography"Civilizationism" and "Postmodernism"Rehabilitating Empire: "Civilizational" Pluralism and Ecumenical TheocracyHighlighting Russia's "Internal East"Conclusions4. Aleksandr Dugin: A Russian Version of the European Radical Right?Dugin's Social Trajectory and Its SignificanceA Russian Version of Antiglobalism: Dugin's Geopolitical TheoriesTraditionalism as the Foundation of Dugin's ThoughtThe Russian Proponent of the New Right?Fascism, Conservative Revolution, and National BolshevismA Veiled Anti-SemitismEthno-Differentialism and the Idea of Russian DistinctivenessConclusions5. The View from "Within": Non-Russian Neo-Eurasianism and IslamThe Emergence of Muslim Eurasianist Political PartiesThe Eurasianist Games of the Russian MuftiatesTatarstan: The Pragmatic Eurasianism of Russia's "Ethnic" RegionsConclusions6. Neo-Eurasianism in Kazakhstan and TurkeyKazakhstan: Eurasianism in PowerThe Turkish Case: On the Confusion between Turkism, Pan-Turkism, and EurasianismConclusion: The Evolution of the Eurasian(ist) IdeaThe Unity of EurasianismOrganicism at the Service of Authoritarianism: "Revolution" or "Conservatism"?Nationalism: Veiled or Openly Espoused: The Cultural Racism of EurasianismScience, Political Movement, or Think Tank?Is Eurasianism Relevant to Explanations of Contemporary Geopolitical Change?Psychological Compensation or Part of a Global Phenomenon?NotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press AntiAmericanism and the American World Order
Book SynopsisChiozza clearly demonstrates that what is reported as undisputed fact-that various groups abhor American values-is in reality a complex story.Trade ReviewIn spite of widely held contentions, anti-Americanism is not as deepseeded as some pundits would have their audiences believe, the author argues... The respect of American ideals hinges on more than how America acts. The way those actions are framed and portrayed are of equal importance. Chiozza is convinced that the persistence of anti-Americanism is here to stay, albeit in various forms and to various degrees. -- Nick Deshpande Journal of Homeland Security andEmergency Management 2010 The work establishes Chiozza as a pioneering empirical analyst of anti-Americanism. Future work on this subject will benefit from the substantial empirical contribution offered in this fine book. -- Lisa Blaydes Public Opinion Quarterly 2010Table of ContentsList of TablesList of FiguresAcknowledgmentsPart I: Themes and Theory1. OverviewIntroductionThe Central ArgumentAttitudes towards the United StatesA Historical OverviewRoadmap of This Book2. Two Theories on Anti-AmericanismIntroductionMeasuring Anti-AmericanismThe Popular Basis of Anti-American SentimentTwo Views on Anti-AmericanismThe Soft Power ThesisConclusionsPart II: Features3. Patterns of Anti-AmericanismIntroductionDimensions of Anti-AmericanismThe Multifaceted Opinions about the United StatesAre People Just Trying to Be Polite?Conclusions4. Testing the Soft Power ThesisIntroductionDescription of the DataFinding the Patterns of Anti-AmericanismPolicy, Polity, and Soft PowerConclusionsPart III: Sources5. Profiles of Anti-American OpinionIntroductionProfiles of RespondentsFour HypothesesThe Empirical TestsThe FindingsConclusions6. The Sources of the Policy and Polity FramesIntroductionIndividual-level Determinants of Anti-AmericanismCountry-level Determinants of Anti-AmericanismFindings on Respondents' IdentitiesFindings on Country FactorsConclusionsPart IV: Persistence7. Anti-Americanism beyond 2002IntroductionThe Image of America in Times of CrisisAssessing the Persistence of Anti-AmericanismFive MechanismsConclusions8. An Evaluations of the Persistence of Anti-AmericanismIntroductionEmpirical FindingsWill Anti-Americanism Persist?Conclusions9. ConclusionsNotesReferencesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press AntiAmericanism and the American World Order
Book SynopsisChiozza clearly demonstrates that what is reported as undisputed fact-that various groups abhor American values-is in reality a complex story.Trade ReviewIn spite of widely held contentions, anti-Americanism is not as deepseeded as some pundits would have their audiences believe, the author argues... The respect of American ideals hinges on more than how America acts. The way those actions are framed and portrayed are of equal importance. Chiozza is convinced that the persistence of anti-Americanism is here to stay, albeit in various forms and to various degrees. -- Nick Deshpande Journal of Homeland Security andEmergency Management 2010 The work establishes Chiozza as a pioneering empirical analyst of anti-Americanism. Future work on this subject will benefit from the substantial empirical contribution offered in this fine book. -- Lisa Blaydes Public Opinion Quarterly 2010Table of ContentsList of TablesList of FiguresAcknowledgmentsPart I: Themes and Theory1. OverviewIntroductionThe Central ArgumentAttitudes towards the United StatesA Historical OverviewRoadmap of This Book2. Two Theories on Anti-AmericanismIntroductionMeasuring Anti-AmericanismThe Popular Basis of Anti-American SentimentTwo Views on Anti-AmericanismThe Soft Power ThesisConclusionsPart II: Features3. Patterns of Anti-AmericanismIntroductionDimensions of Anti-AmericanismThe Multifaceted Opinions about the United StatesAre People Just Trying to Be Polite?Conclusions4. Testing the Soft Power ThesisIntroductionDescription