Comparative politics Books

Book SynopsisThis book investigates how people construct meaning and motivation for political action. Building on Lloyd and Susanne Rudolph's seminal scholarship of India, it develops the concept of situated knowledge to argue that people's capacity to empathize and dehumanize as well as their engagement in ongoing discourses and ideational power shape their political action. The volume illuminates contemporary Indian politics by showing how political leadership can transformpeople's understandings and cause dramatic political transformation.Trade ReviewThis volume brings together the best minds in the field to celebrate the scholarly legacy of Susanne and Lloyd Rudolph and advance their own novel contributions. Erudite and intelligent, the essays ought to attract the attention of specialists in Indian politics and those interested in interpretive approaches in the social sciences. * Atul Kohli, David K.E. Bruce Professor of International Affairs, Princeton University, USA *What a bounty! Stimulated by the deep intellectual legacy of two remarkable scholars and teachers, this rich harvest advances our knowledge of their cherished India while both broadening and intensifying our means as students of comparative politics. Like the Rudolphs, these essays refuse any simple binary distinguishing interpretive social science from analytical considerations of political institutions, social structures, and political economy. * Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia University, USA; President, American Political Science Association, 2005-6 *This book uses deep contextual knowledge to address vital issues in comparative politics — institutions, violence, identity, class, culture and leadership. It is a fitting tribute to Lloyd and Susanne Rudolph, social scientists who demonstrated the value of situated knowledge in what they wrote and how they lived. * Kanchan Chandra, Professor of Politics, New York University, USA *An invaluable demonstration of how humanistic social science can provide potent insights into the most challenging developments in India and the world today. * Rogers Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, USA; President, American Political Science Association, 2018-19 *

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe Oxford Handbook is an important contribution to the literature that will be a useful reference to both students and scholars of Israeli politics for years to come. * Heather Stoll, Middle East Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction to Israeli Politics and Society Reuven Y. Hazan, Alan Dowty, Menachem Hofnung, and Gideon Rahat Part I: Introduction 1. Israel as a Field of Study: A Historical Overview Ilan Troen 2. A Minimal Demographic History of Israel Sergio DellaPergola 3. State and Society Building in Early Israel Orit Rozin 4. Political History of Israel Anita Shapira 5. Democracy in Israel Alan Dowty 6. Israel's Wars David Tal Part II: Israeli Society 7. Sociopolitical Cleavages in Israel Uri Ram 8. Arab Citizens in the "Jewish" State of Israel Itzhak Galnoor 9. Religion, Society, and Politics in Israel Asher Cohen 10. Immigration Dynamics and Changing Constructions of Jewish Nativeness in Israel Adane Zawdu and Sarah S. Willen 11. The Jewish Ethnic Divide and Ethnic Politics in Israel Sammy Smooha 12. Gender in Israel Reut Itzkovitch-Malka 13. Conceptualizing Palestinian Politics in Israel in the Shadow of the Arab Spring Amal Jamal 14. Public Opinion in Israel: The Sociodemographic Nexus Tamar Hermann Part III: Israeli Political Institutions 15. The

