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Lexington Books New Directions for International Relations
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis diverse and innovative collection of studies demonstrates that researchers engaged in the systematic study of international politics are continuing, after forty years of effort, to develop new approaches and to address contemporary issues. -- Philip A. Schrodt, University of KansasAn importnat contribution to International Relations scholarship.... will therefore be a useful and welcome addition to courses on methodology in international relations. * Millennium: Journal of International Studies *International relations scholars continue to produce inconsistent findings that impede scientific progress and have limited impact on policy makers. This volume provides a superb diagnosis of the problems involved and useful recommendations for overcoming them, along with some highly innovative and multi-method approaches to both new and old issues in the study of international relations. -- Jack S. Levy, Rutgers UniversityTable of ContentsPart 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Method-of-Analysis Problem in International Relations Chapter 3 Four Methods and Five Revolutions Part 4 New Directions Chapter 5 International Relations: A Network Approach Chapter 6 Visualization in International Relations Chapter 7 The Postwar Public Health Effects of Civil Conflict Chapter 8 Alliances and the Expansion and Escalation of Militarized Interstate Disputes Chapter 9 Separation of Powers, Lawmaking, and the Use of Military Force Chapter 10 Democracies Prefer to Negotiate: Institutionalized Democracy, Diversion, and Statecraft during International Crises Chapter 11 When Likely Losers Choose War Chapter 12 Enforcing Peace: Suppressing Extremists without Losing the Moderates Chapter 13 Are Leaders Susceptible to Negative Political Advice? An Experimental Study of High-Ranking Military Officers
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Rowman & Littlefield A Ruined Fortress
Book SynopsisThis challenging book argues convincingly that research on European integration has lagged behind important theoretical developments in the fields of international relations, international political economy, and international organization. The contributors contend that prevailing theories of integrationdespite their considerable differencesall suffer from an excessive focus on institutions and ideas, while overlooking the ways in which these institutions and ideas have promoted a neoliberal agenda during the last decade. To overcome these weaknesses, this volume draws on one of the key strands of theoretical innovationcritical political economy or transnational historical materialismto develop a more comprehensive and consistent analysis of processes of European integration. Although not claiming that states have ceded their role as masters of the treaties, the contributors develop innovative case studies of national and transnational processes to illustrate the salience of trans-EuropTrade ReviewTheoretically ambitious and innovative, this absolutely first-rate volume opens fresh ways of thinking and will serve equally well both specialists and students. -- Peter J. Katzenstein, Cornell UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Study of European Integration in the Neoliberal Era Alan W. Cafruny and Magnus Ryner Part I: The European Union and Neoliberal Hegemony Chapter 1: Theories of European Integration: A Critique Bastiaan van Appeldoorn, Henk Overbeek, and Magnus Ryner Chapter 2: A Neo-Gramscian Approach to European Integration Stephen Gill Chapter 3: Structure and Process in Transnational European Business Otto Holman and Kees van der Pijl Chapter 4: The Geopolitics of U.S. Hegemony in Europe: From the Breakup of Yugoslavia to the War in Iraq Alan W. Cafruny Part II: Neoliberal Hegemony and the State Chapter 5: The Political Economy of Exchange Rate Commitments: Italy, the United Kingdom, and the Process of European Monetary Integration Leila Simona Talani Chapter 6: Diminishing Expectations: The Strategic Discourse of Globalization in the Political Economy of New Labour Colin Hay and Matthew Watson Chapter 7: The Changing Political Economy of France: Dirigisme Under Duress Ben Clift Chapter 8: Disciplinary Neoliberalism, Regionalization, and the Social Market in German Restructuring Magnus Ryner Part III: The European Union beyond Neoliberalism? Chapter 9: "Competitive Restructuring" and Industrial Relations within the European Union: Corporatist Involvement and Beyond Hans-Jürgen Bieling and Thorsten Schulten Chapter 10: Cultural Policy and Citizenship in the European Union: An Answer to the Legitimation Problem? Giles Scott-Smith Chapter 11: Europe, the United States, and Neoliberal (Dis)Order: Is There a Coming Crisis of the Euro? Alan W. Cafruny
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Rowman & Littlefield European Governance and Democracy Power and
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis is a very timely book that examines governance and democracy in the European Union. . . . This study is valuable for students and observers of EU politics, as well as for those interested in social justice, democratization, and the civil society movements. Recommended. * CHOICE *This is a book well worth reading both for its contributions to EU studies and research on contentious activity. It raises important questions of political action in systems of complex governance. . . . European Governance and Democracy represents the fusion of two distinct research areas: the politics of the European Union (EU) and how social movements/interest groups attempt to influence the political process. This fusion offers new opportunities to study processes of political mobilization in a multilevel, complex system of governance. It also illustrates the challenges of studying mobilization processes in such an environment. The book is well-rooted in both literatures. * Mobilization *This book, by two leading French scholars of collective political action, offers a bold and comprehensive study of interest group and protest politics at the European level. The combination of a cross-national structural analysis with a longitudinal comparison of a selected set of policymaking processes allows the authors to uncover the fundamental dynamics of European decision making. They show the complex multilevel mix of these processes, their sectoral compartmentalization, and, most importantly, their politicization. If European decision making now reaches beyond the arcane bureaucracies to which it was originally confined, the analysis, however, also points out that it keeps favoring those groups who already have a long-established record of influence at the national level. -- Hanspeter Kriesi, University of ZurichEuropean institutions and traditional forms of democratic participation have attracted a lot of scholars' attention, while collective action and social movements directed against the EU, with a few exceptions, have suffered from benign neglect. This book sheds new light on the European dream (for some) or nightmare (for others). The disconnection of EU regulatory powers from distributive or redistributive policies is a powerful trigger for political mobilization. This division of tasks has been a comfortable buffer for the Brussels elite for some time. In the long run it could become 'the kiss of death.' -- Yves Mény, European University InstituteA gem. The book crisply sets out the relationship between European governance structures and collective political action and explores the implications of this relationship for the future of democracy in Europe. I don't know of any other work that takes on these important questions so comprehensively or successfully. It will quickly become a well-thumbed reference to European democracy. -- Doug Imig, University of MemphisTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Approaching Collective Action Chapter 2: Collective Action and Civil Society in Europe Chapter 3: The Making of a Polity: Interests' Mobilization around European Institutions Chapter 4: European Integration and Varieties of Capitalism: The Brussels Consensus Chapter 5: The European Burden: Unemployment and Political Behavior Chapter 6: Beyond State Building: Centers and Peripheries in the European Union Chapter 7: Collective Action and New Rights Chapter 8: Interests' Mobilization in the Constitutionalization of Europe Chapter 9: The Regulation of Interest Groups in the European Union Conclusion: European Democracy and Social Justice Bibliography
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Rowman & Littlefield Breaking the Real Axis of Evil
