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Book SynopsisUnder the ambitious leadership of President Xi Jinping, China is zealously transforming its wealth and economic power into potent tools of global political influence. But China''s foreign policy initiatives, even the vaunted Belt and Road, will be shaped and redefined as they confront the ground realities of local and regional politics outside China. In China''s Western Horizon, Daniel S. Markey, a scholar of international relations and former member of the U.S. State Department''s policy planning staff, previews how China''s efforts are likely to play out in its own backyard: the swath of Eurasia that includes South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Drawing from his extensive interviews, travels, and historical research, Markey describes how perceptions of China vary widely within states like Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Iran. The region''s powerful and privileged groups often expect to profit from their connections to China, while others fear commercial and political losses. SimiTrade ReviewMarkey's brilliant book is the go to policy guide for the steps the U.S. must avoid to manage its strategic competition with China. * Rabia Akhtar, Asian Affairs *[An] important contribution to the growing literature on China's rise and the impending geopolitical competition between China and the US. * M. E. Carranza, CHOICE *Deeply informed. * Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs *... a must read for foreign service personnel and scholars working on international relations from the US. * Davide Giacomo Zoppolato, Eurasian Geography and Economics *[This book] makes important contributions to our understanding of the processes and outcomes of China's unprecedented and growing involvement in countries far beyond its western borders.... Markey's nuanced discussion of the soft competition between Beijing and Moscow is fascinating and on point.... China's Western Horizon is a tour d'horizon and should be required reading for anyone grappling with the enormity of America's China challenge—whether they sit in Carlisle Barracks, Camp Smith, MacDill Air Force Base, the Pentagon, or elsewhere. * Parameters *This nuanced, powerful appraisal signifies how China's neighbors are both being pulled in the fray and are cajoling the Chinese.... a must-read for those who want to demystify China and its strategic allure. * Pakistan Politico *Markey's impressive and well-researched book is a must-read for anyone trying to decipher China's uneasy path as it moves beyond its region into the contested waters of the Middle East and South Asia... As such, this book is a welcome addition to the emerging literature on China's foreign policy under Xi Jinping. * Ray Takeyh, Survival *Daniel Markey's remarkable and timely new book, China's Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia,...is significant for the agency it recognizes in local actors shaping BRI's scope, for the focus it brings to Beijing's continental aims, and for the common tensions it draws together across a broad region. * Elizabeth Threlkeld, Asia Policy *With eloquence, sagacity and rigor, Markey describes the interactive effects that China's growing presence in South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle-East has on local realities. Beijing's active deployment of diplomatic, economic, and security instruments is already giving shape to anew regional landscape in which the US will have to adapt, and perhaps rethink, its role. * Nadège Rolland, author of China's Eurasian Century *A far-reaching and important primer that is filled with insights about the world of today and tomorrow, Markey's fine book is essential reading for anyone interested in international affairs. * Peter Frankopan, Professor of Global History, Worcester College, University of Oxford *The Chinese leadership nurtures great ambitions on its Western periphery, well beyond its traditional East and South-Asian horizons. But, local countries have their own strategic agendas,their own political and socio-economic conditions, and their own vision for their present and future selves. With eloquence, sagacity and rigor, Markey describes theinteractiveeffects that China's growing presence inSouth Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle-East has on local realities. Beijing's active deployment of diplomatic, economic, and security instruments is already giving shape to anew regional landscape in which the US will have to adapt, and perhaps rethink, its role. * Nadège Rolland, author of China's Eurasian Century *This is a first-rate guide to the deepening post-Cold War profile of China on the Eurasian continent. Markey shows the strengths and weaknesses of China's Belt and Road Initiative, especially along the strategic access routes from Beijing to the Persian Gulf. Documenting China's quiet yet steadily rising Eurasian presence and its global implications, Markey highlights the region's historic transformation. * Kent Calder, Vice Dean, and Director of the Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies *Amidst a wave of books about China's Belt and Road that emphasize Beijing's global vision for a new international order, China's Western Horizon skillfully reveals how local actors across Eurasia have seized upon and manipulated Chinese investments and strategic engagement to advance their own domestic and regional agendas. Markey's detailed and penetrating research provides important cautionary evidence that BRI partners may 'pull' China into political entanglements with important unintended and even counterproductive consequences for Beijing * Alexander Cooley, Claire Tow Professor of Political Science, Barnard College and Director, Harriman Institute, Columbia University *Markey's important and insightful new book makes a valuable contribution to the literature on China's expanding global presence. Casting his eye across a vast swath of continental Eurasia, Markey analyzes both the forces driving Chinese policy and the factors shaping the responses of the poorer and weaker nations in its path. Markey's research is broad as well as deep, his assessments are balanced and measured, and his conclusions will inform the thinking of scholars and policymakers alike. * Aaron L. Friedberg, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Map: China's Western Horizon 1. China and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia 2. Beijing's Global Aspirations 3. South Asian Conflicts 4. Central Asian Insecurities 5. Middle Eastern Entanglements 6. US-China Competition in Eurasia Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe book is essential reading for anyone interested in the history and current status of militaries of GCC states. * Chaoqun LIan, China International Strategy Review *As the United States seeks to reduce its commitments in the Middle East, the critical question Americans must consider is the extent to which we can rely on our allies in the Gulf to finally defend themselves. Armies of Arabia should be the starting point for that debate and the policies that must flow from it. Never before has there been so comprehensive or thoughtful a treatment of the armed forces of the Gulf states. It is a work of tremendous erudition and insight that will set the terms for one of the most important issues facing the United States over the next decade. * Kenneth M. Pollack, author of Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness *In what is a remarkably detailed and thorough study, Barany has produced the most comprehensive and insightful book on the armed forces in the Arabian Peninsula to date. This important topic has long been neglected by those of us studying the region. Moving forward, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in a proper understanding of political and security issues in the GCC. * Mehran Kamrava, author of Inside the Arab State *Barany lays out in unsparing detail the deficiencies of the military forces of the Gulf monarchies, attributing those deficiencies for the most part to their autocratic political systems and to the socioeconomic effects of great wealth on building effective citizen armies. His conclusions are supported by a thorough review of the published work and by extensive interviews with both Gulf and Western soldiers and military experts. A bracing and thought-provoking read. * F. Gregory Gause, III, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University *A probing and superbly researched analysis of Arab Gulf military forces that goes far beyond military analysis to examine the impact of their modern history, political leadership, and the character of each monarchy. Barany addresses the impact of culture, economics, tribalism, and the military's broader role in each country's strategy, as well as dependence on foreign soldiers, arms sales, and contractors. The result is key reference for understanding the military factors that shape Gulf security and stability. * Anthony H. Cordesman, Burke Chair in Strategy, CSIS *...the book is less an exposition of the enduring characteristics of Gulf militaries and more a snapshot as these forces proceed through the same uneven process of professional growth as other militaries before them. * Nikolas Gardner, Middle East Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Background: Sociocultural Foundations and Historical Junctures Chapter 2: Military Politics: The Absolute Monarchy, Domestic Threats, and Civil-Military Relations Chapter 3: Military Sociology: Soldiers, Officers, and the Role of Culture Chapter 4: Military Economy: Expenditure, Acquisition, and Arsenal Chapter 5: Military Diplomacy: The GCC and Its Foreign Military Relations Chapter 6: Military Performance: Training, Deployments, and the War in Yemen Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Contributors Abbreviations INTRODUCTION 1. Studying Chinese Politics (William A. Joseph) PART I: POLITICAL HISTORY 2. From Empire to People's Republic (R. Keith Schoppa) 3. Mao Zedong in Power (1949 - 1976) (Frederick C. Teiwes) 4. Deng Xiaoping and His Successors (1976 - the present) (Bruce Gilley) PART II: IDEOLOGY, GOVERNANCE, AND POLITICAL ECONOMY 5. Ideology and China's Political Development (William A. Joseph) 6. China's Communist Party-State: The Structure of Power (Cheng Li) 7. China' Legal System (Jacque deLisle) 8. China's Political Economy (David Zweig) PART III: POLITICS AND POLICY IN ACTION 9. Rural China: Reform and Resistance (John James Kennedy) 10. Urban China: Change and Challenges (William Hurst and Christian Sorace) 11. Policy Case Study: The Arts (Richard Curt Kraus) 12. Policy Case Study: The Environment (Katherine Morton and Fengshi Wu) 13. Policy Case Study: Public Health (Joan Kaufman) 14. Policy Case Study: Population Policy (Tyrene White) 15. Policy Case Study: The Internet and Politics (Guobin Yang) PART IV: POLITICS ON CHINA'S PERIPHERY 16. Tibet (Robert Barnett) 17. Xinjiang (Gardner Bovingdon) 18. Hong Kong (Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo) 19. Taiwan (Shelley Rigger) Timeline of Modern Chinese Political History Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of Portuguese Politics brings together the best scholars in the field offering an unrivalled coverage of the politics (broadly defined) of the country over the past 50 years. The Handbook includes eight sections. First, it looks at the past and present by making an overview of Portuguese political developments since democratization in the 1970s. Second, it looks at political institutions as the building blocks of Portuguese democracy. The third section examines mass politics and voters, that is, a thorough analysis of the demand-side of mass politics. The fourth section turns to the supply side of mass-politics by looking at parties and the party system. The fifth section looks at the Portuguese society by unpacking a plethora of societal aspects with direct implications for politics. The sixth section examines governance and public policies, with a view to understanding how a constellation of public policies has an impact on the quality of governance and in fosteri

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Book SynopsisOffshore Finance and State Power asks how offshore financial services affect the power of the state. Combining a concept analysis with empirical research, the book finds that economic actors go offshore to create money more than to hide it and it also reveals that the relationship between the two is not straightforward.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements I Introduction Researching the offshore world The argument in brief II State power in the age of offshore finance Money State power Offshore finance The encounter Studying state power in the age of offshore finance III Britain: Heartland of offshore finance British state power from the money view Contemporary exposure to offshore finance The encounter IV Germany: The tax state and its adversaries German state power from the money view Contemporary exposure to offshore finance The encounter V Brazil: Inflation and Eurodollar dependency Brazilian state power from the money view Contemporary exposure to offshore finance The encounter VI Mexico: Power without plenty Mexican state power from the money view Contemporary exposure to offshore finance The encounter VII Conclusion How offshore finance affects state power Making offshore finance work for the state Institutions matter Beyond the money view Appendix I Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book explores how austerity came to be the predominant fiscal policy response to the Great Recession in Europe, even for centre-left governments. It examines the political consequences of this response, combining qualitative and quantitative methods and drawing on a wide range of empirical evidence.Trade ReviewBremer has written a profoundly important book on European economic policymaking. Combining deep case based research with analysis of media coverage and original survey data, he explains why mainstream political parties converged in supporting austerity policies during the 2010s. In a rich and deeply insightful book, he carefully connects the left's limited demand side policies to its earlier attempts to employ new supply side policies, and in so doing offers a novel theorization of the way ideas and electoral incentives come together to shape partisan economic policies. * Jane Gingrich, Professor of Social Policy, University of Oxford *Why do social democrats embrace austerity policies, especially in moments when the conditions are ripe for their rejection? Bjorn Bremer answers this question by reference to a double dilemma that confounds social democrats. To win elections they must attract voters for whom pro-spending policies ring deficit alarm bells. But to do so they must embrace ideas and policies that undermine their ability to provide any alternatives to deficit reduction. Coping with his dilemma leads to a constant search for 'credibility' by the left that alienates their core constituencies and invites internal strife. Social Democrats constantly seek 'credibility' on the economy. That is, to reassure the more affluent votes that they need to win elections that they will not pump up the debt and the deficit. * Mark Blyth, The William R. Rhodes '57 Professor of International Economics, Brown University *Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Theoretical Framework 3: The Programmatic Response 4: Attitudes towards Austerity 5: Public Opinion Regarding Fiscal Consolidation in the Face of Trade-Offs 6: The Fiscal Policies of the British Labour Party in Times of Crisis 7: The Fiscal Policies of the German SPD in Times of Crisis 8: The Electoral Effects of Social Democratic Austerity Conclusion Appendices Bibliography

