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Book SynopsisHow do some dictatorships become institutionalized ruled-based systems, while others remain heavily personalist? Once implemented, do executive constraints actually play an effective role in promoting autocratic stability? To understand patterns of regime institutionalization, this book studies the emergence of constitutional term limits and succession procedures, as well as elite power-sharing within presidential cabinets. Anne Meng argues that institutions credibly constrain leaders only when they change the underlying distribution of power between leaders and elites by providing elites with access to the state. She also shows that initially weak leaders who institutionalize are less likely to face coup attempts and are able to remain in office for longer periods than weak leaders who do not. Drawing on an original time-series dataset of 46 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1960 to 2010, formal theory, and case studies, this book ultimately illustrates how some dictatorships evolvTrade Review'Why are some autocracies run by individuals while others appear to be governed by rules and institutions? Why do so few dictatorships succeed in constraining their leaders? What are the foundations of authoritarian stability? To answer these central questions, Anne Meng argues, we need to move beyond the study of the nominal features of authoritarian institutions and focus instead on those that regulate whether and how power is allocated and transferred, especially executive constraints, term limits, and succession rules. Put simply, when institutions constrain leaders, it is not because of their de jure features, but because they shape and shift de facto political power. Anyone interested in authoritarian politics, regime change, and African politics needs to read this book.' Milan Svolik, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science, Yale University'What is the role of institutions under authoritarianism? Why do some leaders create strong institutions that can actually constrain their power? In Constraining Dictatorship, Anne Meng addresses these questions through a renewed focus on the executive - power-sharing within cabinets and constitutionalized succession procedures - to investigate how institutions shape the distribution of power within regimes. With a rigorous theory and multiple forms of evidence, she links the causes and consequences of this form of institutionalization, advancing our understanding of the factors that perpetuate authoritarian rule.' Jennifer Gandhi, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Emory University'The era of the 'big man' in African politics is over: institutionalized autocracy has largely replaced personalist dictatorship on the continent. Anne Meng's wonderful contribution explains why, and to what effect. But it does more than just that. Constraining Dictatorship refocuses the literature on authoritarian politics, moving beyond parties and legislatures to the nitty gritty of executive constraints. Anyone interested in autocracy should read this book.' Scott Gehlbach, Professor, Department of Political Science and Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago'Meng brilliantly answers a core and enduring question of regime survival in political science and policy alike: why and how do authoritarians institutionalize? Going beyond the mere presence of institutions, Meng shows when they are actually constraining, and to what end. An expert analysis of power, rules, and resources.' Rachel Beatty Riedl, Director of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and John S. Knight Professor of International Studies, Cornell University'Bravo! Meng offers a new theory of credible commitment under dictatorship that does not involve tired handtying or signaling arguments ...' Victor Menaldo, Comparative PoliticsTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Why do leaders institutionalize?; 3. Two illustrative cases; 4. How should institutionalization be measured?; 5. What are the causes of regime institutionalization?; 6. What are the consequences of institutionalization on autocratic durability?; 7. What are the consequences of institutionalization on leadership succession?; 8. Conclusion; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisIn this innovative study, Lea David critically investigates the relationship between human rights and memory, suggesting that, instead of understanding human rights in a normative fashion, human rights should be treated as an ideology. Conceptualizing human rights as an ideology gives us useful theoretical and methodological tools to recognize the real impact human rights has on the ground. David traces the rise of the global phenomenon that is the human rights memorialization agenda, termed ''Moral Remembrance'', and explores what happens once this agenda becomes implemented. Based on evidence from the Western Balkans and Israel/Palestine, she argues that the human rights memorialization agenda does not lead to a better appreciation of human rights but, contrary to what would be expected, it merely serves to strengthen national sentiments, divisions and animosities along ethnic lines, and leads to the new forms of societal inequalities that are closely connected to different forms ofTrade Review'Learning from history is an obvious step for post-conflict societies. Yet, enforcing remembrance through a standard trope of techniques and scripted commemorations also presents its own challenges. Lea David walks us through the process of how apparent reconciliation actually might exacerbate conflict and tensions. This is a wonderful book that should be read not just by governments and scholars, but by all those who seek to remember and remedy past wrongs.' Miguel Centeno, Princeton University'The Past Can't Heal Us presents a path breaking analysis of the limits of the global standardization of memorialization. The novel comparative analysis discloses ever-expanding fissures in foundational paradigms in Human Rights discourse and practice while grounding fascinating re-conceptualizations of ideology and micro-solidarity. David's provocatively critical and courageous voice permeates every illuminating chapter. A must read for scholars, students and laypersons alike.' Carol Kidron, University of Haifa'Human rights are often seen as a panacea capable of curbing political extremism and social inequalities. In this wonderful and highly original book, Lea David shows convincingly that enforcing human rights policies in a world dominated by the nation-state model of social organisation is likely to produce the opposite effect: prescribed moral remembrance regularly generates more group animosity. This is an excellent, thoughtful and brave contribution that combines superb analytical skills with the comprehensive and meticulous empirical research.' Siniša Malešević, University College DublinTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Human rights as an ideology? Obstacles and benefits; 3. What Is moral remembrance?; 4. The institutionalization of moral remembrance: the case study of Palestine and Israel; 5. The institutionalization of moral remembrance: the case study of Western Balkans; 6. Human rights, memory and micro-solidarity; 7. Mandating memory, mandating conflicts.

