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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Hubert Morken Best Book in Religion and Politics Award, American Political Science Association""This refreshing, provocative work explores how the two largest religious planets in the political solar system adjusted to the birth of an entirely new celestial body—the state."---Alan Mikhail, Wall Street Journal"A closely argued, contrarian piece of scholarship . . . by an eminent American observer of Islam." * The Economist *"This is an ambitious but brilliant work underpinned by disciplined use of archival data."---Steven Simon, Survival: Global Politics and Strategy"a provocative work, one that puts a new spin on an old question and illustrates it with original research .... Laurence has created an invaluable reference for scholars of both traditions as well as any public interested in the operations and aims of religious institutions in the age of national sovereignty."---Charles Häberl, The Berlin Journal"Extensive, highly learned, meticulously researched."---Jared Rubin, International Journal of Middle East Studies"Scholarship of the first water."---Joseph Prud’homme, The Journal of Church and State"Well-constructed, detailed, and thought-provoking."---Iza Hussin, The Journal of Religion

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Haggard and Kaufman provide an erudite analysis of the complexities of transition from the authoritarian rule to democracy in the last three decades... A first-rate contribution to the literature on regime transition."--ChoiceTable of ContentsList of Illustrations xi List of Tables xiii Preface and Acknowledgments xvii Introduction: Regime Change during the Third Wave: From Dictatorship to Democracy and Back 1 Part I: Inequality and Transitions to Democracy 1 Inequality and Transitions to Democracy 29 Part II: Pathways to Democracy 2 Modeling Democratic Transitions: Distributive Conflictand Elite Processes (with Terence Teo) 61 3 Distributive Conflict Transitions: Institutions and Collective Action 96 4 Elite-Led Transitions: International Factors and Politics at the Top 142 5 Transition Paths and the Quality of Democracy (with Terence Teo) 173 Part III: Reversions from Democratic Rule 6 Inequality, Development, and the Weak Democracy Syndrome (with Terence Teo) 219 7 Pathways to Authoritarian Rule 270 8 Learning from Anomalies: Low-Income Survivors, Middle-Income Reverters 301 Conclusion: Whither Democracy? 339 Online Resources References 359 Index 387

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Haggard and Kaufman provide an erudite analysis of the complexities of transition from the authoritarian rule to democracy in the last three decades... A first-rate contribution to the literature on regime transition."--ChoiceTable of ContentsList of Illustrations xi List of Tables xiii Preface and Acknowledgments xvii Introduction: Regime Change during the Third Wave: From Dictatorship to Democracy and Back 1 Part I: Inequality and Transitions to Democracy 1 Inequality and Transitions to Democracy 29 Part II: Pathways to Democracy 2 Modeling Democratic Transitions: Distributive Conflictand Elite Processes (with Terence Teo) 61 3 Distributive Conflict Transitions: Institutions and Collective Action 96 4 Elite-Led Transitions: International Factors and Politics at the Top 142 5 Transition Paths and the Quality of Democracy (with Terence Teo) 173 Part III: Reversions from Democratic Rule 6 Inequality, Development, and the Weak Democracy Syndrome (with Terence Teo) 219 7 Pathways to Authoritarian Rule 270 8 Learning from Anomalies: Low-Income Survivors, Middle-Income Reverters 301 Conclusion: Whither Democracy? 339 Online Resources References 359 Index 387

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Luebbert Best Book Award, Comparative Politics Section of the American Political Science Association""The book presents a compelling strategic explanation for the recognition of women’s voting rights. However, perhaps the most interesting aspect of this work is that it analyses the development of women’s enfranchisement in the general framework of the democratization process. The book helps to fill that gap and is a significant contribution toward a holistic understanding of the emergence and consolidation of democratic regimes."---Arantxa Elizondo, Democratization"This book is well worth reading and will probably disrupt the literature on democratisation and make its way onto reading lists in a variety of fields that deal with the enfranchisement of women and electoral reform. It is a very worthy book, deserving of high praise for clarity and common sense."---Nicoletta F. Gullace, History: Journal of the Historical Association

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The book is without any doubt a must-read for all party scholars. De Vries and Hobolt demonstrate that by focusing too much on the peculiarity of our times and trying to understand the novelty of a phenomenon we sometimes overlook that some patterns remain the same."---Sarah Engler, Party Politics"A smart and accessible book which relies on a wealth of empirical evidence to make its case — and it shines bright as an example of great academic writing, because it does so with a clarity that looks effortless but is so hard to attain."---Felix Simon, Medium"Covering and utilising an impressive bibliography in their research, they [De Vries and Hobolt] offer readers an innovative approach to the theory of political parties. Attempting to capture a broad audience while simultaneously attracting political experts, political scientists and entrepreneurs, the book offers us a timely approach to the way our politics are constructed. Moreover, it suggests that our world has to be seen as a more complex field. With Political Entrepreneurs, De Vries and Hobolt have successfully refreshed the literature on political parties, making the field more appealing to new researchers"---George Kordas, LSE Review of Books"Catherine de Vries and Sara Hobolt are arguably among the most influential scholars working on party competition in Europe. . . . Their book presents an exceptional contribution to research on European party competition that will unquestionably be a focal point of reference for any future research in this field."---Julia Schulte-Cloos, Acta Politica

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of The New York Times's 11 Books to Watch For in May""A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice""Fascinating and persuasive."---Robert F. Worth, New York Times Book Review"Feldman argues persuasively that the Arab Spring ushered in a new era, characterized by politics from below."---Michael Doran, Wall Street Journal"[An] important new book."---Daniel Byman, Washington Post"Ambitious and thought-provoking."---Justin Marozzi, Sunday Times"This book is essentially a plea to take the long view of history. Feldman stresses the suffering wrought by conflict, terrorism and renewed dictatorship. But he also highlights the more inspiring aspects of the 'exercise of collective, free political action — with all the dangers of error and disaster that come with it.'"---Michael Peel, Financial Times"Erudite."---Steven Carroll, Sydney Morning Herald"Feldman’s methodical and unemotional analysis of the Arab Winter that has followed the Arab Spring is a valuable aid in understanding the current state of the Middle East."---Jim Blanchard, Winnipeg Free Press"[A] fluid account of how that spring turned into bloody winter."---John Andrews, Project Syndicate"An engaging work. It provides a useful recap of events over the course of the Arab Spring, and offers some original and interesting insights on each of the episodes discussed. . . . It is filled with interesting and insightful observations on the case studies presented; it presents a worthwhile meditation on processes which remain far from completion, and which are of primary importance to prospects for stability and development in the Middle East and beyond."---Jonathan Spyer, Tel Aviv Review of Books"Convincing and logical."---Michaela Domingo, Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs"Noah Feldman offers an interpretation of the meaning of the Arab spring and its aftermath in the Arab winter in his superb new book."---Joseph Richard Preville, Informed Comment"Building on a renowned body of work on legal and political theory, Noah Feldman’s The Arab Winter: A Tragedy deftly weaves together case studies of three presidential states, Egypt, Syria, and Tunisia to examine political self-determination during the Arab spring and subsequent Arab winter."---Kathryn Urban, Charged Affairs