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Book SynopsisIn The Invented State, Emily Thorson argues that a problematic and understudied aspect of political misinformation reflects widespread public misperception about what the government does. Because much of public policy is invisible to the public, there is fertile ground for false beliefs to flourish, leading to the creation of what Thorson terms the invented state: systematic misperceptions about public policy. However, people get the facts wrong not because they are lazy, stupid, or blinded by partisan loyalty. Rather, misperceptions are created when three conditions are met: when citizens have incomplete information about an issue, when their own biases color their understanding of it, and when they feel that the issue is important. In other words, the invented state is created not just by exposure to explicit misinformation, but also by individuals'' cognitive errors. Correcting these policy misperceptions is highly effective at reducing false beliefs. In addition, providing people w

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Book SynopsisIn June 1973, amid ideological rifts in the U.S. gay liberation movement, thousands of people gathered in New York City''s Washington Square Park to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion. Partway through the rally, Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) co-founder Sylvia Rivera fought her way to the stage to address the predominantly white, middle class lesbian and gay crowd. Over the din of their boos and jeers, Rivera reprimanded the crowd for failing in their responsibilities to their gay brothers and sisters in jail, detailed the sacrifices she had made for the movement, and called them into the politics of STAR, The people who are trying to do something for all of us and not men and women that belong to a white middle class white club! And that is what you all belong to! Rivera''s appeal thus worked through a push-pull of distance and belonging, shaming the movement for its assimilatory turn while invoking forms of kinship and calling her listeners into an expansive multi-issue liberation politics. How does a sense of intimacy call people into political community? If We Were Kin is about the we of politics--how that we is made, fought over, and remade--and how these struggles lie at the very core of questions about power and political change. Across a range of sites in racial justice and queer/trans liberation movements--from speeches by James Baldwin and Sylvia Rivera in the 1960s and 1970s to contemporary immigrant justice campaigns by the antiracist LGBTQ organization Southerners on New Ground (SONG)--Lisa Beard traces a distinct lineage of appeals that challenge atomized and hierarchical racial formations in the United States and advance powerful visions of political relationships rooted in mutuality and shared freedom. In plumbing the deeper registers of identificatory appeals, Beard transforms understandings of identity, solidarity, political confrontation, and apparent loss/failure as points of possibility. If We Were Kin offers an innovative account of racial politics and political theory rooted in Black, Latinx, queer, and trans activism in twentieth and twenty-first century America.Trade ReviewIn If We Were Kin, Lisa Beard has crafted a work of urgent beauty, offering readers a powerful exploration of identification and the many ways people come to understand themselves politically. Drawing on a vibrant tradition of Black, Latinx, queer, and trans activism, organizing, and theorizing, Beard moves from civil rights and Black Lives Matter activism to rural southern LGBTQ+ kinship organizations, to migrant justice struggles to far-right political campaigns, crafting a rich and ideologically capacious account of identificatory appeals and what such appeals make possible. Through both methodology and archive, Beard reminds us that the struggle to forge a larger and more just sense of who we are is the democratic challenge of our time. * Cristina Beltrán, author of The Trouble with Unity: Latino Politics and the Creation of Identity *Beard brilliantly invites our exploration of these activists' kin, their people. Reading this book, I felt like I was sitting around a breakfast table with them, wanting another biscuit, but not willing to interrupt the conversation. * Pat Hussain, co-founder of Southerners On New Ground *Lisa Beard offers eloquent and compelling readings of an archive of antiracist (and) queer/trans political speech in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century. If We Were Kin shows how an array of visionary activists tune into the frequency of intimacy as they craft calls to political identification that foreground rather than elide the structural violence of racism. An illuminating and thought-provoking read for scholars and builders of social movements alike. * Emily L. Thuma, author of All Our Trials: Prisons, Policing, and the Feminist Fight to End Violence *If We Were Kin speaks particularly and powerfully to racial and gender politics in the United States. In doing so, it makes substantial theoretical additions to today's most urgent conversations about political freedom and transformation. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Intimate Appeals Chapter 1: "For Your Gay Brothers and Your Gay Sisters in Jail": Sylvia Rivera's Countercall Chapter 2: "Flesh of Their Flesh, Bone of Their Bone": James Baldwin's Kinship Politics Chapter 3: "You Have to Hear What's Being Said to You": Hansberry and Horne's Interruption Interlude: "My Friends, These People Are Our People": Pat Buchanan's Nostalgic and Demonological Appeals Chapter 4: "Igniting the Kindred": Southerners On New Ground's Family Values Conclusion: "Remember That Feeling Because It's the Same Cage": Appeals to Boundness Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThere are few movements more firmly associated with civil disobedience than the Civil Rights Movement. In the mainstream imagination, civil rights activists eschewed coercion, appealed to the majority''s principles, and submitted willingly to legal punishment in order to demand necessary legislative reforms and facilitate the realization of core constitutional and democratic principles. Their fidelity to the spirit of the law, commitment to civility, and allegiance to American democracy set the normative standard for liberal philosophies of civil disobedience.This narrative offers the civil disobedience of the Civil Rights Movement as a moral exemplar: a blueprint for activists who seek transformative change and racial justice within the bounds of democracy. Yet in this book, Erin R. Pineda shows how it more often functions as a disciplining examplea means of scolding activists and quieting dissent. As Pineda argues, the familiar account of Civil Rights disobedience not only misremembers history; it also distorts our political judgments about how civil disobedience might fit into democratic politics.Seeing Like an Activist charts the emergence of this influential account of civil disobedience in the Civil Rights Movement, and demonstrates its reliance on a narrative about black protest that is itself entangled with white supremacy. Liberal political theorists whose work informed decades of scholarship saw civil disobedience like a white state: taking for granted the legitimacy of the constitutional order, assuming as primary the ends of constitutional integrity and stability, centering the white citizen as the normative ideal, and figuring the problem of racial injustice as limited, exceptional, and all-but-already solved. Instead, this book sees civil disobedience from the perspective of an activist, showing the consequences for ideas about how civil disobedience ought to unfold in the present. Building on historical and archival evidence, Pineda shows how civil rights activists, in concert with anticolonial movements across the globe, turned to civil disobedience as a practice of decolonization in order to emancipate themselves and others, and in the process transform the racial order. Pineda recovers this powerful alternative account by adopting a different theoretical approach--one which sees activists as themselves engaged in the creative work of political theorizing.Trade ReviewPineda's work examines the theory behind the concept of civil disobedience, explaining how activists used the civil disobedience strategy to challenge global white supremacy. In the process she returns to prominence the sometimes forgotten importance of the arrest of Fannie Lou Hamer and others ... in an introduction that becomes a catalyst for understanding the decision-making of movement activists discussed at length in the book. * D. O. Cullen, CHOICE *Interweaving counter-history and political theory in a way that speaks to our present moment, Pinedas book revolutionizes our understanding of one of the most invoked and iconic, but also most misunderstood examples of civil disobedience. With her remarkably profound, rigorous, and compelling study, Pineda manages to open up new theoretical and political possibilities beyond the unquestioned assumptions that constrain the mainstream understanding of protest and disobedience. Recovering the radical, indeed revolutionary potential of political contestation, her book should be read by anyone interested in building a new world. * Robin Celikates, Free University of Berlin *Seeing Like an Activist makes an important and original contribution to scholarship on civil disobedience by highlighting activists (in this case in the Civil Rights Movement in the US in the 1960s) as important political thinkers in their own right. Drawing on careful case studies of the "jail, no bail" campaigns pioneered by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the 1963 Birmingham Campaign led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Pineda shows how the ideas and actions of civil rights activists powerfully contradict the most cherished premises of the philosophical literature on civil disobedience that purports to draw on their example. * Juliet Hooker, Brown University *A powerful account of how acts of courageous defiance can simultaneously assert freedom and expose structures of racial domination, Pineda's incisive study recovers the genuine radicalism of the nonviolent activism of the civil rights movement. Upending received wisdom about nonviolence as a peaceful, constitutional path to social progress, Pineda shows how activists conceived and enacted nonviolence as a decolonizing practice of self-liberation. * Karuna Mantena, Columbia University *Seeing Like an Activist is a tour de force, and a joy to read. It is going to transform how political theorists see civil disobedience, and it offers a master class on how to do truly democratic political theory—theory that grows out of democratic actors' practices, rather than trying to fit those actors into existing theories. Political theorists, historians, philosophers, and really everyone else should all read it. If you want to think about what nonviolent direct action can mean for democracy, in the past, present, and/or future, you need to read Pineda's book. * Lida Maxwell, Boston University *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Civil Disobedience and the Civil Rights Movement Chapter 1: Seeing Like a White State Chapter 2: An Entire World in Motion Chapter 3: Incarceration as Liberation Chapter 4: Forcing the Better Argument Chapter 5: The Techniques of Disavowal Epilogue: To Build a New World

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewTo this reader at least, this lively debate volume shows very clearly that traditional liberalism, with its core principles of public neutrality and toleration, requires multiculturalism—the position laid out here by Peter Balint. Others will find in Patti Lenard`s 'political inclusion' model a new way of defending a more orthodox multiculturalism of minority rights. But the perhaps most powerful message of this book is the narrow range of disagreement on the necessity of multiculturalism in liberal-democratic societies. * Christian Joppke, University of Bern (Switzerland) *Has multiculturalism failed, and if so, why has it failed? Lenard and Balint explore these questions while offering their positions for and against multiculturalism. Lenard justifies multiculturalism on the basis of political inclusion. Balint criticizes multiculturalism on the basis of liberal neutrality. The authors broadly agree about the ideals of liberal democracy and they both take minority rights seriously. But they disagree about the 'knowability' of culture, the application of multiculturalism to Indigenous peoples and national minorities, and the sources and risks of social fragmentation. Readers will find two cogent arguments and an illuminating debate that remind us why multicultural ideals are still worth defending and yet remain contested today. * Avigail Eisenberg, University of Victoria (Canada) *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Multiculturalism and Minority Rights Peter Balint & Patti Tamara Lenard PART I: Pro Multiculturalism Patti Tamara Lenard Chapter 1: Introduction to Part I Chapter 2: What is Culture? Why Political Inclusion? Chapter 3: Cultural Claims and Political Inclusion Chapter 4: Cultural Preservation and Multicultural Accommodation Chapter 5: Non-Interference and Political Inclusion Chapter 6: Shared Public Culture in Diverse States PART II: Against Multicultural Minority Rights Peter Balint Chapter 7: Introduction to Part II Chapter 8: We are All Neutralists Now! Chapter 9: Neutrality without Minority Rights Chapter 10: National Minorities, Indigenous Peoples, and Historical Injustice Chapter 11: Multiculturalism and the Demands on Citizens Chapter 12: Conclusion to Part II Part III: Responses Chapter 13: Response to Balint Culture not Colanders: Why Neutralism Fails to Respond Effectively to the Challenges of Cultural Diversity Patti Tamara Lenard Chapter 14: Response to Lenard Multiculturalism without Minority (or Majority) Rights Peter Balint

