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Cornell University Press The Evidence of Things Not Said
Book SynopsisThe Evidence of Things Not Said employs the rich essays of James Baldwin to interrogate the politics of race in American democracy. Lawrie Balfour advances the political discussion of Baldwin's work, and regards him as a powerful political thinker...Trade ReviewIn asking political theorists and literary critics alike to read Baldwin as a political analyst, The Evidence of Things Not Said usefully holds a mirror to our methodologies and to their relation to racial injustice itself. -- Priscilla Wald * The Review of Politics *This examination of James Baldwin's essays explores his contribution to political theory.... The book concludes with a discussion of Baldwin's complicated relation with language and a consideration of his significance in the political landscape of the 21st century. * Journal of Social Work Education *This sensitive, superbly written book teaches that social criticism must make people face their deepest fears and renounce comfort and security as selfish illusions. * American Political Science Review *A worthy reexamination of the works of a powerful writer. -- Vanessa Bush * Booklist *Balfour focuses on Baldwin's essays... with the acknowledged intent of tracing the trajectory of continuity throughout.... The first chapter serves as a lengthy background.... Subsequent chapters... offer new critical insights and approaches to Baldwin's essays, a genre that many critics have labeled his best and most significant writing. * Choice *Balfour... has written an unusual, complex analysis of novelist and essayist James Baldwin (1924-87) as a political theorist.... Intriguing. * Library Journal *Table of ContentsSpeaking of race; "a most disagreeable mirror"; blessed are the victims?; presumptions of innocence; the living word; Baldwin and the search for a majority.
£97.20
MB - Cornell University Press Stalled Democracy
Book SynopsisIn this ambitious book Eva Bellin examines the dynamics of democratization in late-developing countries where the process has stalled. Bellin focuses on the pivotal role of social forces and particularly the reluctance of capital and labor to champion democratic transition, contrary to the expectations of political economists versed in earlier transitions. Bellin argues that the special conditions of late development, most notably the political paradoxes created by state sponsorship, fatally limit class commitment to democracy. In many developing countries, she contends, those who are empowered by capitalist industrialization become the allies of authoritarianism rather than the agents of democratic reform.Bellin generates her propositions from close study of a singular case of stalled democracy: Tunisia. Capital and labor''s complicity in authoritarian relapse in that country poses a puzzle. The author''s explanation of that case is made more general through comparison with Trade ReviewBellin's explicitly comparative, cross-national framework offers readily generalizable findings. * Perspectives on Politics *In a detailed study of Tunisia, Bellin finds that some governmental development schemes that explicitly encourage the private sector can better enable private capital and labor to defend their interests.... It contributes to our understanding of the relationship between development and democratization throughout the world. * Foreign Affairs *This is a smart, elegantly written book rich in empirical detail and theoretical argument. * International Journal of Middle East Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Genesis of the Private Sector in Tunisia: The Logic of State Sponsorship2. The Developmental Paradox: Capital's Emergent Power and Autonomy3. A Checkered Alliance: State Sponsorship of Labor4. Influence under Constraint: The Trajectory of Labor's Power and Autonomy5. Capital and Labor: Agents of Democratization?6. Stalled Democracy in Comparative PerspectiveAppendix 1: Comparative Wage Rates in Forty-one Countries, 1990Appendix 2: Number of Strikes in Tunisia, 1970–1994Appendix 3: Organizational Structure of the Union Générale de Travailleurs TunisiensAppendix 4: Membership Numbers in the Union Générale de Travailleurs TunisiensNotes References Index
£45.00
Cornell University Press Sustainable Peace
Book SynopsisHow can leaders craft political institutions that will sustain the peace and foster democracy in ethnically divided societies after conflicts as destructive as civil wars? This volume compares power-dividing and power-sharing solutions.
£97.20
Cornell University Press Armed State Building
Book SynopsisSince 1898, the United States and the United Nations have deployed military force more than three dozen times in attempts to rebuild failed states. Currently there are more state-building campaigns in progress than at any time in the past centuryincluding Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Sudan, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, and Lebanonand the number of candidate nations for such campaigns in the future is substantial. Even with a broad definition of success, earlier campaigns failed more than half the time. In this book, Paul D. Miller brings his decade in the U.S. military, intelligence community, and policy worlds to bear on the question of what causes armed, international state-building campaigns by liberal powers to succeed or fail. The United States successfully rebuilt the West German and Japanese states after World War II but failed to build a functioning state in South Vietnam. After the Cold War the United Nations oversaw relatively sucTrade ReviewIn recognizing the complex nature of the subject matter, the author does a commendable job in advancing the body of knowledge in a meaningful way. His efforts certainly enhance the ongoing debate on how to best address conflict and post-conflict state building. Of special note, in appendix A of the book, Miller does an exceptional job in summarizing all United Nations- and U.S.