of the DataFinding the Patterns of Anti-AmericanismPolicy, Polity, and Soft PowerConclusionsPart III: Sources5. Profiles of Anti-American OpinionIntroductionProfiles of RespondentsFour HypothesesThe Empirical TestsThe FindingsConclusions6. The Sources of the Policy and Polity FramesIntroductionIndividual-level Determinants of Anti-AmericanismCountry-level Determinants of Anti-AmericanismFindings on Respondents' IdentitiesFindings on Country FactorsConclusionsPart IV: Persistence7. Anti-Americanism beyond 2002IntroductionThe Image of America in Times of CrisisAssessing the Persistence of Anti-AmericanismFive MechanismsConclusions8. An Evaluations of the Persistence of Anti-AmericanismIntroductionEmpirical FindingsWill Anti-Americanism Persist?Conclusions9. ConclusionsNotesReferencesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Democratization in America
Book Synopsiscase is a unique reference point for students of American political development and comparative democratization.Trade ReviewA valuable contribution to our understanding of American political development. -- Christopher N. Lawrence American Review of PoliticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPart I: Setting the Theoretical ContextChapter 1. American Political Development as a Process of DemocratizationChapter 2. Two Comparative Democratization Perspectives: "Brown Areas" and "Immanence"Chapter 3. Two-Tier Citizenship: The Unresolved Challenge of Puerto Rico's Electoral ExclusionChapter 4. Same Dream, Different Fates: Latinos' Inclusion/Exclusion and U.S. DemocratizationPart II: Constitutionalism and DemocratizationChapter 5. Gender and Democracy in the American Constitutional OrderChapter 6. The Reversal of Black Voting Rights after ReconstructionChapter 7. Deliberation, Incivility, and Race in Electoral CampaignsPart III: Federal Institutions, Race, and Democratic ReformChapter 8. Democratizing Authority: The Multiple Motives behind Black Police Appointments in the Twentieth-Century United StatesChapter 9. Civil Rights and the Democratization Trap: The Public-Private Nexus and the Building of American DemocracyPart IV: New AgendasChapter 10. The Development of Democratic Citizenship: Toward a New Research AgendaChapter 11. American Political Development and Comparative DemocratizationNotesReferences List of ContributorsIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Democratization in America A
Book Synopsiscase is a unique reference point for students of American political development and comparative democratization.Trade ReviewA valuable contribution to our understanding of American political development. -- Christopher N. Lawrence American Review of PoliticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPart I: Setting the Theoretical ContextChapter 1. American Political Development as a Process of DemocratizationChapter 2. Two Comparative Democratization Perspectives: "Brown Areas" and "Immanence"Chapter 3. Two-Tier Citizenship: The Unresolved Challenge of Puerto Rico's Electoral ExclusionChapter 4. Same Dream, Different Fates: Latinos' Inclusion/Exclusion and U.S. DemocratizationPart II: Constitutionalism and DemocratizationChapter 5. Gender and Democracy in the American Constitutional OrderChapter 6. The Reversal of Black Voting Rights after ReconstructionChapter 7. Deliberation, Incivility, and Race in Electoral CampaignsPart III: Federal Institutions, Race, and Democratic ReformChapter 8. Democratizing Authority: The Multiple Motives behind Black Police Appointments in the Twentieth-Century United StatesChapter 9. Civil Rights and the Democratization Trap: The Public-Private Nexus and the Building of American DemocracyPart IV: New AgendasChapter 10. The Development of Democratic Citizenship: Toward a New Research AgendaChapter 11. American Political Development and Comparative DemocratizationNotesReferences List of ContributorsIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Debates on Democratization A Journal of Democracy
Book SynopsisGraduate and undergraduate students alike will find it a useful guide to key issues facing emerging democracies today.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Democratic ConsolidationChapter 1. Toward Consolidated DemocraciesChapter 2. Illusions About ConsolidationChapter 3. O'Donnell's "Illusions": A RejoinderChapter 4. Illusions and Conceptual FlawsChapter 5. What Is Democratic Consolidation?Part II: The Transition Paradigm Chapter 6. The End of the Transition ParadigmChapter 7. In Partial Defense of an Evanescent "Paradigm"Chapter 8. The Democratic PathChapter 9. Retaining the Human DimensionChapter 10. Tilting at Straw MenChapter 11. A Reply to My CriticsPart III: Sequencing Chapter 12. The "Sequencing" FallacyChapter 13. How Democracies EmergeChapter 14. The Sequencing "Fallacy"Chapter 15. Liberalism versus State-BuildingChapter 16. The Vain Hope for "Correct" TimingChapter 17. Misunderstanding GradualismPart IV: The Color RevolutionsChapter 18. Transitions from PostcommunismChapter 19. Favorable Conditions and Electoral RevolutionsChapter 20. The Real Causes of the Color RevolutionsChapter 21. Getting Real About "Real Causes"Chapter 22. An Interrelated WaveChapter 23. Popular AutocratsChapter 24. Necessary DistinctionsChapter 25. What Are We Trying to Explain?Chapter 26. A Reply to My CriticsPart V: PresidentialismChapter 27. The Perils of PresidentialismChapter 28. Comparing Democratic SystemsChapter 29. The Centrality of Political CultureChapter 30. The Virtues of ParliamentarismChapter 31. Variations on a ThemeIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press New Ideas on Development after the Financial