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Book SynopsisPrevailing views suggest rebels govern to enhance their organizational capacity, but this book demonstrates that some rebels undertake costly governance projects that can imperil their cadres during war. The origins for this choice began with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during the Chinese Civil War. The CCP knowingly introduced challenging governance projects, but nevertheless propagated its strategy globally, creating a behavioural model readily available to later rebels. The likelihood of whether later rebels'' will imitate this model is determined by the compatibility between their goals and the CCP''s objectives; only rebels that share the CCP''s revolutionary goals decide to mimic the CCP''s governance fully. Over time, ideational and material pressures further encouraged (and occasionally rewarded) revolutionary rebels'' conformity to the CCP''s template. Using archival data from six countries, primary rebel sources, fieldwork and quantitative analysis, Governing for RevoluTrade ReviewMany rebels build governing institutions because the order thereby created is popular with the population, who in turn support the rebels and help them win their war. This conventional wisdom ignores the fact that some rebel groups create unpopular governing institutions that provoke popular resistance. To address this puzzle, Megan Stewart develops a new typology of rebel governance types and argues that rebels with transformative goals (e.g. revolutionaries) implement extensive and intensive governance that, because it upsets the political and social status quo, is unpopular with segments of the population. Stewart bases her argument upon the enduring influence of the Chinese revolution, and describes a well-chosen set of rebellions that did, and did not, govern intensively and extensively. She supplements her historically-rich case narratives with broader statistical studies. Governing for Revolution presents a provocative and original statement about rebel governance that also exemplifies the benefits of mixing qualitative and quantitative research and offers important implications for civil war studies, research on state making and governance, and for scholarship on the consequences of revolution. Douglas Lemke, Professor of Political Science, Pennsylvania State UniversityGoverning for Revolution skilfully weaves historical case studies and crossnational evidence since 1945 to show how rebel goals, not military necessity or economic drivers, shapes how they decide to govern civilians in wartime. A welcome addition to the growing literature on rebel governance that rightly places politics at the center of its theory of how insurgents rule civilians. Jason Lyall, Associate Professor of Government, Dartmouth CollegeStewart's thoughtful analysis and careful empirical work shed light on a critical question that has hindered understanding of the dynamics of civil war: why do some rebel groups invest more in governing local populations than others? Her answers link the subjects of rebel governance to the consequences of war. Beautifully written and cogently argued, Governing for Revolution makes a significant contribution to literature on the social dynamics of political violence. Tanisha M. Fazal, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of MinnesotaTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Iron and blood: the global-historical context of rebel governance strategies; 3. Rebel goals determine governance strategies; 4. Research design and alternative explanations; 5. The Eritrean liberation struggle: varying goals and varying governance; 6. Changing goals and changing governance: the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army; 7. Modeling revolutionary governance in East Timor; 8. Hezbollah: a Jihadist adaptation of the Chinese model; 9. A statistical analysis of rebel goals and rebel governance; 10. Conclusion: looking forward by looking back.