Book SynopsisIn Breaking the Real Axis of Evil, ambassador Mark Palmer has the gumption to argue what diplomats and political leaders dare not speak: that global peace will not be achieved until democracies replace the world''s remaining dictatorships. We know that these dictators are at the root of terrorism and war. Under their stony gaze, millions have gone to their deaths, a great tidal wave of refugees has swept across the planet, and nations have been driven into poverty, famine, and despair. Drawing on over 25 years of extensive diplomatic experience, Ambassador Palmer asks us to embrace a bold vision of a world made safe by democracy. This is the story of the last 46 dictators, the strategy and tactics to oust them, and the need to empower the people of every nation to control their own destinies.Trade ReviewAmbassador Palmer is 'Mr. Human Rights.' This can be the Age of Democracy if we heed the lessons of his book. -- Max Kampelman, foreign policy advisor to three U. S. PresidentsOpen societies provide only the basis for a more peaceful, prosperous world. Mark Palmer is at the cutting edge of change in the right direction. -- George Soros, investor and philanthropistMark Palmer's vision of a 100% democratic world is bold and important. I urge anyone interested in supporting the struggle of Chinese, Arab, African, and Cuban democrats to read this book! -- Bill Richardson, former Secretary of Energy, ambassador to the United Nations, congressman, and now Governor of New MexicoDuring and after the three world wars (two hot, one cold) of the twentieth century we and our allies have freed much of the world. Mark Palmer shows us how to finish the job. Bravo. -- R. James Woolsey, former Director of the CIA; Chairman, Woolsey Partners LLCI watched Ambassador Palmer in action in Budapest as he helped galvanize and even march with Hungarian democrats. I recommend his book to my colleagues in the Congress and in democratic parliaments around the world. -- Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader and highest ranking woman in the history of the U. S. CongressAmbassador Mark Palmer's democracy manifesto is a radical blueprint for democratic change everywhere dictators oppress their people, and an impassioned call for a foreign policy true to America's founding principles. -- Senator John McCainMark Palmer's prescription for the "End of Dicatatorships" is a fundamental contribution to the debate about the world's future. He has extensively researched what works in dumping dictators peacefully, looked at each of the remaining rogue regimes and developed a new foreign policy paradigm. -- Professor Francis Fukuyama, Johns Hopkins University, author of "The End of History and the Last Man."The only problem with President Bush's axis of evil label is that it doesn't extend far enough, argues Palmer, in this primer to promoting democracy around the world. Palmer, the U.S. ambassador to Hungary when communism collapsed more than a decade ago, builds on his experience there to provide a list of what government, diplomats, non-governmental organizations and the media can do to unseat dictators. * Publishers Weekly *This work offers a welcome alternative to some of the mailed-fist policies of today. * Library Journal *One of the best but least noticed books among all tomes addressing the quest for peace in the post-September 11 era. . . . An invaluable foreign policy guide. * The Wall Street Journal *Palmer makes an excellent case that the spirit is strong and that it must be sustained with international help. * The World Today *If the United States under George W. Bush (or his successors) is to be an affective agitator for democracy worldwide, then Mark Palmer's Breaking the Real Axis of Evil must become required reading for U.S. diplomats-in-training at the Foreign Service Institute, and ought to be read at think tanks, universities, and national-security establishments throughout the democratic world. * Journal of Democracy *Palmer, former U.S. ambassador to Hungary, argues that global peace cannot be achieved until democracies replace the world's last remaining dictators. * Bi-Monthly *Palmer provides a practical handbook for how to put into effect a pro-democratic foreign policy for a U.S. government that is so minded. * Middle East Quarterly *...should be required reading for every member of Congress and recommended for every citizen -- Tammy Drennan * Chattanooga Times Free Press *...a wonderful book—a moral and intellectual tour de force. * Book Review Digest *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Part 2 The Real Axis of Evil Chapter 3 The Future with Dictators Chapter 4 A Democratic World Part 5 Ousting the Last Forty-Five Chapter 6 Power in the Modern World Chapter 7 Sanction Dictators, Not Peoples Part 8 Communities of Democracies and Democrats Chapter 9 The New Architecture of International Power Chapter 10 Freedom Caucuses Chapter 11 Global Security Alliance and Coalitions of the Willing Chapter 12 International Criminal Tribunals Chapter 13 International Parliamentary Cooperation Chapter 14 Monarchs for Democracy Chapter 15 The Nongovernmental Dimension Chapter 16 The Stakes Part 17 Opening Closed Societies Chapter 18 Presidential Leadership Chapter 19 Outsiders' Toolbox for Promoting Democracy in Dictatorships Part 20 Democracy Development Plans and Action Programs Chapter 21 Stages of Democratic Growth Chapter 22 Who Will Conduct: The International Dictatorship-to-Democracy Center Chapter 23 Why Engage? Part 24 Embassies as Freedom Houses, Ambassadors as Freedom Fighters Chapter 25 Extraordinary Opportunity for Creativity Chapter 26 Dealing Directly with Dictators Chapter 27 Ambassadors in Action Part 28 The Use of Nonviolent Force Chapter 29 Two-Stage Campaigns to Oust Dictators Chapter 30 People Power: Two Battlegrounds Chapter 31 Appendix: The Methods of Nonviolent Action Part 32 The Forty-Five Least Wanted Chapter 33 Personalistic Dictatorships Chapter 34 Monarch Dictatorships Chapter 35 Military Dictators Chapter 36 Communist Dictators Chapter 37 Dominant-Party Dictators Chapter 38 Theocratic Dictator Part 39 Out by 2025 Chapter 40 Asia Chapter 41 The "Stans", the Middle East, and North Africa: The Heart of Democratic Darkness Chapter 42 Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter 43 The Last Dictators in Europe and the Americas Part 44 Epilogue and Action Agendas
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Rowman & Littlefield Italy in the European Union Redefining National
Book SynopsisBased on an analytical evaluation of both the weaknesses and strengths of the Italian political system, this book describes Italy's contribution to European Union policy-making across a range of policies. It presents a nuanced picture of Italy's role in the EU and a study of the EU as it has been transformed by subsequent waves of enlargement.Trade ReviewA fine collection of scholarship, well grounded in empirical reality. It clarifies important questions about Italian public policy and adds to our understanding of European integration without getting lost in its more sterile theoretical corners. -- David Hine, Oxford UniversityThis edited collection by Fabbrini and Piattoni provides us with an excellent contribution to the comparative politics and European studies literature. Focusing on the neglected role of Italy in Europeanization, and illustrated by case studies in areas of political economy, diplomacy and security, and social welfare, the authors assess arguments about state influence and preferences in shaping European governance. At the same time, by highlighting the heterogeneity of Italian influence in shaping European policymaking, and by illustrating how much Italian influence is constrained by larger institutional and political factors, the book provides key insights into the offensive and defensive solutions that Italy has used to shape market rules, promote valued national ideas, and foster public support for the European project. -- Michelle Egan, American UniversityItaly in the European Union, coedited by Sergio Fabbrini and Simona Piattoni, is an important book and is especially noteworthy in two ways. First, the editors and authors consistently dispel the myth that Italy "punches under its weight" in the EU. Indeed, they convincingly attack the twin metaphors of "giant" versus "pygmy" as metaphorically misleading and lacking in analytical leverage. Second, their task is not so much to show that Italy is a major player as it is to shift the terms of debate to ask about the conditions under which specific actors (national, supranational, transnational) exert influence. This shift of focus implies that influence is not always or even usually best understood at the level of the member state. The editors and contributors move the discussion forward by elaborating several levels of analysis (not the conventional Waltzian ones) and substituting the pliable concept of policy preference for the blunt notion of an undifferentiated national interest. They are able to show that certain Italian policy actors, working within well-specified institutional contexts, are able to exert influence (or not) in accordance with theoretically predictable characteristics of these sectors, their institutional contexts, and the strategies and cognitive repertoires of the actors. This is an important book, for both its empirical and theoretical contributions. -- James A. Caporaso, University of WashingtonTable of ContentsIntroduction: Italy in the EU Chapter 1: Italy and Agricultural Policy Chapter 2: Italy and Regional Policy Chapter 3: Italy and Regulatory Policy Chapter 4: Italy and Food Safety Policy Chapter 5: Italy and Equality Policy Chapter 6: Italy and Macroeconomic Policy Chapter 7: Italy and Social Policy Chapter 8: Italy and Defense and Security Policy Chapter 9: Italy and Foreign Aid Policy Chapter 10: Italy and the Strategy of Political Appointment Chapter 11: Italy and Constitutional Policy Conclusion: A Post-National Interest Paradigm?