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Luebbert Best Book Award, Comparative Politics Section of the American Political Science Association""The book presents a compelling strategic explanation for the recognition of women’s voting rights. However, perhaps the most interesting aspect of this work is that it analyses the development of women’s enfranchisement in the general framework of the democratization process. The book helps to fill that gap and is a significant contribution toward a holistic understanding of the emergence and consolidation of democratic regimes."---Arantxa Elizondo, Democratization"This book is well worth reading and will probably disrupt the literature on democratisation and make its way onto reading lists in a variety of fields that deal with the enfranchisement of women and electoral reform. It is a very worthy book, deserving of high praise for clarity and common sense."---Nicoletta F. Gullace, History: Journal of the Historical Association

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Frye’s] research is impressive. This timely, evidence-based account persuades." * Publishers Weekly *"With deft prose, deep and insightful analysis, and considerable supporting evidence, Frye not only counters, but dismantles, the overly simplistic and lazy narratives of Russia under Putin."---Joshua Huminski, Diplomatic Courier"Frye’s splendid book is a major contribution to the literature."---Alexander Brakel, Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs"In short, a sober assessment about Russia and Putin has never been more needed. Thankfully, Tim Frye has provided that assessment, and successfully so, one that is written in clear prose and intended for a general audience. It will appeal to a wide readership, including scholars and others who do not focus on Russia but want to know more, political scientists who do focus on Russia and will find the broad survey of research helpful, and students who want to get up to speed on what the field of political science can tell us about Russian politics."---Stephen Crowley, Perspectives on Politics"Frye’s book is a reminder that there is more to Russian politics than Putin, no matter how much he might dominate our attention."---Neil Robinson, Irish Independent"An exceptionally timely and prescient treatise."---Aleksandar Matovski, Asia Policy"This is an essential book that unravels the usual thinking about Vladimir Putin and his hold on power"---Yanina Sorokina, Moscow Times"Comparative. . . .This is comparative politics at its best, and a timely reassessment ofRussian politics that is likely to withstand the test of time."---Lavinia Stan, European Legacy

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of The New York Times's 11 Books to Watch For in May""A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice""Fascinating and persuasive."---Robert F. Worth, New York Times Book Review"Feldman argues persuasively that the Arab Spring ushered in a new era, characterized by politics from below."---Michael Doran, Wall Street Journal"[An] important new book."---Daniel Byman, Washington Post"Ambitious and thought-provoking."---Justin Marozzi, Sunday Times"This book is essentially a plea to take the long view of history. Feldman stresses the suffering wrought by conflict, terrorism and renewed dictatorship. But he also highlights the more inspiring aspects of the 'exercise of collective, free political action — with all the dangers of error and disaster that come with it.'"---Michael Peel, Financial Times"Erudite."---Steven Carroll, Sydney Morning Herald"Feldman’s methodical and unemotional analysis of the Arab Winter that has followed the Arab Spring is a valuable aid in understanding the current state of the Middle East."---Jim Blanchard, Winnipeg Free Press"[A] fluid account of how that spring turned into bloody winter."---John Andrews, Project Syndicate"An engaging work. It provides a useful recap of events over the course of the Arab Spring, and offers some original and interesting insights on each of the episodes discussed. . . . It is filled with interesting and insightful observations on the case studies presented; it presents a worthwhile meditation on processes which remain far from completion, and which are of primary importance to prospects for stability and development in the Middle East and beyond."---Jonathan Spyer, Tel Aviv Review of Books"Convincing and logical."---Michaela Domingo, Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs"Noah Feldman offers an interpretation of the meaning of the Arab spring and its aftermath in the Arab winter in his superb new book."---Joseph Richard Preville, Informed Comment"Building on a renowned body of work on legal and political theory, Noah Feldman’s The Arab Winter: A Tragedy deftly weaves together case studies of three presidential states, Egypt, Syria, and Tunisia to examine political self-determination during the Arab spring and subsequent Arab winter."---Kathryn Urban, Charged Affairs

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A groundbreaking sociological analysis of democratic consolidation. . . . [and] a stellar example of comparative historical analysis that builds on original data and rich case studies."---Sefika Kumral, Social Forces

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A groundbreaking sociological analysis of democratic consolidation. . . . [and] a stellar example of comparative historical analysis that builds on original data and rich case studies."---Sefika Kumral, Social Forces

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Bronze Winner in Political and Social Sciences, ForeWord Reviews’ INDIES Book of the Year Awards""A Foreign Affairs Best of Books"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Modern and multidisciplinary. . . . Settling for Less provides the most comprehensive analysis of settler colonialism."---Kyosuke Kikuta, The Developing Economies"Prodigious research and presentation." * Choice *"McNamee’s book is mandatory reading for scholars interested in both the causes and consequences of colonization. . . . Charles Tilly once warned us not to crow too loudly about the death of empires. But Lachlan McNamee’s excellent, accessible, and well-written book has given us reason to crow. Slowly but surely, the structural force of modernization works against the strategic goals of empire."---Jacob Gerner, Perspectives on Politics"McNamee asks big questions, constructs an original and provocative theory, unearths previously unused, indeed, unknown data, and compiles persuasive evidence to support his hypotheses . . . Settling for Less is an extraordinary first book of the sort to which authors aspire."---David A. Lake, Political Science Quarterly

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Modern and multidisciplinary. . . . Settling for Less provides the most comprehensive analysis of settler colonialism."---Kyosuke Kikuta, The Developing Economies"Prodigious research and presentation." * Choice *"McNamee’s book is mandatory reading for scholars interested in both the causes and consequences of colonization. . . . Charles Tilly once warned us not to crow too loudly about the death of empires. But Lachlan McNamee’s excellent, accessible, and well-written book has given us reason to crow. Slowly but surely, the structural force of modernization works against the strategic goals of empire."---Jacob Gerner, Perspectives on Politics"McNamee asks big questions, constructs an original and provocative theory, unearths previously unused, indeed, unknown data, and compiles persuasive evidence to support his hypotheses . . . Settling for Less is an extraordinary first book of the sort to which authors aspire."---David A. Lake, Political Science Quarterly

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the European Politics & Society Best Book Award, American Political Science Association""Mares . . . makes use of extensive research to demonstrate that reforms to eliminate corruption were opposed by incumbent powers until political fragmentation or ‘elite split’—as in France and Germany—prolonged competition and increased electoral costs, creating incentives for cooperation." * Choice *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the European Politics & Society Best Book Award, American Political Science Association""Mares . . . makes use of extensive research to demonstrate that reforms to eliminate corruption were opposed by incumbent powers until political fragmentation or ‘elite split’—as in France and Germany—prolonged competition and increased electoral costs, creating incentives for cooperation." * Choice *