-led state building interventions since 1898. This appendix alone is of value to a wide array of readers. As a complete body of work, this book is best read by conflict theory scholars, military and interagency professionals, international relations/affairs scholars and practicioners, developmental economists, and military historians. -- Dr. David A. Anderson (Lt. Col., U.S. Marine Corps, retired) and William E. Odom * Military Review *In this excellent study, Miller brings to bear scholarly rigor and his recent experience as the U.S. National Security Council's director for Afghanistan and Pakistan to assess U.S. and UN efforts to rebuild failed states through armed intervention. Drawing on evidence from such missions in Germany after World War II and more recent attempts in Nicaragua, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, Miller argues there is no master strategy that will work in all instances.... His book displays an admirable clarity in its evidence and analysis, although it is worth wondering whether powerful Western states can reliably behave as carefully as Miller advises. -- G. John Ikenberry * Foreign Affairs *Table of Contents1. Introduction2. The Myth of Sequencing3. Statehood4. State Failure5. State Building6. Strategies of State Building7. Five State-Building Case Studies8. ConclusionAppendix A: Case Selection Appendix B: Measuring Success and FailureBibliography Index
£33.25
Cornell University Press Weapons of the Wealthy
Book SynopsisFocusing on the region of post-Soviet Central Asia, Radnitz investigates the causes of elite-led protest in nondemocratic states, where economic and political opportunities create elites who are independent of the regime, yet vulnerable to harassment.Trade ReviewIn this important study, Radnitz examines the processes of political change in post-Soviet Central Asian states. Based on extensive fieldwork in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Radnitz sets out to understand the dynamics of mass mobilization in opposition to authoritarian regimes.... He argues that these mass protests, rather than being organized by civil society organizations, result from the incentives created by a system... in which... elite actors are able to provide significant benefits to local communities... [allowing them] to mobilize collective action that challenges the state in order to promote their own interests. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Puzzles of People Power1. Institutional Uncertainty and Elite-Led Mobilization 2. The View from Below: Communities as Sites for Collective Action 3. The View from Above: State Influences on Elite Opportunities 4. Linkages across Classes: The Development of Subversive Clientelism 5. Mobilization in Rural Kyrgyzstan 6. Elite Networks and the Tulip Revolution 7. Assessing the Dynamics of Mobilization in Diverse ContextsConclusion: Political Economies, Hybrid Regimes, and Challenges to DemocratizationMethodological Appendix Index
£23.74
Cornell University Press John Dewey and American Democracy
Book SynopsisRobert B. Westbrook reconstructs the evolution of Dewey's thought and practice in this masterful intellectual biography, combining readings of his major works with an engaging account of key chapters in his activism.Trade ReviewA major event in the history of American letters.... This book should last as the definitive word on Dewey for at least as long as Dewey lived. -- Alan Wolfe * Washington Post Book World *An exceptionally intelligent, rigorous, and thorough book. Westbrook's call for a renewed appreciation of Dewey's relevance is strengthened by great learning and conviction. -- Lewis Menand * New York Review of Books *Far and away the best book on Dewey yet. Westbrook's intellectual biography is scholarship at its finest, a very unusual combination of vast learning, dialectical acuity and literary skill.... This book will do a great deal to make Dewey more available and plausible, and to help his writings shape the imagination of a new generation of Americans. -- Richard Rorty * New Leader *Neither a straight biography nor a narrow work of scholarship, John Dewey and American Democracy offers instead a briskly readable narrative of Dewey's lifework, focusing on his advocacy of democracy.... Westbrook's reconstruction of Dewey's evolving thought is detailed, sympathetic, and lucid. * The Nation *Westbrook provides a vigorous, convincing, and readable analysis of the major episodes in Dewey's career, including his conflicts with such other prominent, public intellectuals as Randolph Bourne, Walter Lippmann, Lewis Mumford, and Reinhold Niebuhr. -- David A. Hollinger * The Atlantic *A comprehensive intellectual biography of the great democratic theorist and activist.... Westbrook's scholarship is definitive, and he succeeds in defending Dewey’s work against most of his important critics, and reminding us that Dewey's concerns and ambitions are still relevant to today's world. * Kirkus Reviews *Table of ContentsPrologue: The Making of a PhilosopherPart One. A Social Gospel (1882–1904)1. The Hegelian Bacillus2. Organic Democracy3. Chicago Pragmatism4. No Mean CityPart Two. Progressive Democracy (1904–1918)5. Reconstructing Philosophy6. Democracy and Education7. The Politics of WarPart Three. Toward the Great Community (1918–1929)8. The Politics of Peace 239. The Phantom Public10. Philosophy and DemocracyPart Four. Democrat Emeritus (1929–1952)11. Consummatory Experience12. Socialist Democracy13. Their Morals and Ours14. Keeping the Common FaithEpilogue: The Wilderness and the Promised LandBibliographical NoteIndex
£21.59
Cornell University Press The Rise of Christian Democracy in Europe
Book SynopsisAlthough dominant in West European politics for more than a century, Christian Democratic parties remain largely unexplored and little understood. An investigation of how political identities and parties form, this book considers the origins of...Trade Review"Stathis Kalyvas's new book is a first-rate contribution to the study of modern politics at large, as well as to the study of party formation and of Catholic parties. The impact of Christian Democracy on the politics and society of several European countries has not been adequately recognized. Kalyvas deals with this theme most convincingly, drawing on a large body of literature in several languages." -- Gianfranco Poggi, European University Institute"The author demonstrates how and why Christian Democrat parties in Western Europe emerged with their own specific characteristics, and a characteristic relationship to the Church which originally inspired them... authoritative and convincing... Dr. Kalyvas has worked most thoughtfully, and his main conclusions are highly interesting and significant." -- Roger Morgan, Times Literary Supplement, May 9, 1997
£27.54
Cornell University Press Reasonable Democracy