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Rowman & Littlefield Freedom in the World 2007 2007 The Annual Survey
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart 2 Introduction Part 3 Country Reports Part 4 Related and Disputed Territory Reports Part 5 Survey Methodology Part 6 Tables and Ratings Chapter 7 Table of Independent Countries Chapter 8 Table of Disputed Territories Chapter 9 Table of Related Territories Chapter 10 Combined Average Ratings: Independent Countries Chapter 11 Combined Average Ratings: Related and Disputed Territories Chapter 12 Table of Electoral Democracies Part 13 The Survey Team Part 14 Selected Sources Part 15 Freedom House Board of Trustees Part 16 About Freedom House
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DK How Politics Works
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DK Cómo Funciona La Política How Politics Works
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Johns Hopkins University Press Keeping the Peace Lasting Solutions to Ethnic
Book SynopsisOnly the optimal combination of multiple strategies, implemented in the proper sequence, will ensure success.Trade ReviewA useful primer for the study of ethnic conflict, one whose prinicpal strength lies in its deft and succinct summarites of the main approaches to the study of ethnicity and conflict... His discussion of the distinctive features of ethnic civil wars shows a particular sensitivity to their uniqueness. -- Sumit Ganguly Perspectives on Political Science In a survey that is dense with insights but still a remarkably effortless read, Byman discusses five approaches to ethnic conflict. -- Sven Gunnar Simonsen Journal of Peace Research 2004Table of ContentsContents: 1 Ethnic Conflict in Today's World 2 Causes of Ethnic Conflict 3 Control Policies 4 Co-optation 5 Manipulating Ethnic Identities 6 Participatory Systems 7 The Promise and Perils of Partition 8 Military Intervention in Ethnic Conflict 9 Dilemmas and Choices Notes Bibliography Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Defending Democracy
Book SynopsisGiven the rise of terrorism and the persistence of extremism in both established and new democracies today, continued research and dialogue on the defense of democracy are necessary for its preservation.Trade ReviewA well-crafted study that sheds additional light on how and why democracy was not altogether submerged in the troubled interwar period. History: Review of New Books 2005 Defending Democracy is likely to spark fruitful discussion. Perspectives on Politics 2005 Capoccia's exploration is both informative and provocative... would equally benefit students and scholars of democratic government, interwar Europe and the survival and breakdown of democratic regimes. Political Studies Review 2006 Elegant, comprehensive, and innovative book... Well worth a careful read. Democratization 2006 Giovanni Capoccia develops a rigorously tested argument about elite strategies of responding to extremism by focusing on interwar Europe. -- Daniel Ziblatt CP-APSA, the Newsletter of the Comparative Politics Organized Section of the American Political Science Association 2006Table of ContentsTables and FiguresAcknowledgmentsPart I: The Theoretical Framework1. Democratic Stability and Democratic Crisis2. The Challenges: Antisystem Parties3. The Defense: Strategies against ExtremismPart II: Case Studies4. Czechoslovakia5. Belgium6. FinlandPart III: Comparative Perspectives7. Defense of Democracy: Actors and Strategies in Comparative Perspective8. ConclusionAppendix A: Party Names and TranslationsAppendix B: Government Coalitions and Alignments in Presidential ElectionsAppendix C: Anti-extremist Legislation in Czechoslovakia, Finland, and BelgiumNotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Runaway StateBuilding Patronage Politics and
Book SynopsisThis timely study provides political scientists and political reformers with insights into points in the democratization process where appropriate intervention can minimize runaway state-building and cultivate efficient bureaucracy within a robust and competitive democratic system.Trade ReviewThe product of painstaking research - and a keen intellect. -- Ray Taras Russian Review 2007 Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through practitioners. Choice 2007 Interesting and instructive comparative political analysis. -- Donald Pienkos Polish Review 2007 O'Dwyer's book is an important contribution to the literature on post-communist development. -- Neil Robinson Europe-Asia Studies 2007 The uniqueness of the book lies in its theoretical sophistication substantiated by numerous empirical comparisons across the globe, which makes it a valuable contribution to the literature on comparative politics and political sociology. -- Sarbeswar Sahoo Political Studies Review 2008 It is fully justified to call O'Dwyer's book 'a vital contribution to the growing literature on the postcommunist state.' -- Aleksander Surdej European Political Science O'Dwyer's excellent book is surely strong enough to warrant a sequel. -- Karen Dawisha Perspectives on Politics 2007 Extremely thought provoking and well researched. -- Steven Saxonberg Slavic Review 2008Table of ContentsList of Figures and TablesPrefaceList of AcronymsIntroduction1. The Concept and Causes of Runaway State-Building2. Constraining Government Patronage: Different Logics of Party Competition3. The Runaway State-Building Phenomenon: Patronage Politics and Bureaucratic Rationalization4. Remaking the Regions: The Europeanization of the State or Domestic Politics as Usual?5. Local Control: Local Parties and Local State Administrations6. A Runaway Welfare State? Postcommunist Welfare Politics7. Exporting the Argument: Party Competition and State Effectiveness in Other New DemocraciesConclusionAppendixes1. Data on the Number of State Administrative Personnel2. Data on Salaries3. Interview Sample4. Data Used to Calculate Party System Fractionalization5. Countries Used in Cross-National ComparisonNotesReferencesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Womens Rights A Human Rights Quarterly Reader
Book SynopsisThe essays address such topics as the rights of Middle Eastern women, rape camps in the former Yugoslavia, and abortion law in Ireland.Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: History and PerspectivesChapter 1. Becoming Human: The Origins and Development of Women's Human RightsChapter 2. Women's Rights as Human Rights: Toward a Re-Vision of Human RightsChapter 3. Human Rights: A Feminist PerspectiveChapter 4. The Gender of Jus CogensChapter 5. Enemies or Allies? Feminism and Cultural Relativism as Dissident Voices in Human Rights DiscoursePart II: Religion, Culture, and Women's Human RightsChapter 6. The Human Rights of Middle Eastern and Muslim Women: A Project for the Twenty-first CenturyChapter 7. Post-Colonialism, Gender, Customary Injustice: Widows in African SocietiesChapter 8. Gendered States: Rethinking Culture as a Site of South Asian Human Rights WorkPart III: Violence and Women Chapter 9. Women's Voices, Women's PainChapter 10. Women, War, and Rape: Challenges Facing the International Tribunal for the Former YugoslaviaChapter 11. Rape Camps as a Means of Ethnic Cleansing: Religious, Cultural, and Ethical Responses to Rape Victims in the Former YugoslaviaChapter 12. Surfacing Children: Limitations of Genocidal Rape DiscourseChapter 13. Rights Talk and the Experience of Law: Implementing Women's Human Rights the Protection from ViolenceChapter 14. Used, Abused, Arrested, and Deported: Extending Immigration Benefits to Protect the Victims of Trafficking and to Secure the Prosecution of TraffickersPart IV: Economic RightsChapter 15. Measuring Women's Economic and Social Rights AchievementChapter 16. The Impact of Structural Adjustment on Women: A Governance and Human Rights AgendaPart V: Reproductive RightsChapter 17. Human Rights Dynamics of Abortion Law ReformChapter 18. Debating Reproductive Rights in IrelandChapter 19. China to CEDAW: An Update on Population PolicyAppendix: Text of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against WomenList of Contributors
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Johns Hopkins University Press Passion Craft and Method in Comparative Politics
Book SynopsisGiving voice to scholars who practice their craft in different ways yet share a passion for knowledge about global politics, Passion, Craft, and Method in Comparative Politics offers a wealth of insights into contemporary debates about the state of knowledge in comparative politics and the future of the field.Trade ReviewThis distinctive book frequently illuminates the dynamics of major scholars' research agendas (and of their career paths more generally), thus making it highly recommended reading for researchers in this subfield. Choice 2008Table of ContentsPreface1. The Human Dimension of Comparative Research2. The Past and Present of Comparative PoliticsThe Interviews3. Gabriel A. Almond: Structial Functionalism and Political Development4. Barrington Moore, Jr.: The Critical Spirit and Comparative Historical Analysis5. Robert A. Dahl: Normative Theory, Empirical Research, and Democracy6. Juan J. Linz: Political Regimes and the Quest for Knowledge7. Samuel P. Huntington: Order and Conflict in Global Perspective8. Arend Lijphart: Political Institutions, Divided Societies, and Consociational Democracy9. Guillermo O'Donnell: Democratization, Political Engagement, and Agenda-Setting Research10. Philippe C. Schmitter: Corporatism, Democracy, and Conceptual Traveling11. James C. Scott: Peasants, Power, and the Art of Resistance12. Alfred Stepan: Democratic Governance and the Craft of Case-Based Research13. Adam Przeworski: Capitalism, Deomcracy, and Science14. Robert H. Bates: Markets, Politics, and Choice15. David Collier: Critical Junctures, Concepts, and Methods16. David D. Laitin: Culture, Rationality, and the Search for Discipline17. Theda Skocpol: States, Revolutions, and the Comparative Historical ImaginationAppendix: Date and Location of InterviewsReferencesName IndexSubject Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press The State of Indias Democracy A Journal of