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Book SynopsisThis encyclopedia offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on the European integration process. Under the editorial directorship of Finn Laursen and associate editors Derek Beach, Roberto Domínguez, Sung-Hoon Park, Sophie Vanhoonacker, and Amy Verdun, the publication brings together peer-reviewed contributions by leading researchers on the European Union as a global actor. Topics include the basic treaties, institutions, and policies of the European Union and the previous European Communities, the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community, and the European Atomic Energy Community. It also includes articles on the various conceptual frameworks and theories that have been developed by political scientists to guide research into the integration process and the policy- and decision-making processes with a focus on the roles of the different institutions, the European Council, the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Court of Justice ofTable of ContentsA The African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Group of States: From the Lomé Convention to the Cotonou Agreement and Beyond (Maurizio Carbone) African Union and European Union Politics: The Veiled Account of Long-Standing Interregional Relations (Christopher Changwe Nshimbi) The Amsterdam Treaty (Sophie Vanhoonacker) Applying, Enforcing, and Implementing European Union Rules (Gerda Falkner) Arctic Policy in the European Union (Njord Wegge and Cristina-Elena Merticaru) The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) (Lay Hwee Yeo) Asylum Policy and European Union Politics (Ariadna Ripoll Servent and Natascha Zaun) Austria and the European Union (Paul Luif) B The Banking Union in Europe (Lucia Quaglia) Belgium and the European Union (Edith Drieskens) The BRICS Countries and the European Union (Bas Hooijmaaijers and Stephan Keukeleire) Budgetary Treaties and European Union Politics (Finn Laursen) Bulgaria and the European Union (Dimitar Bechev) C Canada and the European Union (Kurt Hübner and James Anderson) Chile and the European Union (Maria Garcia) China and the European Union (Emil Kirchner) Citizenship of the European Union (Willem Maas) Climate Policy in European Union Politics (Tom Delreux and Frauke Ohler) Cohesion Policy and European Union Politics (Simona Piattoni and Laura Polverari) Comitology: Controlling Everyday Rule-Making in the European Union (Jens Blom-Hansen) The Common Agricultural Policy: A Case of Embedded Liberalism (Christilla Roederer-Rynning) The Common Commercial Policy (Johan Adriaensen) The Common Fisheries Policy (Troels Jacob Hegland and Jesper Raakjaer) The Common Foreign and Security Policy (Hylke Dijkstra and Sophie Vanhoonacker) The Common Security and Defense Policy (Simon Duke) The Constitutional Treaty and European Union Politics (Derek Beach) Consumer Policy and European Union Politics (Hans-W. Micklitz) The Council of Ministers of the European Union (Jeffrey Lewis) Croatia and the European Union (Pero Maldini) Cyprus and the European Union (Stelios Stavridis and Charalambos Tsardanidis) The Czech Republic and the European Union (Lenka Anna Rovná and Jan Rovny) D Democratic Backsliding in the European Union (Nick Sitter and Elisabeth Bakke) Democratic Deficit in the European Union (Christine Neuhold) Denmark and the European Union (Anders Wivel) Development Policy and European Union Politics (Karin Arts) Differentiated Integration and European Union Politics (Frank Schimmelfennig) E The Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) (Lucia Quaglia) Energy Policy and European Union Politics (Anna Herranz- Surrallés) Enlargement Policy and European Union Politics (Eli Gateva) Environmental Policy and European Union Politics (Diarmuid Torney) Estonia and the European Union (Tanel Kerikmäe, Holger Mölder, and Archil Chochia) The European Central Bank (Amy Verdun) The European Commission (Hussein Kassim) The European Council: the Fascination and Frustration of Studying a Key Institution (Wolfgang Wessels and Linda Dieke) The European Court of Justice (ECJ) (Sabine Saurugger and Fabien Terpan) The European Defence Community (Richard Griffiths) European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and Committee of the Regions (CoR) (Diana Panke) The European External Action Service (EEAS) (Ana E. Juncos and Karolina Pomorska) The European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) (Meltem Müftüler-Baç) The European Parliament: A Normal Parliament in a Polity of a Different Kind (Ariadna Ripoll Servent and Christilla Roederer-Rynning) European Political Cooperation (EPC) (Elfriede Regelsberger) The European Stability Mechanism and the Fiscal Compact in European Integration (Sandrino Smeets) European Union Governance (Ingeborg Tömmel) The European Union's Community Method: Foundations and Evolution (Youri Devuyst) The European Union Space Policy (Emmanuel Sigalas) Europeanization (Søren Dosenrode) Euroskepticism, a Multifaceted Phenomenon (Patrick Bijsmans) The Eurozone Crises (Kurt Hübner) F Federalism as a Theory of Regional Integration (Søren Dosenrode) Finland and the European Union (Teija Tiilikainen) The Food Policy of the European Union (Sevasti Chatzopoulou) France and the European Union (Christian Lequesne and Avtansh Behal) Future Scenarios of the European Union (Brigid Laffan) G Gender Equality Policies and European Union Politics (Christina Fiig) Germany and the European Union (Simon Bulmer) Greece and the European Union (Spyros Blavoukos) H Higher Education Policy in the European Union (Dorota Dakowska) Historical Institutionalism in the Study of European Integration (Thomas Christiansen and Amy Verdun) Humanitarian Aid and the European Union (Francesca Pusterla and Elia Pusterla) Hungary and the European Union (Robert Csehi) I Iceland and European Integration (Baldur Thorhallsson) Immigration Policy and European Union Politics (Natascha Zaun and Christof Roos) India and the European Union (Rajendra K. Jain) Interest Organizations and European Union Politics (Justin Greenwood) Intergovernmentalism: Old, Liberal, and New (Amy Verdun) The Internal Market of the European Union: From Indivisibility to Differentiated Integration (Michelle Egan) Iran and European Union Politics (Sebastian Harnisch) Ireland and the European Union (Ben Tonra) Israel and the European Union (Sharon Pardo) Italy and the European Union (Federiga Bindi) J Japan and the European Union (Hitoshi Suzuki, Yu Suzuki, and Yoshimi Igawa) Justice and Home Affairs in the European Union (Florian Trauner and Ariadna Ripoll Servent) K Kosovo and the European Union (Spyros Economides) L Latvia and the European Union (Edgars Eihmanis) Leadership in the European Union (Lisbeth Aggestam and Markus Johansson) The Legal History of the European Union: Building a European Constitution (Morten Rasmussen) Legitimacy and European Union Politics (Achim Hurrelmann) Liberal Intergovernmentalism (Andrew Moravcsik) The Lisbon Strategy and Europe 2020 (Annette Bongardt and Francisco Torres) The Lisbon Treaty (Jacques Ziller) Lithuania and the European Union (Ramunas Vilpisauskas) Luxembourg and the European Union (Robert Harmsen and Anna-Lena Högenauer) M The Maastricht Treaty: Creating the European Union (Finn Laursen and Sophie Vanhoonacker) Malta and the European Union (Roderick Pace) MERCOSUR and the European Union: Comparative Regionalism and Interregionalism (Andrés Malamud) The Merger Treaty: Creating a Single Commission and Council of the European Communities (Finn Laursen) Mexico and the European Union (Roberto Dominguez and Marlena Crandall) N National Parliaments and the European Union (Katrin Auel) Neofunctionalism (Arne Niemann) The Netherlands and European Integration (Mathieu Segers) The Nice Treaty: Reforming European Union Institutions in Anticipation of Eastern Enlargements (Finn Laursen) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (James Sperling and Mark Webber) Norway and the European Union (John Erik Fossum) O The Ordinary Legislative Procedure (Maja Kluger Dionigi and Anne Rasmussen) P Poland and the European Union (Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski and Maciej Wilga) Political Parties in the European Union (Karl Magnus Johansson and Tapio Raunio) Populism and Euroskepticism in the European Union (Matthijs Rooduijn and Stijn van Kessel) The Presidency of the Council of the European Union (Frank M. Häge) Principal-Agent Analysis and the European Union (Tom Delreux and Johan Adriaensen) Public Administration, Turbulence, and the European Union (Jarle Trondal) Public Opinion in European Union Politics (Catherine E. De Vries) R Rational Choice Institutionalism and European Integration (Gerald Schneider and Anastasia Ershova) Referendums in the European Union (Derek Beach) Regional Institutions and the European Union (Arjan H. Schakel and Emanuele Massetti) Regionalist Parties and the European Union (Emanuele Massetti and Arjan H. Schakel) Research and Development in European Union Politics (Alberto Quadrio Curzio and Alberto Silvani) Romania and the European Union (Natalia Cuglesan) Russia and the European Union (Tom Casier) S The Schengen Area (Steve Peers) The Schuman Plan and the Start of Supranational European Integration (Piers Ludlow) Serbia and the European Union (Matteo Bonomi and Milica Uvalic) The Single European Act (Desmond Dinan) Slovakia and the European Union (Peter Loedel) Slovenia and the European Union (Ana Bojinovic Fenko and Marjan Svetlicic) Small States in the European Union (Diana Panke and Julia Gurol) Social Policy and European Union Politics (Mary Daly) Sociological Institutionalism and European Integration (Sabine Saurugger) Solidarity and European Union Politics (Andreas Grimmel) South Korea and the European Union (Sunghoon Park) Spain and the European Union (Arantza Gomez Arana) Subsidiarity as a Subject of Battle in European Union Politics (Kees van Kersbergen and Bertjan Verbeek) Sweden and the European Union (Karl Magnus Johansson) Switzerland and European Integration (Clive H. Church) T Transport Policy and European Union Policy (Cyril Alias, Bernd Kleinheyer, and Carla Fieber-Alias) The Treaties of Rome (Kiran Klaus Patel) The Treaty of Paris (Desmond Dinan) Turkey and the European Union (Birol A. Yesilada) U Ukraine and the European Union (Giselle Bosse) The United Kingdom and the European Union (Alasdair Blair) The United Nations and the European Union (Carla Monteleone) The United States and the European Union (Roberto Dominguez and Joshua Weissman LaFrance) V Visa Policy in the European Union (Jelena Dzankic) Voting in European Union Politics (Monika Mühlböck) W The Western Balkans and the European Union (Gentian Elezi) The Western European Union (WEU) (Maxime H. A. Larivé) The World Trade Organization and the European Union (Jens Ladefoged Mortensen)