Book SynopsisIn Reasonable Democracy, Simone Chambers describes, explains, and defends a discursive politics inspired by the work of Jürgen Habermas. In addition to comparing Habermas's ideas with other non-Kantian liberal theories in clear and accessible prose...Trade ReviewAn extremely learned, carefully argued defense of Habermas's theory of communicative rationality as a basis for conceptualizing deliberative democracy. * American Political Science Review *
£26.59
Cornell University Press Radical Democracy
Book SynopsisThe author presents a primer on how to think about democracy, asserting that the hope of global democracy rests on faith in our fellow human beings. His text offers critiques of current practices and arguments for a more participatory politics.Trade Review"Lummis insists that the hope of global democracy rests on faith in our fellow human beings. The move to embrace this faith conquers cynicism and gives one hope and the ability to act."—Thomas Harrison, The Nation"The strongest point of Radical Democracy is Lummis' finely balanced attitude of detachment and commitment that nurtures a generosity of spirit expressed in a direct and attractive prose style."—Michael A. Weinstein, Society"This is a book that deserves to be read by economists, both faculty and students, especially those adhering to a radical political position."—Michael Keaney, Glasgow Caledonia University. Review of Radical Political Economics, Vol. 32, 2000
£22.79
Cornell University Press Democracy in Dark Times Traditions of Love in
Book Synopsis"This is a truly illuminating and necessary book. Jeffrey Isaac lucidly explores the moral and political dilemmas of this turbulent fin-de-siecle, East and West. His passionate approach is inspired by a genuine moral vision that sees liberal democracy...Trade ReviewIn this rich collection of essays, Jeffrey Isaac provides a compelling and equally disturbing analysis of the prospects for a more radical liberal democratic praxis and a helpful guide to contemporary political theory. -- Eric Gregory * Journal of Religion *
£22.79
Cornell University Press Democracy Revolution and History
Book SynopsisThe work of Barrington Moore, Jr., is one of the landmarks of modern social science. A distinguished roster of contributors here discusses the influence of his best-known work, Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy.Trade ReviewThis is an unusually stimulating collection of essays, one which, to a degree exceptional among volumes honoring great scholars, looks forward much more than back. -- Jack A. Goldstone, University of California, Davis * Journal of Economic History *Intriguing essays.... This book demonstrates the usefulness of comparative historical inquiry in understanding the paths a nation can take toward modern liberal democracy. * Foreign Affairs *
£35.15
Cornell University Press Publicitys Secret
Book SynopsisIn recent decades, media outlets in the United Statesmost notably the Internethave claimed to serve the public''s ever-greater thirst for information. Scandals are revealed, details are laid bare because the public needs to know. In Publicity''s Secret, Jodi Dean claims that the public''s demands for information both coincide with the interests of the media industry and reinforce the cynicism promoted by contemporary technoculture. Democracy has become a spectacle, and Dean asserts that theories of the public sphere endanger democratic politics in the information age.Dean''s argument is built around analyses of Bill Gates, Theodore Kaczynski, popular journalism, the Internet and technology, as well as the conspiracy theory subculture that has marked American history from the Declaration Independence to the political celebrity of Hillary Rodham Clinton. The author claims that the media''s insistence on the public''s right to know leads to the indiscriminate investigation and disseminTrade ReviewCultural theorist Jodi Dean's latest book tackles the issue of the public sphere in a refreshingly contemporary and relevant way by focusing on the role of the technological media in the exercise of public democracy.... One of the most interesting discussions in the book is that of subjectification in terms of a drive toward celebrity, which seems to suggest, in a Sartrean vein, that we experience existence only in the eyes of multiple beholders.... The book serves, however, to raise the question of what democracy would look like without the rational monolith of 'the public' and goes some way to clearing the ground that has served to bolster this (from Dean's perspective) dangerous avoidance tactic. -- Kieran Laird * Contemporary Political Theory *The World Wide Web has made those with access wary of surveillance, loss of privacy, identity theft, lurking, fraud, scams.... Ideology itself, in Dean's argument, has been fundamentally altered under the regime of technoculture. Communication is the new ideology; it has survived the most recent crash of Silicon Valley stock options and taken the place of production.... Dean speaks with an intelligent and important analytic voice about the seductions and dangers of the wired, media-drenched universe. In this universe, the rule of law has morphed into the rule of artificially manufactured public opinion, and what is not publicized does not exist. -- Julia Epstein * Women's Review of Books *Dean discusses how the popular belief in truth in reporting and fairness in the media is almost entirely a myth.... Dean's voice joins a number of other intellectuals such as Ishmael Reed, Joshua Micah Marshall, and Eric Alterman that have come out in favor of critical thinking in our age of Homeland Security Departments and the Office of Information Awareness. With a little luck maybe others will follow their lead. -- Chris Cobb * Leonardo *Dean's book coalesces a number of approaches to the public and publicity, ranging from political theory to psychoanalysis and cultural studies. It identifies a new and consequential amalgam of public and new technologies. It warns of the dangers posed by information overload and generalized skepticism. -- Esther Leslie * Radical Philosophy *For Dean, the modern, and now postmodern, public sphere has always been based upon the integral relationship between secrecy and publicity.... Revealing secrets legitimizes the public realm, a public, however, that never really exists. 'The public' is a simulated, technocultural construct that most people believe actually operates as a democratic representation of 'the people.' It does not. -- Wayne Gabardi * Perspectives on Politics *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Communicative Capitalism: The Ideological Matrix 1. Publicity's Secret 2. Conspiracy's Desire 3. Little Brothers 4. Celebrity's Drive Conclusion: Neo-DemocracyNotes Index