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Book SynopsisOn the campaign trail, Barack Obama spoke often about his constitutional principles. In particular, he objected to George W. Bush's claim to certain “inherent” presidential powers that could not be checked by Congress or the judiciary. After his inauguration, how did President Obama's constitutional principles fare? That is the question Louis Fisher explores in this book.Trade ReviewLou Fisher is among our most highly regarded scholars of American political institutions and constitutional law. His most recent book, President Obama: Constitutional Aspirations and Executive Actions, illustrates why this is so. Fisher’s focus on President Obama’s propensity for unilateral governance captures the contradictions between, on the one hand, Obama’s statements respectful of constitutional limitations on executive authority and of the lawmaking responsibilities of Congress and, on the other hand, his frequent resort to unilateral executive behavior in the absence of congressional assent. Fisher’s deep case law knowledge demonstrates how the courts often have been complicit in allowing discretionary presidential authority where there may be little basis for it. Readers may come to different judgments as to why presidents exercise discretionary authority when there are few or nonexistent constitutional grounds for doing so. Fisher’s book contributes greatly to this debate, even if it does not bring closure to it."" - Bert A. Rockman, professor emeritus of political science, Purdue University""A revealing and learned manuscript by one of America’s finest scholars of constitutional government. It sparkles with interpretations and critiques of the relevant literature and of the many Supreme Court cases that impact this most important of subjects. It is certain to be read and debated by scholars and citizens interested in the legacy of President Obama’s administration."" - Joel D. Aberbach, Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, University of California, Los Angeles""Lou Fisher’s latest book is the definitive account of President Barack Obama’s expansive exercise of Article II powers. Although Obama had pledged to respect the separation of powers and the limits of the president’s constitutional authority, Fisher shows that the forty-fourth president was really not all that different from previous modern chief executives in his actions. This volume says much about the continual march down the path of unilateral actions by presidents of both parties that has culminated in President Donald J. Trump’s current push for lodging even more power in the hands of the chief executive."" - Mark J. Rozell, dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University""President Obama: Constitutional Aspirations and Executive Actions is a must-read for anyone concerned with understanding the consequences of ever-expanding executive power. As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama promised a different approach to constitutional issues than that of George W. Bush. How much really changed? Eminent constitutional scholar Louis Fisher posits in this engagingly written, clearly argued, and extensively documented analysis that Obama’s lofty ambitions often failed to become reality."" - Jeffrey Crouch, author of The Presidential Pardon Power

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Book SynopsisHow media and government across the globe manipulate our understanding of ChinaTrade Review'Mobo Gao is one of the most creative and stimulating thinkers on contemporary Chinese issues today. This splendid book on fundamental questions about what China is maintains his ability to target key questions which might often be asked, but seldom treated in such elegantly provocative fashion' -- Kerry Brown, Professor of Chinese Studies and Director, Lau China Institute'Mobo Gao intervenes in the increasingly tense ideological exchange that has accompanied China's challenge to the global hegemony of the West. Intimately familiar with the intellectual terrain in both worlds, Gao offers unique insights, at once indignant and introspective' -- Joel Andreas, John Hopkins University, author of Rise of the Red Engineers: The Cultural Revolution and the Origins of China's New Class'A bold, revisionist account citing much historical evidence and presenting interpretations that challenge mainstream views of China ...Gao makes a provocative case that will spark vigourous debate about the country and its leaders' motives' -- Dorothy J. Solinger, Professor Emerita, University of California, Irvine'This book engages a fundamental question in politics and history concerning discursive power. It is forcefully argued and highly stimulating. The compelling case Mobo Gao makes deserves broad attention for its significance and urgency in debating the hegemonic ascendance of revisionist historiography' -- Lin Chun, author of China and Global Capitalism: Reflections on Marxism, History and Contemporary Politics (2013)Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Scholarship, National Interest and Conceptual Paradigm 2. China, What China? 3. Chinese? Who are the Chinese? 4. Intellectual Poverty of the Chinese Neo-Enlightenment 5. The Coordinated Efforts in Constructing China 6. Why is the Cultural Revolution Cultural? 7. Why is the Cultural Revolution Revolutionary? The Legacies 8. Clashing Views of the Great Leap Forward 9. National Interest and Transnational Interest: The Political and Intellectual Elite in the West 10. Geopolitics and National Interest I: China’s Foreign Policy and Domestic Politics 11. Geopolitics and National Interest II: The South China Sea Disputes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThroughout human history, religion and politics have entertained the most intimate of connections as systems of authority regulating individuals and society. While the two have come apart through the process of secularization, secularism is challenged today by the return of public religion.Trade Review"In this impressive work, dealing with a theme of persistent (indeed, on some counts, increasing) public significance, the author follows up a sustained historical and conceptual discussion of the relations between political and religious power with a penetrating analysis of some of their major contemporary problematics. Throughout, the scholarly intensity of Joppke�s argument is matched by his capacity for clear, literate exposition, rendering the book a very valuable contribution to the literature on its topic." Gianfranco Poggi, University of Virginia "The Secular State Under Siege takes on large and controversial questions with Joppke�s characteristic verve and lucidity. Even those who disagree with parts of the argument will find the book engaging and illuminating." Rogers Brubaker, University of California, Los Angeles "Highly recommended." Choice "The Secular State Under Siege is a timely book that unpacks the relationship between religion and politics �from a historical and institutional perspective with a dual focus on Western Europe and Northern America, Christianity and Islam.� It makes an important contribution to the growing literature on the role of public religion in society and politics. I would recommend this book to those who are interested in the idea of secularism and the relationship between religion and state in Europe and the USA.NJMR "Joppke succeeds in presenting a densely packed, yet highly readable, scholarly introduction to two of the most important topics concerning religion and politics in the West today. This is no small accomplishment and he exhibits a remarkable facility with scholarly material in multiple fields as well as larger contexts on either side of the Atlantic." Reading ReligionTable of ContentsIntroduction: Religion as Structure and as Actor Chapter 1: Religion in Social and Political Theory Chapter 2: Secularization and the Long Christian Exit Chapter 3: Challenge to the Secular State (I): The Christian Right in America Chapter 4: Challenge to the Secular State (II): Islam in Europe Conclusion: Islam and Christianity in the Secular State Endnotes Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThroughout human history, religion and politics have entertained the most intimate of connections as systems of authority regulating individuals and society. While the two have come apart through the process of secularization, secularism is challenged today by the return of public religion.Trade Review"In this impressive work, dealing with a theme of persistent (indeed, on some counts, increasing) public significance, the author follows up a sustained historical and conceptual discussion of the relations between political and religious power with a penetrating analysis of some of their major contemporary problematics. Throughout, the scholarly intensity of Joppke�s argument is matched by his capacity for clear, literate exposition, rendering the book a very valuable contribution to the literature on its topic." Gianfranco Poggi, University of Virginia "The Secular State Under Siege takes on large and controversial questions with Joppke�s characteristic verve and lucidity. Even those who disagree with parts of the argument will find the book engaging and illuminating." Rogers Brubaker, University of California, Los Angeles "Highly recommended." Choice "The Secular State Under Siege is a timely book that unpacks the relationship between religion and politics �from a historical and institutional perspective with a dual focus on Western Europe and Northern America, Christianity and Islam.� It makes an important contribution to the growing literature on the role of public religion in society and politics. I would recommend this book to those who are interested in the idea of secularism and the relationship between religion and state in Europe and the USA.NJMR "Joppke succeeds in presenting a densely packed, yet highly readable, scholarly introduction to two of the most important topics concerning religion and politics in the West today. This is no small accomplishment and he exhibits a remarkable facility with scholarly material in multiple fields as well as larger contexts on either side of the Atlantic." Reading ReligionTable of ContentsIntroduction: Religion as Structure and as Actor Chapter 1: Religion in Social and Political Theory Chapter 2: Secularization and the Long Christian Exit Chapter 3: Challenge to the Secular State (I): The Christian Right in America Chapter 4: Challenge to the Secular State (II): Islam in Europe Conclusion: Islam and Christianity in the Secular State Endnotes Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis volume is the first sustained attempt to describe, analyze, and assess the “comparative turn” in Canadian political science.Table of ContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsPart 1: Establishing Benchmarks1 Introduction: The Comparative Turn in Canadian Political Science / Robert Vipond2 A Quantitative Analysis of the Comparative Turn in Canadian Political Science / Éric MontpetitPart 2: Multiculturalism, Diversity, and Rights: Canada’s Comparative Advantage3 Is Canadian Multiculturalism Parochial? Canadian Contributions to Theorizing Justice and Ethnocultural Diversity / Andrew M. Robinson4 Canada as Counternarrative: Multiculturalism, Recognition, and Redistribution / Keith G. Banting5 Canada’s Contribution to the Comparative Study of Rights and Judicial Review / Ran Hirschl6 Marketing Canadian Pluralism in the International Arena / Will KymlickaPart 3: Federalism and Multilevel Governance: Canada’s Comparative Resurgence7 Is the Secret to Have a Good Dentist? Canadian Contributions to the Study of Federalism in Divided Societies / Martin Papillon8 Working around the American Model: Canadian Federalism and the European Union / Thomas O. Hueglin9 Empirical Evidence and Pragmatic Explanations: Canada’s Contributions to Comparative Federalism / Jennifer WallnerPart 4: Political Parties and Public Policy: Canada’s Comparative Potential10 What’s So Bad about Cultivating Our Own Theoretical Gardens? The Study of Political Parties in Canada / A. Brian Tanguay11 Canadian Voting Behaviour in Comparative Perspective / James Farney and Renan Levine12 Policy Networks and Policy Communities: Conceptualizing State-Societal Relationships in the Policy Process / Grace Skogstad13 How Can Comparative Political Economy Explain Variable Change? Lessons for, and from, Canada / Rodney HaddowConclusion: Are We on the Right Track? / Alan C. CairnsNotesReferencesContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisThis is the first global survey of how natural resources have been regulated in the modern world.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Natural Resource Regulations and the Global Economy / Andreas R.D. Sanders, Pål T. Sandvik, and Espen StorliPart 1: Evolution of the Domestic Regulation of Natural Resources1 The Australian Gold Rushes, 1850–1900: Elites, Mineral Ownership, and Democracy / Zdravka Brunkova and Martin Shanahan2 Regulation of Natural Resources in the Nordic Countries, 1880–1940 / Andreas R.D. Sanders, Pål T. Sandvik, and Espen Storli3 Regulating Natural Resources in Canada: A Brief Historical Survey / Robin S. Gendron and Andreas R.D. Sanders4 National Oil Companies and Political Coalitions: Venezuela and Colombia, 1910–76 / Marcelo Bucheli5 Managing Russia’s Resource Wealth: Coalitions and Capacity / Stephen Fortescue6 Regulatory Regimes for Petroleum Production in Brazil / Gail D. TrinerPart 2: Impact of Imperialism on Resource Policy7 Regulating Oil Concessions in British West Africa: The Case of Nigeria and the Gold Coast during the Colonial Period / Jon Olav Hove and John Kwadwo Osei-Tutu 8 Regulating Oil in Iran and India: The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and Burmah Oil, 1886–1953 / Neveen Abdelrehim and Shraddha Verma9 “In the National Interest”: Regulating New Caledonia’s Mining Industry in the Late Twentieth Century / Robin S. GendronPart 3: Growing Internationalization of Resource Policy10 Regulating the Regulators: The League of Nations and the Problem of Raw Materials / Mats Ingulstad 11 Regulating the Natural Resources in the Antarctic Region: A Historical Review / Bjørn L. Basberg12 The Rights of Indigenous Peoples to Land and Natural Resources: The Sami in Norway / Hanne Hagtvedt Vik13 “Europe Cannot Engage in Autarchical Policies”: European Raw Materials Strategy from 1945 to the Present / Hans Otto Frøland and Mats Ingulstad14 Mitigating Import Dependency: Japan’s Energy and Mining Policies / Takeo KikkawaConclusion / Andreas R.D. Sanders, Pål T. Sandvik, and Espen StorliContributors; Index