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Book SynopsisWhy are some countries less corrupt and better governed than others? Challenging conventional explanations on the remarkable differences in quality of government worldwide, this book argues that the organization of bureaucracy is an often overlooked but critical factor. Countries where merit-recruited employees occupy public bureaucracies perform better than those where public employees owe their post to political connections. The book provides a coherent theory of why, and ample evidence showing that meritocratic bureaucracies are conducive to lower levels of corruption, higher government effectiveness, and more flexibility to adopt modernizing reforms. Data comes from both a novel dataset on the bureaucratic structures of over 100 countries as well as from narratives of particular countries, with a special focus on the relationship between politicians and bureaucrats in Spain and Sweden. A notable contribution to the literature in comparative politics and public policy on good governTrade Review'In this impressive book, Dahlstrom and Lapuente think deeply about the organization of the state and the quality of government. They argue that a productive structuring of the relationship between politicians and civil servants minimizes corruption and inefficiency. They explore this relationship with terrific case examples and data on more than 100 countries around the world. It is a terrific example of research that carefully builds bridges across literatures to provide new insights on big questions.' David E. Lewis, Vanderbilt University, Tennessee'Dahlstrom and Lapuente succeed in making the study of public bureaucracy central to future research in comparative politics and political economy. They provide considerable and compelling theoretical and empirical evidence for their claim that merit selection is even more important than rules and regulations in both constraining corruption and in improving policy and practice. Theirs is a significant contribution to understanding the variation in the performance of democratic governments. In this era of increasing anti-government populism, they provide hope that at least democracies will be able to continue to perform at high levels and according to the best scientific evidence available.' Margaret Levi, Stanford University, CaliforniaTable of Contents1. Why relations between politicians and bureaucrats matter; 2. Theory; 3. A closed Weberian bureaucracy; 4. Corruption; 5. Effectiveness; 6. Reforms; 7. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisExamines how centralised authoritarian regimes upgrade their system of local governance

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Book SynopsisBy relating it to other regional actors, Sergeev creates a more accurate view of the game's impact on later wars and on the shape of post-World War I Asia.Trade Review[Sergeev] is able to move beyond the Game to its players, to the architects of strategy. The reader is at the table with senior policy-makers, listening to them balance possibilities and practicalities within the structures of shifting relations between Russia and Britain. -- Peter Skinner Foreword Reviews An important contribution to the field and offers valuable insights into its complexities. Subsequent examinations of this topic will have to contend with Sergeev's recontextualization of the Great Game. -- Eugene Edward Beiriger Diplomacy and Statecraft Sergev is the first to provide an account based on a large number of sources from archives in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Tashkent in addition to those available in London. This unique research allows him to offer not only an updated version of Britain and Russia's struggle for empire in Central Asia in the 19th century, but also a much more nuanced approach that takes into account the experience of Central Asians and Indians... An excellent, indispensable reference source for libraries, students, researchers, and general readers. Essential. Choice The Great Game is an important contribution to the field and offers valuable insights into its complexities. Subsequent examinations of this topic will have to contend with Sergeev's recontextualization of the Great Game. -- Eugene Edward Beiriger Diplomacy and Statecraft In The Great Game, 1856-1907: Russo-British Relations in Central and East Asia, Evgeny Sergeev makes a substantial, indeed impressive and welcome... contribution to the historical study of the 'Great Game' played out on the 'chess-board' of Asia by Russia and Britain... Sergeev demonstrates an acquaintance with the Russian sources which far surpasses that of any related work to-date, making his contribution invaluable. And this should take nothing away from his impressive depth of knowledge in the English sources as well, not to mention occasional reference to French and German. -- R. Charles Weller Reviews in History Sergeev's book is based on a wide range of sources from both the Russian and British sides and the discussion of this intense imperial rivalry from both standpoints represents the major strength of the work. -- Peter Waldron Slavonic and East European ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsSelected ChronologyIntroduction: Reconsidering Anglo-Russian Relations in Asia1. The Prologue of the Great Game2. Russia's Challenge and Britain's Response, 1856–18643. The Road to the Oxus, 1864–18734. The Climax of the Great Game, 1874–18855. Strategic Stalemate, 1886–19036. The End of the GameEpilogue: Reverberations of the Great GameAppendix: A Nominal Roll of the Rulers, Statesmen, Diplomats, and Military Officers Engaged in the Great Game, 1856–1907NotesSelected Archival Sources and BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisMuhtars, the lowest level elected political position in Turkey, hold an ambiguously defined place within the administrative hierarchy. They are public officials, but local citizens do not always associate them with the central government. Street-Level Governing is the first book to investigate how muhtars carry out their role—not only what they are supposed to do, but how they actually operate—to provide an ethnographic study of the state as viewed from its margins. It starts from the premise that the seeming "margin" of state administration is not peripheral at all, but instructive as to how it functions. As Elise Massicard shows, muhtars exist at the intersection of everyday life and the exercise of power. Their position offers a personalized point of contact between citizens and state institutions, enabling close oversight of the citizenry, yet simultaneously projecting the sense of an accessible state to individuals. Challenging common theories of the state, Massicard outlines how the position of the muhtar throws into question an assumed dichotomy between domination and social resistance, and suggests that considerations of circumvention and accommodation are normal attributes of state-society functioning.Trade Review"Street-Level Governing is a brilliant and engaging study that overturns dyed-in-the-wool ideas about the nature of the state and modernity. With a sophisticated command of the literature leavened by on-the-ground observation, Elise Massicard makes an excellent contribution to a new global scholarship of informality in politics and politics as performance."—Jenny White, Stockholm University, author of Turkish Kaleidoscope"Street-Level Governing is one of the most interesting and original recent books I have read on contemporary Turkey. Based on ethnographic fieldwork and deep knowledge of Turkish politics and society, Elise Massicard gives us a vivid and up-close account of the muhtarlık in the context of state-society relations in Turkey."—Reşat Kasaba, University of Washington, author of A Moveable Empire"Street-Level Governing is a commendable study that approaches contemporary Turkey from an original angle with both rigour and scholarship. It certainly deserves to be read and discussed."—Marc Juyient, Manara Magazine"Massicard's outstanding book on the neglected urban agency of muhtarlık crucially challenges major ideas on urban politics, stands as a methodological resource, and contributes to the literature on urban studies by speaking to scholars' broader interest in how local actors and their interrelations with complex urban outcomes have been reproduced."—Gülşah Aykaç, Urban Studies"Street-Level Governing, as implied by the title, rejects traditional notions about the Turkish state and its bureaucracy to build on Migdal's state-in-society framework and the rich ethnographic scholarship on Turkey it has recently engendered. However, whereas this new body of work focuses on the marginalized, studying the ever-present muhtar helps Massicard reveal how even mundane interactions shape the contours of the state."—Devrim Yavuz, Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association"Moving beyond the clientelism-versus-governance divide and engaging critically with fields of the political sociology and the anthropology of state, Massicard's excellent book on the dynamics of urban politics in Turkey examines state-society interaction in everyday life and successfully demonstrates how they mutually transform, constitute, and produce each other on the ground."—Osman Savaşkan, Political Science QuarterlyTable of Contents1. An Incompletely Formed Institution 2. How the Muhtarlık Fuels the Production of Notables 3. The Muhtars' Changing Role 4. The Residents' Champion 5. Ambivalent Interface with the Official Order 6. Enacting Context-Dependent Roles 7. Working within and Modulating Institutional Constraints 8. The Muhtarlıks' Waning Autonomy Conclusion