Book SynopsisWilkinson.Trade ReviewThis excellent collection of essays will be of great interest to India specialists and scholars concerned with democratic development. Choice 2008 This work... provide[s] an accessible and authoritative framework for debate on the country's future. -- William Crawley Asian Affairs 2009Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: PoliticsChapter 1. Parties and the Party System, 1947–2006Chapter 2. Reading the Election ResultsChapter 3. Democracy and Ethnic ConflictChapter 4. Caste and the Rise of Marginalized GroupsPart II: The StateChapter 5. Federalism's SuccessChapter 6. The Rise of Judicial SovereigntyChapter 7. Police Agencies and Coercive PowerPart III: SocietyChapter 8. The Role of Civil SocietyChapter 9. Civil Society versus CorruptionChapter 10. Breaking News: The Media RevolutionPart IV: The EconomyChapter 11. Economic Growth and Political Accommodation Chapter 12. The State of the StatesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Russian Eurasianism An Ideology of Empire
Book SynopsisUsing a wide range of sources, Marlene Laruelle discusses the impact of the ideology of Eurasianism on geopolitics, interior policy, foreign policy, and culturalist philosophy.Trade ReviewA tour de force not merely because of the depth of the scholarship and the skill of the argument but also because Laruelle unveils a subject crucial to understanding today's Russia but never given proper due... Even the most serious student of contemporary Russia will get from this book a vastly deeper sense of what makes Russian intellectual life, for all of its vexed affinity with the West, fundamentally different. -- Robert Legvold Foreign Affairs 2009 A masterful job of describing the various philosophical threads of Eurasianism... The author's lucid style makes the book accessible to the educated general public. Choice 2009 This volume certainly engages the reader to explore... Laruell's deft treatment of Eurasianism's shifting position in contemporary discourse makes this a fascinating volume that extends beyond the boundaries of any single academic discipline. -- Kathleen Macfie Eurasian Geography and Economics 2009 Laruelle is to be congratulated on her lucid and intellectually disciplined discussion of the ambiguous, intricate, and often contradictory ideas that shape Russian Neo-Eurasiansim... a must-read for intellectual historians, policymakers, cultural scholars, Russia Watchers, or for that matter, anyone who uneasily senses that something is moving in the deep currents beneath the surface of contemporary Russia, but is not sure of what it is. -- Maria Carlson Russian Review 2009 Russian Eurasianism is a lucid and rational guide, based on thorough scholarship and an admirable reluctance to sensationalize or to claim too much. -- Edmund Griffiths Times Literary Supplement 2009 A richly interdisciplinary and meticulously researched analysis of both the historical and contemporary sources of Eurasianist cultural and philosophical/ideological traditions and discourse... this book will be an invaluable resource for policymakers and academics providing a deeper understanding of the forces shaping Russia's identity and the unfolding of circumstances for the entire Eurasian region. -- Sharyl N. Cross Journal of Slavic Military Studies Laruelle, an established authority in the field. International Affairs 2010 Russian Eurasianism is an impressive achievement. The author writes with an erudition and breadth of insight that is unique in the burgeoning field of what we might call 'Eurasianism studies.' -- Mark Bassin Slavic Review 2009Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Eurasianism—Marginal or Mainstream in Contemporary Russia?The Historical Roots of the Eurasianist IdeaNeo-Eurasianism and Its Place in Post-Soviet RussiaNeo-Eurasianist Doctrine and Russian Foreign PolicyMarginal or Mainstream?Premises of This StudyPlan of the Book1. Early Eurasianism, 1920–1930The Life and Death of a Current of ThoughtA Philosophy of PoliticsA Geographic IdeologyAn Ambiguous OrientalismConclusions2. Lev Gumilëv: A Theory of Ethnicity?From Dissidence to Public Endorsement: An Atypical Biography"The Last Eurasianist"?Gumilëv's Episteme: Subjecting the Humanities to the Natural SciencesTheories of the Ethnos or Naturalistic DeterminismThe Complex History of the Eurasian TotalityXenophobia, Mixophobia, and Anti-SemitismGumilëv, Russian Nationalism, and Soviet EthnologyConclusions3. Aleksandr Panarin: Philosophy of History and the Revival of CulturalismIs There a Unified Neo-Eurasianist Theory?From Liberalism to Conservatism: Panarin's Intellectual Biography"Civilizationism" and "Postmodernism"Rehabilitating Empire: "Civilizational" Pluralism and Ecumenical TheocracyHighlighting Russia's "Internal East"Conclusions4. Aleksandr Dugin: A Russian Version of the European Radical Right?Dugin's Social Trajectory and Its SignificanceA Russian Version of Antiglobalism: Dugin's Geopolitical TheoriesTraditionalism as the Foundation of Dugin's ThoughtThe Russian Proponent of the New Right?Fascism, Conservative Revolution, and National BolshevismA Veiled Anti-SemitismEthno-Differentialism and the Idea of Russian DistinctivenessConclusions5. The View from "Within": Non-Russian Neo-Eurasianism and IslamThe Emergence of Muslim Eurasianist Political PartiesThe Eurasianist Games of the Russian MuftiatesTatarstan: The Pragmatic Eurasianism of Russia's "Ethnic" RegionsConclusions6. Neo-Eurasianism in Kazakhstan and TurkeyKazakhstan: Eurasianism in PowerThe Turkish Case: On the Confusion between Turkism, Pan-Turkism, and EurasianismConclusion: The Evolution of the Eurasian(ist) IdeaThe Unity of EurasianismOrganicism at the Service of Authoritarianism: "Revolution" or "Conservatism"?Nationalism: Veiled or Openly Espoused: The Cultural Racism of EurasianismScience, Political Movement, or Think Tank?Is Eurasianism Relevant to Explanations of Contemporary Geopolitical Change?Psychological Compensation or Part of a Global Phenomenon?NotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press AntiAmericanism and the American World Order
Book SynopsisChiozza clearly demonstrates that what is reported as undisputed fact-that various groups abhor American values-is in reality a complex story.Trade ReviewIn spite of widely held contentions, anti-Americanism is not as deepseeded as some pundits would have their audiences believe, the author argues... The respect of American ideals hinges on more than how America acts. The way those actions are framed and portrayed are of equal importance. Chiozza is convinced that the persistence of anti-Americanism is here to stay, albeit in various forms and to various degrees. -- Nick Deshpande Journal of Homeland Security andEmergency Management 2010 The work establishes Chiozza as a pioneering empirical analyst of anti-Americanism. Future work on this subject will benefit from the substantial empirical contribution offered in this fine book. -- Lisa Blaydes Public Opinion Quarterly 2010Table of ContentsList of TablesList of FiguresAcknowledgmentsPart I: Themes and Theory1. OverviewIntroductionThe Central ArgumentAttitudes towards the United StatesA Historical OverviewRoadmap of This Book2. Two Theories on Anti-AmericanismIntroductionMeasuring Anti-AmericanismThe Popular Basis of Anti-American SentimentTwo Views on Anti-AmericanismThe Soft Power ThesisConclusionsPart II: Features3. Patterns of Anti-AmericanismIntroductionDimensions of Anti-AmericanismThe Multifaceted Opinions about the United StatesAre People Just Trying to Be Polite?Conclusions4. Testing the Soft Power ThesisIntroductionDescription of the DataFinding the Patterns of Anti-AmericanismPolicy, Polity, and Soft PowerConclusionsPart III: Sources5. Profiles of Anti-American OpinionIntroductionProfiles of RespondentsFour HypothesesThe Empirical TestsThe FindingsConclusions6. The Sources of the Policy and Polity FramesIntroductionIndividual-level Determinants of Anti-AmericanismCountry-level Determinants of Anti-AmericanismFindings on Respondents' IdentitiesFindings on Country FactorsConclusionsPart IV: Persistence7. Anti-Americanism beyond 2002IntroductionThe Image of America in Times of CrisisAssessing the Persistence of Anti-AmericanismFive MechanismsConclusions8. An Evaluations of the Persistence of Anti-AmericanismIntroductionEmpirical FindingsWill Anti-Americanism Persist?Conclusions9. ConclusionsNotesReferencesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Democratization in America
Book Synopsiscase is a unique reference point for students of American political development and comparative democratization.Trade ReviewA valuable contribution to our understanding of American political development. -- Christopher N. Lawrence American Review of PoliticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPart I: Setting the Theoretical ContextChapter 1. American Political Development as a Process of DemocratizationChapter 2. Two Comparative Democratization Perspectives: "Brown Areas" and "Immanence"Chapter 3. Two-Tier Citizenship: The Unresolved Challenge of Puerto Rico's Electoral ExclusionChapter 4. Same Dream, Different Fates: Latinos' Inclusion/Exclusion and U.S. DemocratizationPart II: Constitutionalism and DemocratizationChapter 5. Gender and Democracy in the American Constitutional OrderChapter 6. The Reversal of Black Voting Rights after ReconstructionChapter 7. Deliberation, Incivility, and Race in Electoral CampaignsPart III: Federal Institutions, Race, and Democratic ReformChapter 8. Democratizing Authority: The Multiple Motives behind Black Police Appointments in the Twentieth-Century United StatesChapter 9. Civil Rights and the Democratization Trap: The Public-Private Nexus and the Building of American DemocracyPart IV: New AgendasChapter 10. The Development of Democratic Citizenship: Toward a New Research AgendaChapter 11. American Political Development and Comparative DemocratizationNotesReferences List of ContributorsIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Democratization in America A
Book Synopsiscase is a unique reference point for students of American political development and comparative democratization.Trade ReviewA valuable contribution to our understanding of American political development. -- Christopher N. Lawrence American Review of PoliticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPart I: Setting the Theoretical ContextChapter 1. American Political Development as a Process of DemocratizationChapter 2. Two Comparative Democratization Perspectives: "Brown Areas" and "Immanence"Chapter 3. Two-Tier Citizenship: The Unresolved Challenge of Puerto Rico's Electoral ExclusionChapter 4. Same Dream, Different Fates: Latinos' Inclusion/Exclusion and U.S. DemocratizationPart II: Constitutionalism and DemocratizationChapter 5. Gender and Democracy in the American Constitutional OrderChapter 6. The Reversal of Black Voting Rights after ReconstructionChapter 7. Deliberation, Incivility, and Race in Electoral CampaignsPart III: Federal Institutions, Race, and Democratic ReformChapter 8. Democratizing Authority: The Multiple Motives behind Black Police Appointments in the Twentieth-Century United StatesChapter 9. Civil Rights and the Democratization Trap: The Public-Private Nexus and the Building of American DemocracyPart IV: New AgendasChapter 10. The Development of Democratic Citizenship: Toward a New Research AgendaChapter 11. American Political Development and Comparative DemocratizationNotesReferences List of ContributorsIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Debates on Democratization A Journal of Democracy