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Book SynopsisA powerful dissection of one of the fundamental problems in American governance today: the clash between presidents determined to redirect the nation through ever-tighter control of administration and an executive branch still organized to promote shared interests in steady hands, due deliberation, and expertise.President Trump pitted himself repeatedly against the institutions and personnel of the executive branch. In the process, two once-obscure concepts came center stage in an eerie faceoff. On one side was the specter of a Deep State conspiracyadministrators threatening to thwart the will of the people and undercut the constitutional authority of the president they elected to lead them. On the other side was a raw personalization of presidential power, one that a theory of the unitary executive gussied up and allowed to run roughshod over reason and the rule of law. The Deep State and the unitary executive framed every major contest of the Trump presidency. Like phantom twins, they drew each other out.These conflicts are not new. Stephen Skowronek, John A. Dearborn, and Desmond King trace the tensions between presidential power and the depth of the American state back through the decades and forward through the various settlements arrived at in previous eras. Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic is about the breakdown of settlements and the abiding vulnerabilities of a Constitution that gave scant attention to administrative power. Rather than simply dump on Trump, the authors provide a richly historical perspective on the conflicts that rocked his presidency, and they explain why, if left untamed, the phantom twins will continue to pull the American government apart.Trade ReviewThis book's strength is the dissection of all the ways that Trump stripped away the depth built into the executive branch. * Christopher S. Kelley, Miami University, Congress and the Presidency *This insightful book offers an original and important frame for understanding the internal dynamics of the contemporary American state. By examining the decades-long contest between advocates of state depth (also known as the 'deep state') and advocates of the unitary-executive theory, it makes possible a more coherent and historically grounded view of the defining struggles of the Trump administration ... one of the most illuminating books thus far on the Trump presidency. * David C. Unger, Survival: Global Politics and Strategy *... powerful and succinct... one of the delights... is the facility with which the authors recount both relevant history and leading scholarship... what Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic does so effectively is to demonstrate the opportunity presented by Trump, who made no secret of his desire to amass presidential power, for long-time proponents of the unitary executive. * Stephen Vladeck, Foreign Affairs *In this short, beautifully crafted, probing book, Stephen Skowronek, John Dearborn, and Desmond King bypass the crowded waters of constitutional interpretation and wade, instead, into those of political conflict and institutional design. So doing, they expose how the Unitary Executive Theory has burrowed into the administrative state and refashioned the terms of bureaucratic politics and contestation. * William Howell, New Rambler *There's much to love about this book...At its core, Phantoms is part of a growing list of books with a first crack at the Trump legacy. Yet rather than look to the more bombastic elements of social media Trump, they zero-in on administrative Trump, the Trump who sat atop nearly 2 million federal workers.... More readable, big books should be written like this one. They stimulate big conversations and, we can hope, big solutions to big problems. * Heath Brown, 3 Streams *... breaks new ground in theorizing and explaining a fundamental conundrum of presidential power * Saladin Ambar, Presidential Studies Quartelry *... skillfully grounds debates over Trumps actions in broader scholarly and public debates about presidential power... concise and elegantly written. * Meena Bose, Political Science Quarterly *... a superb first look at Trumps assault on the executive branch... * David Caudill, USSO - US Studies Online *Phantoms brings a scholarly rigor to help understand the fever-dream notion of a 'Deep State' and recent advances of the unitary executive theory. This is an invaluable assessment of the legal and political forces trying to radically transform our government. * US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island) *This nuanced interrogation of competing conceptions of American government—a Deep State based on a dense administrative apparatus transcending party and presidential administrations, and a unitary executive charting a direct relationship between president and people—combines theoretical clarity with uncommon learning. Written with cool reason, yet urgently, about a profound political conundrum, the book's quest for common ground offers a valuable act of democratic guardianship. * Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia University *This pathbreaking book elucidates the competing, interconnected pulls of the 'unitary executive' and the 'Deep State' in American political development. By training on their juncture, Phantoms unravels the implications of these powerful ideas for how our federal government functions—and its profound and wrenching dysfunctions. * Daphna Renan, Professor of Law, Harvard Law School *Phantoms is a compelling account of a regime in distress. The authors deliver stunning insights into the excruciating stresses between presidential ambitions to singular executive power and a deep state capable of good governance but prone to hubris. Their conclusion that avoiding the complete loss of the value of depth requires systematic reimagining of institutional designs and relationships deserves the attention of all friends of the American republic. * Brian J. Cook, author of The Fourth Branch: Reconstructing the Administrative State for the Commercial Republic *Skowronek, Dearborn, and King offer a brilliant analysis of the confrontation between 'the Deep State' and the unitary executive. Frictions between the president and the federal bureaucracy came to a head under Trump, but they predated his presidency and will remain a hallmark of American politics. Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic is essential reading for understanding how the entrenched tensions between effective administration and political accountability emerged and why they will persist. * Margaret Weir, Wilson Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science, Brown University *This book shows how Donald Trump's attacks on the 'Deep State' laid bare a profound tension that pre-dated Trump and will survive him. Americans now expect presidents to guide all their governance. They also demand a nonpartisan, professional administrative state. Neither is truly possible—so seeking to have both spurs a battle of phantoms that the nation needs to move beyond. * Rogers M. Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania *Donald Trump's rants against the 'deep state' differed in degree but not in kind from his predecessors' complaints about the difficulty any chief executive has in directing the executive branch. Taking seriously arguments too often reduced to partisan caricature, this book masterfully traces the historical tension between bureaucratic accountability and independent expertise. In so doing the authors tee up a new agenda for the study of executive governance - and write a field guide for presidents hoping to close the gap between good politics and enlightened administration. * Andrew Rudalevige, Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government, Bowdoin College *In the best study of the Trump administration's executive actions to date, Phantoms of the Beleaguered Republic makes clear that Trump's war on expertise is more than a cult of personality; it is a reckoning in the long struggle to command a large and complex state that determines how fundamental American values are interpreted and enforced. Thoroughly researched and well-written, this book is a must read for those who want to understand just how much is at stake in the contest between defenders of a unitary executive and the champions of bureaucratic independence. * Sidney M. Milkis, White Burkett Miller Professor of Governance and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia *Blending grand historical sweep with meticulous political analysis, this is a wise and illuminating look at the deep roots of our contemporary predicament. From the perpetual tension between the 'Deep State' and the 'unitary executive,' Skowronek, Dearborn, and King fashion an important new interpretation of American political development. * Robert C. Lieberman, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University *Table of ContentsPreface New Foreword for the Paperback Edition I: THE DEEP STATE AND THE UNITARY EXECUTIVE 1. Push Comes to Shove 2. Weak State, Strong State, Deep State 3. The Unitary Executive 4. Republican Remedies II: PHANTOMS UNLEASHED Introduction 5. Depth in Staff 6. Depth in Norms 7. Depth in Knowledge 8. Depth in Appointment 9. Depth in Oversight III. Epilogue 10. A Reckoning with Depth Afterword Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPeter Levine is among the leading philosophers of civic life of his generation. What Should We Do? is his magnum opus. It ranges widely from a masterly review of political philosophy to practical suggestions for addressing issues like the Black Lives Matter movement. For anyone concerned about the state of our democracy and what our role should be, this book is must reading. * Robert D. Putnam, Research Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, and coauthor of The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again *What Should We Do? offers a compelling, thought-provoking, and urgently-needed framework for anyone trying to understand how we can relate to and act with each other to co-create a more just world. I love this book and you will too. * Hahrie Han, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute Professor of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University *Peter Levine makes everyone think more clearly about everything. How fortunate for our country that he's applied this gift to the realm of civic life. In this insightful and wise book, Levine reveals what it truly means to cooperate, deliberate, and activate—and challenges us to do all three more mindfully. * Eric Liu, CEO of Citizen University, and author Become America *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1. The Citizen's Fundamental Question Chapter 2. A Case: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Chapter 3. Three Traditions in Search of Solutions Chapter 4. The Bloomington School and the Citizen as Solver of Collective Action Problems Chapter 5. The Frankfurt School and the Citizen as Deliberator Chapter 6. Nonviolent Social Movements and the Citizen as Bearer of Soul Force Chapter 7. Synthesis Chapter 8. A Case: Black Lives Matter Chapter 9. Moving to Large Scales References Index