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Book SynopsisWith Sweden traditionally hailed as a social and economic model, it is no wonder that the Swedish response to the COVID-19 pandemic raised a lot of questions – and eyebrows – around the world. This short book explores Sweden’s unique response to the global pandemic and the strong wave of controversies it triggered. It helps to make sense of the response by defining ‘a Swedish model’ that incorporates the country’s value system, underpinning its politics and administration in relation to, among other things, welfare, democracy, civil liberties and respect for expertise. The book also acts as a case study for understanding the moral and normative ways in which different national approaches to the pandemic have been compared.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Uses of National Models 2. The First Wave 3. Comparing Nations in a World Crisis 4. Riding the Waves: Reckoning and Strategic Adjustments 5. Recasting the Swedish Model in Crisis Mode Conclusion

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Book SynopsisBuilding, or re-building, states after war or crisis is a contentious process. But why? Sabaratnam argues that to best answer the question, we need to engage with the people who are supposedly benefiting from international ‘expertise’. This book challenges and enhances standard ‘critical’ narratives of statebuilding by exploring the historical experiences and interpretive frameworks of the people targeted by intervention. Drawing on face-to-face interviews, archival research, policy reviews and in-country participant-observations carried out over several years, the author challenges assumptions underpinning external interventions, such as the incapacity of ‘local’ agents to govern and the necessity of ‘liberal’ values in demanding better governance. The analysis focuses on Mozambique, long hailed as one of international donors’ great success stories, but whose peaceful, prosperous, democratic future now hangs in the balance. The conclusions underscore the significance of thinking with rather than for the targets of state-building assistance, and appreciating the historical and material conditions which underpin these reform efforts.Trade ReviewDr. Sabaratnam has written an original and compelling book on the dialectics of international development practices in Mozambique. Based on sophisticated ethnographic research, combined with a superb grasp of the postcolonial and international relations literature, Decolonising Intervention will quickly establish itself as the benchmark for originality in de-colonial scholarship. Rarely does one find a book on critical international relations, and especially on state-building in Africa, written with such unrelenting clarity. -- Randolph B. Persaud, Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DCThis powerful book provides a brilliant and devastating critique of international statebuilding interventions. Through a compelling analysis of the politics of intervention in Mozambique and the experiences of those whose lives are affected, Sabaratnam shows how relations of colonial difference have shaped and enabled these practices. Highly engaging and accessible, yet analytically incisive and authoritative, Decolonising Intervention is essential and indelible reading for international relations scholars, aid practitioners, and anyone concerned with questions of conflict, peace, justice and responsibility. -- Devon Curtis, Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of CambridgeIndeed, if international relations as a discipline wants to take forward its aim of better understanding world politics, it can benefit greatly from Sabaratnam’s contribution to debates on the ‘coloniality of power’ and the much wider application of the decolonizing strategies it presents. Decolonising Intervention is an indispensable resource for those interested in the relationship between international intervention and statebuilding. * Journal Of Intervention and Statebuilding *Table of Contents1. Introduction / 2. Intervention, Statebuilding and Eurocentrism / 3. Strategies for Decolonizing Intervention / 4. The State Under Intervention / 5. Intervention and the Peasantry / 6. Anti-corruption Politics and the Limits of Intervention / 7. Conclusion: Decolonizing Intervention, Decolonizing International Relations