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Book SynopsisAgree to disagree? A Cooperative Disagreement demonstrates how Canada and the United States – neighbours by geography and close allies by design – successfully kept their differences over revolutionary Cuba from permanently damaging their relationship. Table of ContentsForeword / Robert Bothwell and John EnglishIntroduction1 Setting Precedents in Latin America 2 From Parallel Paths to Parting Ways 3 The Era of Friction Begins 4 Establishing Cooperation amid Tension 5 Refinement through Fire 6 Normalizing Cooperation, Containing Subversion 7 A Heightened Potential for Friction 8 The Routinization of Difference 9 From the Summit to Square One 10 To the End of the Cold War … and BeyondConclusionNotes; Selected Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisAgree to disagree? A Cooperative Disagreement demonstrates how Canada and the United States neighbours by geography and close allies by design successfully kept their differences over revolutionary Cuba from permanently damaging their relationship.Table of ContentsForeword / Robert Bothwell and John EnglishIntroduction1 Setting Precedents in Latin America 2 From Parallel Paths to Parting Ways 3 The Era of Friction Begins 4 Establishing Cooperation amid Tension 5 Refinement through Fire 6 Normalizing Cooperation, Containing Subversion 7 A Heightened Potential for Friction 8 The Routinization of Difference 9 From the Summit to Square One 10 To the End of the Cold War … and BeyondConclusionNotes; Selected Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisWhat are the relative merits of the American and European socioeconomic systems? Long-standing debates have heated up in recent years with the expansion of the European Union and increasingly sharp political and cultural differences between the United...Trade Review"Jonas Pontusson's new book rates with the finest work in comparative political economy. He tackles the old question of the presumed trade-off between equality and economic growth with fresh ideas and a mass of data and compellingly demonstrates that the institutions of northern European social market economies can produce employment and growth without the inequality characteristic of Anglo-American liberal market economies."—John Stephens, Gerhard E. Lenski Professor of Political Science and Sociology, University of North Carolina"Jonas Pontusson makes a consistent and convincing argument against conventional wisdom that there is always a trade-off between equity and efficiency, showing that liberal market and social market economies face different challenges and must find different solutions to their problems. Most significant, however, he makes a very strong case that social market economies have a great many advantages over liberal market economies."—Vivien A. Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration, Boston University

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Book SynopsisThe contrast between Kuwait and the UAE today illustrates the vastly different possible futures facing the smaller states of the Gulf. Dubai''s rulers dream of creating a truly global business center, a megalopolis of many millions attracting immigrants in great waves from near and far. Kuwait, meanwhile, has the most spirited and influential parliament in any of the oil-rich Gulf monarchies.In The Wages of Oil, Michael Herb provides a robust framework for thinking about the future of the Gulf monarchies. The Gulf has seen enormous changes in recent years, and more are to come. Herb explains the nature of the changes we are likely to see in the future. He starts by asking why Kuwait is far ahead of all other Gulf monarchies in terms of political liberalization, but behind all of them in its efforts to diversify its economy away from oil. He compares Kuwait with the United Arab Emirates, which lacks Kuwait's parliament but has moved ambitiously to diversify. ThisTrade ReviewThe Wages of Oil is an absorbing book, rich in detail and nuance, that should become required reading for students and scholars of the Gulf oil states... both a highly readable and very timely analysis that should dispel any lingering notion among policy-makers and lay readers that the Gulf states represent a monolithic regional bloc. -- Kristian Coates Ulrichsen * International Affairs *Herb provides a well-presented analysis of the political economies of the Gulf monarchies, with a detailed and insightful assessment of Kuwait and the UAE. This book is a welcome addition to scholarly work on the rentier economies of GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) states. -- Lorraine Charles * Middle East Journal *Michael Herb has written about very technical economic concepts using a plethora of graphs and advanced terminology to argue his points. The subject matter isn't for everyone; those with a background in economics and political science will appreciate the book more than others. Yet the book is lively and engaging and Herb has taken a potentially dreary subject and produced an intriguing book accessible to all. -- Charles Fraker * Middle East Policy Council *[T]his book provides a convincing explanation of the origin and effects of Kuwait’s parliament, and suggests several important avenues for further exploration. It does so in sharp, enjoyable prose that is accessible to all educated audiences. For researchers, professors, and practitioners in the fields of political economy, oil and politics, and the Gulf monarchies, this text is useful, engaging, and highly recommended. -- Jocelyn S. Mitchell * Arab Studies Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Labor Markets and Class Politics2. Participation3. Explaining Kuwaiti Exceptionalism4. The Consequences of Absolutism5. The Consequences of Participation6. What Resource Curse?Dilemmas of Development and Democracy in the GulfReferences Index Contents