Book SynopsisWhat effect has the crisis had on current ideas in development thinking? How has it affected and how will it affect economic policy and political realities in Latin America and Asia, including China and India? Will the financial collapse reinforce shifts in geopolitical power and influence, and in what form? This book deals with these questions.Trade ReviewThe book will interest readers concerned about global financial, economic, and political trends and issues. Scitech Book NewsTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction. The Global Financial Crisis: The Beginning of the End of the "Development" Agenda?Part I: Implication of the Crisis on Development ThinkingChapter 1. Three Models of Contemporary CapitalismChapter 2. Lessons from the Great RecessionChapter 3. The Crisis and the Two Globalization FetishesPart II: Emerging Market PerspectivesChapter 4. China: Getting the Rural Issues RightChapter 5. China's Response to the Global Economic CrisisChapter 6. Latin American Development after the Global Financial CrisisChapter 7. The International Financial Crisis: Eight Lessons for and from Latin AmericaPart III: International Institutions Chapter 8. Toward Strengthened Global Economic GovernancePart IV: After the CrisisChapter 9. The Financial Crisis and Organizational Capability for Policy ImplementationChapter 10. The Democratic Recession: Before and After the Financial CrisisChapter 11. The Labor Mobility Agenda for DevelopmentChapter 12. Global Economic Crisis and Demographic Change: Implications for Development PolicyConclusion. What Crisis?ContributorsIndex
£33.00
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Liberty and Equality Studiopaperback
Book SynopsisTakes an unflinching look at the difficult, often emotional issues that arise when egalitarianism collies with individual liberties, ultimately showing why the kind of egalitarianism preached by socialists and other sentimentalists is not an option in a free society.
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Michigan State University Press State of the Nation South Africa 20052006
Book SynopsisWritten by contributors from universities and civil society organizations, as well as from the Human Sciences Research Council, this title talks about contemporary politics, economics, society, and international relations in South Africa. It contains chapters on the state of land restitution, Parliament, South African soccer, and more.
£34.50
Johns Hopkins University Press The Dynamics of Democratization
Book SynopsisLindberg, University of Florida; Sara Meerow, University of Amsterdam; James Raymond Vreeland, Georgetown University; Sharon L. Wolchik, George Washington UniversityTrade ReviewThis volume is an engaging survey of what is known and not known about the causes and consequences of democratization. Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart I: Democracy and DictatorshipChapter 1. Hybrid Regimes: When Democracy and Autocracy MixChapter 2. Dictatorship and Democracy through the Prism of Arab ElectionsChapter 3. The Unexpected Resilience of Latin American DemocracyChapter 4. Sustaining Party Rule in China: Coercion, Co- optation, and Their ConsequencesChapter 5. Fighting Reversion: Strong Legislatures as the Key to Bolstering DemocracyPart II: Democracy and Development Chapter 6. Economic Development and Demo cratizationChapter 7. Persistent Authoritarianism and the Future of Democracy in AfricaChapter 8. Democracy and Development: Legacy EffectsPart III: Does Democracy Diffuse?Chapter 9. Policy Makers, Intellectuals, and Democracy Promotion in Twentieth-Century American Foreign PolicyChapter 10. International Dimensions of ElectionsChapter 11. International Diffusion and Demo cratic ChangeConclusionList of Contributors Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press So Much Aid So Little Development
Book SynopsisIn the process, Altaf introduces into the development conversation the human dimension that most frameworks have neglected to their detriment.Trade Review"This is a remarkable book. The author draws on her long experience in working on development programs in Pakistan to illuminate some of the major problems in the symbiotic relationships between providers of development assistance and the governments that receive the assistance." (John W. Sewell, former president of the Overseas Development Council)"Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why This Story Needs to Be Told1. Meeting Lucymemsahib and Starting Our Project2. The Organization of Our Project3. The Pakistan Nursing Council: A Dead End4. The Allama Iqbal Open University's Bureau of University Extensions and Special Programs5. The Women's Division: A Brief Encounter of the Worst Kind6. The Population Welfare Division: To Be or Not to Be...7. Regional Training Institutes and Other Such Things8. A Day in the Life of a Provincial Health Department9. The UNICEF and UNDP Workshop and the SindhSAP Proposal10. The Punjab Proposal and the Firing of the Learned Dr.Sahiba: . . . And That's the Way It Is . . .11. The Immunization Program in the North-West Frontier Province12. Bank's World: Witches' Oil and Lizards' Tails13. Packed, Sealed, and Delivered: Our Project Is Finished—in More Ways Than OneEpilogue: The Beat Goes On...Inde