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Book SynopsisA crucial assessment of how global and regional politics converge in the swath of Eurasia that includes South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East.Under the ambitious leadership of President Xi Jinping, China is transforming its wealth and economic power into tools of global political influence. But China''s foreign policy initiatives, even Belt and Road, will be shaped and redefined as they confront the ground realities of local and regional politics outside China. In China''s Western Horizon, Daniel S. Markey previews how China''s efforts are likely to play out along its western horizon: across the swath of Eurasia that includes South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Drawing from extensive interviews, travels, and historical research, Markey describes how perceptions of China vary widely within states such as Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Iran. On balance, Markey anticipates that China''s deepening involvement will play to the advantage of regional strongmen and exacerbate the political tensions within and among Eurasian states. To make the most of America''s limited influence along China''s western horizon (and elsewhere), he argues that US policymakers should pursue a selective and localized strategy to serve America''s specific aims in Eurasia and to better compete with China over the long run.Trade ReviewMarkey's brilliant book is the go to policy guide for the steps the U.S. must avoid to manage its strategic competition with China. * Rabia Akhtar, Asian Affairs *Deeply informed. * Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs *... a must read for foreign service personnel and scholars working on international relations from the US. * Davide Giacomo Zoppolato, Eurasian Geography and Economics *[This book] makes important contributions to our understanding of the processes and outcomes of China's unprecedented and growing involvement in countries far beyond its western borders.... Markey's nuanced discussion of the soft competition between Beijing and Moscow is fascinating and on point.... China's Western Horizon is a tour d'horizon and should be required reading for anyone grappling with the enormity of America's China challenge—whether they sit in Carlisle Barracks, Camp Smith, MacDill Air Force Base, the Pentagon, or elsewhere. * Parameters *Markey's impressive and well-researched book is a must-read for anyone trying to decipher China's uneasy path as it moves beyond its region into the contested waters of the Middle East and South Asia... As such, this book is a welcome addition to the emerging literature on China's foreign policy under Xi Jinping. * Ray Takeyh, Survival *Daniel Markey's remarkable and timely new book, China's Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia,...is significant for the agency it recognizes in local actors shaping BRI's scope, for the focus it brings to Beijing's continental aims, and for the common tensions it draws together across a broad region. * Elizabeth Threlkeld, Asia Policy *With eloquence, sagacity and rigor, Markey describes the interactive effects that China's growing presence in South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East has on local realities. Beijing's active deployment of diplomatic, economic, and security instruments is already giving shape to a new regional landscape in which the US will have to adapt, and perhaps rethink, its role. * Nadège Rolland, author of China's Eurasian Century *A far-reaching and important primer that is filled with insights about the world of today and tomorrow, Markey's fine book is essential reading for anyone interested in international affairs. * Peter Frankopan, Professor of Global History, Worcester College, University of Oxford *The Chinese leadership nurtures great ambitions on its Western periphery, well beyond its traditional East and South-Asian horizons. But, local countries have their own strategic agendas, their own political and socio-economic conditions, and their own vision for their present and future selves. With eloquence, sagacity and rigor, Markey describes the interactive effects that China's growing presence in South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East has on local realities. Beijing's active deployment of diplomatic, economic, and security instruments is already giving shape to a new regional landscape in which the US will have to adapt, and perhaps rethink, its role. * Nad`ege Rolland, author of China's Eurasian Century *This is a first-rate guide to the deepening post-Cold War profile of China on the Eurasian continent. Markey shows the strengths and weaknesses of China's Belt and Road Initiative, especially along the strategic access routes from Beijing to the Persian Gulf. Documenting China's quiet yet steadily rising Eurasian presence and its global implications, Markey highlights the region's historic transformation. * Kent Calder, Vice Dean, and Director of the Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies *Amidst a wave of books about China's Belt and Road that emphasize Beijing's global vision for a new international order, China's Western Horizon skillfully reveals how local actors across Eurasia have seized upon and manipulated Chinese investments and strategic engagement to advance their own domestic and regional agendas. Markey's detailed and penetrating research provides important cautionary evidence that BRI partners may 'pull' China into political entanglements with important unintended and even counterproductive consequences for Beijing * Alexander Cooley, Claire Tow Professor of Political Science, Barnard College and Director, Harriman Institute, Columbia University *Markey's important and insightful new book makes a valuable contribution to the literature on China's expanding global presence. Casting his eye across a vast swath of continental Eurasia, Markey analyzes both the forces driving Chinese policy and the factors shaping the responses of the poorer and weaker nations in its path. Markey's research is broad as well as deep, his assessments are balanced and measured, and his conclusions will inform the thinking of scholars and policymakers alike. * Aaron L. Friedberg, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University *Markey's book is an original and important contribution… and a call to action. * Orbis *A measured, thoughtful analysis of the nature and limitations of China's influence in Eurasia. * The American Interest *A fascinating and in depth study of China's historical and current relationship with South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East… an outstanding book. * The Cipher Brief *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Map: China's Western Horizon 1. China and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia 2. Beijing's Global Aspirations 3. South Asian Conflicts 4. Central Asian Insecurities 5. Middle Eastern Entanglements 6. US-China Competition in Eurasia Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. The last fifteen years have witnessed a democratic recession. Democracies previously thought to be well-established--Hungary, Poland, Brazil, and even the United States--have been threatened by the rise of ultra-nationalist and populist leaders who pay lip-service to the will of the people while daily undermining the freedom and pluralism that are the foundations of democratic governance. The possibility of democratic collapse where we least expected it has added new urgency to the age-old inquiry into how democracy, once attained, can be made to last.In Democracy in Hard Places, Scott Mainwaring and Tarek Masoud bring together a distinguished cast of contributors to illustrate how democracies around the world continue to survive even in an age of democratic decline. Collectively, they argue that we can learn much from democratic survivals that were just as unexpected as the democratic erosions that have occurred in some corners of the developed world. Just as social scientists long believed that well-established, Western, educated, industrialized, and rich democracies were immortal, so too did they assign little chance of democracy to countries that lacked these characteristics. And yet, in defiance of decades of social science wisdom, many countries that were bereft of these hypothesized enabling conditions for democracy not only achieved it, but maintained it year after year. How does democracy persist in countries that are ethnically heterogenous, wracked by economic crisis, and plagued by state weakness? What is the secret of democratic longevity in hard places? This book--the first to date to systematically examine the survival persistence of unlikely democracies--presents nine case studies in which democracy emerged and survived against the odds. Adopting a comparative, cross-regional perspective, the authors derive lessons about what makes democracy stick despite tumult and crisis, economic underdevelopment, ethnolinguistic fragmentation, and chronic institutional weakness. By bringing these cases into dialogue with each other, Mainwaring and Masoud derive powerful theoretical lessons for how democracy can be built and maintained in places where dominant social science theories would cause us to least expect it.Trade ReviewDemocracy in Hard Places emphasized fragile democracies that find ways to persevere. It's a novel way to think about democracy that challenges many of our natural assumptions. It's an absolute must read for those who haven't already. * Justin Kempf, Democracy Paradox *We are living through a democratic recession, reversing a decades-long expansion of elections and democratic governance around the world. Why is this happening and what could be done to arrest the decline? This compelling volume tackles this question in an unusual way-by looking at cases (such as India, South Africa, and Indonesia) where democracy has endured, despite having few of the pre-conditions that tend to be associated with success. These rich and carefully researched accounts remind readers that not everything is determined by economic development and other such structural factors. Broadly shared norms and values and specific policy choices all make a difference. Above all, political leaders matter. You cannot have democracy without democrats. * Fareed Zakaria, The Washington Post *We are living through an era when it is hard not to be aware of democracy's fragility and concerned about its future. Rather than provide another study of democratic decay, Democracy in Hard Places offers us analyses by some of political science's most eminent scholars of how democracy manages to survive, even in ostensibly inauspicious settings. Democracy in Hard Places will be invaluable to those seeking to understand democracy's contemporary problems as well as come up with solutions to them. * Sheri Berman, Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University *The recent scholarly turn to more structuralist explanations of regime change has left an important question unanswered: many democracies in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America continue to 'overperform' the expectations of existing theories. Why—and how—do fragile democracies survive despite daunting domestic and international conditions? This volume offers some important answers. * Steven Levitsky, David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and Professor of Government, Harvard University *

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewCultivating Democracy will be essential reading for anyone interested in the politics of citizenship in contemporary India, and in political change in West Bengal. It also serves as an effective reminder of the profound changes to Indian and West Bengal democracy and politics over the past decade. * Kenneth Bo Nielsen, Journal of Contemporary Asia *Cultivating Democracy is well-written and easy to follow, making it accessible to a wide range of readers. It is also well-researched and well-argued, drawing on a variety of sources and providing comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the subject. Banerjee has done a great job of weaving together theoretical and empirical insights to provide a rich and nuanced perspective on politics and citizenship in rural India, challenging the dominant view of democracy and citizenship as simply a matter of formal political rights and representation. Overall, the book contributes to the literature on Indian politics, democracy and citizenship. Cultivating Democracy is recommended to anyone interested in understanding the complexities of politics and citizenship in the Global South. * Dr Kishor K. Podh, LSE Review of Books *This is a work of both theoretical sophistication and vivid ethnography that takes us into the everyday life of rural Bengal as we follow the rhythms and tempos of political allegiances, enmities, compromises, and hopes that portray the lived experience of democratic politics. With an eye on minor characters as well as major players in the political field Banerjee's receptivity to unforeseen events within the everyday, and her attention to the small events of history, together stitch theory and ethnography and make for unforgettable moments in the text. The author's commitment to the project of a democratic India, even and especially in these dark times, is evident in every scene, hopeful or not, that animate the book. * Veena Das, Johns Hopkins University *Table of ContentsPreface I. The Event and Democracy II. Context: The village in a democracy III. Scandal: Cultivating competition IV. Harvest: Cultivating solidarity V. Qurbani: Cultivating faith VI. Election: Cultivating citizenship VII. Cultivating democracy Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewUsing historical examples, Nelson (Brigham Young Univ.) develops a theory of international relations centered on ideological conflicts between states that originate from an established state's fears that a revolutionary movement in a foreign state will spread to its borders and threaten the status quo...The book's detailed analysis of these case studies is a worthwhile contribution to the vast literature theorizing the causes of revolution, how revolution spreads, and the subsequent reaction. * Choice *This book greatly advances our understanding of when relations among international ideological enemies are likely to be hostile. The argument is of high importance for both theory and policy, including helping to predict the likelihood of a coming ideological clash between the United States and China." -Mark L. Haas, Duquesne University, and author of FrenemiesNelson gives us the deepest and broadest treatment yet of how fears of revolutionary contagion affect international relations. By elucidating mechanisms and examining historical cases with care, he shows how governments that fear a revolution is coming their way become hostile to the source country and find new and unexpected foreign allies to combat it. A convincing and timely book." -John Owen, University of VirginiaIn this lucid and historically rich book, Nelson breaks important new ground in our understanding of how ideology shapes cooperation in international relations. By drawing attention to the conditions that give rise to leader fears of revolutionary contagion, Nelson forcefully and convincingly goes beyond standard accounts to systematically demonstrate the critical role of domestic politics in explaining how ideology affects alignment between states across history. In sum, this book is a brilliant addition to the study of international relations." -C. William Walldorf, Jr., Wake Forest UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1 - Introduction: Ideologies and International Relations Chapter 2 - A Theory of Domestic Contagion Effects Chapter 3 - Democratic Revolutions and the Ancien Régime Chapter 4 - Constitutional Revolutions and the Concert of Europe Chapter 5 - Communist and Fascist Revolutions in Europe Chapter 6 - The Islamic Revolution and the Middle East Chapter 7 - Conclusions, Extensions, and Implications Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFrom Asia to Africa to the Middle East, #MeToo has inspired local movements and hashtag trends like #AnaKaman and transnational collective hashtags like #MosqueMeToo. Yet, most Western scholarly and popular treatment of the movement assumes it is a primarily Western phenomenon. To attend to the revolutionary international impact of #MeToo, Iqra Shagufta Cheema brings together contributions from scholars and scholar activists that look at specific iterations of the #MeToo movement across multiple communities, cultures, and countries in the Global South. Going beyond gender, this comprehensive study focuses on the intersectional assemblage of ethnicity, religion, race, class, and politics that informs #MeToo and its place in local and transnational feminisms. By doing so, The Other #MeToos highlights the adaptation, translation, and impact of #MeToo in non-Western, postcolonial, minoritized, and othered locales to explore its wider scope and possibilities.Trade ReviewThe revolutionary promise of #MeToo requires we hear about other #MeToos from across the globe. This book fulfills that promise. It teaches us that to bring an end to gender-based violence, we need to create more expansive feminist publics, to find new ways of mobilizing and connecting across time and space. This is a necessary, important, and far-reaching volume. * Sara Ahmed, author of Complaint! *The Other #MeToos is an original contribution both to the field of gender and women's studies, as well as to the scholarship on #MeToo. It takes seriously the critiques offered by transnational and postcolonial feminist theory to make visible how patriarchy is global but at the same time racialized. Taking-up the feminist challenge of connecting theory and praxis as a point of departure, its rich collection of theoretical and diverse empirical approaches makes it relevant to theorists, analysts, and practitioners. * Rirhandu Mageza-Barthel, Professor in Peace and Development Studies, University of South Africa *An ambitious, refreshing, and original contribution. We have long been waiting for such a valuable teaching, research, and activist resource. Despite occasional essays and media pieces on #MeToo in various other contexts, a comprehensive insight into its links to broader sexual violence activism and feminist thought and organizing has been missing. This book fills that gap. * Swati Parashar, Professor in Peace and Development, University of Gothenburg *Table of ContentsPreface Iqra Shagufta Cheema 1. Acceptable Activism: The History of the Anti-Sexual Violence Movement and the Contemporary #MeToo Protests in South Korea Anat Schwartz 2. The Politics of Dwelling: Screen Memories of "Comfort Women" in the Age of #MeToo Ran Deng 3. Deer Women Dancing: Indigenous Visualizations of MMIWG2S Zoe Antoinette Eddy 4. Native Men, Too: Settler Sexual Violence, Native Genocide, and a Dream of Fire Nicolás Juárez 5. Ni una menos: An Intersectional Movement Maricruz Gomez 6. From the Confessional to the Ground: Understanding Indian #MeToo Feminism Amrita De 7. #RageAgainstRape: World Englishes, Protest Signs, and Transnational Identity Asmita Ghimire and Elizabethada A. Wright 8. Hashtag Activism and #MeToo in South Africa: Intersectional Feminism, Mobilization, and Impact Lize-Marie Mitchell 9. #MeToo and Everyday Sexism in Bangladesh Umme Busra Fateha Sultana and Fariha Jahan 10. "Smashing Spatial Patriarchy": #Metoo, #CreateAScene, and Feminist Resistance in Sri Lanka Thilini Prasadika 11. The Precarity of #MeToo in Pakistan Afiya Shehrbano Zia 12. Mosque #MeToo, Muslim Cultures, and Islam Ayesha Murtza and Atia Murtaza 13. "You are not alone": #EnaZeda and #Masaktach as Voices against Violence Antonella Cariello 14. #MeToo in the Post-Arab Spring Era: A Strategy of Resistance Jihan Zakarriya 15. The Iranian #MeToo Movement Farinaz Basmechi 16. #MeToo and the Need for Vegetarian-Feminist Approaches in Czech Republic Denisa Krasna