Book SynopsisGraduate and undergraduate students alike will find it a useful guide to key issues facing emerging democracies today.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Democratic ConsolidationChapter 1. Toward Consolidated DemocraciesChapter 2. Illusions About ConsolidationChapter 3. O'Donnell's "Illusions": A RejoinderChapter 4. Illusions and Conceptual FlawsChapter 5. What Is Democratic Consolidation?Part II: The Transition Paradigm Chapter 6. The End of the Transition ParadigmChapter 7. In Partial Defense of an Evanescent "Paradigm"Chapter 8. The Democratic PathChapter 9. Retaining the Human DimensionChapter 10. Tilting at Straw MenChapter 11. A Reply to My CriticsPart III: Sequencing Chapter 12. The "Sequencing" FallacyChapter 13. How Democracies EmergeChapter 14. The Sequencing "Fallacy"Chapter 15. Liberalism versus State-BuildingChapter 16. The Vain Hope for "Correct" TimingChapter 17. Misunderstanding GradualismPart IV: The Color RevolutionsChapter 18. Transitions from PostcommunismChapter 19. Favorable Conditions and Electoral RevolutionsChapter 20. The Real Causes of the Color RevolutionsChapter 21. Getting Real About "Real Causes"Chapter 22. An Interrelated WaveChapter 23. Popular AutocratsChapter 24. Necessary DistinctionsChapter 25. What Are We Trying to Explain?Chapter 26. A Reply to My CriticsPart V: PresidentialismChapter 27. The Perils of PresidentialismChapter 28. Comparing Democratic SystemsChapter 29. The Centrality of Political CultureChapter 30. The Virtues of ParliamentarismChapter 31. Variations on a ThemeIndex
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Black Cat The Retreat of Western Liberalism
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Black Cat The Retreat of Western Liberalism
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Black Cat Information Wars How We Lost the Global Battle
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Stanford University Press The SinoRussian Challenge to the World Order
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This timely book is the third volume in a series of Gilbert Rozman's remarkable comparative studies on Chinese foreign relations examined from the perspective of national identity . . . Rozman's constructivist approach has a strong explanatory power." -- Vitaly Kozyrev * The Russian Review *"A very useful contribution to the field." -- Shiping Hua * University of Louisville *"Gilbert Rozman's The Sino-Russian Challenge to the World Order is the third of a series he has written or edited, looking at international relations from the perspective of national identity. This is an important theme, and this book is timely, given the apparent drawing closer of Russia and China since 2013 . . . Rozman's account is a substantial one, and it is of considerable historical depth on the pre-communist eras through to the 2010s . . . It is a useful conclusion to a series which highlights the complex and changing nature of national identity and its impact on international relations." -- Tim Summers * International Affairs *"A masterful blending of the understandings accumulated over a lifetime of work that has included deep familiarity with sources in both Chinese and Russian, along with other languages. The two cases are treated in a genuinely comparative manner, rather than just providing two separate narratives, as so many 'comparisons' do." -- Harley Balzer * Georgetown University *
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Louisiana State University Press Diplomacy at the Brink
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking new study of Anglo-American relations during the Cold War, Diplomacy at the Brink argues for a reevaluation of Dwight D. Eisenhower's foreign policy toward allies and enemies alike.
£24.65
Scarecrow Press Fascism and Fiction A Survey of Italian Fiction
Book SynopsisNo descriptive material is available for this title.
£122.40
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Liberty and Equality Studiopaperback
Book SynopsisTakes an unflinching look at the difficult, often emotional issues that arise when egalitarianism collies with individual liberties, ultimately showing why the kind of egalitarianism preached by socialists and other sentimentalists is not an option in a free society.
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University Press of America The Soviet Man in an Open Society
Book SynopsisThis book offers a detailed examination of the absorption of Soviet emigrants in Israel during the years 1967 to 1985. Factors that account for these immigrants' successful economic absorption are included as well as a study of their social and cultural absorption.Trade ReviewThis is an important book. It is a valuable addition to migration literature, for it examines a vastly different population and discovers new labor market impediments to immigrant absorption. * International Migration Review *A useful collection of articles on the absorption processes of Jewish immigrants from the Soviet Union in Israel based on serious research; readable; valuable for students and the general reader interested in Jewish life in the Soviet Union and in Israeli society, as well as changes taking place of Soviet man in an open society. -- Prof. Mondecha: Altshuler, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem * International Migration Review *...unrivalled by anything else available so far in its detailed and fascinating panorama... -- Peter Juviler, Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, New York, NY * International Migration Review *...recommended to behavioral specialists who are interested, from a sociological or social psychological perspective, in the problems of social adaptation posed by immigration. * Perspectives on Political Science *...recommended to behavioral specialists who are interested, from a sociological or social psychological perspective, in the problems of social adaptation posed by immigration. * Perspectives on Political Science *This is an important book. It is a valuable addition to migration literature, for it examines a vastly different population and discovers new labor market impediments to immigrant absorption. * International Migration Review *A useful collection of articles on the absorption processes of Jewish immigrants from the Soviet Union in Israel based on serious research; readable; valuable for students and the general reader interested in Jewish life in the Soviet Union and in Israeli society, as well as changes taking place of Soviet man in an open society. -- Prof. Mondecha: Altshuler, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem * International Migration Review *...unrivalled by anything else available so far in its detailed and fascinating panorama... -- Peter Juviler, Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, New York, NY * International Migration Review *Table of ContentsThe process of emigration; economic and occupational behaviour (general and case studies); social and political integration; Jews from Georgia.
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University Press of America Korea in the Pacific Century
Book SynopsisThese selected speeches of Roh Tae Woo, the President of the Republic of Korea, cover the years 1990, 1991 and 1992. The President addresses the issues of reunification of South and North Korea, democracy and prosperity in the Republic, Korea's place in the world and other topics.
£96.90
Duke University Press Postmodernism and China
Book SynopsisThis special issue seeks to examine the effect of postmodernism on Chinese intellectual and creative activity.Trade Review"Several articles offer unique insights into the chaotic and contradictory world of Chinese culture." -- Bonnie S. McDougall, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction: Postmodernism and China / Arif Dirlik and Xudong Zhang 1 I. Mapping the Postmodern 1. The Mapping of Chinese Postmodernity / Wang Ning 21 2. On Be(ij)ing in the World: "Postmodernism," "Globalization," and the Making of Transnational Space in China / Anthony D. King and Abidin Kusno 41 3. Postmodern Literary Discourse and Contemporary Public Culture in Taiwan / Ping-hiu Liao 68 4. Hong Kong, China, and the Question of Postcoloniality / Xiaoying Wang 89 II. Cultural Politics 5. Popular Culture and the Culture of the Masses in Contemporary China / Liu Kang 123 6. Global POSTmoderniIZATION: The Intellectual, the Artist, and China's Condition / Sheldon Hsiao-peng Lu 145 7. Becoming Cyborgian: Postmodernism and Nationalism in Contemporary Taiwan / Sebastian Hsien-hao Liao 175 III. Cultural Studies 8. Imagined Nostalgia / Dai Jinhua 205 9. The Mysterious Other: Postpolitics in Chinese Film / Chen Xiaoming 222 10. "Let Him Fucking See the Green Smoke Beneath My Groin": The Mythology of Chinese Rock / Jeroen de Kloet 239 11. Borrowed Modernity: History and the Subject in A Borrowed Life / Chao-yang Liao 275 12. Postmodernism and Hong Kong Cinema / Evans Chan 294 IV. Literary Interventions 13. Postmodernism and Chinese Novels of the Nineties / Zhang Yiwu 325 14. Women and the Discourse of Desire in Postrevolutionary China: The Awkward Postmodernism of Chen Ran / Wendy Larson 337 15. Melancholy against the Grain: Approaching Postmodernity in Wang Anyi's Tales of Sorrow / Xiaobing Tang 358 16. Whence and Whither the Postmodern/Post-Mao-Deng: Historical Subjectivity and Literary Subjectivity in Modern China / Xiaobin Yang 379 Epilogue: Postmodernism and Postsocialist Society—Historicizing the Present / Xudong Zhang 399 Selected Glossary of Terms and Titles 443 Contributors 445 Index 447
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Texas Tech Press,U.S. NonGermans under the Third Reich The Nazi
Book SynopsisUnder the legal and administrative system of Nazi Germany, people categorized as Fremdlkische (‘foreign people’) were subject to special laws that restricted their rights. This book traces the evolution of these laws from the beginnings of the Third Reich through the administration of annexed and occupied eastern territories during the war.