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA rich collection of challenging studies that, in addition ot supplying useful data on the performance of democratic institutions in a variety of settings, gives us a good example of how collaborative, cross-national explanatory research can be conducted. Journal of Politics

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Book SynopsisWolchik.Trade ReviewBoth the regional and country studies that comprise the volume serve the useful purpose of reminding us, and perhaps the now discontented East Europeans who are tempted to recall the last decade of Communist power as the good old days, how fatally flawed that system had become. -- John R. Lampe Journal of Comparative Economics This book comprises several extensively researched and well-written chapters that trace political (both domestic and international), economic, environmental, and social developments in the countries of East Central Europe and the Balkans since the collapse of communism. It also includes a number of essays that treat each of these themes from a regional perspective. -- Michael Bernhard American Political Science Review

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Book SynopsisBoth trends in European parliamentary systems and the dramatic changes within French presidential institutions suggest that scholars should temper broad generalizations about presidential or parliamentary government.

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Book SynopsisWith contributions by more than thirty of the world's leading scholars of democracy, this volume presents the most comprehensive assessment available of the state of democracy in the world at the beginning of the new millennium.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgments Introduction - Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner I - Democracy and Liberty: Universal Values? 1 Democracy as a Universal Value - Amartya Sen 2 Buddhism, Asian Values, and Democracy - His Holiness the Dalai Lama 3 Confucianism and Democracy - Francis Fukuyama 4 Muslims and Democracy - Abdou Filali-Ansary 5 How Far Can Free Government Travel? - Giovanni Sartori 6 Democracy and Liberty: The Cultural Connection - Russell Bova 7 From Liberalism to Liberal Democracy - Marc F. Plattner II - Consolidating Democracy 8 Toward Consolidated Democracies - Juan J. Linz and Alfred Stepan 9 Illusions about Consolidation - Guillermo O'Donnell 10 O'Donnell's "Illusions": A Rejoinder - Richard Gunther, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, and Hans Jurgen Puhle 11 Illusions and Conceptual Flaws: A Response - Guillermo O'Donnell 12 What Is Democratic Consolidation? - Andreas Schedler III - Foundations of Successful Democracy 13 What Makes Democracies Endure? - Adam Przeworski, Michael Alvarez, Jose Antonio Cheibub, and Fernando Limongi 14 Party Systems in the Third Wave - Scott Mainwaring 15 What Makes Elections Free and Fair? - Jorgen Elklit and Palle Svenson 16 Federalism and Democracy: Beyond the U.S. Model - Alfred Stepan 17 Markets, Law, and Democracy - Charles Fried 18 Free Politics and Free Markets in Latin America - Jorge I. Dominguez 19 A New Jurisprudence for Africa - H. Kwasi Prempeh 20 How Democracies Control the Military - Richard H. Kohn IV - Prospects and Challenges for Democracy in the New Century 21 A Quarter-Century of Declining Confidence - Susan J. Pharr, Robert D. Putnam, and Russell J. Dalton 22 Latin America at the Century's Turn - Abraham F. Lowenthal 23 The Postcommunist Divide - Jacques Rupnik 24 Putin's Russia: One Step Forward Two Steps Back - Michael McFaul 25 Will China Democratize? - Michel Oksenberg 26 Is Pakistan the (Reverse) Wave of the Future? - Larry Diamond Index

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Book SynopsisConsidered together, these six intellectuals serve as sobering reminders that political commitments are never as simple or straightforward as they seem and that admirable motives for political involvement can have dangerous and destructive consequences in historical practice.Trade ReviewGolsan provides crucial lessons on both the necessity and the dangers of political action. Choice 2006 His intellectual honesty, scrupulous commitment to critical fairness, and determination 'to avoid the twin dangers of demonization and apology' places him at the antipodes of the partisan ideologues whose blindness and complicity with evil he documents in a dispassionate, elegant, and compelling voice. H-France 2007 Golsan's fine essays are a window into twentieth-century French intellectual life. -- Donald Reid International History Review 2007 Golsan's ideas are closely argued throughout and cast interesting new light. -- Angela Kimyongur Modern Language Review 2007 An intriguing contribution to the ongoing debates on the past and the present state of the French Republic of Letters. -- Thomas Nolden Shofar 2007 A thought provoking and well-researched new book... Will appeal to a broad audience of scholars, especially those interested in the major currents of French intellectual history. -- Andrew Sobanet Substance 2009