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewJeremy Wallace's new book Seeking Truth and Hiding Facts: Information, Ideology, and Authoritarianism in China is a tour de force of scholarship on the political development of the People's Republic of China (PRC), particularly in the post-Mao era...the book is very enjoyable to read and remains accessible without compromising on theoretical depth or empirical richness. * Yan Xiaojun, The University of Hong Kong, The China Quarterly *Professor Wallace offers readers a fascinating volume on how quantification and governance have gone hand in hand in China and their discontents. This is a unique perspective on and reinterpretation of China's political economy in recent decades." -Dali L. Yang, William C. Reavis Professor of Political Science, The University of ChicagoIn this important book, Jeremy Wallace shows why the center in China has limited its vision to a few quantifiable indicators, such as GDP, investment, and fiscal revenue. This focus has led to a failure to see local problems like protests, debt, and pollution. Wallace's arguments speak to key debates in the study of authoritarian politics." -Martin K. Dimitrov, Professor of Political Science, Tulane UniversityThis is an excellent book about the political economy of China and an insightful study of an authoritarian system. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1: A Numbers Game Chapter 2: Quantifying Like a Regime Chapter 3: Seeking Truth Chapter 4: Aftershocks Chapter 5: Quantified Governance Chapter 6: Hiding Facts Chapter 7: A Neopolitical Turn Chapter 8: Beyond Count Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn Madison's Militia, Carl Bogus illuminates precisely why James Madison and the First Congress included the right to bear arms in the Bill of Rights--and the reason will surprise readers. This gripping and wide-ranging history overturns the conventional wisdom about the Second Amendment--showing that the right to bear arms was not about protecting liberty but about preserving slavery.Trade ReviewA vital reconsideration of a contentious constitutional amendment. * Publishers Weekly *Readers interested in the Second Amendment's origins or in assessing arguments about its meaning will likely and deeply appreciate this comprehensive history. * Library Journal *At a time when the Supreme Court is increasingly looking at the original meaning in interpreting the Constitution, Professor Carl Bogus has written a riveting account of how the Second Amendment actually came to be added to the Constitution. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, Professor Bogus shows that the Second Amendment was meant to protect the slave system and keep Congress from disarming slave patrols. This is an essential history for all lawyers, judges, students, and individuals who are researching the original understanding of the Second Amendment and gun rights. * Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law *A surprisingly fast-paced account of the events leading up to the Second Amendment. Bogus persuasively suggests that, while Madison and other Founders paid lip-service to the dedication of militias and the threat of standing armies, their primary concern was to suppress insurrections by the people they enslaved. Madison's Militia undermines any claim by the Roberts Court/the Supreme Court to locate the individual right to bear arms in an originalist reading of the Constitution. * Jeannine DeLombard, author of In the Shadow of the Gallows: Race, Crime, and American Civic Identity *Bogus offers a fresh and fearless investigation into why Madison and his contemporaries added the right to keep and bear arms to the Constitution. Uncluttered by myth or hagiography, this book will likely become the definitive account of the darker side of the Second Amendment's drafting and ratification. * Darrell A.H. Miller, Duke Law School *Carl Bogus makes an important contribution to efforts to discern the meaning of the 27 words that make up the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. Bogus' work provides a rich context to understand what those who drafted and debated the amendment faced, as well as what they hoped to accomplish. Bogus invites readers to reconsider the racially neutral right to bear arms that the amendment protects in light of the immediate racialized threat of uprisings and rebellions by enslaved people against their enslavers. His book offers a radically different way to read and understand the amendment which aligns with, rather than revises, the history surrounding its ratification. * Lisa A. Crooms-Robinson, Professor, Howard University School of Law *Slavery was the main event—not a sideshow—as the U.S. was founded. In this insightful, crisply written book Carl Bogus tells us that what impelled the now infamous Second Amendment was precisely the rampant fear of slave insurrections, necessitating the formation of a well-armed militia. * Gerald Horne, author, The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America *Madison's Militia offers an illuminating overview of the tangled history of the Second Amendment and its 'right to bear arms.' Whatever the limitations of citizen militias in actually fighting wars, they were indispensable in Virginia and other states worried about suppressing any slave rebellions and about the possibility that the new national government would prove insufficiently protective of slavery. American historians are increasingly studying the intersections of slavery and a desire to maintain white supremacy, and Bogus provides a valuable, extremely well-written, demonstration of those intersections. * Sanford Levinson, University of Texas Law School and author of Framed: America's 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter One: Showdown in Richmond Chapter Two: Debate in Richmond Chapter Three: Decision in Richmond Chapter Four: Southern Terror Chapter Five: The Militia--War in the North Chapter Six: The Militia--War in the South Chapter Seven: Mr. Madison Goes to Congress Chapter Eight: The Ghost of Patrick Henry Chapter Nine: The English Declaration of Rights of 1689 Chapter Ten: Chimeras of Liberty Conclusion Author's Note Notes Index