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Johns Hopkins University Press Creative Destruction
Book SynopsisScholars and students of Latin America, political economy, and democratization studies will find Gonzalez's arguments engaging and the framework he built for this study especially useful in their own work.Trade ReviewGonzalez persuasively argues that structural changes to democratic governments have imporved the changes that they will survive hard times. The book raises fascinating questions about the connection between financial crises and innovation, and the possibility that economic turmoil may further strengthen democracy. -- Britta and Russell Crandall SurvivalTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Institutions, Interests, and Ideas in Explaining Regime Change1. Financial Shocks, Economic Crises, and Democracy: Theory and PracticePart I: Great Depression, 1929-342. Economic Crisis and Democracy during the Great Depression3. Institutions: Polarized Domestic Conflicts and Weak International Capacity4. Interests: Foreign Capital and Domestic Coalitions against Democracy5. Ideas: Extreme Ideological Conflict and Rise of the State in the EconomyPart II: Economic Crises and Democracy in the Late Twentieth Century6. 1982 Debt Crisis and 1997–2002 Emerging Markets Crises7. Institutions: Demise of Military-as-Government and Higher Costs for Action8. Interests: Capital Flight, Pressures from Below, and Democracy9. Ideas: Cold War Endgame, Unipolar Moment, and NeoliberalismConclusion: Implications for Democracy after the 2008-9 Financial MeltdownNotesBibliographyIndex
£41.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Military Politics and Democracy in the Andes
Book SynopsisJaskoski looks briefly at this theory's implications for military responsiveness to government orders in democratic Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela, and in newly formed democracies more broadly.Trade ReviewAcademically rigorous... the specialized work belongs in college and university libraries with significant holdings in comparative politics and Latin American studies. ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAcronyms and Abbreviations1. Military Mission Performance in Latin AmericaChallenges to Security and Democratic Civil-Military Relations in the AndesExplaining Military Mission Performance in Democratic Latin AmericaCase Selection: A Focus on the Army in Peru and EcuadorThe DataOverview of the Analysis2. Civil-Military Relations in Democratic Peru and EcuadorHigh Constraints on Peru's MilitaryLow Constraints on Ecuador's Military3. Army Mission Performance in Post-Transition Peru and Ecuador, 1980s–1990sSovereignty before PolicingDeviations: Contradictions in Missions and Sovereignty NeglectAlternative Explanations4. Mission Constraint and Neglect of Counterinsurgency: Peru since 2000Staying in the BarracksInsecurity in Sendero ZonesPredictions of the Legitimacy, Professionalism, and Resource Maximization HypothesesArmy InactionRestrictions on Army AutonomyContradiction through Mission ConstraintThe Source of the Senior Cohort's "Need" for AutonomyNeglect of Counterinsurgency as a Way to Maintain Predictability for PatrolsReturn to Assertive CounterinsurgencyNarrow Mission Beliefs and Minimal Police Work5. Mission Overload and Neglect of Border Defense: Ecuador since 2000Neglecting a Porous Border while Policing the InteriorInsecurity in Northern EcuadorPredictions of the Legitimacy, Professionalism, and Resource Maximization HypothesesAssertive PolicingOverwhelming Security ResponsibilitiesPolicing to Avoid ObsolescenceContradiction through Mission OverloadManaging the ContradictionThe Contradiction EscalatesAlternative Explanations: Revisiting Legitimacy6. Battalions for Hire: Private Army Contracts in Peru and EcuadorResource-Hungry Army UnitsLocal Client InfluenceLimits to Client Influence7. Comparative Perspectives on Military Mission PerformanceColombia: Tolerance of Policing amid Ongoing InsurgencyVenezuela: Mission Loss, Organizational Trauma, and Rejection of Police WorkBolivia: Policing despite Organizational TraumaExtreme Executive Control: Trends in Venezuela and BoliviaReflections on Assigning Militaries to Conduct Police WorkAppendix: Field Research MethodologyNotesReferencesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Conceptions of Chinese Democracy
Book SynopsisStudents of political science and theory, democratization, and Chinese culture and history will benefit from the book's substantive discussions of democracy, and scholars and specialists will appreciate the larger arguments about the influence of these ideas and their transmission through time.Trade ReviewLorenzo has produced a well-researched book that offers valuable insights into modern Chinese democratic thought. It deserves to be widely read by China/Taiwan scholars and those interested in Asian democracy. -- Edmund S.K. Fung The China Journal A rigorous a thoughtfully argued work that examines the historical origins of the idea of democracy in the Chinese world, and its application in practice... This book provides a valuable service, giving us a much-needed, highly detailed account of the political thinking of three major actors in China's modern history, and throwing up a wealth of powerful arguments about the ultimate compatibility of democracy and Chinese culture. -- Rana Mitter The Journal of Asian StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Discussions of Democracy in the Work of Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuo2. Sun Yat-sen: Democracy through Unity and Elitism3. Chiang Kai-shek: Democracy and Chinese Tradition4. Chiang Ching-kuo: Democracy in the Context of Transition5. Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese Democratic Thought: The Implications for Taiwan's and Mainland China's PoliticsGlossaryKey DatesNotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Conceptions of Chinese Democracy