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Book SynopsisOutstanding Academic Title for 2007, Choice MagazineThis volume studies elections as a core institution of liberal democracy in the context of newly democratizing countries. Political scientist Staffan I. Lindberg gathers data from every nationally contested election in Africa from 1989 to 2003, covering 232 elections in 44 countries. He argues that democratizing nations learn to become democratic through repeated democratic behavior, even if their elections are often flawed. Refuting a number of established hypotheses, Lindberg finds no general negative trend in either the frequency or the quality of African elections. Rather, elections in Africa, based on his findings, are more than just the goal of a transition toward democracy or merely a formal procedure. The inception of multiparty elections usually initiates liberalization, and repeated electoral activities create incentives for political actors, fostering the expansion and deepening of democratic values. In addition to improving the democratic qualities of political regimes, a sequence of elections tends to expand and solidify de facto civil liberties in society. Drawing on a wealth of data, Lindberg makes the case that repetitive elections are an important causal factor in the development of democracy. He thus extends Rustow''s (1970) theory that democratic behavior produces democratic values. Trade ReviewFor the foreseeable future, this book will be the essential reference on African multiparty elections. Foreign Affairs A good and timely book on a very important topic... His prose highlights his expertise in Africa, the comparative literature on democratization, democratization in Africa, and methodology. Taiwan Journal of Democracy 2006 An important contribution to the study of African politics and democratization in general... Highly recommended. Choice 2007 A rigorous investigation... This book makes a notable contribution to the study of electoral politics, democratisation theory and the study of African politics. -- Peter Burnell Political Studies Review 2007 Lindberg contributes a serious study that has significant heuristic value and will encourage a testing and retesting of its hypotheses and theoretical premises. -- John R. Heilbrunn Comparative Political Studies 2007 This book is an original, important, and in many ways impressive study that will make a contribution to both electoral and Africanist scholarship. -- James R. Scarritt Perspectives on Politics 2007 This book is a path-breaking and much-needed study of the role of elections in Africa. -- Nic Cheeseman Africa 2007 Lindberg has done a good job. Written with serious academic and methodological rigor, this book contributes to the discourse on comparative democratization in Africa. -- Arthur Abraham International Journal of African Historical Studies 2007 Contains significant levels of data and analysis and will be a useful text for students and practitioners alike. -- Heather Deegan Democratization 2007 Essential reading for all people interested in elections and democracy in Africa. -- Gero Erdmann African History 2008 Draws far-reaching and well-based conclusions about the 'power of elections.' -- Gero Erdmann Development and Cooperation 2008 Without doubt, this study provides a strong stimulus for future research, and this is precisely what excellent scientific work is meant to be. -- Matthias Basedau Modern African Studies 2008Table of ContentsList of Tables and FiguresPreface1. IntroductionThe Role of ElectionsWhy Africa?On RegimesOn Elections and DemocracyPreindependence and Postindependence Elections in African NationsContemporary Africa's Track RecordOutline of the Book2. On Democracy and ElectionsMaking a Conceptual ChoiceDefining DemocracyOperationalizing Democratic Qualities of ElectionsData Collection and Processing3. Elections in Africa over TimeFrequency and Number of ElectionsThe Democratic Qualities, on AverageDemocratic Qualities of Elections over Time Conclusions4. The Self-Reinforcing Power of ElectionsGoing from Bad to WorseFirst, Second, Third, Fourth, and Later ElectionsA Panel-Group ComparisonConclusions5. The Causal Effects of ElectionsDemocratic Qualities in SocietyA Missing Factor of DemocratizationHypotheses and Causal Links6. Democratization by Elections?Elections Are Associated with Civil LibertiesAnalyzing by CountriesConclusions7. Comparative Perspectives and ReflectionsThe Transition ParadigmCorruption and DemocratizationStateness and Social CitizenshipLessons on ConsolidationPolicy ImplicationsThe Power of Elections in Unfavorable ConditionsAppendix 1: Overview of Elections in Africa, by YearAppendix 2: Changes in Civil Liberties RankingsAppendix 3: About the Freedom House Civil Liberties IndexAppendix 4: A Data Set on Elections in AfricaNotesReferencesIndex

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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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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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Book SynopsisA standard in the field of political theory and thought, The Theory of Parties and the Electoral System contributes to a better understanding of parliamentary party structures and demonstrates the wide utility of the rationalistic approach for explaining behavior derived from the self-interest of political actors.Trade ReviewAnalytical, careful, and scholarly... it makes an important contribution to theory-building about political parties. Journal of Politics This short, well-written comparative treatise deals with the causal relations between electoral structures on one hand and party and campaign behavior on the other. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social ScienceTable of ContentsPreface1. Parties, Elections, and Democracy2. Electoral Law3. An Extensive Test4. An Intensive Test: Electoral Experience5. An Intensive Test: Campaign and Nomination6. An Intensive Test: Verification7. Concluding RemarksAppendix A: SamplingAppendix B: QuestionnaireNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisIncludes essays from a issue of "American Quarterly" that explores the complex and sometimes contradictory ways that religion matters in contemporary public life. This work offers a conversation between scholars in American studies and religious studies. It explores numerous modes through which religious faith has mobilized political action.Trade ReviewGriffith and McAlister offer a superb historiographical overview of trends in both religious studies and American studies-their discussion of religious studies within the academy is especially insightful. -- Andrew Preston Journal of American StudiesTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Is the Public Square Still Naked?Part I: Engaging State PowerChapter 1. "Favoritism Cannot Be Tolerated": Challenging Protestantism in America's Public Schools and Promoting the Neutral StateChapter 2. Selling American Diversity and Muslim American Identity through Nonprofit Advertising Post-9/11Chapter 3. "The ERA Is a Moral Issue": The Mormon Church, LDS Women, and the Defeat of the Equal Rights AmendmentChapter 4. Hot Damned America: Evangelicalism and the Climate Change Policy DebateChapter 5. Catholics, Democrats, and the GOP in Contemporary AmericaPart II: Politics of the GlobalChapter 6. Islamism and Its African American Muslim Critics: Black Muslims in the Era of the Arab Cold WarChapter 7. "As Americans Against Genocide": The Crisis in Darfur and Interreligious Political ActivismChapter 8. From Exodus to Exile: Black Pentecostals, Migrating Pilgrims, and Imagined InternationalismChapter 9. Who Speaks for Indian Americans? Religion, Ethnicity, and Political FormationPart III: Leaders and Activists Chapter 10. Benjamin Mays, Global Ecumenism, and Local Religious SegregationChapter 11. Impossible Assimilations, American Liberalism, and Jewish Difference: Revisiting Jewish SecularismChapter 12. An Exception to Exceptionalism: A Reflection on Reinhold Niebuhr's Vision of "Prophetic" Christianity and the Problem of Religion and U.S. Foreign PolicyChapter 13. Cesar Chavez in American Religious Politics: Mapping the New Global Spiritual LineChapter 14. Ties That Bind and Divisions That Persist: Evangelical Faith and the Political SpectrumPart IV: Media and PerformanceChapter 15. "Signaling Through the Flames": Hell House Performance and Structures of Religious FeelingChapter 16. Critical Faith: Japanese Americans and the Birth of a New Civil ReligionChapter 17. Back to the Future: Religion, Politics, and the MediaChapter 18. Testimonial Politics: The Christian Right's Faith-Based Approach to Marriage and ImprisonmentChapter 19. "It Will Change the World If Everybody Reads This Book": New Thought Religion in Oprah's Book ClubContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisMilitary Capability carefully assesses evidence to develop lessons applicable to other conflicts-especially the ongoing war in Afghanistan.Trade ReviewThis is an excellent study. -- Robert Jervis Perspectives on Politics 2010 Recommended. Choice 2011 Lebovic undertakes a thoughtful and detailed study of the Vietnam War and extracts the similarities and lessons from the experience for the United States' recent role in Iraq. -- Robert J. Lieber H-Diplo 2011Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. Leveraging the Adversary's Forces: The Wars in Vietnam and Iraq3. Leveraging the Adversary's Support Base: States, Populations, and Societies4. Leveraging the Adversary's Leaders: The Balance of Resolve and US Exhaustion5. Leveraging Host Governments: The Challenges of Institution-Building6. Conclusion: Vietnam and Iraq, Afghanistan, and the FutureNotesReferencesIndex

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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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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