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Book SynopsisIn Building Theory in Political Communication, Gadi Wolfsfeld, Tamir Sheafer, and Scott Althaus present the first generalizable conceptual framework for political communication that is also falsifiable, explaining how media performance contributes to successful political performance across nations, regime types, and information systems. The book identifies three tensions in the current literature that have thus far prevented a general theory of political communication. The first is a vague understanding of what it means for media to exercise independence from politics. The second is a focus on media in wealthy, Western, and democratic countries. The third is a tendency to build interpretive frameworks that pose as theories, but that cannot be tested. To address these three tensions, this book adapts, refines, and extends the Politics-Media-Politics (PMP) principle, which states that variations in political ecosystems have a major impact on media systems, values, practices, and resourceTrade ReviewMany good ideas take a decade to mature. That is also the case in this book. Eminent colleagues Wolfsfeld, Sheafer, and Althaus have written a compelling and inspiring 'big picture' book. Their Politics-Media-Politics approach provides a broad framework and a refreshing lens through which to see political communication theorizing. The endeavour is ambitious and likely to inform a new decade of political communication scholarship. * Claes de Vreese, Professor of Political Communication, University of Amsterdam *In an era of increasingly complex media and political ecosystems, Wolfsfeld, Sheafer, and Althaus' theorizing offers a much-needed prism through which to view sociopolitical developments. Integrating disparate findings across fields and over time and space, their Politics-Media-Politics principle and conceptual map speak incisively to both democratic theory and practice. This big-thinking book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how our world operates today. * Patricia Moy, Christy Cressey Professor of Communication, University of Washington *I have often used the PMP principle in my work and teaching as it helps to understand and clarify the complex interactions between politicians and journalists. This ambitious book extends, updates, and deepens the original PMP framework so it can be used in more (non-Western) contexts and in today's political information environment. The authors sketch a sophisticated roadmap, supported by examples from across the globe, that will allow political communication studies to speak to each other and stay on track. * Peter Van Aelst, Professor in Political Communication, University of Antwerp, Belgium *This book provides the most ambitious attempt so far to integrate almost the entire field of political communication into a single framework. A truly erudite, well-written, and thought-provoking effort. * Stefaan Walgrave, Professor of Political Science, University of Antwerp *Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Politics-Media-Politics Approach Chapter 2: PMP and Election Campaigns Chapter 3: PMP, Violent Conflicts, and Peace Processes Chapter 4: PMP and Historical Changes Chapter 5: PMP and Comparative Political Communication Chapter 6: Using the PMP Approach to Assess Media: Performance in both Democratic and Autocratic Regimes Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.Interest in democratic socialism is on the rise, but this wide-ranging comparison of two systems shows that the Nordic model of capitalism achieves virtually everything that contemporary democratic socialists say we should want.Socialism is back in the conversation, and recent polls suggest the share of young Americans who have a favorable impression of socialism is about the same as the share that have a favorable view of capitalism. The case for a modern democratic socialism is that capitalism is bad, or at least not very good, and that socialism would be an improvement. To fully and fairly assess democratic socialism''s desirability, Lane Kenworthy argues in Would Democratic Socialism Be Better?, we need to compare it to the best version of capitalism that humaTrade ReviewWe are at a critical juncture and need to build new institutions for a fairer, more equitably shared, and environmentally less damaging economic growth. But how? Lane Kenworthy has been the leading proponent of social democratic institutions both in the US and around the world. This spirited and readable book develops the powerful argument that social democracy is much better for our future than both unregulated global capitalism and democratic socialism. It is a must-read for all of those who are worried about our current predicament. * Daron Acemoglu, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology *A readable, sober, grounded, empirically-based, humane and even hopeful presentation of social democratic capitalism. Even for the US! * Lawrence Mishel, Former President, Economic Policy Institute *Lane Kenworthy has produced a briskly written and utterly convincing argument for the benefits of social democracy over an alternative socialist system that has never existed. His book is a splendid example of how what Michael Harrington called 'the left wing of the possible' has bettered the lives of tens of millions of people and has the potential to do so for billions more. * Michael Kazin, Professor of History, Georgetown University, and author of What It Took to Win: A History of the Democratic Party *In a series of compelling books, Lane Kenworthy has convincingly argued that 'Social Democratic Capitalism,' the Nordic Model characterized by strong and centralized unions, a large and redistributive welfare state and frequent social democratic government, delivers high levels of equality and social inclusion, low levels of poverty, high levels of employment, and a cleaner environment without sacrificing economic growth. In this book, Kenworthy carefully considers whether Democratic Socialism would be an even better alternative. He is skeptical, emphasizing the advantages of Social Democratic Capitalism. * John D. Stephens, Lenski Professor of Political Science and Sociology, University of North Carolina *Data-rich, and gracefully written advocacy for the social welfare policies now typical of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. * Social Forces *Table of Contents1. Is Capitalism Not Good Enough? 2. An End to Poverty in Rich Countries 3. An End to Poverty Everywhere 4. More Jobs 5. Decent Jobs 6. Faster Economic Growth 7. Inclusive Growth 8. More Public Goods and Services 9. Affordable Healthcare for All 10. Helpful Finance 11. Truly Democratic Politics 12. Economic Democracy 13. Less Economic Inequality 14. Gender and Racial Equality 15. More Community 16. A Livable Planet 17. Would Democratic Socialism Be Better Than Social Democratic Capitalism? Acknowledgments Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisAn in-depth account of why countries'' treacherous foreign policies often have harmless origins, how this predicament shapes international politics, and what to do about it.The increasing unpredictability of state behavior in recent world politics is a surprising development. The uncertainty that results intensifies conflict and stymies trust. In Volatile States in International Politics, Eleonora Mattiacci offers the first account of this issue that investigates which states have been volatile and why. Leveraging statistical techniques and archival data in a probing analysis of rivals and allies since the end of World War II, she rejects attempts at dismissing volatility as reflecting mercurial leaders or intractable issues. Instead, Mattiacci explains that a state acts in a volatile manner when its clashing domestic interests leverage power to achieve their goals on the international arena. In demonstrating states'' potential for volatile behaviors, she asks us to reconsider how muchTrade ReviewScholars of international politics have tended to focus on the mean of foreign policies rather than the variance. In this innovative and important book, Mattiacci brings theoretical clarity and methodological firepower to the study of volatility in international politics, showing how changes in power and domestic competition combine to produce inconsistent shifts in foreign policy. A must-read for anyone interested in the turbulent era we live in. * Joshua D. Kertzer, Professor of Government, Harvard University *Some states settle into consistent patterns of conflict and cooperation. Others shift between those behaviors in unpredictable ways. By carefully measuring and rigorously explaining this variation, Eleonora Mattiacci's book provides fundamental insights about the sources of stability, change, and uncertainty in international politics. * Jeffrey A. Friedman, Associate Professor of Government, Dartmouth College, and author of War and Chance: Assessing Uncertainty in International Politics *Eleonora Mattiacci's book seeks to understand why interstate relationships are at times more volatile, exhibiting high levels of conflict and cooperation. She shows that increases in relative power and domestic political polarization jointly create volatility in relationships between rival or allied states. Her careful analyses of volatility in 36 interstate rivalries and France's withdrawal from NATO's integrated military command reveal important insights about conflict dynamics and pathways that maintain peace. * Sara B. Mitchell, F. Wendell Miller Professor, University of Iowa *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Contents List of Figures Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Theory: When Does Volatility Increase? Chapter 3: Measuring Volatility Chapter 4: Volatility and Rivals Chapter 5: Volatility and Allies Chapter 6: Conclusions Chapter 7: Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book is essentially a neo-Anabaptist primer for political theology and church-state relations...With an approach more akin to theology than social science, this volume is an extended argument for Christian pacifism and peacemaking that some readers will welcome as a corrective to contemporary right-wing Christian political activism. * Choice *an impressive book * Andrew S. Gilmour, The Living Church *This book skillfully counters the global rise of religious nationalism by deftly analyzing the founding mission of Christianity. It shows that by politicizing itself, Christianity has lost its prophetic voice, urgently needed to advance human rights and peace everywhere. This book will be a light for Christians and a template for religious social activism around the world." -Mark Juergensmeyer, author of God at WarThis remarkable book shows how state privilege both harms Christianity and undermines global peace and democracy. In contrast, independent Christian communities that live by the radical ethic of Jesus promote human rights, dignity for the poor, women's empowerment, and peace & reconciliation. Beautifully written and cogently argued. * Allen Hertzke, author of Freeing God's Children *Tracing the theology and charting the history of churches across the globe, Nilay Saiya lays bare the startling realization that whenever the church attains a privileged status with the state, true Christian practice withers and dies. This book couldn't be more timely. It is a significant contribution to the study of the church in society. It cannot be ignored by anyone who cares about the politics of Jesus Christ in our time." -David Fitch, BR Lindner Chair of Theology, Northern Seminary, ChicagoTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Clashing Kingdoms Chapter 2. Patriots, Pietists, and Prophets Chapter 3. Wayward Christian Soldiers: Christianity and Violence Chapter 4. Christianizing Foreign Policy: The Case of American Evangelicals and the Middle East Chapter 5. Holy Humanitarians? Christianity and Human Rights Chapter 6. Sowing in Shalom: Peace and Reconciliation Chapter 7. Looking Inward: The Paradox of Privilege and the Church Chapter 8. The Path Forward Appendix References Index

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Book SynopsisHow do authoritarian regimes deal with pressure from the international community? China''s leaders have been subject to decades of international attention, condemnation, resolutions, boycotts, and sanctions over their treatment of human rights. We assume that hearing about all this pressure will make the public more concerned about human rights, and so regimes like the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) should do what they can to prevent this from happening. In Hostile Forces, Jamie Gruffydd-Jones argues that while international pressure may indeed embarrass authoritarian leaders on the international stage, it may, in fact, benefit them at home. The targets of human rights pressure, regimes like the Communist Party, are not merely passive recipients, but actors who can proactively shape and deploy that pressure for their own advantage. Taking us through an exploration of the history of the Communist Party''s reactions to foreign pressure, from condemnation of Mao''s crackdowns in Tibet to oTrade ReviewIn this provocative new study, Jamie Gruffydd-Jones argues that international criticism of human rights violations by the Chinese government have not worked and are unlikely to without a fundamental change of strategy. Everyone interested in the promotion of human rights, in China or elsewhere, needs to read this book and heed its advice. * Bruce Dickson, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University *This study offers a rich and important analysis of why international human rights campaigns that target major authoritarian regimes, like China, have yielded little success. Gruffydd-Jones demonstrates how these campaigns are selectively co-opted by Chinese authorities for propaganda purposes, and how they are often treated with suspicion by the public, especially when the critiques are communicated by China's main rival-the United States. This book is a timely reminder that great power rivalry can overshadow transnational human rights advocacy, and that authoritarian regimes are increasingly adept at diverting international condemnation into a powerful nationalistic sentiment. * Maria Repnikova, Georgia State University *Democracies routinely criticize the human rights practices of autocracies. Is this criticism effective? This important book that should be widely read by policymakers documents that when the US criticizes China alone, Chinese citizens tend to rally around the government. In contrast, multilateral criticism is much more effective in shaping public opinion in China. * Erin Baggott Carter, Stanford University *Jamie Gruffydd-Jones has written an important book examining the Chinese Communist Party's response to criticism on human rights. He explains why, when, and how Beijing permits human rights messages to pierce China's information bubble. His theoretical framework and case studies yield insights into which types of foreign critiques are most likely to trigger reforms and which are more likely to backfire, being used for propaganda purposes by China and other autocratic regimes. * Zack Cooper, American Enterprise Institute *A fascinating read. * Choice *In a context of growing criticism of China's human rights violations, Jamie Gruffydd-Jones makes a valuable contribution in analysing the backlash and unintended consequences that this criticism might prompt as well as its impact on Chinese citizens. * Christelle Genoud, Europe-Asia Studies *Table of ContentsPart I: The Argument Introduction A Theory of Responses to Human Rights Pressure Part II: The Regime Pressure as Propaganda: From Mao to Hu Hostile Human Rights: Tibet, Hong Kong, and Beyond When does Pressure become Propaganda? Part III: The Citizens Experimental Activism People on the Street Pressure in Real Time Part IV: The Implications Implications for China and Beyond Notes Appendices Bibliography

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Book SynopsisHostile Forces shines a light on how China has learned to manage, manipulate, and resist foreign pressure on human rights, and illustrates how support for authoritarian and nationalist policies can actually grow in response to such critiques from powers within the liberal international system.Trade ReviewIn this provocative new study, Jamie Gruffydd-Jones argues that international criticism of human rights violations by the Chinese government have not worked and are unlikely to without a fundamental change of strategy. Everyone interested in the promotion of human rights, in China or elsewhere, needs to read this book and heed its advice. * Bruce Dickson, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University *This study offers a rich and important analysis of why international human rights campaigns that target major authoritarian regimes, like China, have yielded little success. Gruffydd-Jones demonstrates how these campaigns are selectively co-opted by Chinese authorities for propaganda purposes, and how they are often treated with suspicion by the public, especially when the critiques are communicated by China's main rival-the United States. This book is a timely reminder that great power rivalry can overshadow transnational human rights advocacy, and that authoritarian regimes are increasingly adept at diverting international condemnation into a powerful nationalistic sentiment. * Maria Repnikova, Georgia State University *Democracies routinely criticize the human rights practices of autocracies. Is this criticism effective? This important book that should be widely read by policymakers documents that when the US criticizes China alone, Chinese citizens tend to rally around the government. In contrast, multilateral criticism is much more effective in shaping public opinion in China. * Erin Baggott Carter, Stanford University *Jamie Gruffydd-Jones has written an important book examining the Chinese Communist Party's response to criticism on human rights. He explains why, when, and how Beijing permits human rights messages to pierce China's information bubble. His theoretical framework and case studies yield insights into which types of foreign critiques are most likely to trigger reforms and which are more likely to backfire, being used for propaganda purposes by China and other autocratic regimes. * Zack Cooper, American Enterprise Institute *A fascinating read. * Choice *In a context of growing criticism of China's human rights violations, Jamie Gruffydd-Jones makes a valuable contribution in analysing the backlash and unintended consequences that this criticism might prompt as well as its impact on Chinese citizens. * Christelle Genoud, Europe-Asia Studies *