Book SynopsisStudents of political science and theory, democratization, and Chinese culture and history will benefit from the book's substantive discussions of democracy, and scholars and specialists will appreciate the larger arguments about the influence of these ideas and their transmission through time.Trade ReviewLorenzo has produced a well-researched book that offers valuable insights into modern Chinese democratic thought. It deserves to be widely read by China/Taiwan scholars and those interested in Asian democracy. -- Edmund S.K. Fung The China Journal A rigorous a thoughtfully argued work that examines the historical origins of the idea of democracy in the Chinese world, and its application in practice... This book provides a valuable service, giving us a much-needed, highly detailed account of the political thinking of three major actors in China's modern history, and throwing up a wealth of powerful arguments about the ultimate compatibility of democracy and Chinese culture. -- Rana Mitter The Journal of Asian StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Discussions of Democracy in the Work of Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuo2. Sun Yat-sen: Democracy through Unity and Elitism3. Chiang Kai-shek: Democracy and Chinese Tradition4. Chiang Ching-kuo: Democracy in the Context of Transition5. Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese Democratic Thought: The Implications for Taiwan's and Mainland China's PoliticsGlossaryKey DatesNotesBibliographyIndex
£33.58
Johns Hopkins University Press CivilMilitary Relations and Shared Responsibility
Book SynopsisScholars of civil-military relations will find much to debate in Herspring's framework, while students of civil-military and defense policy will appreciate Herspring's brief historical tour of each countries' post-World War II political and policy landscapes.Trade ReviewThis book provides a road map to make sense of and explain the variantion, in these cases and for future research. Choice Dale Herspring's book comes at a perfect moment as we are witnessing instances of 'healthy frictions' in American civil-military relations. International Journal on World Peace A thorough tour of key civil-military relationships at play across these four disparate national studies awaits those eager to dive in. The Russian Review An ingenious in-depth analysis of shared responsibility in various cultural and historical contexts... A must read for both experienced scholars seeking a new perspective on civil-military relations and students who are just beginning to explore the topic. Armed Forces & SocietyTable of ContentsPreface1. A Conceptual Framework for Shared ResponsibilityPart I: United States2. From John F. Kennedy through Jimmy Carter3. From Ronald Reagan through Barack ObamaPart II: Germany4. From Konrad Adenauer through Willy Brandt5. From Helmut Schmidt through Angela MerkelPart III: Canada6. From Paul Hellyer through Pierre Trudeau7. From Brian Mulroney through Stephen HarperPart IV: Russia8. From Boris Yeltsin through Vladimir Putin9. From Vladimir Putin through Dmitry Medvedev10. The Search for Shared ResponsibilityNotesIndex
£58.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Armed Political Organizations
Book SynopsisBerti's innovative framework and careful choice of case studies, presented in a jargon-free, accessible style, will make this book attractive to not only scholars and students of democratization processes but policymakers interested in conflict resolution and peacekeeping efforts.Trade ReviewThe author's conceptual framework and case studies are an important contribution to understanding the types of measures that governments need to adopt in order to engage with their terrorist adversaries who may have finally entered the phase in which they are ready to transform themselves into legitimate political actors. -- Joshua Sinai Perspectives on Terrorism Berti's intricate research reveals the history and institutional components of each group beyond what we have come to accept about each. -- Heath Brown Huffington Post The book is a welcome addition to the literature, offering both commendable policy prescriptions and a framework on which other scholars may build. Choice [ Armed Political Organizations] provides an innovative new lens through which to understand and evaluate the creation of political wings by armed groups... a worthy piece of scholarship. -- Rashmi Singh Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs Armed Political Organizations' main contribution is supplying the foundation for future research by formulating key analytical questions about armed groups that have not been addressed in the literature on this topic. Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction: The Challenge of Understanding the Dual Logic of Armed-Political Organizations2. The Power of Politics: Party Formation and Armed Struggle3. The Lebanese Hezbollah: Armed Struggle and Political Integration4. The Palestinian Hamas: Political Participation between Internal Cohesion and Dissent5. The Irish Republican Army and Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland: A Model of Political Transition?6. Armed Groups and Political Integration: Findings and Policy ImplicationsNotesBibliographyIndex