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Book SynopsisThis book investigates the impact of Western democracy assistance programs on the development of Russian women's and soldiers' rights NGOs in Russia. It argues that the normative content of assistance programs as well as the character of regional political environments fundamentally shape the influence of such programs.Trade Review"Funding Civil Society addresses an important and under-researched issue: the development of civil society in Russia and the impact that Western assistance has had on this development. This book is especially important in identifying variations in regions based on political environment, and is at the cutting edge of scholarship." -- Sarah E. Mendelson"This is a thought-provoking and well-documented book. The overall argument will interest a wide range of readers, and the book can also be used as a reference source for students interested in particular organizations and regions." -- Slavic Review"Building on several scholars' previous studies of the foreign aid/civic organizing nexus, Sundstrom contributes theoretical insights about the relationship between foreign assistance and local political opportunity structure. Her extensive research shows how the intersection of these variables affects the strength of civic activism. This is an excellent book, and it will be welcomed by the scholarly and donor communities alike." -- Valerie Sperling * Clark University *"By examining a detailed slice of the democracy promotion business in Russia, Lisa M. Sundstrom's Funding Civil Society demonstrates this enigma of Russia: a success and a failure, democratic yet undemocratic, pluralistic but authoritarian." -- Democracy & SocietyTable of Contents@fmct:Contents @toc4:List of Tables iii Note on Transliteration iii Preface iii Acknowledgments iii List of Abbreviations iii @toc2:1. Crossing Boundaries: Analyzing Civil Society and Transnational Influences 1 2. Introducing the Protagonists: Russian NGOs and Foreign Donors 000 3. A Tale of Two Sectors: The Mixed Success of Foreign Assistance Across Issue Areas 000 4. Regional Realities: The Influence of Local Political Environments on Foreign Assistance Outcomes 000 5. Implications for Theory and Practice 000 @toc4:Appendix 1: List of Interviews Conducted 000 Appendix 2: Interview Questions 000 Appendix 3: Details on Donor Programs 000 Appendix 4: Presence of Foreign Assistance Providers, by Region 000 Appendix 5: Regional NGO Populations 000 Notes 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the capital cities of Beijing and Taipei, this book provides a detailed discussion of state-sponsored neighborhood organizations in China and Taiwan. It is grounded in the comparative scholarship on neighborhood organizations, civil society, and state-society relations, particularly in East Asia.Trade Review"Benjamin Read's Roots of the State is a fascinating account of grassroots administrative organization in East Asia and Southeast Asia, with a focus on the capital cities of Beijing and Taipei." -- Jerry McBeath * Journal of Chinese Political Science (JCPS) *"I find this a well-researched and conscientious piece of research. It is rich in its theoretical contributions, marshaling of evidence and its analysis is first-rate. I gladly recommend this book to social scientists interested in how we may meaningfully shift our attention from a conventional theorizing of paternalistic state-society relations (that is, of the 'autonomous' development state) to one focused on a more complex and nuanced analysis of society-state relations (that is, restoring a routine power to the ruled while still acknowledging the power of the state)." -- Vincent Chua * Asian Journal of Social Science *"This impressive new study sheds light on an overlooked trend: the emergence of local neighborhood associations as political actors. Not fully extensions of the state, not fully creations of society, these associations highlight the complexity of local politics, as well as their promise." -- Bruce Dickson * George Washington University *"Roots of the State offers an intimate glimpse into the life and work of the neighborhood organizations that are the state's first thread of connection to its citizens. The themes and arguments raised here broaden our understanding of authoritarian regimes and reveal how alternative models of governance operate." -- Mary Gallagher * University of Michigan *

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the capital cities of Beijing and Taipei, this book provides a detailed discussion of state-sponsored neighborhood organizations in China and Taiwan. It is grounded in the comparative scholarship on neighborhood organizations, civil society, and state-society relations, particularly in East Asia.Trade Review"Benjamin Read's Roots of the State is a fascinating account of grassroots administrative organization in East Asia and Southeast Asia, with a focus on the capital cities of Beijing and Taipei." -- Jerry McBeath * Journal of Chinese Political Science (JCPS) *"I find this a well-researched and conscientious piece of research. It is rich in its theoretical contributions, marshaling of evidence and its analysis is first-rate. I gladly recommend this book to social scientists interested in how we may meaningfully shift our attention from a conventional theorizing of paternalistic state-society relations (that is, of the 'autonomous' development state) to one focused on a more complex and nuanced analysis of society-state relations (that is, restoring a routine power to the ruled while still acknowledging the power of the state)." -- Vincent Chua * Asian Journal of Social Science *"This impressive new study sheds light on an overlooked trend: the emergence of local neighborhood associations as political actors. Not fully extensions of the state, not fully creations of society, these associations highlight the complexity of local politics, as well as their promise." -- Bruce Dickson * George Washington University *"Roots of the State offers an intimate glimpse into the life and work of the neighborhood organizations that are the state's first thread of connection to its citizens. The themes and arguments raised here broaden our understanding of authoritarian regimes and reveal how alternative models of governance operate." -- Mary Gallagher * University of Michigan *

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Book SynopsisThis book analyzes the behavior of social movement leaders after they move into positions of power in the state, and the resulting relations between these actors and their long-time friends and colleagues who continue to remain active in the social movement organizations.Trade Review"Grodsky's book is a long-awaited study explaining the path of social movement organizations after regime change." -- Paulina Pospieszna * Journal of Peace Research *"Grodsky's rich comparison of Poland, South Africa and Georgia helps those who wish to deepen democracy and not only end authoritarianism. With a common tale of civil society enabling democratic breakthrough followed by movements' alienation from erstwhile comrades in state power, Grodsky may not tell us what is to be done, but does tell us what happened." -- Michael D. Kennedy, Professor of Sociology and International Studies * Brown University *"As the events of Arab Spring remind us, popular movements have emerged as a major source of regime change. But there exists little systematic scholarship on the relationship between these movements and the governments they help spawn. In this timely book, Brian K. Grodsky explores exceptionally rich comparative case studies of the evolving and complicated relationship between popular struggles and 'movement states' in Poland, South Africa, and Georgia. His work should find a large and enthusiastic audience in comparative politics and social movement studies." -- Doug McAdam * Stanford University *"A carefully researched and theoretically innovative contribution to comparative politics." -- Laura Henry * Bowdoin College *"Grodsky offers an excellent analysis of the fate of social movements when they gain the reigns of governmental power. In examining three successful social movements (Poland, South Africa, and Georgia), the author claims individual actors and their personal relationships are the critical factors . . . Recommended." -- S. Majstorovic * CHOICE *"Social Movements and the New State has much to offer scholars and policy practitioners seeking to better understand the roles and limitations of social movements in this process. The book speaks most directly to academicians, especially those specializing in social movements and political regimes. However, Grodsky's work should also appeal to a wider audience, especially because it illuminates issues such as the role of social movements and civil society in supporting transparent governance and the proper limits of that role when it comes to policy access and influence." -- Samuel Handlin * Public Integrity *

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Book SynopsisNew Challenges for Maturing Democracies in Korea and Taiwan takes a creative and comparative view of the new challenges and dynamics confronting these maturing democracies. Numerous works deal with political change in the two societies individually, but few adopt a comparative approachand most focus mainly on the emergence of democracy or the politics of the democratization processes. This book, utilizing a broad, interdisciplinary approach, pays careful attention to post-democratization phenomena and the key issues that arise in maturing democracies. What emerges is a picture of two evolving democracies, now secure, but still imperfect and at times disappointing to their citizensa common feature and challenge of democratic maturation. The book demonstrates that it will fall to the elected political leaders of these two countries to rise above narrow and immediate party interests to mobilize consensus and craft policies that will guide the structural adaptation Trade Review"This book is an excellent reference for those who are eager to understand what Korea and Taiwan are struggling with as they 'deepen' of their democratic regimes in the era of globalization."—Byong-Kuen Jhee, Pacific Affairs"This volume, unlike all previous studies on Asian democratization, systematically compares the cultural, socioeconomic, and other important consequences of democratization in Korea and Taiwan. Comparing these two Confucian countries with those in the long-democratic West, it also confirms their maturity as democracies and as civilized nations, and thereby disputes the age-old Asian Values thesis that liberal democracy is not suitable for Confucian Asian countries."—Doh Chull Shin, University of California, Irvine"As two paradigmatic cases of democratic development, Korea and Taiwan are often seen as exemplars of both modernization and democratization. This volume both contributes and moves beyond this focus, looking forward to assess the maturation but also the risks to democracy in both countries. With its strong comparative focus and a sober appreciation of how hard it can be not to just to attain but to sustain democracy, it represents a major contribution."—Benjamin Reilly, Sir Walter Murdoch School of Public Policy and International Affairs, Murdoch University