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Book SynopsisAmerican democracy is in deep crisis. But what do we do about it? That depends on how we understand what the crisis actually is. In Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop, Lee Drutman argues that we now have, for the first time in American history, a true two-party system, with two disciplined, national parties. And it''s a disaster. It''s driving us apart instead of bringing us together. And it''s fundamentally at odds with our anti-majoritarian, compromise-oriented governing institutions. The conflict is unsustainable. Deftly weaving together history, democratic theory, and cutting edge political science research, Drutman tells the story of how American politics became so toxic, and why the country is trapped in a doom loop of escalating two-party warfare, and why it is destroying the shared sense of fairness and legitimacy on which democracy depends. The only way out is to have more partisanship--more parties, to short-circuit the zero-sum nature of binary partisan conflict. As he shows, the American system used to work because the two parties held within them multiple factions, which made it possible to assemble flexible majorities and kept the temperature of political combat from overheating. But as conservative Southern Democrats and liberal Northeastern Republicans disappeared, partisan conflict flattened and pulled apart. Once the parties became fully nationalized-a long-germinating process that culminated in 2010-toxic partisanship became the order of the day. With the two parties divided over competing visions of national identity, Democrats and Republicans no longer see each other as opponents, but as enemies. And the more the conflict escalates, the shakier our democracy feels. Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop makes a compelling case for large scale electoral reform-importantly, reform not requiring a constitutional amendment-that would give America more parties, making American democracy more representative, more responsive, and ultimately more stable.Trade ReviewHighly Recommended. * S.E. Schier, emeritus, Carleton College, CHOICE *[A] sophisticated yet accessible volume. * CHOICE *Table of Contents1 - Introduction 2 - Once upon a time, when the two parties were too similar 3 - The parties diverge and keep diverging 4 - American political institutions and the collapse of the four-party system 5 - A binary conflict over national identity is bad for democracy 6 - Two-Party democracy turns out to be a disaster 7 - The Breakdown of Political Fairness (Here come the doom loops) 8 - Are parties the problem or the solution? 9 - The Case for Multiparty Democracy 10 - Designing A New American Electoral System 11 - The Politics of Electoral Reform 12 - The Future of American Democracy

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Book SynopsisTrade Review[S]hows how 'coming out' is at once a cultural concept, a way to resist stigma while reaffirming an authentic self; and a political tactic, a master frame for worldmaking.... Saguy explodes the meaning of coming out.... Like all good books, Saguy's Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are raises many more questions than it can possibly answer. * Amin Ghaziani, Public Books *Abigail Saguy's new book, Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are, offers a fascinating and powerful analysis of how various groups are using "coming out" to gain personal power, allies and increased civil rights. * Ms. Magazine *[T]his methodically researched book worthily broadens the idea of coming out, which Saguy rightly observes, is about sharing stories that provide language, concepts, and tactics for people who have been invisible or in hiding to become visible.... Saguy gives us hope that as more people come out to resist stigma, we can all band together, despite social distancing, to advance a more just world. * The Bay Area Reporter *For individuals silenced by social stigma and shame, coming out is a bold and potentially dangerous act. But for contemporary social movements, coming out is necessary first step to claiming dignity, rights, and recognition. Saguy deftly traces the surprising power and perils of the coming out narrative in the fight for social justice." -Christine Williams, The University of Texas at AustinCome Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are brilliantly describes how the many ways of being different have given rise to a universal push for visibility and recognition. Not just gay activists, but the fat acceptance movement, Mormon polygamists, and many, many others now claim the right to reject stigma and come out of their various closets. While the comparisons across these cases are instructive, this book's attention to similarities is what readers will find most surprising and intriguing." -Steven Epstein, Northwestern University, and author of Inclusion: The Politics of Difference in Medical ResearchThe 1970s rallying cry to come out of the closet has proved to be an enduring metaphor for liberation, a transferable social movement principle, and an elastic concept both within and outside of LGBTQ life. In Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are Abigail Saguy and her colleagues tease out the multiple meanings, uses, and lessons of coming out across a variety of movements and identities. An astute, inventive sociological biography of a powerful symbol and strategy." -Joshua Gamson, University of San FranciscoThis fascinating book reveals how the term 'coming out' travels between social movements in recent decades to define how groups gain recognition-from LGBTQ people to people embracing their fatness, the undocumented, polygamists and those who turned to #MeToo to denounce harassers. Meticulously researched, it shows the power of narratives and tells an essential story about how cultural change happens in contemporary America. This surprising and engaging study should be required reading for anyone interested in destigmatization and social justice." -Michèle Lamont, Harvard UniversityThis book was highly readable and easy to understand. * Social Forces *Table of ContentsAbout the Authors Preface 1. Introduction 2. Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are With Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer 3. Coming Out of Glass Closets 4. Overcoming Fear With Laura E. Enriquez 5. Producing a Sense of Linked Fate With Nicole Iturriaga 6. Airing Dirty Laundry and Squealing on Pigs 7. Conclusion Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisHow have African rulers responded to the introduction of democratic electoral competition? Despite the broadly negative picture painted by the prevailing focus on electoral fraud, clientelism, and ethnic conflict, the book argues that the full story is somewhat more promising. While these unfortunate practices may be widespread, African rulers also seek to win votes through the provision and distribution of public goods and services. The author''s central argument is that in predominantly rural countries the introduction of competitive elections leads governments to implement pro-rural policies, in order to win the votes of the rural majority. As a result, across much of Africa the benefits of democratic electoral competition have accrued primarily in terms of rural development. This broad claim is supported by cross-national evidence, both from public opinion surveys and from individual level data on health and education outcomes. The argument''s core assumptions about voting behavior are supported with quantitative evidence from Ghana, and qualitative historical evidence from Botswana presents further evidence for the underlying theoretical mechanism. Taken together, this body of evidence provides reasons to be optimistic about the operation of electoral accountability in Africa. African governments are responding to the accountability structures provided by electoral competition; in that sense, democracy in Africa is working.Oxford Studies in African Politics and International Relations is a series for scholars and students working on African politics and International Relations and related disciplines. Volumes concentrate on contemporary developments in African political science, political economy, and International Relations, such as electoral politics, democratization, decentralization, the political impact of natural resources, the dynamics and consequences of conflict, and the nature of the continent''s engagement with the East and West. Comparative and mixed methods work is particularly encouraged. Case studies are welcomed but should demonstrate the broader theoretical and empirical implications of the study and its wider relevance to contemporary debates. The series focuses on sub-Saharan Africa, although proposals that explain how the region engages with North Africa and other parts of the world are of interest.Series Editors: Nic Cheeseman, Professor of Democracy and International Development, University of Birmingham; Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, Professor of the International Politics of Africa, University of Oxford; Peace Medie, Senior Lecturer, School of Sociology, Politics, and International Studies, University of Bristol.Trade ReviewRobin Harding develops an original and forceful argument ... the book demonstrates the relevant role of rural politics in the enhancement of African democracy as it performs both a representative and development function. * Helder Ferreira do Vale, Democratization *a breath of fresh air...The variety and breadth of evidence presented in the book are impressive, offering something for everyone * Daniel de Kadt, Perspectives on Politics *