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world?s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Mark Tushnet, a world-renowned scholar of constitutional law, has excelled in extending and revising his essential introduction to comparative constitutional law. Through an analysis of topics at the cutting edge of contemporary scholarship, this authoritative study investigates constitution making, forms of constitutional review, proportionality analysis and its alternatives, and the development of a new ?transparency? branch in constitutions around the world. Throughout, the book draws upon examples from a wide range of nations, demonstrating that the field of comparative constitutional law now truly encompasses the world.New to this revised and enlarged second edition: ? Updated and extended material to encompass the developments in practice and scholarship since the original edition?s publication back in 2014? With substantial additional attention, Tushnet analyses abusive constitutionalism, the idea of the constituent power, eternity clauses and unconstitutional amendments Recent developments in weak- and strong-form constitutional review are given fresh analysis, as well as an expanded consideration of third generation rights. Addressing the key issues of constitutional design and structure, this second edition will serve as an excellent up-to-date resource for students and scholars of comparative constitutional law.Trade Review'In terms of succinctness, readability and sophistication, probably the best advanced introduction to comparative constitutional law you can find in under 150 pages.' --Mattias Kumm, New York University, School of Law, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: comparative constitutional law – history and contours 2. Constitution-making 3. The structures of constitutional review and some implications for substantive constitutional law 4. The structure of rights analysis: proportionality, rules and international law 5. The structure of government 6. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisA New Yorker Best Book of 2022 A Globe & Mail Book of the Year "A stimulating work on the politics of language." LA Review of Books As globalisation continues languages are disappearing faster than ever, leaving our planet’s linguistic diversity leaping towards extinction. The science of how languages are acquired is becoming more advanced and the internet is bringing us new ways of teaching the next generation, however it is increasingly challenging for minority languages to survive in the face of a handful of hegemonic ‘super-tongues’. In Speak Not, James Griffiths reports from the frontlines of the battle to preserve minority languages, from his native Wales, Hawaii and indigenous American nations, to southern China and Hong Kong. He explores the revival of the Welsh language as a blueprint for how to ensure new generations are not robbed of their linguistic heritage, outlines how loss of indigenous languages is the direct result of colonialism and globalisation and examines how technology is both hindering and aiding the fight to prevent linguistic extinction. Introducing readers to compelling characters and examining how indigenous communities are fighting for their languages, Griffiths ultimately explores how languages hang on, what happens when they don’t, and how indigenous tongues can be preserved and brought back from the brink.Trade ReviewThis history of endangered languages assesses the political causes of their precariousness. * The New Yorker *A welcome addition to critiques of empire and studies of language and politics. Part history, part memoir, part policy critique, the volume succeeds at telling a universal tale through particular stories, including characters who remind us that the languages we speak – and speak not – are the worlds in which we live, and that such worlds are worth fighting for. -- David Moscrop * The Globe & Mail *Speak Not is an astute, well-researched, and often scholarly meditation on the forces that drive marginal languages out of existence in favor of dominant metropolitan tongues ... [a] stimulating work on the politics of language. -- Oliver Farry * LA Review of Books *A lucid and timely account of languages under threat around the world… illuminating in the extreme. -- Kang Hyun-kyung * The Korea Times *Griffiths is spot on: the survival of many languages—and perhaps the identities that go with them—depends on politics. * Asian Review of Books *Speak Not teases out both differences and similarities between [Griffiths’] examples, be that in the racial dimension or level of state violence in their oppression, with both sensitivity and passion. * Buzz *As languages throughout the world continue to disappear at an alarming rate, James Griffiths' book could not be more relevant. Focusing mainly on the historical trajectories of Welsh, Hawaiian and Cantonese, Griffiths chronicles the contentious and often bloody struggles faced by these languages, weaving the strands of history, culture and linguistics into a fascinating and highly readable narrative. Languages die for many reasons, but the book's central message is that language demise is not merely the natural consequence of modernization and mass media, but is often the result of a calculated authoritarian strategy that sees a common language as a guarantor of political unity. Speak Not is not merely a lament at the loss of the planet's linguistic diversity, but is also a positive record of how the courage and perseverance of beleaguered language communities can preserve and even revive their native