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Everybody must have heard by now that the so-called 'specter of populism' is once again haunting Europe, the US, the whole world! Obviously, something other than banal paraphrases of Marx is urgently needed to explain populism's complexity. Benjamin Moffitt provides exactly that. His innovative ideas will undoubtedly fuel academic debate for years to come." -- Yannis Stavrakakis * Aristotle University of Thessaloniki *"In the increasingly crowded field of populism studies, The Global Rise of Populism develops a fresh approach. It is a must-read for researchers and students of global populism, the media, and politics." -- Carlos de la Torre * University of Kentucky *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Introduction: The Global Rise of Populism chapter abstractThis introductory chapter sets the scene by outlining the rise of populism across the globe over the past two decades, and introducing the key arguments, themes and structure of the book. The chapter makes the case that we need to rethink populism in an age of media saturation, communicative abundance and a wide perception of global crisis. It does this by focusing on populism's position in a shifting media landscape; populism's genuinely global dimension – which moves beyond the Americas and Europe to also take in the Asia-Pacific and Africa; and arguing that populism is not an ideology, strategy, discourse or political logic, but rather a distinct political style comprised of 1) appeal to 'the people' versus 'the elite', 2) 'bad manners', and 3) crisis, breakdown or threat. 2The Problems with Populism chapter abstractThis chapter traces the historical development of the term 'populism', tracing its etymological roots from the US Populist Party of the late nineteenth century through populism's conceptual 'journeys' across the twentieth century, before providing a critical overview of contemporary debates about how to define it. It identifies the four central approaches to populism in the current literature – populism as ideology, strategy, discourse and political logic – and outlines the key authors, central arguments and key features of each approach. In doing so, it balances the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches, overall showing that while the features of populism that each approach identifies may be valid – for example, nearly all agree on the centrality of 'the people' versus 'the elite' or some Other – there are problems with the social science categories they use to describe the phenomenon. 3Understanding Contemporary Populism: Populism as a Political Style chapter abstractThis chapter develops the concept of political style as a new way of thinking about populism. Synthesising work on the concept in the fields of rhetoric, political philosophy and political sociology, it defines political style as the repertoires of embodied, symbolically mediated performance made to audiences that are used to create and navigate the fields of power that comprise the political, stretching from the domain of government through to everyday life. It then uses this concept to understand populism. This is done inductively, by examining the cases of 28 populist leaders from around the world, and determining what links them in terms of political style. The three key features of populism thought of in this way are: appeal to 'the people' versus 'the elite'; 'bad manners'; and crisis, breakdown or threat. The chapter then sets out the positive ramifications of using this new conception of populism. 4The Performer: Populism & the Leader chapter abstractThis chapter addresses the specific role of the populist leader as the key 'performer' of contemporary populism. It considers the centrality of leaders within populism, arguing that they should be focused upon above and beyond parties and movements when studying the phenomenon. It then examines how these leaders must negotiate between appearing as both of 'the people' as well as above 'the people' at the same time, balancing performances of ordinariness with extraordinariness. In terms of ordinariness, it looks at populist leaders' 'bad manners' and efforts to distance themselves from 'mainstream' political leaders, focusing on how they flaunt expectations of how politicians are 'supposed' to act. In terms of extraordinariness, it shows how populist leaders present themselves as the embodiment of 'the people', often through performances of strength, health and virility, and how this links with classic notions of the body politic. 5The Stage I: Populism & the Media chapter abstractThis chapter addresses the media as one of the key 'stages' upon which contemporary populism plays out upon. It seeks to answer the following questions: what is the relationship between the media and populism? How do populist actors use media, and how do media cover them? And what have changes in the media landscape, particularly the emergence of new media, meant for populism? In doing so, the chapter examines the links between contemporary populism and the mediatisation of politics, whereby politics is increasingly reshaped and changed as the influence of the media grows. It presents a case for understanding populist actors' nuanced adaption of new media technologies and strategies as a central factor in the spread of the phenomenon, while also reflecting on the role of media control and celebrity within contemporary populism. It finally addresses what the shift from old media to new media has meant for contemporary populism. 6The Audience: Populism & 'The People' chapter abstractThis chapter turns to populism's central 'audience' – 'the people' – and investigates the way that populist actors use mediated communication to construct, portray and render-present 'the people' in contemporary populism. It seeks to answer a number of important questions: what processes are involved in speaking for 'the people'? Who are populist performances actually aimed towards? And why do some characterisations of 'the people' gain traction, while others fail? Challenging claims that populism is a 'direct' or 'unmediated' phenomenon, it introduces the concept of mediation in order to better understand these processes. It does this by considering the role of images and media spectacles in presenting 'the people' in contemporary populism; outlining the differences between populist audiences and constituencies when speaking for 'the people'; and explaining how media are never just neutral 'loudspeakers' for populist performances, but actually active participants, often presenting themselves as proxies for 'the people'. 7The Stage II: Populism & Crisis chapter abstractWhile the received wisdom in the literature on populism is that crisis is a trigger for populism, this chapter offers a new perspective, arguing that we should also consider how populism attempts to act as a trigger for crisis. This is because crisis is never just a neutral or objective phenomenon, but must be performed and mediated by certain actors – something populists tend to do well. Conceptualising crisis as the 'spectacularisation of failure', the chapter shows how populists use crisis to pit 'the people' against a dangerous Other, radically simplify the terrain of political debate; and advocate strong leadership and quick political action. In making this argument, the chapter suggests that we should move from a conception of crisis as something that is purely external to populism, to one that acknowledges the performance of crisis as an internal feature of populism as conceptualised as a political style. 8Populism & Democracy chapter abstractThis chapter tackles one of the most controversial debates when it comes to populism: what is populism's relationship to democracy? Arguing that populism itself tells us very little about the substantive democratic 'content' of any political project, the chapter undoes the strict binary between populism and democracy that is often invoked in the literature by instead examining both the democratic and anti-democratic tendencies within populism as conceptualised as a political style. In doing so, it shows that these tendencies can operate concurrently, with populists flaunting their democratic tendencies at the same time as undoing democratic guarantees. Overall, it demonstrates that questions about populism's relationship to democracy should not always be taken at face value, as they often conceal larger questions about what constitutes 'correct' or 'legitimate' forms of political practice. 9Conclusion: The Future of Populism chapter abstractThis chapter draws together the arguments made within this book about populism as a political style and discusses the implications for our understanding of the relationship between contemporary populism, media, crisis and democracy. It shows that contemporary populism should be conceptualised as a distinct political style; that populism cannot be understood without considering the role of media; that crises do not just trigger populism, but that populism attempts to trigger crises; and that populism is a global phenomenon. It also identifies future avenues of research that the book has opened up. It closes by considering the future of populism across the globe – specifically arguing that populism is here to stay as a permanent feature of contemporary democratic politics – and why we need to continue to pay attention to populism's changing shape.

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