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Book SynopsisAmerican democracy is in a period of striking tumult. The clash of a rapidly changing socio-technological environment and the traditional presidency has led to an upheaval in the scope and standards of executive leadership. Yet research on the presidency, although abundant, has been slow to adjust to changing realities associated with digital technologies, diverse audiences, and new elite practices. Meanwhile, journalists and the public continue to encounter and shape emerging presidential efforts in deeply consequential ways. Joshua Scacco and Kevin Coe bring needed insight to this complex situation by offering the first comprehensive framework for understanding contemporary presidential communication in relation to the current socio-technological environment. They call this framework the ubiquitous presidency. Scacco and Coe argue that presidents harness new opportunities in the media environment to create a nearly constant and highly visible presence in political and nonpolitical arTrade Review...the book uses analytical narratives and quantitative analysis on descriptive and bivariate levels. The language in the book is academic without being excessively technical. * S. Mitropolitski, University of Ottawa, CHOICE *The authors conclude that the ubiquitous presidency has become characteristic of the US's highest executive office and expect this quality to stay dominant during the Biden presidency. Methodologically, the book uses analytical narratives and quantitative analysis on descriptive and bivariate levels. * S. Mitropolitski, CHOICE *As Coe and Scacco trace the past 30 years of the presidency and shifts in media attention and use by presidents, the historical development of ubiquity is where this book truly shines. ... Impressively, throughout the book, they aim not only to seek how...untraditional outlets and social media platforms like Twitter drive journalistic coverage...they compellingly trace the relationship between tweets and public discourse writ large, and also give accountings of "newer" forms of conceptually meaningful presidential communication. * The International Journal of Press/Politics *In a book that is well written and researched, Scacco and Coe provide a compelling and innovative argument for how best to continue this essential area of inquiry for presidency scholars within multiple academic disciplines and, more importantly, why this new reality matters for democratic governance. * Lori Cox Han, Perspectives on Politics *The Ubiquitous Presidency is an important work that will influence the direction of scholarship on presidential communication for years to come. ... Impeccably researched, historically rich, and interdisciplinary in perspective, the text succeeds in being a robust academic investigation that is accessible to audiences of scholars, students, and people interested in politics. * Mass Communication and Society *With engaging prose and compelling data, Scacco and Coe construct a history of presidential communication strategies to highlight the benefits and dangers of the contemporary digital environment as it becomes the ubiquitous presidency. This book is sure to serve as a foundational text for future scholars who will grapple with new information technology, the spread of disinformation, and their potential to influence the future of representative democracy. * Presidential Studies Quarterly *[Updates the extant research on presidential communication and prepare[s] readers for understanding future campaigns and administrations in an age where what it means to "be presidential" has continued to evolve. * Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly *The Ubiquitous Presidency, offers a lifeline by presenting a clear and effective framework for understanding presidential communications in a digital world where the traditional norms for presidential agenda-setting are no longer tenable. ... One of the important contributions of this book is the roadmap it provides for future scholarship. * Journal of Communication *Scacco and Coe have provided a thoughtful and in-depth analysis on how communications helped create the 'Ubiquitous Presidency.' Certainly, to preserve our democracy, it will be critical for our citizens to fully comprehend the profound impact that the rapid growth of digital media will continue to play as we elect public officials to represent us and govern. The 'Ubiquitous Presidency' helps the reader understand the evolution of these powerful communications tools and compels us to think critically when choosing our leaders. * David Almacy, former White House Internet Director *The Ubiquitous Presidency is an important work that will influence the direction of research on presidential communication for years to come. Scacco and Coe have written a definitive study of the nature of elite political communication that has emerged along with transformative digital innovation and provide a pathbreaking framework for analysis. Impeccably researched, historically rich, and interdisciplinary in perspective, the text succeeds in being a robust academic investigation that is accessible to diverse audiences of scholars, students, and people interested in politics. * Diana Owen, Georgetown University *Scacco and Coe bring the digital into the center of research on presidential communication by uniting theories of public opinion, rhetoric, and the institutional presidency. They provide a thorough and deep understanding of presidential communication as accessible, personal, and entailing multiple platforms-as necessarily ubiquitous. This insightful analysis of how presidents communicate and the audiences they hope to reach will interest scholars of the presidency in political science, communication, and history; it is useful to scholars and accessible to their students."-Mary E. Stuckey, The Pennsylvania State University, and author of Deplorable Elections: Despicable Discourse in American Presidential CampaignsTable of ContentsPreface 1. The Ubiquitous Presidency: A Conceptual Framework 2. The Ubiquitous Presidency in Its Contexts 3. Expectations of the Ubiquitous Presidency 4. Barack Obama: Ubiquity Through Adaptation 5. Donald Trump: Ubiquity Through Visibility and Control 6. The Ubiquitous Presidency and Democratic Possibility Epilogue Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewVoice and Inequality makes an exceptionally compelling case for how robust institutions, and not individuals or ideology, are what is critical to reduce gaps in political participation between the rich and the poor. This is a deeply informative book for scholars of Latin American politics. And it makes a significant and original contribution to research on political behavior, inequality, and democracy. * Elizabeth J. Zechmeister, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and Director, LAPOP Lab, Vanderbilt University *Voice and Equality illuminates a fundamental challenge facing many democracies - how the marginalized can sometimes overcome barriers to political participation and gain voice in the democratic process. Through extensive analysis of public opinion surveys from across Latin America, Boulding and Holzner show that despite persistent poverty and inequality the region's poorest citizens often participate as much as their less impoverished neighbors, especially where civic and partisan organizations as well as democratic institutions help the poor overcome the many structural obstacles they face. * Jana Morgan, Professor of Political Science, University of Tennessee *Theoretically compelling, lucidly written manuscript. * Mason Moseley, West Virginia University *Table of ContentsDedication Acknowledgments List of Tables and Figures 1. Democracy, Political Participation, and Latin America's Poorest Citizens 2. What Shapes Political Participation of the Poorest Citizens? 3. Patterns and Puzzles 4. Community Organizations and Mobilization from Below 5. Political Parties and Electoral Competition 6. Inclusion and Exclusion During the Left Turn 7. Quality of Democracy 8. Conclusion Appendices References