£23.99
Cornell University Press Russias Unfinished Revolution
Book SynopsisMichael McFaul traces Russia's tumultuous political history from Gorbachev's rise to power in 1985 through the 1999 resignation of Boris Yeltsin in favor of Vladimir Putin.Trade ReviewIn the worldwide cabal of Russia-watchers, Mike McFaul is held in high esteem as an insightful commentator and sharp analyst of current political puzzles in Moscow. This book is his claim for a deeper understanding of Russia'a transition.... This very rich and dense book deserves many hours of attentive reading. * Journal of Peace Research *McFaul gives an erudite and well-documented history of the last fifteen years, from Gorbachev to Putin.... He brings striking firsthand experience to bear: The access he managed to obtain, and the time he spent with the revolution's various political players, brings fresh material and keen insight to the story. * Washington Monthly *McFaul has done an immense amount of research, and his narrative is dense and solidly anchored in a detailed bibliography.... This book carries the often discouraging tale of Russia's quest for democracy forward to the new century. * Library Journal *McFaul, in an elaborately researched volume, asks why the effort to create new and stable political institutions initially failed—first under Gorbachev and then during Boris Yeltsin's first term—only to succeed under the 'Second Russian Republic'... McFaul's book is especially noteworthy for its rich detail, greatly enhanced by interviews with almost all the key players. * Foreign Affairs *Michael McFaul's book on Russia's transition from communism is likely to prove one of the most lasting and authoritative studies in its field. Particularly valuable is the framework it offers for comprehending the changes that have occurred.... Quite apart from the value of the theoretical argument, however, the book is likely to become the authoritative study of the period for its sweep, balance, and clarity. * Journal of Democracy *The author is one of the most distinguished and engaged commentators on Russian politics.... He has produced a highly sophisticated, balanced and informative analysis of the emergence of Russian democracy that leaves open the question of whether it will become a consolidated democracy. * International Affairs *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments1. The Revolutionary Transition from Communism to Democracy: A ModelPART 1. THE GORBACHEV ERA, 1985–1991 2. Gorbachev's Design for Reforming Soviet Political Institutions 3. The End of the Soviet UnionPART 2. THE FIRST RUSSIAN REPUBLIC, 1991–1993 4. Institutional Design in the First Russian Republic 5. The Failure of the First Russian RepublicPART 3. THE EMERGENCE OF THE SECOND RUSSIAN REPUBLIC, 1993–1996 6. Designing the Political Institutions of the Second Republic 7. Transitional Constitutionalism 8. Transitional ElectoralismPART IV. THE FUTURE OF RUSSIAN DEMOCRACY 9. The Quality of Russian Democracy 10. The Stability of Partial DemocracyIndex
£20.69
Cornell University Press Sustainable Peace
Book SynopsisHow can leaders craft political institutions that will sustain the peace and foster democracy in ethnically divided societies after conflicts as destructive as civil wars? This volume compares power-dividing and power-sharing solutions.Trade Review"Those of us who write about civil wars and intrastate conflict must now consider the innovative insights of Sustainable Peace, particularly its rejections of power sharing as a panacea. Philip G. Roeder and Donald Rothchild tease out better, novel, ideas from a range of important cases. We cannot neglect their findings."—Robert I. Rotberg, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University"Sustainable Peace will be a must-read for any academic working in the field of ethnic conflict management. Nowhere has the theory of 'power-division' been put forward as comprehensively and as clearly as in this volume. It is certain, therefore, to have a major impact. The collection is global in its scope, with cases from a rich variety of different geographic regions."—John McGarry, Queen's University
£24.69
Johns Hopkins University Press The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes Latin America
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA rich collection of challenging studies that, in addition ot supplying useful data on the performance of democratic institutions in a variety of settings, gives us a good example of how collaborative, cross-national explanatory research can be conducted. Journal of PoliticsTable of ContentsEditors' Preface and AckowledgementsChapter 1. The Breakdown of Democracy in Argentine, 1916-30Chapter 2. Conversations among Gentlemen: Oligarchical Democracy in ColombiaChapter 3. Venezuela since 1958: The Consolidation of Democratic PoliticsChapter 4. Political Leadership and Regime Breakdown: BrazilChapter 5. Permanent Crisis and the Failure to Create a Deomcratic Regime: Argentinam 1955-66Chapter 6. A Structural-Historical Approach to the Breakdown of Democratic Institutions: PeruBiographical NotesIndex
£25.17
Johns Hopkins University Press Modern Caribbean Politics
Book SynopsisDuring the 1980s, the nature of modern politics in the Caribbean changed. This book examines the origins of nationalist politics in the Caribbean and reviews the "crisis years" of the 1970s. Subsequent chapters focus on the events and legacies of the 1980s.Trade ReviewThe essays are well written and give a fair and competent account of the chronology of events and processes. They convey the overpowering, in some cases stultifying, influence of individualism in the politics of each country... A good, regional perspective and much solid material for future research. International Affairs
£23.85
Johns Hopkins University Press Liberal Democracy and Political Science The Johns