tongues. * David Moser, author of "A Billion Voices: China's Search for a Common Language" *Speak Not is a beautifully narrated and intensely smart global history of how languages are destroyed. From Hong Kong to Wales, Hawaii to South Africa, Griffiths artfully guides us through intimate stories of people fighting over decades, often in vain, to protect their linguistic heritage and identities, stories that, when taken together, reveal an oft-unexplored aspect of the "disasters wrought" by colonialism, nationalism, and global inequality. Yet within Griffiths powerful critique of language destruction is a story of hope: a glimpse into a world in which language revitalization is possible. * Dr. Gina Anne Tam, Trinity University, San Antonio, USA *This commendable undertaking adds to the literature highlighting the constitutive role that centuries of imperial rule have played in the modern world. ... Speak not ends with a powerful call to action. * International Affairs *Table of ContentsEPIGRAPH INTRODUCTION PART ONE: WELSH 1. Blue Books 2. Fire and Fury 3. Signs of Change 4. Bilingual Nation INTERLUDE: AFRI-CAN’T PART TWO: HAWAIIAN 5. The Princess Who Was Promised 6. Sandwiched Islands 7. I Mua Kamehameha 8. Ke Ea Hawaii 9. Road Closed Due to Desecration INTERLUDE: THE OLD, NEW TONGUE PART THREE: CANTONESE 10. Dialectics 11. A Chinese Alphabet 12. Common Tongue 13. ‘Cantonese Gives You Nasal Cancer’ 14. Sounds of Separatism 15. Language Plateau EPILOGUE AUTHOR’S NOTE NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book unravels the complexities of the grassland systems of Mongolia and northern China to identify the ways in which policies and incentives can be strengthened to improve grassland condition and herder livelihoods. Through an interdisciplinary lens, combining environmental economics and grassland science, contributors unpack the preferences, attitudes and behavioural responses of Asian grassland actors to new and alternative policies. Offering a comparative analysis of policies and incentives in China and Mongolia, chapters focus on understanding ex ante behavioural responses, arguing convincingly for a mix of incentives and associated policy measures that can both improve grassland conditions and align with the preferences of herders and officials. Featuring a unique interdisciplinary focus and comparative approach, this book is crucial reading for grassland and rangeland scientists in China, Mongolia and beyond as well as grassland officials seeking new policies and a better understanding of their impact. Academics and researchers of the environment and ecology in China, Mongolia and Asia more broadly will also find this book a fascinating insight into environmental livelihoods and contemporary grassland experiences. Contributors include: J. Addison, K. Behrendt, J. Bennett, C. Brown, D. Bukhbat, L. Dorjburegdaa, U. Gombosuren, Q. Guanghua, H. Guodong, X. Hou, G. Jargalsaihan, D. Kemp, P. Li, E.-O. Lkhagvadorj, S. Waldron, B. Zhang, J. Zhang, Y. Zhang, M. Zhao Mengli, W. ZhongwuTrade Review'This well-organized and clearly written edited volume is a pleasure to read. If you could have but one book on your shelf regarding steppe grassland environments and use, this should be it. The comparative approach is most effective, offering excellent detail and comprehensive information throughout. Contributors address seminal issues from a wealth of perspectives and continuously challenge readers at all levels of familiarity to consider the interplay between environments, economics, and policy implementation.' --Gregory Veeck, Western Michigan University, US'This book reports a multi-disciplinary examination of the fundamental dilemma of reconciling the long-term improvement of herder livelihoods with ensuring the future sustainability of the national environmental resource that grasslands represent. Building on more than three decades of research on the grasslands of China, the authors address the complex issues currently involved from many perspectives including both a sophisticated questioning of herders and a detailed modelling of their present situation. Realistic possible solutions to the dilemma are put forward and evaluated.' --John W. Longworth, President, International Association of Agricultural Economists (1989-1991)Table of ContentsContents: Foreword by Andrew Campbell xv 1 Introduction 1 Colin G. Brown, Qiao Guanghua, Lkhagvadorj Dorjburegdaa, Jane Addison, David Kemp, Han Guodong, Udval Gombosuren, Karl Behrendt, Jeff Bennett and Li Ping 2 Institutions and macrodevelopments 12 Jane Addison, Colin G. Brown, Enkh-Orchlon Lkhagvadorj, Zhang Jing, Scott Waldron, Zhang Bao and Duinkherjav Bukhbat 3 Grassland livestock systems 48 David Kemp, Han Guodong, Li Ping, Wang Zhongwu, Zhao Mengli, Udval Gombosuren, Gantuya Jargalsaihan, Zhang Yingjun, Hou Xiangyang and Jane Addison 4 Grassland environmental services 78 David Kemp, Li Ping, Jane Addison, Karl Behrendt, Wang Zhongwu, Han Guodong, Zhao Mengli, Udval Gombosuren and Hou Xiangyang 5 Efficiency of marketing systems 96 Colin G. Brown, Enkh-Orchlon Lkhagvadorj, Zhang Jing, Lkhagvadorj Dorjburegdaa, Qiao Guanghua and Zhang Bao 6 Herders as agents of change 120 Jane Addison, Enkh-Orchlon Lkhagvadorj, Lkhagvadorj Dorjburegdaa, Zhang Bao and Li Ping 7 Understanding policies and preferences 146 Jeff Bennett, Li Ping, Zhang Bao, Enkh-Orchlon Lkhagvadorj and Duinkherjav Bukhbat 8 Strengthening policy incentives 165 Colin G. Brown, Jeff Bennett, Qiao Guanghua, Lkhagvadorj Dorjburegdaa, Jane Addison, Udval Gombosuren, David Kemp, Han Guodong, Karl Behrendt and Li Ping Index 177