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewRecoding Power combines sustained theoretical analysis with rigorous empirical research, providing valuable insights and an optimistic vitality to understanding how tech workers can oppose layoffs and build worker power. Accordingly, I strongly recommend this book to all scholars and graduate students interested in reducing power inequality in the workplace and in society. * Stephen J. Frenkel, ILR Review *Tech workers are often seen as the winners in the transition to a digital economy. But they can also be among the most precarious. In Recoding Power, Sidney Rothstein shows that the key is recoding management discourse. This innovative book draws on intensive fieldwork at US (IBM) and German (Siemens, Infineon) case study firms to explain why workers succeeded or failed to challenge layoffs in two very different institutional settings. It makes a major contribution to theorizing the changing sources of worker power in increasingly liberalized 'varieties of capitalism', while holding important lessons for labor unions seeking to organize and represent the expanding high tech workforce. * Virginia Doellgast, Cornell University *Rothstein offers an original and compelling account of how workers can successfully exercise power. Building a theory of worker power that rests upon discursive creativity rather than institutional resources, and using comparative case studies of the tech industry, this book will reshape how we think about the future of labor organizing. * Chris Howell, Oberlin College *This is a very timely and elegantly written book on the capacity of contemporary tech workers to exercise collective agency with their employers, defend their jobs and, at least potentially, rebuild a labor movement in our time. By weaving innovative theoretical argument together with lucid and granular empirical reconstructions of labor struggles in Germany and the United States, Recoding Power develops an astonishingly hopeful account of contemporary labor possibilities in the modern digital economy. * Gary Herrigel, University of Chicago *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations Chapter 1. Actually Existing Digital Transformation Chapter 2. Worker Power in Twenty-First-Century Capitalism PART I. MASS LAYOFFS IN THE UNITED STATES Worker Power and the Discourse of Market Fundamentalism Chapter 3. Economic Transition in the Workplace: Resistance at IBM Burlington Chapter 4. Market Power is not Enough: Acquiescence at IBM San Jose PART II. MASS LAYOFFS IN GERMANY Digital Transformation in a Robust Institutional Environment Chapter 5. Institutions by the Wayside: Acquiescence at Infineon Chapter 6. Counterhegemonic Tactics: Resistance at Siemens Chapter 7. The Power of Recoding Appendix I. List of Interviews Appendix II. A Note on Methods: Workplace Discourse References Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume investigates nuclear energy policies in Western Europe over the entire post-war period, but with special attention to the two most recent decades. The comparative analytical perspective draws on the interplay between voters'' attitudes, challenging movements, party competition, and coalition formation. Spanning more than 60 years and 16 countries, the researchers examine the underlying causal processes leading to the observed varieties of Western European nuclear energy policies. Based on a mixed methods approach using both structured case studies as well as quantitative analyses, the study shows that the nature of party competition under given institutional contexts is a key-driver for, as a rule, tactically motivated governmental policy changes and stability, respectively. Part I introduces the practical and theoretical relevance of the topic. It outlines the reasoning of the major scientific contributions with regard to nuclear energy policies, and offers a theoretical alternative to the previous literatures that has been predominantly movements-oriented. Additionally, it provides core economic and political indicators of the changing role of nuclear energy in the countries. Part II consists of seven in-depth case studies where the outlined theoretical perspective is applied. Part III consists of a general summary, short narratives of the countries not covered in case studies, qualitative comparison and an assessment of the factors for policy change from multivariate analysis.Trade ReviewThanks to its analytical rigour and the richness of the empirical material collected, this book will surely become a reference for the increasing number of political scientists working on energy politics and policy. One may also hope that it will help foster the use of comparative politics methods in the field of energy, since they have great potential for deepening our understanding of one of the defining issues of our times: low carbon energy transitions in Europe and beyond * Pierre Bocquillon, JMCS *Table of Contents1: Wolfgang C. Müller and Paul W. Thurner: Nuclear Energy in Western Europe: Revival or Rejection? An Introduction 2: Wolfgang C. Müller and Paul W. Thurner: Understanding Policy Reversals and Policy Stability in Individual Countries 3: Paul W. Thurner and Wolfgang C. Müller: Comparative Policy Indicators on Nuclear Energy 4: Paul W. Thurner, Sylvain Brouard, Isabel Guineaudau, Martin Dolezal, Swen Hutter, and Wolfgang C. Müller: The Conflict over Nuclear Energy: Public Opinion, Protest Movements, and Green Parties in Comparative Perspective 5: Wolfgang C. Müller: Austria: Rejecting Nuclear Energy-From Party Competition Accident to State Doctrine 6: Sylvain Brouard and Isabelle Guinaudeau: Nuclear Politics in France: High Profile Policy and Low Salient Politics 7: Paul W. Thurner: Germany: Party System Change and Policy Reversals 8: Fabio Franchino: Italy: Leading and Lagging: Innovation, Delays and Coalition Politics in Nuclear Energy Policy 9: Kees Aarts and Maarten Arentsen: Nuclear Power and Politics in the Netherlands 10: Sören Holmberg and Per Hedberg: The Will of the People? Swedish Nuclear Power Policy 11: Hanspeter Kriesi: Switzerland 12: Wolfgang C. Müller, Paul W. Thurner, and Christian Schulze: Conclusion: Explaining Nuclear Policy Reversals Appendix: Other European Countries ? An Analytical Reconstruction: Paul W. Thurner, Wolfgang C. Muller, and Christian Schulze: Appendix: Policy Scales for a Country's Nuclear Energy Policy:

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Book SynopsisWhat do Beppe Grillo, Silvio Berlusconi, Emmanuel Macron (and also Donald Trump) have in common? They are prime examples of the personalization of politics and the decline of political parties. This volume systematically examines these two prominent developments in contemporary democratic politics and the relationship between them. It presents a cross-national comparative comparison that covers around 50 years in 26 democracies through the use of more than 20 indicators. It offers the most comprehensive comparative cross-national estimation of the variance in the levels and patterns of party change and political personalization among countries to date, using existing works as well injecting fresh cross-national comparative data. In the case of party change, it offers an analysis that extends beyond the dichotomous debate of party decline versus party adaptation. In the matter of political personalization, the emphasis on variance helps in bridging between the high theoretical expectations and disappointing empirical findings. As for the theoretically sound linkage between the two phenomena, not only is this the first study to comprise a comprehensive cross-national examination, but it also proposes a more nuanced understanding of this relationship. Comparative Politics is a series for researchers, teachers, and students of political science that deals with contemporary government and politics. Global in scope, books in the series are characterised by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodological rigour. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research. For more information visit: www.ecprnet.eu. The series is edited by Emilie van Haute, Professor of Political Science, Université libre de Bruxelles; Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy, Leuphana University; and Susan Scarrow, John and Rebecca Moores Professor of Political Science, University of Houston.Table of Contents1: Introduction Part One: Party Change 2: Party Change: The Variance Hiding Behind the General Trend 3: Indicators of Party Change 4: The Presence and Success of National-Level Parties in Local and Regional Elections 5: A Cross-National Comparison of Party Change Part Two: Political Personalization 6: Political Personalization: Definition, Typology, and Causes 7: Indicators of Political Personalization 8: Parties vs. Politicians Online 9: A Cross-National Analysis of Political Personalization Part Three: Party Change and Political Personalization 10: Party Change and Political Personalization: A Critical Overview of the Literature 11: Party Change and Political Personalization: An Empirical Analysis 12: Summary and Conclusions Appendices