Book SynopsisArgues that political scientists in a liberal democracy bear a special responsibility that goes beyond their academic pursuits. The author concludes with a case study - an analysis of the susceptibility of political culture to the influence of intellectuals and critics of the Constitution.Trade ReviewA welcome candidate for a prospective list of texts for introductory courses in American politics and political theory. -- Avery Leiserson Journal of Politics "An illuminating and forceful defense of Tocquevillian or traditional political science against its two contenders within the profession, a scientific political science increasingly equated with rational choice theory and an activist moralistic political science, which Ceaser terms the 'new normativism.'. Review of PoliticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. What is Liberal Democracy? Chapter 2. How Liberal is Liberal Democracy? Chapter 3. Traditional Political Science Chapter 4. Modern Political Science Chapter 5. Reconstructing Political Science Chapter 6. The New Normativism Chapter 7. Political Science and the Political Culture of Liberal DemocracyChapter 8. The Constitution and its Critics Notes Index
£26.10
Johns Hopkins University Press The Politics of Democratic Consolidation
Book SynopsisSchmitter.Trade ReviewThe book has two chief qualities. The first is its uncompromising comparative scope and the subsequent complementarity of its parts. The editors avoid a common pitfall of edited volumes: lack of integration and unifying perspective... The second quality of the book lies in its ambition to transcend the boundaries of Southern Europe and draw insights from the understanding of that region's experience to be used more generally in the theoretical study of democratic consolidation... It is without doubt the best comparative work on Southern European politics to date. -- Stathis N. Kalyvas Journal of Modern Greek Studies There is a wealth of information here, but the outstanding merit of this volume lies in its illuminating comparative analysis. Foreign Affairs Many of the contributions are required reading for anyone interested in the postauthoritarian politics of southern Europe. -- Omar G. Encarnacion Comparative PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesPreface AcknowledgmentsChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. The Political and Socioeconomic Contours of Southern European HistoryChapter 3. Democratic Transition and Consolidation in Southern Europe, with Reflections on Latin America and Eastern EuropeChapter 4. Democratic Consolidation and the Military in Southern Europe and South AmericaChapter 5. The International Context of Democratic Consolidation: Southern Europe in Comparative PerspectiveChapter 6. Mass Mobilization and Regime Change: Pacts, Reform, and Popular Power in Italy (1918–1922) and Spain (1975–1978)Chapter 7. Legitimacy and Democracy in Southern EuropeChapter 8. Executive-Legislative Relations in Southern EuropeChapter 9. Organized Interests and Democratic Consolidation in Southern EuropeChapter 10. Political Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Southern EuropeChapter 11. ConclusionNotesContributors Index
£35.67
Johns Hopkins University Press Women and Democracy Latin America and Central and
Book SynopsisSchmitter, Renata Siemienska, Julia Szalai, Maria Elena Valenzuela, and Sharon L. WolchikTrade ReviewProvides several intriguing comparisons between two regions undergoing democratic change. Policymakers and scholars of democratic transitions and gender studies will find much of interest in the work. -- Amy Patterson Perspectives on Political Science
£22.50
Johns Hopkins University Press Andrew Jackson
Book SynopsisThe third volume covers Jackson's reelection to the presidency and the weighty issues with which he was faced: the nullification crisis, the tragic removal of the Indians beyond the Mississippi River, the mounting violence throughout the country over slavery, and the tortuous efforts to win the annexation of Texas.Trade Review"Jackson's significance in American political and social history is enormous. His larger-than-life personality and equally heroic convictions and prejudices changed the Presidency and the character of American political parties... [Remini] has produced a wonderful portrait, rich in detail, of a fascinating and important man and an authoritative... account of his role in American history. -- John A. Garraty New York Times Book Review. "If courage is required in a biographer of Andrew Jackson, there is, at least, no shortage of literary battles where that bravery can by displayed. Professor Remini deserves his campaign medals. -- Peter Marshall Times Literary Supplement "Jackson never wrote his autobiography, and the art of campaign biography developed after his retirement. Yet one comes away with the feeling that here is how Jackson saw himself, might have set forth his own case, and wish to be remembered. -- Joel H. Silbey American Historical Review "Remini's real strengths are descriptive... Evocative incident and quotation convey the Jacksonians' conviction that they were engaged in a fundamental struggle. -- Charles Sellers Journal of American HistoryTable of Contentspreface, 1998PrefaceChronology of Jackson's Life, 1767-1821Geaealogies of the Donelson, Bulter, Jackson, and Hutchinson Families1. Beginnings2. Revolutionary Sodier Boy3. The Law Student4. Frontier Gentleman and Lawyer5. Marriage6. Creating a New State7. Land Speculator and Congressman9. The Duel10. The Burr Conspiracy11. "Who Are We?"12. Old Hickory12. The Creel War: Disaster14. The Creek War: Victory15. "I Act Without the Orders of the Government"16. "We May...Have a Fandango"17. The Invasion Begins18. The Savior of His Country19. The COurse of American Empire20. United States v. Major General Andrew Jackson21. "Brothers Listen...I Am Your Friend and Brother"22. To Seize Florida23. The First Seminole War24. Expansion and Removal25. Governor of FloridaNotesIndex
£26.60
Johns Hopkins University Press Audacious Reforms
Book SynopsisWhile past conflicts are not erased by reforms, in the new order there is often greater potential for more responsible, accountable, and democratic government.Trade ReviewTimely, well-researched, and clearly written. -- Elisabeth Jay Friedman Political Science Quarterly A major contribution to the growing literature on political decentralisation and institutional reform in Latin America. Grindle's perceptive observations, excellent case studies, and sophisticated analysis have moved current debates forward. -- Eliza Willis Journal of Latin American StudiesTable of ContentsList of Figures, Tables and BoxesAcknowlegmentsAbbreviations1. Audacious Reforms: Democratizing Latin America2. Explaining the Unexpected3. Institutional Invention in Venezuela: Legitimizing the System4. New Rules of the Game: Consequeneces of Change in Venezuela5. Political Engineering in Bolivia: The Law of Popular Participation6. A New Conundrum: National-Local Politics in Bolivia7. Practing Institional Change in Argentina8. Waiting for Godot? Constitutional Change in Argentine Practice9. Democratizing Reforms: Origins and ConsequencesNotesBibliographyIndex