£45.50
Johns Hopkins University Press The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper
Book SynopsisIt provides a novel argument about how peacekeeping works and further insight into how international factors affect domestic politics as well as how international institutions affect democratizing efforts.Trade ReviewA solid assessment recommended for military and political science holdings alike. Midwest Book Review Arturo Sotomayor's new book does something simple, original, and very important in peacekeeping scholarship. Instead of examining what peacekeepers do or do not do in the field, and whether or not they are successful, Sotomayor looks through the other end of the telescope, to examine the countries that contribute those peacekeepers to UN missions... Sotomayor's book has set the nascent subfield of peacekeeper contributor studies on a firm and intellectually rigorous footing. His book is to be highly commended to anyone interested in the changing dynamics of global militarism, the international use of force, and the unintended consequences and paradoxes of liberal internationalism. -- Philip Cunliffe H-Diplo With its different focus, [The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper] is a welcome addition to the literature, and its conclusions should give pause for thought. -- Astri Suhrke International Peacekeeping A careful, systematic, and ultimately persuasive critique... Ultimately, Sotomayor does just as much to expose the quandary of peacekeeping as he does to highlight the contingent effects of peacekeeping. -- Craig Arceneaux Political Science Quarterly The argument and evidence in The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper significantly advances understanding of the effects of participation in peacekeeping on civil-military relations in sending countries... This book represents a significant contribution to a growing strand of literature... The insights in The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper should inspire further scholarly work in this important area. -- David E. Cunningham Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsList of Abbreviations and AcronymsIntroduction: Myths and Realities of Peacekeepers in Democratic Transition1. Why Do Democratizing States Participate in Peacekeeping?2. What Is the Evidence from South America?3. Does Peacekeeping Reform Military Organizations?4. How Does Peacekeeping Socialize the Military in South America?5. How Does Peacekeeping Socialize the Military in Haiti?6. Does Peacekeeping Help Integrate Defense and Foreign Policy?Conclusion: Theory and Policy Implications of the UN Peacekeeping System's Divergent EffectsNotesBibliographyIndex
£37.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Clientelism Social Policy and the Quality of
Book SynopsisIn an era when democracy is increasingly snagged on the age-old practice of patronage, students and scholars of political science, comparative politics, democratization, and international development and economics will be interested in this assessment, which calls for the study of better, more efficient, and just governance.Trade Review... Clarifies its overall claim about clientelism, a distorting and arbitrary distributive pattern that could be improved. Those interested in these issues should thus not miss this highly recommendable book. Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsContributors PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Evaluating Political ClientelismPart I: Lessons in Clientelism from Latin AmericaChapter 1. Partisan Linkages and Social Policy Delivery in Argentina and Chile Chapter 2. Chile's Education Transfers, 2001–2009 Chapter 3. The Future of Peru's Brokered Democracy Chapter 4. Teachers, Mayors, and the Transformation of Clientelism in Colombia Chapter 5. Lessons Learned While Studying Clientelistic Politics in the Gray ZoneChapter 6. Political Clientelism and Social Policy in Brazil Part II: Lessons in Clientelism from Other Regions Chapter 7. Patronage, Democracy, and Ethnic Politics in India Chapter 8. Linking Capital and Countryside: Patronage and Clientelism in Japan, Thailand, and the Philippines Chapter 9. Eastern European Postcommunist Variants of Political Clientelism and Social Policy Chapter 10. The Democratization of Clientelism in Sub-Saharan Africa Conclusion: Defining Political Clientelism's Persistence Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Violence after War