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Book SynopsisIn Why We Vote, renowned legal scholar Owen Fiss offers a bold and daring reconstruction of judicial doctrine that gives expression to the democratic aspirations of the US Constitution. Fiss argues that embedded within the Constitution is a commitment to democracy, and that over the course of the twentieth century, the Supreme Court brought to fruition the principle that allows those who are ruled to choose their rulers. Each chapter focuses on Supreme Court cases that enlarged the freedom that democracy generates. Fiss points to rulings that allowed citizens to vote, facilitated the exercise of their right to vote, ensured the equality of votes, and provided feasible access to the ballot for independent candidates and new political parties. He celebrates these decisions and at the same time insists upon shifting the ground upon which these decisions rest--from equal protection of the laws to the recognition of a federal constitutional right to vote. Given the threat of democratic back

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Book SynopsisStephen J. King is Associate Professor of Government at Georgetown University. He is author of Liberalization against Democracy: The Local Politics of Economic Reform in Tunisia (IUP, 2003).

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Book SynopsisExamines the relationship between language and governance in Europe and Canada, dealing with theoretical debates, constitutional changes, political trends and language initiatives. This volume combines an amalgam of academic scrutiny and knowledge of the intricacies of promoting official and lesser used languages in Canada and parts of the EU.

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Book SynopsisThe politics of Englishness provides a digest of the debates about England and Englishness and a unique perspective on those debatesTable of Contents1. Put out more flagsPart one: Legends of Englishness2. An absorptive patria3. The English idiom4. Dead centre of inertiaPart two: Anxieties of Englishness5. English before they were British6. England.co.uk7. Slow alchemy of centuriesPart three: Locations of Englishness8. Region: resources of identity9. Europe: a necessary context10. England: a British relationship11. Put out even more flags

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Book SynopsisIrish nationalism and European integration are enduringly powerful forces each able to provoke momentous change in national identities, borders and governance. This book analyses the ways in which Irish political leaders have assiduously presented these two forces as complementary and, in so doing, have redefined the island of Ireland as a whole. -- .Table of ContentsList of figuresList of tablesAcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsDramatis personæIntergovernmental agreements on Northern Ireland, 1973–2002Note on the authorSummary1. Introduction2. Nation-state and European Union3. Official discourse and political change in Ireland4. The origins of official Irish nationalism5. Building the Irish nation-state, 1922–19726. Identity, nation, community7. Borders, territory, space8. Governance, state, polity9. ConclusionConclusionReferencesOfficial documentsOfficial information publicationsTexts of official discourse Secondary sourcesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the way in which the issue of crime, and the response of the authorities to it, became central to the peace process in Northern Ieland after 1998.Table of ContentsList of tablesAbbreviationsGlossaryPreface/acknowledgements1. Politics, policing and crime as an issue in Northern Ireland after the peace process2. The republican movement: politics, crime and transition 3. Loyalist paramilitaries: violence, crime and legitimacy4. ‘Ordinary decent’ organised and volume crime5. From RUC to PSNI. Police reform and modernisation6. Policing serious and volume crime7. Political policing? The Organised Crime Task Force and the Assets Recovery Agency8. Counter terrorist policing9. ConclusionBibliographyInterviewsIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first comprehensive survey of the Irish state, its history and evolution, its nature and its role in Ireland's recent economic boom. Containing contributions from some of the leading authorities on the subject, it offers an in-depth analysis of a state widely seen as a model of success in this globalised era.Table of ContentsContentsFigures and tablesContributorsAcknowledgements1. Ireland as a model of success: contesting the Irish state – Maura Adshead, Peadar Kirby and Michelle Millar2. From empire to Europe: the Irish state 1922–73 – J. J. Lee3. State autonomy, state capacity and the patterning of politics in theIrish state – Maura Adshead4. The partnership state – Rory O’Donnell5. Social inclusion and the welfare state: who cares? – Michelle Millar6. Ireland as a “competition state” – Peadar Kirby and Mary Murphy7. The Irish patriarchal state: continuity and change – Pat O’Connor8. Competing state projects in the contemporary Irish political economy – Seán Ó Riain9. Conclusions – Maura Adshead, Peadar Kirby and Michelle MillarIndex