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn their innovative study, Taylor-Robinson and Geva leverage survey experiments with young adults from eight democracies across the globe to demonstrate how mental templates of leadership have transformed to be more inclusive of women candidates. This novel research challenges conventional wisdom about preferences for male candidates, showing that women fit the leadership image held by most young adults. * Tiffany D. Barnes, Professor of Political Science, University of Kentucky *Taylor-Robinson and Geva's ambitious, collaborative research suggests that young people largely view women as leaders—across posts and in stereotypically masculine and feminine policy areas. Their edited volume questions conventional wisdom about the role gender stereotypes now play in politics and sets the stage for future research on this important topic. * Diana O'Brien, Professor of Political Science, Washington University in Saint Louis *How much do young adults use gender stereotypes in evaluating political candidates? Taylor-Robinson and Geva's study shows that across culturally diverse democracies, candidates' sex, compared to information about candidates' parties, tends to have little impact on assessments of those running for office. However, notable exceptions remain. Anyone curious about voter decision-making and the psychology of gender should read this ambitious, beautifully cohesive volume. * Catherine Reyes-Housholder, Assistant Professor, Instituto de Ciencia Política, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile *This outstanding collection provides important, cross-national insight into how young people assess women's ability to govern. Through parallel experiments in eight countries, Taylor-Robinson and Geva offer new wisdom into how the presence of women in government is changing who young people view as fit to lead; this is an invaluable text for growing our understanding of modern responses to women in power. * Melody Valdini, Associate Professor of Political Science, Portland State University *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Contributors PART I: Mental Templates of Leaders and Designing an Experiment to Study Templates 1. Mental Templates of Leaders Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson and Nehemia Geva 2. Research Protocol Nehemia Geva and Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson PART II: Findings in Individual Cases 3. Costa Rica - Where Urban Young People View Women as Leaders Gerardo Hernández Naranjo and Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson 4. The Masculine Template in Perceived Competence of Women in Israeli Politics Ayala Yarkoney-Sorek and Nehemia Geva 5. Attitudes Towards Women in Government: Evidence from an Experiment in Canada's Alberta and Quebec Provinces Melanee Thomas, Valérie-Anne Mahéo and Guillaume Bogiaris 6. Young Adult's Attitudes to Women Candidates in Uruguay: No Obstacle to Change Niki Johnson 7. England: Young People View Women as Leaders Claire Annesley, Beatriz Lacerda Ratton and Jake Watts 8. Party over Gender: Young Adult's Evaluations of Political Leaders in California and Texas Kostanca Dhima and Jennifer M. Piscopo 9. A Generation Without Political Gender Biases? The Case of Sweden Elin Bjarnegård, Josefina Erikson and Pär Zetterberg 10. Chile's Shift to the Left and the Rise of Women Alejandra Ramm, José Manuel Gaete and Milena Morales Bonich PART III: Cross-National Findings and Conclusions 11. Meta-Analysis Assessment of Candidate Gender as an Attribute of Young Adult Leadership Templates Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson and Nehemia Geva 12. Do Women Fit the Leadership Image? Yes! Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson and Nehemia Geva References Index

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Book SynopsisLooks at the rollout of one of the largest infrastructure programs in human history to show how local governments play a complex role. China''s high-speed railway network is one of the largest infrastructure programs in human history. Despite global media coverage, we know very little about the political process that led the government to invest in the railway program and the reasons for the striking regional and temporal variation in such investments. In Localized Bargaining, Xiao Ma offers a novel theory of intergovernmental bargaining that explains the unfolding of China''s unprecedented high-speed railway program. Drawing on a wealth of in-depth interviews, original data sets, and surveys with local officials, Ma details how the bottom-up bargaining efforts by territorial authoritieswhom the central bureaucracies rely on to implement various infrastructure projectsshaped the allocation of investment in the railway system. Demonstrating how localities of different types invoke institutional and extra-institutional sources of bargaining power in their competition for railway stations, Ma sheds new light on how the nation''s massive bureaucracy actually functions.Trade ReviewLocalized Bargaining is an important addition to the literature, providing insights into one of the most salient aspects of Chinese politics-the triangulated relationship between top decision makers, local bureaucrats, and the masses. Ma is to be applauded for providing insight into "a regularized, controllable mechanism" for the bottom up articulating of interests. * Karl Yan, Journal of Contemporary Asia *Overall, the author has conducted solid fieldwork and collected a wealth of first-hand information, which is not easy to do in China. The book's target group consists of political scientists and geographers. It not only sheds light on the politics behind the largest infrastructure project in human history, but also echoes some of the more general questions of political and geographical studies in general. * Guo Jie, Institute of Geography, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, EURASIAN GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMICS *Drawing on interviews and a variety of new data sources, Localized Bargaining tells a compelling tale of the politics that drives the allocation of infrastructure in the absence of democracy—those who lobby for projects, it shows, are not citizens, but intermediary recipients such as local governments and functional departments. This is an indispensable book for understanding how bureaucratic bargaining and 'fragmented authoritarianism' works in China's infrastructure-fueled development. * Yuen Yuen Ang, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor *This empirically rich book uncovers how the non-monolithic political system in China creates opportunities for local authorities to participate in the policy making of the central authority. Xiao Ma convincingly demonstrates that Chinese local governments are able to seek policy benefits because of the fragmented authorities of the decision-making bureaucracy. This insightful book makes an important contribution to understanding distributive politics in authoritarian states. * Yongshun Cai, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology *Seen from the outside, China's high-speed rail network epitomizes the centralized power of the party-state. Ma's pathbreaking study, which takes us inside the politics of railway development, reveals a far more complex picture. With rich quantitative and qualitative evidence, Ma traces the interplay of bottom-up and top-down agency and formal and informal rules, reshaping our understanding of 'who gets what, when, and how.' * Kyle A. Jaros, Associate Professor of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame *Xiao Ma significantly advances our understanding of bureaucracy. His investigation of the massive infrastructure investment in the Chinese high-speed rail system reveals not only the role of bureaucracy in maintaining authoritarian rule but also the mechanisms by which it does so. His rich account reveals that what seems to be top-down authority is actually a complex of bargains in which local actors transform the intentions of the centralized state: the 'cardinals,' those with significant institutional power in local territorial politics, try to impose their agenda while the 'clerics,' those with less institutional power, try to get their voices heard by mobilizing protests. This extraordinary in-depth study represents a new account of how to think about bureaucracy not only in China and not only in the developing world—but wherever major infrastructure is at issue. * Margaret Levi, Professor of Political Science, Stanford University *Ma's book offers an insightful demonstration of localised bargaining, and thus has theoretical significance and current relevance. * Bingzhao Chang, PhD candidate at the School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Nanjing University, China Perspectives *Table of ContentsDedication Acknowledgements Abbreviations List of Figures List of Tables Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Bureaucracies and Localized Bargaining Chapter 3: Local Ambitions in Central Policymaking Chapter 4: The "Cardinals" and the "Clerics" Chapter 5: The Political Geography of High-speed Railways Chapter 6: The Power of the Masses Chapter 7: Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIndia's internal security is a subject of such immediate political and social relevance that it is not often the subject of rigorous academic study. That gap has been filled by this volume edited by Amit Ahuja and Devesh Kapur, two scholars with outstanding credentials, covering the institutional, doctrinal, organizational, and other aspects of this contentious subject. The volume thus takes an integrated view of India's internal security. Its strength lies in its reliance on data, the coherence of its arguments, and the reliance on academic disciplines honed in other contexts. All in all, a significant book on an important subject that will become ever more relevant as the pace of change in India accelerates in years to come. * Shivshankar Menon, Former National Security Advisor and Foreign Secretary, Government of India *The carefully researched essays in this book document the decline in many measures of internal violence in India but also disturbing changes in the use of force by the state. It should be read by any person interested in India today. * Stephen Peter Rosen, Harvard College Professor and Beton Michael Kaneb Professor of National Security and Military Affairs, Harvard University *This is an extraordinarily good volume, bringing together experts on all aspects of India's internal security: from its expanding private security businesses, to its overstretched police forces, to the complex structures through which India's political, military, and intelligence leaders respond to internal security challenges. This volume goes far beyond description, to analyze the larger strategies behind these responses, and the ways in which India's internal security state affects Indian democracy, federalism, and the rights of all its citizens. Indispensable. * Steven Wilkinson, Professor of Political Science, Yale University *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Abbreviations and Acronyms Contributors Chapter 1 The State and Internal Security in India Amit Ahuja and Devesh Kapur Chapter 2 Internal Security and India's Constitution Raeesa Vakil Chapter 3 The Persistence of the AFSPA Anubha Bhonsle Chapter 4 Role of MHA in Internal Security Shakti Sinha Chapter 5 Public Finances of Internal Security in India Nirvikar Singh Chapter 6 India's Internal Security in Comparative Perspective Paul Staniland Chapter 7 India's Internal Security Doctrine in Practice Sushant Singh Chapter 8 Military in Internal Security Amit Ahuja and Srinath Raghavan Chapter 9 Role of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in India Yashovardhan Azad Chapter 10 The Indian Police: Managing Dilemmas of Internal Security Akshay Mangla Chapter 11 Riots & Rapid Action: The Special Wing of the Central Reserve Police Nirvikar Jassal and Hanif Qureshi Chapter 12 Protective Labor and its Correlates: A Statistical Portrait Paaritosh Nath and Arjun Jayadev Chapter 13 India's Intelligence in Internal Security Saikat Datta Chapter 14 Included but not Equal? Debating Gender and Labor Reforms within the Border Security Force Sahana Ghosh Chapter 15 Security Labor and State Suppression of Police Worker Politics Beatrice Jauregui Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA stunningly novel account of why populism and fascism are on the rise in the early 21st century.Today we find in the most technologically advanced societies, wild conspiracy theories and a broad distrust of science and expertise have created deep political divisions that are splitting nations in two. Defensive Nationalism explains this paradox, using history as a guide. B. S. Rabinowitz finds that the turn-of-the 19th century was also a period of exceptional technological innovation that ended with toxic political upheavals. To investigate why, the author combines Karl Polanyi''s concept of the double movement with Joseph Schumpeter''s theory of innovation. Weaving together a fascinating narrative that spans two centuries, the book traces how the rapid transformation of transportation and communications during the Industrial Revolution and the Digital Revolution created economic interdependence and capital flows that induced radical economic, social, and political disruptions. In respTrade ReviewIn a surprising twist, Rabinowitz explains the rise of populism and fascism as paradoxically linked to the greatest scientific advances of our age. Using Karl Polanyi's concept of the 'double movement' and Joseph Schumpeter's theory of innovation, the book compares anti-globalization movements of today with those that arose in the late 19th century. The comparison reveals how economic, social and political precarities created by modern technological revolutions draw people to anti-liberal, 'defensive nationalist' movements on both the left and the right. At a time when democracy is endangered by such inward-looking nationalism, Rabinowitz' unique synthesis of theory and history offers a much-needed analysis of the nature of the threats facing us today. * Ronald Grigor Suny, William H. Sewell, Jr. Distinguished University Professor of History and Professor of Political Science, The University of Michigan, and Emeritus Professor, The University of Chicago *B. S. Rabinowitz tackles one of the most pressing questions of our time in a refreshingly audacious manner. What has brought such potent threats to democracy in some of the world's most technologically advanced nations? To unravel this puzzle, she goes back more than 150 years and extracts fresh insights from two very different theorists, Karl Polanyi and Joseph Schumpeter. She finds that in the late 20th Century, as in the late 19th Century, technological revolutions fueled globalization that ultimately produced a dangerous 'defensive' nationalism. * Steven K. Vogel, Professor of Political Science and Political Economy, University of California, Berkeley *This compelling and highly original book synthesizes the views of two of the twentieth century's leading economic sociologists, Karl Polanyi and Joseph Schumpeter, to explain the global resurgence of populism over the last decade. Understanding the historical shift towards economic liberalism as a function of technological progress, Rabinowitz highlights some of the central dynamics driving contemporary populist status anxiety, namely, the relative dislocation and disarticulation of established national, class, and ethnic hierarchies attendant to globalization. Defensive Nationalism is sure to be studied and to inspire fresh insights for years to come. * Zak Cope, co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Economic Imperialism *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Paradox of Modernity Part I: Theory Chapter One: The Concepts: Populism, Nationalism, Fascism and Nativism Chapter Two: The Synthesis: A New Typology of Nationalism Chapter Three: Karl Polanyi: Theory & Ambiguity Chapter Four: Joseph Schumpeter: Technology and the "Double Movement" Part II: The Rise of the Modern Liberal Order Chapter Five: The Belle Epoque: Railroads & Telegraphy Chapter Six: The Digital Age: Turbo jets & Computers Part III: The Dark Side of Globalization Chapter Seven: Economic Reorganization & Economic Crises Chapter Eight: Mass Media & Fake News Chapter Nine: Mass Immigration & Global Terrorism Part IV: Anti-Globalization Chapter Ten: From Globalization to the Nation Chapter Eleven: The Turn Inward: Nativism & Fascism Part V: Post-War Peace Chapter Twelve: The Concert of Europe Chapter Thirteen: The Bretton Woods Era Conclusion: Using History as a Guide Notes Index