Book SynopsisViolence after War will be essential reading for all those interested in political violence, peacekeeping, and post-conflict reconstruction.Trade ReviewTheoretically rigorous and methodologically sound. Choice An excellent contribution in the area of security studies...[that] requires the reader to engage with the detailed analysis of the different forms and pathways of violence in postwar countries. The book is elegantly written and provides a nuanced discussion. International Studies Review Valuable... Common KnowledgeTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Abbreviations1. The Challenge of Violence in Post-Conflict StatesPart I: Unpacking Violence after Wars2. Understanding Violence after Wars: Concepts and Contexts3. Explaining Violence after Wars: Patterns and PathwaysPart II: Five Case Studies of Post-Conflict Violence4. Bosnia-Herzegovina5. Rwanda6. Kosovo7. East Timor8. IraqPart III: Producing Peace after Wars9. Controlling Violence: Implications and Policy RecommendationsNotesBibliographyIndex
£60.00
Johns Hopkins University Press The Resilience of the Latin American Right
Book SynopsisStudents and scholars of both Latin American politics and comparative politics will find The Resilience of the Latin American Right of vital interest.Trade ReviewClearly, any understanding of contemporary Latin American politics requires a re-examination of the traditional left-right divide-and this book fills a gaping hole. -- Timothy J. Powers Americas Quarterly A valuable, wide-ranging survey of the region's understudied right-wing parties, personalities, and programs. -- Richard Feinberg Foreign Affairs The Resilience of the Latin American Right fills a void in the literature on Latin American politics by presenting a systematic analysis of conservative rule and influence outside of government. ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface List of Abbreviations Introduction:The Right in Contemporary Latin America: A Framework for Analysis Part I: The Contemporary ContextChapter 1. Democracy, Free Markets, and the Rightist Dilemma in Latin AmericaChapter 2. Profiling the Electorate: Ideology and Attitudes of Rightwing Voters Part II: the nonelectoral rightChapter 3. New Strategies of the Latin American Right: Beyond Parties and ElectionsChapter 4. The Right and Nonparty Forms of Repre sen ta tion and Participation: Bolivia and Ec ua dor ComparedChapter 5. The Authoritarian Roots of New Right Party Success in Latin AmericaPart III: The Electoral, Nonpartisan RightChapter 6. From Right Pop u lism in the 1990s to Left Populism in the 2000s—and Back Again? Chapter 7. Is There a Right Track in Post–Party System Collapse Scenarios? Comparing the Andean Countries Chapter 8. Colombia: Analyzing the Strategies for Po liti cal Action of Álvaro Uribe's Government, 2002–10 Chapter 9. Mexico: The Partido Acción Nacional as a Right Party Chapter 10. Chile: The Right's Evolution from Democracy to Authoritarianism and Back Again Chapter 11. El Salvador: Societal Cleavages, Strategic Elites, and the Success of the Right Chapter 12. Brazil: Explaining the Rise and Decline of the ConservativesChapter 13. Argentina: The Difficulties of the Partisan Right and the Case of Propuesta RepublicanaConclusion: Right (and Left) Politics in Contemporary Latin America List of Contributors Index
£60.00
Johns Hopkins University Press The Resilience of the Latin American Right
Book SynopsisStudents and scholars of both Latin American politics and comparative politics will find The Resilience of the Latin American Right of vital interest.Trade ReviewClearly, any understanding of contemporary Latin American politics requires a re-examination of the traditional left-right divide-and this book fills a gaping hole. -- Timothy J. Powers Americas Quarterly A valuable, wide-ranging survey of the region's understudied right-wing parties, personalities, and programs. -- Richard Feinberg Foreign Affairs The Resilience of the Latin American Right fills a void in the literature on Latin American politics by presenting a systematic analysis of conservative rule and influence outside of government. ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface List of Abbreviations Introduction:The Right in Contemporary Latin America: A Framework for Analysis Part I: The Contemporary ContextChapter 1. Democracy, Free Markets, and the Rightist Dilemma in Latin AmericaChapter 2. Profiling the Electorate: Ideology and Attitudes of Rightwing Voters Part II: the nonelectoral rightChapter 3. New Strategies of the Latin American Right: Beyond Parties and ElectionsChapter 4. The Right and Nonparty Forms of Repre sen ta tion and Participation: Bolivia and Ec ua dor ComparedChapter 5. The Authoritarian Roots of New Right Party Success in Latin AmericaPart III: The Electoral, Nonpartisan RightChapter 6. From Right Pop u lism in the 1990s to Left Populism in the 2000s—and Back Again? Chapter 7. Is There a Right Track in Post–Party System Collapse Scenarios? Comparing the Andean Countries Chapter 8. Colombia: Analyzing the Strategies for Po liti cal Action of Álvaro Uribe's Government, 2002–10 Chapter 9. Mexico: The Partido Acción Nacional as a Right Party Chapter 10. Chile: The Right's Evolution from Democracy to Authoritarianism and Back Again Chapter 11. El Salvador: Societal Cleavages, Strategic Elites, and the Success of the Right Chapter 12. Brazil: Explaining the Rise and Decline of the ConservativesChapter 13. Argentina: The Difficulties of the Partisan Right and the Case of Propuesta RepublicanaConclusion: Right (and Left) Politics in Contemporary Latin America List of Contributors Index
£35.97
Johns Hopkins University Press Democratization and Authoritarianism in the Arab