£23.75
Johns Hopkins University Press Writings on Empire and Slavery
Book SynopsisThe volume includes six articles Tocqueville wrote during the same period calling for the emancipation of slaves in France's Caribbean colonies.Trade ReviewA highly readable translation of Tocqueville's writings on colonization and slavery and a useful introduction of just the right length... Tocqueville's writings on colonialism, rather than revealing the limits of his liberalism, lead one to the core of it. -- Delba Winthrop Society By offering the first translation of these documents in a single volume, Pitts has provided a valuable service to the nineteenth-century specialist. The book should enhance readers' perspectives of both European liberalism and French colonialism. -- Jack B. Ridley History: Reviews of New Books As Jennifer Pitts points out in an informative and perceptive introduction to her edition and translation of Tocqueville's Writings on Empire and Slavery, his thinking remained in the mold of a nineteenth-century liberal, more sensitive to the fragility of free institutions in the French state than to the suffering of colonials. -- Klaus J. Hansen Canadian Journal of History 2003 Should be required reading for anyone interested in the history of colonialism, imperialism, liberalism and Algeria... Writings on Empire and Slavery features the clarity and depth that one expects from the author of Democracy in America. -- Michael Shurkin Patterns of Prejudice 2004 A highly useful collection. -- Daniel Lazare The Nation 2004Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. Some Ideas About What Prevents The French From Having Good Colonies (1833)Chapter 2. First Letter on Algeria (23 June 1837)Chapter 3. Second Letter on Algeria (22 August 1837)Chapter 4. Notes on the Koran (March 1838)Chapter 5. Notes on the Voyage to Algeria in 1841Chapter 6. Essay on Algeria (October 1841)Chapter 7. Intervention in the Debate Over the Appropriation of Special Funding (1846)Chapter 8. First Report on Algeria (1847)Chapter 9. Second Report on Algeria (1847)Chapter 10. The Emancipation of Slaves (1843)NotesSelect BibliographyIndex
£43.20
Johns Hopkins University Press The Global Divergence of Democracies
Book SynopsisWith contributions by more than thirty of the world's leading scholars of democracy, this volume presents the most comprehensive assessment available of the state of democracy in the world at the beginning of the new millennium.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgments Introduction - Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner I - Democracy and Liberty: Universal Values? 1 Democracy as a Universal Value - Amartya Sen 2 Buddhism, Asian Values, and Democracy - His Holiness the Dalai Lama 3 Confucianism and Democracy - Francis Fukuyama 4 Muslims and Democracy - Abdou Filali-Ansary 5 How Far Can Free Government Travel? - Giovanni Sartori 6 Democracy and Liberty: The Cultural Connection - Russell Bova 7 From Liberalism to Liberal Democracy - Marc F. Plattner II - Consolidating Democracy 8 Toward Consolidated Democracies - Juan J. Linz and Alfred Stepan 9 Illusions about Consolidation - Guillermo O'Donnell 10 O'Donnell's "Illusions": A Rejoinder - Richard Gunther, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, and Hans Jurgen Puhle 11 Illusions and Conceptual Flaws: A Response - Guillermo O'Donnell 12 What Is Democratic Consolidation? - Andreas Schedler III - Foundations of Successful Democracy 13 What Makes Democracies Endure? - Adam Przeworski, Michael Alvarez, Jose Antonio Cheibub, and Fernando Limongi 14 Party Systems in the Third Wave - Scott Mainwaring 15 What Makes Elections Free and Fair? - Jorgen Elklit and Palle Svenson 16 Federalism and Democracy: Beyond the U.S. Model - Alfred Stepan 17 Markets, Law, and Democracy - Charles Fried 18 Free Politics and Free Markets in Latin America - Jorge I. Dominguez 19 A New Jurisprudence for Africa - H. Kwasi Prempeh 20 How Democracies Control the Military - Richard H. Kohn IV - Prospects and Challenges for Democracy in the New Century 21 A Quarter-Century of Declining Confidence - Susan J. Pharr, Robert D. Putnam, and Russell J. Dalton 22 Latin America at the Century's Turn - Abraham F. Lowenthal 23 The Postcommunist Divide - Jacques Rupnik 24 Putin's Russia: One Step Forward Two Steps Back - Michael McFaul 25 Will China Democratize? - Michel Oksenberg 26 Is Pakistan the (Reverse) Wave of the Future? - Larry Diamond Index
£23.85
Johns Hopkins University Press Writings on Empire and Slavery
Book SynopsisThe volume includes six articles Tocqueville wrote during the same period calling for the emancipation of slaves in France's Caribbean colonies.Trade ReviewA highly readable translation of Tocqueville's writings on colonization and slavery and a useful introduction of just the right length... Tocqueville's writings on colonialism, rather than revealing the limits of his liberalism, lead one to the core of it. -- Delba Winthrop Society By offering the first translation of these documents in a single volume, Pitts has provided a valuable service to the nineteenth-century specialist. The book should enhance readers' perspectives of both European liberalism and French colonialism. -- Jack B. Ridley History: Reviews of New Books As Jennifer Pitts points out in an informative and perceptive introduction to her edition and translation of Tocqueville's Writings on Empire and Slavery, his thinking remained in the mold of a nineteenth-century liberal, more sensitive to the fragility of free institutions in the French state than to the suffering of colonials. -- Klaus J. Hansen Canadian Journal of History Should be required reading for anyone interested in the history of colonialism, imperialism, liberalism and Algeria... Writings on Empire and Slavery features the clarity and depth that one expects from the author of Democracy in America. -- Michael Shurkin Patterns of Prejudice A highly useful collection. -- Daniel Lazare The NationTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. Some Ideas About What Prevents The French From Having Good Colonies (1833)Chapter 2. First Letter on Algeria (23 June 1837)Chapter 3. Second Letter on Algeria (22 August 1837)Chapter 4. Notes on the Koran (March 1838)Chapter 5. Notes on the Voyage to Algeria in 1841Chapter 6. Essay on Algeria (October 1841)Chapter 7. Intervention in the Debate Over the Appropriation of Special Funding (1846)Chapter 8. First Report on Algeria (1847)Chapter 9. Second Report on Algeria (1847)Chapter 10. The Emancipation of Slaves (1843)NotesSelect BibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press World Religions and Democracy