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Book SynopsisFear pervades dictatorial regimes. Citizens fear leaders, the regime''s agents fear superiors, and leaders fear the masses. The ubiquity of fear in such regimes gives rise to the dictator''s dilemma, where autocrats do not know the level of opposition they face and cannot effectively neutralize domestic threats to their rule. The dilemma has led scholars to believe that autocracies are likely to be short-lived.Yet, some autocracies have found ways to mitigate the dictator''s dilemma. As Martin K. Dimitrov shows in Dictatorship and Information, substantial variability exists in the survival of nondemocratic regimes, with single-party polities having the longest average duration. Offering a systematic theory of the institutional solutions to the dictator''s dilemma, Dimitrov argues that single-party autocracies have fostered channels that allow for the confidential vertical transmission of information, while also solving the problems associated with distorted information. To explain howTrade ReviewIn this rigorous and innovative study, Dimitrov sheds new light on the inner workings of authoritarian regimes and on the difficulties faced by these governments to collect and systematize information about the workings of their societies. Deploying a wealth of novel archival evidence, Dimitrov documents tremendous variation in the institutions established by authoritarian regimes to gather such information. Dictatorship and Information is a must-read for all students of authoritarian regimes. * Isabela Mares, Arnold Wolfers Professor of Political Science, Yale University *Can authoritarian leaders reliably gauge the level of support for their regime? If they can resolve this 'dictator's dilemma,' can they act on the information effectively? Drawing on a wealth of internal documents from the Communist party-states of China and Bulgaria, Dimitrov answers (a surprising albeit qualified) 'yes' to both questions, thereby making a major contribution to our understanding of the foundations of authoritarian resilience. * Elizabeth J. Perry, Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government, Harvard University *Many of us have theorized and postulated about the deployment of secret police by authoritarian regimes to stay in power, but Dimitrov plumbs the depths of the archives and documents of secret police organizations in several countries and uncovers some startling new insights. This is a path-breaking work that is at once relevant to contemporary development in China and Russia, as well as a major empirical contribution to the literature that will keep scholars of authoritarian regimes busy for years to come. * Victor Shih, Associate Professor of Political Economy and Ho Miu Lam Chair in China and Pacific Relations, University of California San Diego *No dictatorship can escape the paradox of repression: the more brutal the regime is, the less certain can it be about its own genuine popularity and forestall incipient opposition. In this masterful analysis, Martin Dimitrov documents how autocrats from Cold War-era communist Eastern Europe to present-day China have confronted this paradox. * Milan Svolik, Professor of Political Science, Yale University *Centralized autocracies that suppress open political expression employ a range of substitute channels of information about the actual dispositions of citizens. This information can be deployed either to focus repression or respond to potential sources of popular discontent. In recent years analysts have become more attentive to the ways that these mechanisms serve to stabilize autocratic rule. In his innovative comparative analysis of surveillance and monitoring in China, Bulgaria, and a range of other autocracies, Dimitrov sharpens and clarifies our understanding of why and how these efforts succeed or fail to make autocracies more flexible and resilient. * Andrew G. Walder, author of Agents of Disorder: Inside China's Cultural Revolution *Abundantly supported by internal documents from the communist parties and governments of Bulgaria and China,...Dictatorship and Information provides a thorough treatment of communist rule in Bulgaria. * Choice *Table of ContentsList of Figures and Maps List of Tables Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Part I. Theory and Method 1. Introduction: Solving the Dictator's Dilemma 2. Studying Government Perceptions of Popular Discontent in Autocracies Part II. Parallel Origins of Communist Information States 3. Monitoring and Counteracting Dissent in Bulgaria, 1944-1958 4. Monitoring and Counteracting Dissent in China, 1949-1958 Part III. Divergent Evolution of Communist Information States 5. Bread and Circuses: Consumption and Stability in Bulgaria, 1959-1988 6. Continuity and Change: Information Gathering in China, 1959-1988 Part IV. Similar Crises, Varied Contexts, Different Reforms 7. Information-Gathering Institutions in Bulgaria, 1989-1991 8. Information-Gathering Institutions in China, 1989-2019 Part V. Generalizability of the Theory 9. Scope Conditions: Authoritarian Information-Gathering Institutions 10. Conclusion: Information and Authoritarian Regime Resilience Index

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Book SynopsisAn unconventional perspective on contemporary economic inequality in America and its dangers for democracy, using comparisons with Russia, China and Germany.Since the economic liberalization wave that began in the late 1970s, inequality around the world has skyrocketed. In The Returns to Power, Thomas F. Remington examines the rise of extreme economic inequality in the United States since the late 1970s by drawing comparisons to the effects of market reforms in transition countries such as Russia, China, and Germany. Employing an unconventional comparative framework, he brings together the latest scholarship in economics and political science and draws on Russian, Chinese, and German-language sources. As he shows, the US embraced deregulation and market-based solutions around the same time that China and Russia implemented major privatization and liberalization reforms. The long-term result was increasing inequality in all three nations. To illustrate why, Remington contrasts the effects of these policies with the postwar economic recovery program in Germany, which succeeded in protecting market competition within the framework of a social market economy that provides widely shared prosperity, high growth, and robust democracy. The book concludes with an analysis of the political dangers posed by high inequality and calls for a new public philosophy of liberal capitalism and liberal democracy that would restore political equality and inclusive growth by strengthening political and market competition, expanding the provision of public goods, and broadening social insurance protection. An ambitious account of why political and economic inequality has increased so much in recent times, The Returns to Power''s emphasis on policy variation across democracies also reminds us that it did not have to turn out this way.Trade ReviewAn ambitious and important work from a distinguished scholar. Highly recommended. All readership levels. * Choice *Table of ContentsChapter One: Introduction Chapter 2: Growing Apart: Trends in the Distribution of Income and Wealth Chapter 3: The Theory of Economic Rents Chapter 4: Rents and Market Reform Chapter 5: The Union of Wealth and Power Chapter 6: Financialization, Rents, and Inequality Chapter 7: Russia: Autocracy and Oligarchy Chapter 8: Market Transition and Inequality in China Chapter 9: Germany: The Social Market Economy Chapter 10: Necessary Opportunities Notes Index

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Book SynopsisPolitical Action Committees (PACs) are a prominent and contentious feature of modern American election campaigns. As organizations that channel money toward political candidates and causes, their influence in recent decades has been widely noted and often decried. Yet, there has been no comprehensive history compiled of their origins, development, and impact over time.In The Rise of Political Action Committees, Emily J. Charnock addresses this gap, telling a story with much deeper roots than contemporary commentators might expect. Documenting the first wave of PAC formation from the early 1940s to the mid-1960s, when major interest groups began creating them, she shows how PACs were envisaged from the outset as much more than a means of winning elections, but as tools for effecting ideological change in the two main parties. In doing so, Charnock not only locates the rise of PACs within the larger story of interest group electioneering--which went from something rare and controversial at the beginning of the 20th Century to ubiquitous today--but also within the narrative of political polarization. Throughout, she offers a full picture of PACs as far more than financial vehicles, showing how they were electoral innovators who pioneered strategies and tactics that came to pervade modern US campaigns and reshape American politics. A broad-ranging political history of an understudied American campaign phenomenon, this book contextualizes the power and purpose of PACs, while revealing their transformative role within the American party system--helping to foster the partisan polarization we see today.Table of ContentsIntroduction: "Going into Politics" 1. "Interests" and Elections 2. "Pressure" as Prologue 3. A Tale of Two Leagues 4. Electoral Afterlives 5. Introducing P.A.C. 6. A Labor-Liberal Constellation 7. When Business is Not "Business-Like" 8. A Tale of Two PACS Conclusion: The House that P.A.C. Built Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe 2020 Presidential Election in the United States marked, for many, a return to compassionate politics. Joe Biden had run on a platform of empathy, emphasizing his personal history as a means of connecting with everyone from American workers who had lost jobs to military families who had lost loved ones. Although perceptions of candidate compassion are broadly understood to influence vote choice, less understood is the question of how candidates convince voters they truly care about people like them. In Feeling their Pain: Why Voters want Leaders who Care, Jared McDonald provides a framework for understanding why voters view some politicians as more compassionate than others. McDonald shows that perceptions of compassion in candidates for public office are based on the number and intensity of commonalities that bind citizens to political leaders. Commonalities can come in many forms, such as a shared experience (I''ve been through what you''ve been through), a shared emotion (I feelTrade ReviewIn the aftermath of an historic pandemic that laid bare the role of government in caring for its citizens, Feeling their Pain is a crucial ingredient in explaining the relationship between the government and the governed. With meticulous analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, McDonald explains how candidates appeal to citizens' broad desire for empathetic leaders, and how those citizens respond to empathetic appeals. Providing deep insights into the roots and remedies of partisan polarization, this book is essential for anyone interested in the psychology of modern American politics. * Lilliana Mason, SNF Agora Institute Associate Professor of Political Science Johns Hopkins University *Why do presidential candidates who "feel your pain," tout "compassionate conservatism," or decry "American carnage" win over more-experienced and seemingly better-qualified opponents? In this masterful book, Jared McDonald tells us why by highlighting the profound electoral importance of compassion. Marshaling a treasure trove of evidence, McDonald contributes tremendously to our understanding of American elections as he demonstrates that empathy, or "caring about people like me," is an invaluable candidate trait. * Geoffrey C. Layman, Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science University of Notre Dame *Feeling Their Pain is a timely book on a topic I think will experience a rebirth in interest given the state of vitriol in contemporary American politics and the growing candidate strategy of being "compassionate." McDonald goes beyond "whether or not" compassion matters to examine why it matters, who it works for, and what this means for American politics. Academics and practitioners alike will surely have it on their bookshelves! * Frank Gonzalez, Assistant Professor of Government and Public Policy University of Arizona *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2: Who Cares? Why Compassion Matters in the Era of Polarization 3: Empathy through Commonality 4: Compassion, Gender, and Parenthood 5: The Dark Side of Compassion 6: Compassion and its Value for Politics References

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