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Book SynopsisHistoric Myanmar elections in November 2015 paved the way for an NLD government led by Aung San Suu Kyi to take office in March 2016, and saw the country deepen its graduated transition away from authoritarian rule. Nevertheless, military forces that for decades dominated national politics remain privileged in a constitutional framework designed to deliver ''discipline-flourishing democracy''. In August 2017, the military intensified its campaign of ethnic cleansing of Myanmar''s Rohingya Muslim minority, and more than 750,000 refugees fled to neighbouring Bangladesh. One critical question that now confronts the fifty million people of this Southeast Asian nation is whether their push for greater democracy is strong enough to prevail over the resistance of a powerful military machine and swelling undercurrents of intolerance. What are the prospects for liberal democracy in Myanmar?This book addresses this question by examining historical conditions, constitutionalism, popular support for democracy, major political actors, group relations and tolerance, and transitional justice. To probe the meaning and purchase of key concepts it presents a rich array of evidence, including eighty-eight in-depth interviews and three waves of surveys and survey experiments conducted by the authors between 2014 and 2018, all of which are triangulated with constitutional and legal texts and reports issued locally and globally. The analysis culminates in the concept of limited liberalism, which reflects an at times puzzling blend of liberal and illiberal attitudes. The book concludes that a weakening of liberal commitments among politicians and citizens alike, allied with spreading limited liberal attitudes, casts doubt on the prospects for liberal democracy in Myanmar.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Historical Context 2: The People and the Constitution 3: The Theatre of Democratization 4: Group Relations and Tolerance 5: Transitional Justice 6: Limited Liberalism Conclusion Appendix

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Book SynopsisWhy do some parties live fast and die young, but others endure? And why are some party systems more stable than others? Based on a blend of data derived from both qualitative and quantitative sources, The New Party Challenge develops new tools for mapping and measuring party systems, and develops conceptual frameworks to analyse the dynamics of party politics, particularly the birth and death of parties. In addition to highlighting the importance of agency and choice in explaining the fate of parties, the book underlines the salience of the clean versus corrupt dimension of politics, charts the flow of voters in the new party subsystem, and emphasizes the dimension of time and its role in shaping developments. The New Party Challenge not only provides the first systematic book length study of political parties across Central Europe in the three decades since the 1989 revolutions, charting and explaining the patterns of politics in that region, it also highlights that similar processes are at play on a far wider geographical canvas. The book concludes by reflecting on what the dynamics of party politics, especially the emergence of so many new parties, means for the health and quality of democracy, and what could and should be done.Trade ReviewKevin Deegan Krause and Tim Haughton marshal an impressive collection of data from 1989 onward in post-communist European countries. [In their] systematic and meticulous analysis, the authors argue that much as with human lives, party births and deaths are intimately connected .[Their] fascinating analysis answers important questions. * Professor Anna Grzymala-Busse, Party Politics *The New Party Challenge makes a valuable contribution to the field of electoral politics and will be of interest to Central European area specialists for its remarkable depth of empirical detail and to comparative scholars for its thought-provoking insights into the mechanisms behind party system stability and change * Hubert Tworzecki, Perspectives on Politics *With their mastery of qualitative and quantitative methods, Haughton and Deegan-Krause have written an excellent book for area specialists as well as for scholars of party politics * Professor Vit Hlousek, Masaryk University, Czech Journal of Political Science *...the volume is an excellent piece of empirical work, with a strong base in existing research and theory. It is a valuable reminder of how political science can transcend simple or fashionable explanations and study our world from different angles. * Dr Ben Margulies, Lecturer in Political Science, University of Brighton, LSE Review of Books *In this important book, Tim Haughton and Kevin Deegan-Krause address a puzzle regarding volatility in the supply of and demand for political parties in Central Europe - why do so many parties fail but a few succeed? They address their puzzle in an appropriately complex way but in a lively style that makes for enjoyable as well as convincing reading. The book should not only be required reading for all scholars and students of post-Communist politics but for studies of parties and party systems in many other regions of the globe. * Stephen Whitefield, Professor of Politics, University of Oxford *The New Party Challenge provides a deeply original insight into the birth and death of political parties. Deegan-Krause and Haughton use their comprehensive examination of party politics across Central Europe during the decades since the end of communism as a mould for understanding how agency, timing, and structure interact to shape the fate of political parties. This book is comparative politics at its finest and has the making of a classic. * Catherine E. De Vries, Professor of Political Science, Bocconi University *Table of Contents1: Puzzles of Party Politics: How Central Europe Challenges What We Know About Continuity and Change 2: What's New?: How to Refine Our Assessments of Party Novelty 3: Maps and Measures: What New Measures Can Tell Us About Central European Party Systems 4: The Old and the New: How Parties Differ with Age and Time 5: The Living and the Dead: Why Some Parties Fail and Others Survive 6: Cycles and Subsystems: Why New Parties Give Way to Even Newer Parties 7: Slovenia is Everywhere?: How the New Party Challenge Has Extended Across the Globe 8: Neither Older nor Wiser? What Continual Party Change Means for the Quality of Democracy