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Freedom House The Prague Spring A Mixed Legacy Perspectives on
Book SynopsisThis is a collection of original essays by Czechs, most of whom were chief players in Czechoslovakia's 1969 drama. That brief spring still lives as the drama of the most extensive liberalization of any Communist system and of its crushing defeat in a Soviet-led invasion.Trade Review...an invaluable collection of 14 essays by participants in the Prague Spring and other leading observers of those fateful August days....explores virtually every important angle of the short-lived spring. * The Washington Times *...an invaluable collection of 14 essays by participants in the Prague Spring and other leading observers of those fateful August days....explores virtually every important angle of the short-lived spring. * The Washington Times *
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Freedom House Ethiopia The Politics of Famine Perspectives on
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Cambridge University Press Democracy or Authoritarianism
Book SynopsisTracing the evolution of Islamist political parties and their rise to power in Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia, Sebnem Gumuscu explains why some remained committed to democracy while others took an authoritarian turn. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in three countries, Gumuscu considers the impact of party affairs on incumbents' democratic commitments.Trade Review'Through extensive fieldwork, Gumuscu offers a detailed, carefully researched empirical analysis of Islamist political parties, focusing on intra-party politics and factional struggles. This pathbreaking study is indispensable to understanding the dynamics of the Islamist political parties and their role in the contemporary politics of Egypt, Tunisia, and Turkey.' Sabri Sayarı, Sabancı University'This is a crisp analysis of the different trajectories of Islamist parties in Egypt, Tunisia, and Turkey. Developing a refreshing perspective on the highly contingent nature of the relationship between Islam and democracy, Gumuscu's compelling narrative suggests the viability of more positive outcomes in an era of democratic retrenchment.' Güneş Murat Tezcür, University of Central Florida'This is comparative politics at its very best. Grappling with the timely question of why some Islamist parties remain committed to democracy once in power while others experience democratic backsliding, Gumuscu leverages a rich body of primary research to argue for intra-party competition as the causal factor. Readers have gained a powerful tool via Gumuscu's tour de force.' Nora Fisher Onar, University of San FranciscoTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Modernization, inclusion, and power: explaining Islamist parties' democratic commitments; 2. A theory of intra-party politics: resources and coalitions; 3. The AKP's pivot from liberal democracy to electoral Islamism; 4. Electoral Islamism and killing the dream of a democratic Muslim brotherhood; 5. Ennahda's path towards liberal Islamism; Conclusion.
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CQ Press Understanding Comparative Politics
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Cambridge University Press Violent Resistance
Book SynopsisWhy do communities form militias to defend themselves against violence during civil war? Using original interviews with former combatants and civilians and archival material from extensive fieldwork in Mozambique, Corinna Jentzsch''s Violent Resistance explains the timing, location and process through which communities form militias. Jentzsch shows that local military stalemates characterized by ongoing violence allow civilians to form militias that fight alongside the government against rebels. Militias spread only to communities in which elites are relatively unified, preventing elites from coopting militias for private gains. Crucially, militias that build on preexisting social conventions are able to resonate with the people and empower them to regain agency over their lives. Jentzsch''s innovative study brings conceptual clarity to the militia phenomenon and helps us understand how wartime civilian agency, violent resistance, and the rise of third actors beyond governments and rebTrade Review'Jentzsch treats civilian self-defense during civil wars with methodological astuteness and theoretical sophistication. The book, using novel data from intensive field research, explores the hard choices civilians face when caught between state and insurgent forces. It is a valuable contribution to both the policy and academic domains.' Ariel I. Ahram, Professor and GIA Program Chair, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech'This is a terrific book. Grounded in rich and careful fieldwork in Mozambique, Jentzsch delivers a compelling, thoughtful account of how and why community-based militias form and spread. Violent Resistance is an outstanding contribution to the study of civil wars, political violence, and African military conflict, necessary reading for anyone who wants to understand wartime spaces beyond states and rebels.' Scott Straus, Professor of Political Science at University of California-Berkeley, and author of Making and Unmaking Nations: War, Genocide, and Leadership in Modern Africa'Despite their importance for almost all civil wars, militias remain a relative mystery. This book provides a lucid and comprehensive analysis of civilian militias and their role in contemporary conflicts. Drawing on Jentzsch's extensive knowledge of the conflict in Mozambique, the result is a grounded and often surprising tour of the often-contradictory role militias play in both violence and peace.' Zachariah Mampilly, Marxe Endowed Chair of International Affairs, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, Baruch College, New York'What a beautiful political anthropology of the Mozambican civil war! Corinna Jentzsch has conducted a 'subalternist study': she 'dives' into the original social relations within the peasantry. Even if the magical aspect of the militia war may be surprising, it is directly the result of the social and cultural reaction of communities to protect themselves in a situation of stalemate between the two main sides of the civil war. In this sense, Corinna Jentzsch's fieldwork has produced a fundamental work of generalist scope about the reaction of subalterns to their marginalization.' Michel Cahen, CNRS Emeritus Researcher at Sciences Po Bordeaux, and author of Não somos bandidos. A vida diária de uma guerrilha de direita: a Renamo na época do Acordo de Nkomati (1983–1985), 2019'Jentzsch's work distinguishes between two types of militia in Mozambique: community initiated and state-initiated … This book contributes also to deepening our understanding of how civilians during the civil war sought 'third-way' strategies, not fully endorsing either of the two key belligerents, Frelimo and Renamo.' Alex Vines, Journal of Southern African StudiesTable of Contents1. Introduction: militias in civil wars; 2. Third actors and civilian agency: moving beyond a dichotomous understanding of civil wars; 3. Intervention, autonomy, and power in polarized societies: challenges and opportunities of historical fieldwork; 4. A war over people: an analysis of Mozambique's civil war; 5. People tired of war: the timing of community-initiated militia formation; 6. The diffusion of repertoires of collective action: the location of community-initiated militia formation; 7. The power of a vaccine: the process of community-initiated militia formation; 8. Conclusion: violence and civilian agency in civil wars; Appendix: data collection and analysis; References; Index.