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Book SynopsisA comparative, empirically-based study of party politics in Central and Eastern Europe that seeks to define the impact of European Union membership in this area. -- .Table of Contents1. Introduction: Europeanising party politics? Central and Eastern Europeafter EU enlargement, by Paul G. Lewis2. Party management and state colonisation in post-communist Europe:the European dimension, by Petr Kopecký and Maria Spirova3. Political parties and their consolidation in post-communist newdemocracies: indirect and direct impacts from EU enlargement, byGeoffrey Pridham4. Changing patterns of political participation, by Mitja Hafner-Fink,Danica Fink-Hafner and Alenka Krašovec5. Voter turnout and electoral success of pro-European parties in postcommunist Europe, by Mikolaj Czesnik6. Patterns of party competition, by Zsolt Enyedi and Fernando CasalBértoa7. The radical right in post-communist Europe: comparative perspectiveson party competition, by Lenka Bustikova and Herbert Kitschelt8. The quality of social, partisan and governmental representation, byRadoslaw Markowski and Zsolt Enyedi9. (Shallow) Europeanisation and party system instability in postcommunist states: how changing constraints undermine thedevelopment of stable partisan linkages, by Robert Ladrech10. Conclusion, by Radoslaw Markowski

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Book SynopsisExplores historically the problematic relationship between Catholics and the police in Northern Ireland. Using strong, empirical evidence from the frank, personal stories of Catholic police officers the study questions whether the PSNI is likely to succeed where the RUC failed in delivering policing by consent in a deeply divided society.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Historical overview2. Digging for treasure3. Speaking from experience: retired officers 4. Veterans but still serving officers5. More of the same? PSNI trainees6. The verdict on Patten7. Looking back and looking forwardBibliographyAppendices1.Questionnaire and quantitative analysis: tables2.Interview guide3.Confidentiality agreement and the terms and conditions of access to the RUC for research purposes

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Book SynopsisThis major new account of the politics of modern Ireland offers a rigorous analysis of the forces which shaped both how the Irish state governed itself from the period since 1987 and how it lost its economic sovereignty in 2010.Trade Review'...the best and most complete political synthesis of the era.' Gerard Howlin, The Sunday Times Ireland, May 2016'What he successfully does is tie together the political events and personalities behind events in a 25-year period. The result leaves the reader with a genuinely good knowledge of what happened in politics and is certainly an encouragement to delve further into more detailed accounts.'Brian Hayes, Irish Times, June 2016 -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction: The conservative revolutionariesI. Of constitutional and economic crusades: Ireland in the 1980s2. Charles J. Haughey and the politics of coalition3. The politics of changing coalitions4. Tribunals of inquiry and the politics of corrupt influence 5. Fianna Fáil and the politics of hubris6. Fianna Fáil and the politics of nemesisConclusion: The Politics of Troika IrelandIndex

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Book SynopsisExpanding and extending John Kingdon's influential multiple streams model that explains agenda setting, the author argues that manipulation, the bending of ideas, process, and beliefs to get what you want out of the policy process, is the key to understanding the dynamics of policymaking in conditions of ambiguity.Table of Contents1. Multiple Streams and Public Policy 2. Privatization in Britain and France 3. Ideas and Policy Change in Britain and Germany 4. Windows of Opportunity and the Choice to Sell British Rail 5. Symbols, Framing, and Manipulation in Greek Foreign Policy 6. Structure and Performance in a Multiple Streams Computer Simulation 7. Ambiguity and Policy Choice NotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisPeaceful borders are generally a force for good, but also have unintended effects and consequences. This provocative and topical book argues that peace may actually facilitate illicit cross-border activities carried out by non-state criminal groups, including drug trafficking, arms trafficking, human trafficking and smuggling, and terrorism.

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