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Book SynopsisThis is the much anticipated revised second edition of a volume that was welcomed at its first appearance as 'the most authoritative survey and critique of the welfare state yet published'. It is an indispensable one-volume guide to what modern states spend most of their time and money doing.Table of Contents1: Daniel Béland, Kimberly Morgan, Herbert Obinger, and Christopher Pierson: Introduction Part I: Philosophical Justifications and Critiques of the Welfare State 2: Stuart White: Ethics 3: Christopher Pierson and Matthieu Leimgruber: Intellectual Roots 4: Gerda Hooijer and Desmond King: The Critics of Welfare: From Neoliberalism to Populsm Part II: History 5: Stein Kuhnle and Anne Sander: The Emergence of the Western Welfare State 6: Frank Nullmeier and Franz-Xaver Kaufmann: Post-War Welfare State Development: The 'Golden Age' 7: Anton Hemerijk and Stefano Ronchi: Recent Developments: Social Investment Reform in the 21st Century Part III: Approaches 8: Edwin Amenta and Alexander Hicks: Research Methods 9: Willem Adema and Peter Whiteford: Public and Private Social Welfare 10: Daniel Béland and Kimberly Morgan: Governance 11: Julian L. Garritzmann, Silja Häusermann, and Bruno Palier: Social Investment 12: Mary Daly: Families, State, and Markets 13: Einar Øverbye: Disciplinary Perspectives on Welfare States Part IV: Inputs and Actors 14: Jan Zutavern & Martin Kohli: Needs and Risks in the Welfare State 15: Torben Iversen: Democracy and Capitalism 16: Bernhard Ebbinghaus: Unions and Employers 17: Manfred G. Schmidt: Parties 18: Ellen M. Immergut: Political Institutions 19: Staffan Kumlin, Achim Goerres, and Dennis C. Spies: Public Attitudes 20: Ann Shola Orloff and Marie Laperriere: Gender 21: Kees Van Kersbergen and Philip Manow: Religion 22: Simone Scarpa, Stephen Castles, and Carl-Ulrik Schierup: Migration and Ethnic Minorities 23: Manfred G. Schmidt: European and National Social Policy 24: Klaus Armingeon: Intergovernmental Organizations 25: Duane Swank: Globalization Part V: Policies 26: Herbert Obinger: Social Expenditure and Welfare State Financing 27: Karin Gottschall nad Markus Tepe: The Welfare State as Employer 28: Karl Hinrichs and Julia F. Lynch: Old-Age Pensions 29: Heinz Rothgang: Health 30: August Österle and Heinz Rothgang: Long-Term Care 31: Olli Kangas: Work Accident and Sickness Benefits 32: Mark Priestley: Disability 33: Ola Sjöberg, Joakim Palme, and Eero Carroll: Unemployment Insurance 34: Lane Kenworthy: Employment Promotion 35: Patrick Emmenegger and Paul Marx: The Regulation of Employment 36: Thomas Bahle and Claus Wendt: Social Assistance 37: Naomi Finch and Jonathan Bradshaw: Family Benefits and Services 38: Tony Fahey and Michelle Norris: Housing 39: Marius R. Busemeyer and Rita Nikolai: Education Part VI: Policy Outcomes 40: John D. Stephens: The Social Rights of Citizenship 41: Peter Saunders: Inequality and Poverty 42: Christopher Pierson and Isabela Mares: Macroeconomic Outcomes 43: Jennifer Hook and Leah Ruppanner: Gendered Outcomes 44: Jonah D. Levy: Welfare Retrenchment Part VII: World of Welfare 45: Philip Manow: Models of the Welfare State 46: Mikko Kautto and Kati Kuitto: The Nordic Countries 47: Bruno Palier: Continental Western Europe 48: Maurizio Ferrara: The South European Countries 49: Christoper Pierson and Francis G. Castles: The English-Speaking Countries 50: Linda J. Cook and Tomasz Inglot: Central and Eastern European Countries Prospects 51: Ian Gough: From Welfare State to Planetary Wellbeing

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Book SynopsisAll federal systems face an internal tension between divisive and integrative political forces, striking a balance between providing local autonomy and sub-national representation on one hand, and maintaining an integrated political community and sufficient integration to maintain stability on the other hand. This book argues that parties and voters strategically respond to the incentives of federal institutional design to shape the development of arenas of political competition that are either predominantly independent or integrated across levels of the federation. Drawing on a rich collection of original data, including a dataset of aggregate level electoral data from over 2200 federal and state-level elections in seven federations, as well as the author''s original dataset on party organizational linkage from a survey of sub-national party elites, this book demonstrates how two aspects of institutional design the degree of decentralization and the method of power allocation, affect the development of integrated or independent politics as observed through voter behaviour, party systems and party organization. Using a mixed method research design, it demonstrates how voters and parties react to federal institutional design. It also provides nuance in the causal processes at play, demonstrating how party organization, party system structure and voter behaviour interact, to produce a federalism that is predominantly integrating and stability-enhancing or one that is predominantly autonomy- and accountability-enhancing. Comparative Politics is a series for researchers, teachers, and students of political science that deals with contemporary government and politics. Global in scope, books in the series are characterised by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodological rigour. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research. For more information visit: www.ecprnet.eu.The series is edited by Susan Scarrow, Chair of the Department of Political Science, University of Houston, and Jonathan Slapin, Professor of Political Institutions and European Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Zurich.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Integrated and independent politics 3: Federal institutional design: structuring power in the state 4: Party organizational linkage 5: Party system linkage: congruence and nationalization 6: Voter behaviour 7: Institutional configurations and linkage formation 8: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisTrump, Wilders, Salvini, Le Pen - during the last decades, radical right-wing leaders and their parties have become important political forces in most western democracies. Their growing appeal raises an increasingly relevant question: who are the voters that support them and why do they do so? Numerous and variegated answers have been given to this question, inside as well as outside academia. Yet, curiously, despite their quantity and diversity, these existing explanations are often based on a similar assumption: that of homogeneous electorates. Consequently, the idea that different subgroups with different profiles and preferences might coexist within the constituencies of radical right-wing parties has thus far remained underdeveloped, both theoretically and empirically. This ground-breaking book is the first one that systematically investigates the heterogeneity of radical right-wing voters. Theoretically, it introduces the concept of electoral equifinality to come to grips with this diversity. Empirically, it relies on innovative statistical analyses and no less than 125 life-history interviews with voters in France and the Netherlands. Based on this unique material, the study identifies different roads to the radical right and compares them within a cross-national perspective. In addition, through an analysis of almost 1400 tweets posted by Geert Wilders and Marine Le Pen, the book shows how the latter are able to appeal to different groups of voters. Taken together, the book thus provides a host of important new insights into the heterogeneous phenomenon of radical right support.Trade ReviewRoads to the Radical Right offers an enhanced understanding of the variation in national constituencies based on rich data in France and the Netherlands. It thus provides a promising comparative research agenda for scholars and students of elections, the radical right, and populism. Damhuis successfully debunks the simplistic idea that voters of RRPPs are homogeneous and makes an impressive theoretical and empirical effort to deconstruct and critique their simplified social representation often conveyed by the media. * Catherina Froio, Sciences Po, Centre d'études européennes et de politique comparée, Perspective on Politics *Table of Contents1: Introduction: Wholes-of-Parts 2: Theoretical Framework 3: The Design of the Study 4: Inside the Political Supply of the Radical Right 5: Radical Right Supporters in the Social Space 6: Hard-Done-Byness 7: Contributionism 8: Radical Conservatism 9: Conclusions and Perspectives