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Edinburgh University Press IranS Soft Power in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Book SynopsisStudies Iran's soft power in Afghanistan and Pakistan in cultural, religious, social, ideological and educational spheresTrade Review"Soft power is not the exclusive preserve of superstates like the US and China in influencing the world around them. Focusing on Iran this new book spotlights the ways Iran brings soft power to bear on neighbouring Afghanistan and Pakistan in shaping the cultural, economic and strategic relations in its immediate region." -Howard Brasted, University of New England
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Edinburgh University Press The Struggle to Reshape the Middle East in the
Book SynopsisThe volume examines the causes and consequences of regional turbulence in the Middle East following the 2003 Iraq war and the 2011 Arab uprisings. ?Trade Review"A good book takes one's breath away and this superb volume on the many dimensions of inter-state, intra-state relations, and non-state interactions in the Middle East, is one such volume. Its layered analysis, by some of the most innovative minds in the business, explores every significant 'state theatre' in this region, bringing multitudes of insights together to enable the reader to develop a true multi-dimensional picture of the forces which have been in play since the Arab uprisings. This is the kind of volume that will inform and educate for years to come." -Anoush Ehteshami, Durham University
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Dynamics of Democratization
Book SynopsisLindberg, University of Florida; Sara Meerow, University of Amsterdam; James Raymond Vreeland, Georgetown University; Sharon L. Wolchik, George Washington UniversityTrade ReviewThis volume is an engaging survey of what is known and not known about the causes and consequences of democratization. Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart I: Democracy and DictatorshipChapter 1. Hybrid Regimes: When Democracy and Autocracy MixChapter 2. Dictatorship and Democracy through the Prism of Arab ElectionsChapter 3. The Unexpected Resilience of Latin American DemocracyChapter 4. Sustaining Party Rule in China: Coercion, Co- optation, and Their ConsequencesChapter 5. Fighting Reversion: Strong Legislatures as the Key to Bolstering DemocracyPart II: Democracy and Development Chapter 6. Economic Development and Demo cratizationChapter 7. Persistent Authoritarianism and the Future of Democracy in AfricaChapter 8. Democracy and Development: Legacy EffectsPart III: Does Democracy Diffuse?Chapter 9. Policy Makers, Intellectuals, and Democracy Promotion in Twentieth-Century American Foreign PolicyChapter 10. International Dimensions of ElectionsChapter 11. International Diffusion and Demo cratic ChangeConclusionList of Contributors Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press So Much Aid So Little Development
Book SynopsisIn the process, Altaf introduces into the development conversation the human dimension that most frameworks have neglected to their detriment.Trade Review"This is a remarkable book. The author draws on her long experience in working on development programs in Pakistan to illuminate some of the major problems in the symbiotic relationships between providers of development assistance and the governments that receive the assistance." (John W. Sewell, former president of the Overseas Development Council)"Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why This Story Needs to Be Told1. Meeting Lucymemsahib and Starting Our Project2. The Organization of Our Project3. The Pakistan Nursing Council: A Dead End4. The Allama Iqbal Open University's Bureau of University Extensions and Special Programs5. The Women's Division: A Brief Encounter of the Worst Kind6. The Population Welfare Division: To Be or Not to Be...7. Regional Training Institutes and Other Such Things8. A Day in the Life of a Provincial Health Department9. The UNICEF and UNDP Workshop and the SindhSAP Proposal10. The Punjab Proposal and the Firing of the Learned Dr.Sahiba: . . . And That's the Way It Is . . .11. The Immunization Program in the North-West Frontier Province12. Bank's World: Witches' Oil and Lizards' Tails13. Packed, Sealed, and Delivered: Our Project Is Finished—in More Ways Than OneEpilogue: The Beat Goes On...Inde
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Johns Hopkins University Press Conceptions of Chinese Democracy
Book SynopsisStudents of political science and theory, democratization, and Chinese culture and history will benefit from the book's substantive discussions of democracy, and scholars and specialists will appreciate the larger arguments about the influence of these ideas and their transmission through time.Trade ReviewLorenzo has produced a well-researched book that offers valuable insights into modern Chinese democratic thought. It deserves to be widely read by China/Taiwan scholars and those interested in Asian democracy. -- Edmund S.K. Fung The China Journal A rigorous a thoughtfully argued work that examines the historical origins of the idea of democracy in the Chinese world, and its application in practice... This book provides a valuable service, giving us a much-needed, highly detailed account of the political thinking of three major actors in China's modern history, and throwing up a wealth of powerful arguments about the ultimate compatibility of democracy and Chinese culture. -- Rana Mitter The Journal of Asian StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Discussions of Democracy in the Work of Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuo2. Sun Yat-sen: Democracy through Unity and Elitism3. Chiang Kai-shek: Democracy and Chinese Tradition4. Chiang Ching-kuo: Democracy in the Context of Transition5. Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese Democratic Thought: The Implications for Taiwan's and Mainland China's PoliticsGlossaryKey DatesNotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Conceptions of Chinese Democracy
Book SynopsisStudents of political science and theory, democratization, and Chinese culture and history will benefit from the book's substantive discussions of democracy, and scholars and specialists will appreciate the larger arguments about the influence of these ideas and their transmission through time.Trade ReviewLorenzo has produced a well-researched book that offers valuable insights into modern Chinese democratic thought. It deserves to be widely read by China/Taiwan scholars and those interested in Asian democracy. -- Edmund S.K. Fung The China Journal A rigorous a thoughtfully argued work that examines the historical origins of the idea of democracy in the Chinese world, and its application in practice... This book provides a valuable service, giving us a much-needed, highly detailed account of the political thinking of three major actors in China's modern history, and throwing up a wealth of powerful arguments about the ultimate compatibility of democracy and Chinese culture. -- Rana Mitter The Journal of Asian StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Discussions of Democracy in the Work of Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuo2. Sun Yat-sen: Democracy through Unity and Elitism3. Chiang Kai-shek: Democracy and Chinese Tradition4. Chiang Ching-kuo: Democracy in the Context of Transition5. Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese Democratic Thought: The Implications for Taiwan's and Mainland China's PoliticsGlossaryKey DatesNotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Military Politics and Democracy in the Andes
Book SynopsisJaskoski looks briefly at this theory's implications for military responsiveness to government orders in democratic Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela, and in newly formed democracies more broadly.Trade ReviewAcademically rigorous... the specialized work belongs in college and university libraries with significant holdings in comparative politics and Latin American studies. ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAcronyms and Abbreviations1. Military Mission Performance in Latin AmericaChallenges to Security and Democratic Civil-Military Relations in the AndesExplaining Military Mission Performance in Democratic Latin AmericaCase Selection: A Focus on the Army in Peru and EcuadorThe DataOverview of the Analysis2. Civil-Military Relations in Democratic Peru and EcuadorHigh Constraints on Peru's MilitaryLow Constraints on Ecuador's Military3. Army Mission Performance in Post-Transition Peru and Ecuador, 1980s–1990sSovereignty before PolicingDeviations: Contradictions in Missions and Sovereignty NeglectAlternative Explanations4. Mission Constraint and Neglect of Counterinsurgency: Peru since 2000Staying in the BarracksInsecurity in Sendero ZonesPredictions of the Legitimacy, Professionalism, and Resource Maximization HypothesesArmy InactionRestrictions on Army AutonomyContradiction through Mission ConstraintThe Source of the Senior Cohort's "Need" for AutonomyNeglect of Counterinsurgency as a Way to Maintain Predictability for PatrolsReturn to Assertive CounterinsurgencyNarrow Mission Beliefs and Minimal Police Work5. Mission Overload and Neglect of Border Defense: Ecuador since 2000Neglecting a Porous Border while Policing the InteriorInsecurity in Northern EcuadorPredictions of the Legitimacy, Professionalism, and Resource Maximization HypothesesAssertive PolicingOverwhelming Security ResponsibilitiesPolicing to Avoid ObsolescenceContradiction through Mission OverloadManaging the ContradictionThe Contradiction EscalatesAlternative Explanations: Revisiting Legitimacy6. Battalions for Hire: Private Army Contracts in Peru and EcuadorResource-Hungry Army UnitsLocal Client InfluenceLimits to Client Influence7. Comparative Perspectives on Military Mission PerformanceColombia: Tolerance of Policing amid Ongoing InsurgencyVenezuela: Mission Loss, Organizational Trauma, and Rejection of Police WorkBolivia: Policing despite Organizational TraumaExtreme Executive Control: Trends in Venezuela and BoliviaReflections on Assigning Militaries to Conduct Police WorkAppendix: Field Research MethodologyNotesReferencesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Armed Political Organizations