Book SynopsisSchraederAlfred StepanMark TesslerFrederic VolpiLucan WayFrederic WehreySean L. YomTrade Review... the book is a must-read text for all those who want an informed understanding of the Arab upheavals and their consequences. Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Thematic EssaysChapter 1. The Languages of the Arab RevolutionsChapter 2. The Transformation of the Arab WorldChapter 3. Arab Democracy or Islamist Revolution?Chapter 4. There Will Be No Islamist RevolutionChapter 5. Islamists and Democracy: Cautions from PakistanChapter 6. New Findings on Arabs and DemocracyChapter 7. The Split in Arab CultureChapter 8. Democratization Theory and the "Arab Spring"Chapter 9. Transforming the Arab World's Protection-Racket PoliticsChapter 10. Resilient Royals: How Arab Monarchies Hang OnChapter 11. Why the Modest Harvest?Chapter 12. The Global ContextChapter 13. The Lessons of 1989Chapter 14. The Role of the MilitaryChapter 15. The Impact of Election SystemsChapter 16. The Role of Digital MediaPart II: Country Studies Chapter 17. Ben Ali's FallChapter 18. Tunisia's Transition and the "Twin Tolerations"Chapter 19. The Road to (and from) Liberation SquareChapter 20. Egypt: Why Liberalism Still MattersChapter 21. Egypt's Failed TransitionChapter 22. Yemen Changes Everything . . . and NothingChapter 23. Libya Starts from ScratchChapter 24. Syria and the Future of AuthoritarianismChapter 25. Bahrain's Decade of DiscontentChapter 26. Algeria versus the Arab SpringChapter 27. Morocco: Outfoxing the OppositionChapter 28. Jordan: The Ruse of ReformChapter 29. Is Saudi Arabia Immune?Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Defect or Defend
Book SynopsisThis book will appeal to students and scholars of comparative politics, Asian studies, security studies, and international relations, as well as defense policymakers.Trade ReviewA model for case study research. Choice Defect or Defend not only provides an interesting and provocative argument but also includes detailed empirical material that allows the reader to extend that analysis even further. Political Science Quarterly ...a valuable contribution to the literature on popular revolt and regime change. SurvivalTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. The Military and People Power Revolts2. Authoritarian Institutions: Power Sharing, Personalism, and Military Defection3. Personalism in the Philippines: The Fall of Marcos (1986)4. Personalism in Indonesia: The Fall of Suharto (1998)5. Power-sharing Authoritarianism in China and Burma6. Thinking Comparatively: The Military and People Power RevoltsNotesIndex
£51.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Democracys DoubleEdged Sword
Book SynopsisAlthough the book offers a robust empirical foundation for testing the Internet's effects on democratic attitudes, Bailard ultimately concludes that access to information does not necessarily ensure that democracy will automatically flourish.Trade Review[Bailard] has written an outstanding book on democracy and the Internet. a highly original exploration of the democratic potential of the Internet. ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Why the Effect of Internet Use on Political Evaluations Matters2. A Theory of Mirrors and Windows Online3. Potential Limitations of Mirror-Holding and Window-Opening4. Determining the Effect of Internet Use on Democratic (Dis)Satisfaction: The Country Level5. Determining the Effect of Internet Use on Democratic (Dis)Satisfaction: The Individual Level6. At the Internet Café: A Test for Democratic Satisfaction in Bosnia and Herzegovina7. At the Internet Café: A Test for Effects in the Tanzanian Election8. Both Sides Now: Democratic Reflections and IllusionsNotesWorks CitedIndex
£30.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Democratic Transitions
Book SynopsisThis unique book should be valuable for political leaders, civil society activists, journalists, scholars, and all who want to support democratic transitions.Trade ReviewDemocratic Transitions is a balanced, thoughtful, empirically-based volume that adds an important dimension to our understanding of both the theoretical and the policy issues surrounding the spread of democracy abroad. It is a major addition to the literature on post-authoritarian transitions and on the "how-to" of consolidating democracy after dictatorship. In an era of undue pessimism about the fate of democracy worldwide, it is a timely reminder of how democratic transitions can be made to work. Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs ... In evoking all of these collective distilled experiences from some of the world most successful politicians from recent decades, Bitar and Lowenthal also convey their passion for democracy forcefully, and they enable the college freshman and the scholar to understand better the events and processes that have shaped the world for the better in which we live. ReVistaTable of ContentsForewordPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1.BrazilChapter 2. ChileChapter 3. GhanaChapter 4. IndonesiaChapter 5. Mexico Chapter 6. The PhilippinesChapter 7. Poland Chapter 8. South AfricaChapter 9. SpainChapter 10. Women Activists in Democratic TransitionsChapter 11. From Authoritarian Rule toward Democratic GovernanceAcknowledgmentsAbout the Editors and ContributorsSelected BibliographyIndex
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