Book SynopsisMasmoudi, Laith Kubba, Ladan Boroumand, Roya Boroumand.Trade ReviewA rich feast of the topic. -- Majid Tehranian Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 2007Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: A Conceptual FrameworkChapter 1. Religion, Democracy, and the "Twin Tolerations"Part II: Eastern ReligionsChapter 2. The Ironies of ConfucianismChapter 3. Confucianism and DemocracyChapter 4. Hinduism and Self-RuleChapter 5. Buddhism, Asian Values, and DemocracyChapter 6. Burma's Quest for DemocracyPart III: Judaism and Christianity Chapter 7. Judaism and Political LifeChapter 8. The Catholic WaveChapter 9. The Pioneering ProtestantsChapter 10. The Ambivalent OrthodoxChapter 11. Christianity: The Global PicturePart IV: IslamChapter 12. Muslims and DemocracyChapter 13. A Historical OverviewChapter 14. Two Visions of ReformationChapter 15. The Challenge of SecularizationChapter 16. The Sources of Enlightened Muslim ThoughtChapter 17. The Elusive ReformationChapter 18. The Silent MajorityChapter 19. Faith and Modernity Chapter 20. Terror, Islam, and DemocracyEpilogue: Does Democracy Need ReligionIndex
£37.35
Johns Hopkins University Press World Religions and Democracy A Journal of
Book SynopsisMasmoudi, Laith Kubba, Ladan Boroumand, Roya Boroumand.Trade ReviewA rich feast of the topic. -- Majid Tehranian Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 2007Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: A Conceptual FrameworkChapter 1. Religion, Democracy, and the "Twin Tolerations"Part II: Eastern ReligionsChapter 2. The Ironies of ConfucianismChapter 3. Confucianism and DemocracyChapter 4. Hinduism and Self-RuleChapter 5. Buddhism, Asian Values, and DemocracyChapter 6. Burma's Quest for DemocracyPart III: Judaism and Christianity Chapter 7. Judaism and Political LifeChapter 8. The Catholic WaveChapter 9. The Pioneering ProtestantsChapter 10. The Ambivalent OrthodoxChapter 11. Christianity: The Global PicturePart IV: IslamChapter 12. Muslims and DemocracyChapter 13. A Historical OverviewChapter 14. Two Visions of ReformationChapter 15. The Challenge of SecularizationChapter 16. The Sources of Enlightened Muslim ThoughtChapter 17. The Elusive ReformationChapter 18. The Silent MajorityChapter 19. Faith and Modernity Chapter 20. Terror, Islam, and DemocracyEpilogue: Does Democracy Need ReligionIndex
£20.25
Johns Hopkins University Press Assessing the Quality of Democracy A Journal of
Book SynopsisSchmitter, European University Institute, Florence; Doh Chull Shin, University of Missouri at Columbia.Trade ReviewAn important milestone in the study of democratic quality, and an excellent resource for both scholarly researchers and graduate courses on comparative democracy and democratization. -- Daunis Auerson Political Studies Review 2007Table of ContentsAcknowldgmentsIntroductionI. Dimensions of Democratic Quality1. Why the Rule of Law Matters2. The Ambiguous Virtues of Accountability3. Freedom as the Foundation4. Addressing Inequality5. The Chain of Responsiveness6. A Skeptical PerspectiveII. Comparative Case Studies7. Italy and Spain8. Chile and Brazil9. Bangladesh and India10. South korea and Taiwan11. Poland and Romania12. Ghana and South AfricaIndex
£29.91
Johns Hopkins University Press Dual Transitions from Authoritarian Rule
Book SynopsisThis book will interest scholars of Latin American politics, democratization studies, market reform, and comparative politics and international relations.Trade ReviewAnalytically sophisticated and heavily documented with an extensive bibliography. It belongs in all college and university libraries... Highly recommended. Choice 2008 Highly original academic work. -- Russell Crandall Survival Gonzalez's book is a serious attempt to understand the complex processes of political and economic change in Chile and Mexico. It is worth reading, and opens up an important debate about authoritarian rule and its pernicious consequences. -- Reynaldo Yunuen Ortega Oritz Journal of Latin American Studies 2010Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Dual Transitions from Authoritarian RulePart I: The 1970s: Divergent Politicoeconomic Trajectories1. Chile, 1970–19822. Mexico, 1970–1982Part II: The 1980s: Surviving the Crisis Years and Convergence of Trajectories3. Chile's Decisive Decade, 1982–19904. Mexico's Lost Decade, 1982–1988Part III: The 1990s: Versions of Electoral Democracy and Free Market Economies5. The New Chile, 1990–20006. Mexico in North America, 1988–2000Conclusion: Dual Transitions in Chile, Mexico, and BeyondNotesBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Participatory Innovation and Representative
Book SynopsisThe contributors, while recognizing the important differences and potential clashes between participatory and representative forms of democracy, ultimately favor participation, emphasizing its capacity to enhance and strengthen representative democracy.Trade ReviewParticipatory Innovation and Representative Democracy in Latin America assesses with expert eyes fascinating experiments... in giving citizens a greater voice in local government. -- Richard Feinberg Foreign Affairs 2010 Participatory Innovation and Representative Democracy in Latin America is an important contribution to expanding our knowledge of how participatory institutions emerge under less than ideal conditions and their implications for democratic processes. -- Stephanie L. Smith Governance 2011
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Johns Hopkins University Press Democratization in Africa Progress and Retreat A