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Book SynopsisIn our globalized world, borders are back with a vengeance. New data shows a massive increase of walls and barriers between countries after 2001. However, at the same time, the flow of people and the growth of trade have continued at impressive rates, and arguments for more open borders remain relevant. In The Border, Martin Schain compares how and why border policy has become increasingly important, politicized, and divisive in both Europe and the United States. Drawing from an intensive analysis of documents and interviews, he argues that border control is a growing international movement. In Europe, the European Union is under scrutiny, and many countries seek to block the entry of asylum-seekers from wars in the Near East. In the US, Donald Trump pledged to build a wall along the Mexico border, restricted the entry of Syrian asylum-seekers, and more generally tried to ban Muslim immigration. Moreover, on both sides of the Atlantic, trade barriers appear in the political agendas of major parties. Schain delves into these interlinked phenomena, showing that migration, identity, and trade have been packaged and transformed into hotly contested issues of border governance and control.Trade ReviewIn this excellent book, Schain sustains focus on border policy. I have been in the field for decades and I learned much from this book. * Randall Hansen, Interim Director, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto *A remarkable analysis on the politics of border in Europe and the US by one of the best political scientists on European and American immigration policies. * Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, Senior Research Fellow, The French National Centre for Scientific Research *Asylum policy is much in the news, yet reporting and scholarship on the subject raises many questions. This is the complex landscape Schain deftly navigates in this important and timely book. * Mabel Berezin, Professor of Sociology, Cornell University *Over the course of the book, Schain explores the evolution of border policy on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as how these policies have been enforced in Europe and the US. In both cases, problems related to migration and global interconnectedness have been framed by a complex web of interest groups, political parties, and federal competition. Perhaps Schain's most important point is that in all cases border policy has become more demanding for migrants seeking entry into nations with heavily guarded borders, but for different reasons. European nations tend to focus on questions of potential integration, while US concerns focus more on unauthorized entry and residence. Territoriality thus persists in the globalized, digitally connected world. * T. P. Bowman, West Texas A&M University, CHOICE *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1: The Problem of The Border: "Drawbridges Up" Chapter 2: Where are the Gates? The Variable Border and Border Control Chapter 3: Border Policies: Open and Closed Gates Chapter 4: The Shaping of Policy Chapter 5: The Hard Arm of the State: Policing the Border Chapter 6: The Politics of Border Control in Europe: Policy Failure and Border Pressure Chapter 7: The Politics of Border Control in The United States: Policy Failure and Border Pressure Chapter 8: Conclusion: The Border is Back

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Book SynopsisA study of democratization, which proposes that the spate of retreating democracies, one after another over the years, is not just a series of exceptions. It examines the state of democracy in a variety of countries, why the middle class has turned against democracy in some cases, and whether the decline in global democratization is reversible.Trade Review"Any member of Congress who refuses to compromise on the budget sequester. . . should be given this mandatory assignment: Read Democracy in Retreat: The Revolt of the Middle Class and the Worldwide Decline of Representative Government."—Trudy Rubin, Philadelphia Inquirer "Two decades ago, Francis Fukuyama famously argued. . . that the world would inevitably evolve toward liberal democracy and market economics. Yet 2013 represents the seventh consecutive year that declines in freedom outweighed gains, according to the Freedom House index. Kurlantzick offers keen insights into what has gone wrong."—Trudy Rubin, Philadelphia Inquirer A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2013A Business Week Best Book of 2013"This book offers a very well-informed and global exploration of political developments over the past decade, with a particular emphasis on the state of democracy. Kurlantzick brings it all together in a unique, original, and compelling manner."—Brian Joseph, Senior Director, Asia and Global Programs, National Endowment for Democracy"Simply put, Kurlantzick raises the specter of a world where democracy is in full retreat. But this book accomplishes much more than a simple hand wringing over the problem. It conscientiously works through the major factors that are eating away at new and more established democracies and preventing the establishment of future ones. Kurlantzick shines in bringing to the fore something previously ignored. Few—if any—other books cover the topic so soundly and broadly, and for the future safety, security, and international position of the U.S., it is of vital importance."—Samantha F. Ravich, Ph.D., author of Marketization and Democracy: East Asian Experiences

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Book SynopsisHow poor migrants shape city politics during urbanizationAs the Global South rapidly urbanizes, millions of people have migrated from the countryside to urban slums, which now house one billion people worldwide. The transformative potential of urbanization hinges on whether and how poor migrants are integrated into city politics. Popular and scholarly accounts paint migrant slums as exhausted by dispossession, subdued by local dons, bought off by wily politicians, or polarized by ethnic appeals. Migrants and Machine Politics shows how slum residents in India routinely defy such portrayals, actively constructing and wielding political machine networks to demand important, albeit imperfect, representation and responsiveness within the country's expanding cities. Drawing on years of pioneering fieldwork in India's slums, including ethnographic observation, interviews, surveys, and experiments, Adam Michael Auerbach and Tariq Thachil reveal how migrants harness forces of political competTrade Review"[Migrants and Machine Politics] is a phenomenal exercise based on research on primary data."---Tikender Panwar, The Wire

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA courageous look at the inadequacies of the international humanitarian system and the creative, bold solutions needed to fix them. Based on extensive fieldwork, this study innovatively proposes a High Commissioner for Forced Migrants to address comprehensively the needs of refugees and displaced persons. Its recommendations are a must for policymakers and practitioners interested in filling the legal, institutional, resource and security gaps in the international response to humanitarian emergencies. -- Roberta Cohen, codirector of The Brookings Institution; University of Bern Project on Internal DisplacementThe Uprooted provides a compelling and comprehensive account of the international response to refugee crises and offers a series of valuable suggestions with regard to the way that response might be strengthened. It is essential reading for policymakers, practitioners, and scholars with an interest in humanitarian action. -- Jeff Crisp, Director of Policy and Research, Global Commission on International MigrationA solid account of current practices of protection offered to forced migrants. * Journal Of Intervention and Statebuilding, April 2009 *Rather than parse legal or institutional distinctions about kinds of war victims, The Uprooted documents the inadequacy of the current international regime for forced migrants. In making sensible proposals to better address the needs of all war-affected populations, this book prods donors, scholars, and aid personnel to think creatively about addressing the problems of people rather than bureaucrats. -- Thomas G. WeissTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Improving Legal Frameworks Chapter 3 Evolving Institutional Responses: Towards a UN High Commissioner for Forced Migrants Chapter 4 Funding Humanitarian Operations Chapter 5 Providing Security to Forced Migrants and Humanitarian Operations Chapter 6 Challenge of Finding Solutions For A Growing Population of Forced Migrants

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