Book SynopsisBerti's innovative framework and careful choice of case studies, presented in a jargon-free, accessible style, will make this book attractive to not only scholars and students of democratization processes but policymakers interested in conflict resolution and peacekeeping efforts.Trade ReviewThe author's conceptual framework and case studies are an important contribution to understanding the types of measures that governments need to adopt in order to engage with their terrorist adversaries who may have finally entered the phase in which they are ready to transform themselves into legitimate political actors. -- Joshua Sinai Perspectives on Terrorism Berti's intricate research reveals the history and institutional components of each group beyond what we have come to accept about each. -- Heath Brown Huffington Post The book is a welcome addition to the literature, offering both commendable policy prescriptions and a framework on which other scholars may build. Choice [ Armed Political Organizations] provides an innovative new lens through which to understand and evaluate the creation of political wings by armed groups... a worthy piece of scholarship. -- Rashmi Singh Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs Armed Political Organizations' main contribution is supplying the foundation for future research by formulating key analytical questions about armed groups that have not been addressed in the literature on this topic. Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction: The Challenge of Understanding the Dual Logic of Armed-Political Organizations2. The Power of Politics: Party Formation and Armed Struggle3. The Lebanese Hezbollah: Armed Struggle and Political Integration4. The Palestinian Hamas: Political Participation between Internal Cohesion and Dissent5. The Irish Republican Army and Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland: A Model of Political Transition?6. Armed Groups and Political Integration: Findings and Policy ImplicationsNotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press CivilMilitary Relations and Shared Responsibility
Book SynopsisScholars of civil-military relations will find much to debate in Herspring's framework, while students of civil-military and defense policy will appreciate Herspring's brief historical tour of each countries' post-World War II political and policy landscapes.Trade ReviewThis book provides a road map to make sense of and explain the variantion, in these cases and for future research. Choice Dale Herspring's book comes at a perfect moment as we are witnessing instances of 'healthy frictions' in American civil-military relations. International Journal on World Peace A thorough tour of key civil-military relationships at play across these four disparate national studies awaits those eager to dive in. The Russian Review An ingenious in-depth analysis of shared responsibility in various cultural and historical contexts... A must read for both experienced scholars seeking a new perspective on civil-military relations and students who are just beginning to explore the topic. Armed Forces & SocietyTable of ContentsPreface1. A Conceptual Framework for Shared ResponsibilityPart I: United States2. From John F. Kennedy through Jimmy Carter3. From Ronald Reagan through Barack ObamaPart II: Germany4. From Konrad Adenauer through Willy Brandt5. From Helmut Schmidt through Angela MerkelPart III: Canada6. From Paul Hellyer through Pierre Trudeau7. From Brian Mulroney through Stephen HarperPart IV: Russia8. From Boris Yeltsin through Vladimir Putin9. From Vladimir Putin through Dmitry Medvedev10. The Search for Shared ResponsibilityNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Digital Politics in Western Democracies
Book SynopsisBecause a key aspect of any political system is how its actors and citizens communicate, this book will be invaluable for scholars, students, and practitioners interested in political communication, party competition, party organization, and the study of the contemporary media landscape writ large.Trade ReviewThis is an interesting, unusual book that breaks new ground, and is indeed a very enlightening, informative one. -- Paiso Jamakar Biz India Magazine Digital Politics in Western Democracies... is rich in detail, showcasing Vaccari's impressive knowledge of a wide variety of political contexts, and puncturing a number of conventional assumptions about how digital politics works... Vaccari's work is an impressive contribution to the literature on the internet and politics, which injects a much-needed comparative perspective into a body of work which has been overwhelmingly dominated by perspectives from Anglo-American academia... The work is recommended to anyone with an interest in how development in digital technology is driving changes in the political process. -- Jonathan Bright West European PoliticsTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. IntroductionPart I: Theoretical Issues and Research Questions2. Understanding Digital Politics in Western Democracies3. Parties and the Internet4. Citizens and the InternetPart II: Parties and Digital Politics5. Structure and Features of Political Websites6. Disparities in Political Websites7. Party Characteristics and Their Online Presence8. What Drives the Online Presence of Parties and Candidates?Part III: Citizens and Digital Politics9. Online Political Information in Seven Countries10. Socioeconomic Inequalities and Online Political Information11. Political Attitudes and Online Information12. Political Engagement, Mass Media Use, andOnline Information13. Correlates of Online Political Information inSeven Democracies14. ConclusionAppendixNotesReferencesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper
Book SynopsisIt provides a novel argument about how peacekeeping works and further insight into how international factors affect domestic politics as well as how international institutions affect democratizing efforts.Trade ReviewA solid assessment recommended for military and political science holdings alike. Midwest Book Review Arturo Sotomayor's new book does something simple, original, and very important in peacekeeping scholarship. Instead of examining what peacekeepers do or do not do in the field, and whether or not they are successful, Sotomayor looks through the other end of the telescope, to examine the countries that contribute those peacekeepers to UN missions... Sotomayor's book has set the nascent subfield of peacekeeper contributor studies on a firm and intellectually rigorous footing. His book is to be highly commended to anyone interested in the changing dynamics of global militarism, the international use of force, and the unintended consequences and paradoxes of liberal internationalism. -- Philip Cunliffe H-Diplo With its different focus, [The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper] is a welcome addition to the literature, and its conclusions should give pause for thought. -- Astri Suhrke International Peacekeeping A careful, systematic, and ultimately persuasive critique... Ultimately, Sotomayor does just as much to expose the quandary of peacekeeping as he does to highlight the contingent effects of peacekeeping. -- Craig Arceneaux Political Science Quarterly The argument and evidence in The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper significantly advances understanding of the effects of participation in peacekeeping on civil-military relations in sending countries... This book represents a significant contribution to a growing strand of literature... The insights in The Myth of the Democratic Peacekeeper should inspire further scholarly work in this important area. -- David E. Cunningham Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsList of Abbreviations and AcronymsIntroduction: Myths and Realities of Peacekeepers in Democratic Transition1. Why Do Democratizing States Participate in Peacekeeping?2. What Is the Evidence from South America?3. Does Peacekeeping Reform Military Organizations?4. How Does Peacekeeping Socialize the Military in South America?5. How Does Peacekeeping Socialize the Military in Haiti?6. Does Peacekeeping Help Integrate Defense and Foreign Policy?Conclusion: Theory and Policy Implications of the UN Peacekeeping System's Divergent EffectsNotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Clientelism Social Policy and the Quality of
Book SynopsisIn an era when democracy is increasingly snagged on the age-old practice of patronage, students and scholars of political science, comparative politics, democratization, and international development and economics will be interested in this assessment, which calls for the study of better, more efficient, and just governance.Trade Review... Clarifies its overall claim about clientelism, a distorting and arbitrary distributive pattern that could be improved. Those interested in these issues should thus not miss this highly recommendable book. Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsContributors PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Evaluating Political ClientelismPart I: Lessons in Clientelism from Latin AmericaChapter 1. Partisan Linkages and Social Policy Delivery in Argentina and Chile Chapter 2. Chile's Education Transfers, 2001–2009 Chapter 3. The Future of Peru's Brokered Democracy Chapter 4. Teachers, Mayors, and the Transformation of Clientelism in Colombia Chapter 5. Lessons Learned While Studying Clientelistic Politics in the Gray ZoneChapter 6. Political Clientelism and Social Policy in Brazil Part II: Lessons in Clientelism from Other Regions Chapter 7. Patronage, Democracy, and Ethnic Politics in India Chapter 8. Linking Capital and Countryside: Patronage and Clientelism in Japan, Thailand, and the Philippines Chapter 9. Eastern European Postcommunist Variants of Political Clientelism and Social Policy Chapter 10. The Democratization of Clientelism in Sub-Saharan Africa Conclusion: Defining Political Clientelism's Persistence Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Resilience of the Latin American Right
Book SynopsisStudents and scholars of both Latin American politics and comparative politics will find The Resilience of the Latin American Right of vital interest.Trade ReviewClearly, any understanding of contemporary Latin American politics requires a re-examination of the traditional left-right divide-and this book fills a gaping hole. -- Timothy J. Powers Americas Quarterly A valuable, wide-ranging survey of the region's understudied right-wing parties, personalities, and programs. -- Richard Feinberg Foreign Affairs The Resilience of the Latin American Right fills a void in the literature on Latin American politics by presenting a systematic analysis of conservative rule and influence outside of government. ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface List of Abbreviations Introduction:The Right in Contemporary Latin America: A Framework for Analysis Part I: The Contemporary ContextChapter 1. Democracy, Free Markets, and the Rightist Dilemma in Latin AmericaChapter 2. Profiling the Electorate: Ideology and Attitudes of Rightwing Voters Part II: the nonelectoral rightChapter 3. New Strategies of the Latin American Right: Beyond Parties and ElectionsChapter 4. The Right and Nonparty Forms of Repre sen ta tion and Participation: Bolivia and Ec ua dor ComparedChapter 5. The Authoritarian Roots of New Right Party Success in Latin AmericaPart III: The Electoral, Nonpartisan RightChapter 6. From Right Pop u lism in the 1990s to Left Populism in the 2000s—and Back Again? Chapter 7. Is There a Right Track in Post–Party System Collapse Scenarios? Comparing the Andean Countries Chapter 8. Colombia: Analyzing the Strategies for Po liti cal Action of Álvaro Uribe's Government, 2002–10 Chapter 9. Mexico: The Partido Acción Nacional as a Right Party Chapter 10. Chile: The Right's Evolution from Democracy to Authoritarianism and Back Again Chapter 11. El Salvador: Societal Cleavages, Strategic Elites, and the Success of the Right Chapter 12. Brazil: Explaining the Rise and Decline of the ConservativesChapter 13. Argentina: The Difficulties of the Partisan Right and the Case of Propuesta RepublicanaConclusion: Right (and Left) Politics in Contemporary Latin America List of Contributors Index
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