Book SynopsisWeiss, Christopher Wyrod, Daniel J. YoungTrade ReviewThe collection is representative of African politics and will serve the needs of faculty, especially for undergraduate courses. Choice 2010 Given its broad sweep of anglophone Africa, highly readable style, balanced perspectives, and penetrating analysis, this volume represents an important contribution to the field and a valuable resource for students wishing to comprehend the seemingly contradictory outcomes associated with African democratisation. -- Ian Cooper Journal of Modern African Studies 2011 Rich accounts of democracy's progress and retreat in Africa. -- Inge Amundsen African Studies Review 2011Table of ContentsAcknowledgements IntroductionPart I: Progress and Retreat in AfricaChapter 1. Challenges of a "Frontier" RegionChapter 2. Presidents UntamedChapter 3. Legislatures on the Rise?Chapter 4. The Rule of Law versus the Big ManChapter 5. The Institutionalization of Political Power in AfricaChapter 6. The Decline of the African Military CoupChapter 7. Growth Without Prosperity in AfricaChapter 8. Formal versus Informal Institutions in AfricaPart II: West AfricaChapter 9. Nigeria's Muddled ElectionsChapter 10. Another Step Forward for GhanaChapter 11. Senegal: The Return of PersonalismChapter 12. Sierra Leone: A Vote for Better GovernanceChapter 13. Liberia Starts OverPart III: East AfricaChapter 14. Kenya: Back from the Brink?Chapter 15. The Crisis in KenyaChapter 16. Tanzania's Missing OppositionChapter 17. Personalizing Power in UgandaChapter 18. The Remarkable Story of SomalilandPart IV: Southern and Central AfricaChapter 19. An Accidental Advance? South Africa's 2009 ElectionsChapter 20. The Illusion of Democracy in BotswanaChapter 21. Zambia: One Party in Perpetuity?Chapter 22. Voting for Change in the DRCChapter 23. Angola's Façade DemocracyChapter 24. Zimbabwe's Long AgonyIndex
£26.10
University of Toronto Press Learning Civil Societies
Book SynopsisThis collection explores the theoretical underpinnings of democratic planning and governance in relation to civil society formation and social learning.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Learning Civil Societies for Democratic Planning and Governance LEONORA ANGELES and PENNY GURSTEINPart 1. Planning, Citizenship, and Civic Engagement in a Postmodern World Postcolonialism and Planning: Where Has It Been? Where Is It Going? ANTHONY D. KING Localities and Cultural Citizenship: Narratives of Racialized Girls Living In, Through, and Against Whiteness JO-ANNE JEE Creating Digital Public Space: Implications for Deliberative Engagement PENNY GURSTEIN Rationality and Surprise: The Drama of Mediation in Rebuilding Civil Society JOHN FORESTERPart 2. Civil Society Learning for Democratic Governance Social Movements, Civil Society, and Learning in a World at Risk BUDD L. HALL Learning and Teaching for Transformation: Insights from a Collaborative Learning Initiative PETER TAYLOR, JETHRO PETTIT, and LUCY STACKPOOL-MOORE The Myth of Community? Implications for Civil Society Organizations and Democratic Governance IRENE GUIJT Renegotiating Decentralization and State--Civil Society Relations: A Reinterpretation of Naga City's Experiment in Participatory Governance LEONORA ANGELESContributors
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University of Toronto Press Governing the PostCommunist City
Book SynopsisOriginal, engaging, and authoritative, this study has much to say about the political climate in Prague after the downfall of communism, and makes insightful conclusions about the factors that contributed to present political circumstances in the region.
£46.75
Stanford University Press Strong Parties and Lame Ducks Presidential
Book SynopsisThis bold and comprehensive reassessment of democracy in Venezuela explains why one of the oldest and most admired democracies in Latin America has become fragile after more than three decades of apparent stability.Trade Review"Coppedge has written what may well be the best book ever published on political party behavior in Latin America; it is extensively researched, methodologically sophisticated, tightly argued, and well written. . . . The author demonstrates a mastery not only of Venezuelan and Latin American literature, but also the major theoretical works on party behavior. . . . The work is particularly noteworthy in linking political party behavior to the wider political system, along with suggesting policy changes to enhance the quality of democratic government. But even more significantly, the book is bold and imaginative in the sense that it challenges prevailing scholarship on party behavior and undoubtedly will provoke controversy." -- American Political Science Review"Coppedge provides a wealth of data from extensive interviews with party elites, thereby shedding light on factionalism and internal clientelism. There is great richness in his treatment of Acción Democrática, which is the major focus for his investigation. . . . The book provides insights which merit testing in other countries." -- ChoiceTable of ContentsContents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Appendix:
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Stanford University Press Deepening Democracy The Modern Left and Social
Book SynopsisThrough a comparative analysis of the political Left and social movements in Chile and Peru, this book explores the structural and institutional forces which have limited the scope and quality of democracy in contemporary Latin America.Trade Review"Deepening Democracy?. . . . is [an] impressive work. . . . [It] represents a new phase in the study of democracy in [Chile and Peru]."—Latin American Research Review"Deepening Democracy is at its core a masterful explanation of the distinctive dilemmas of the Peruvian and Chilean democratic regimes in the neoliberal era."—Comparative Political StudiesTable of ContentsContents 1. Part I 2. 3. Part II 4. 5. 6. Part III 7. 8. 9.
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Stanford University Press Wholesale Justice
Book SynopsisAs the first comprehensive effort to view the modern class action through the lenses of American constitutional and political theory, this book contends that the procedural device needs to be substantially modified to prevent it from violating key constitutional and democratic precepts.Trade Review"With an innovative framework and readable style, Professor Redish has produced a book that will undoubtedly restructure the nature of the class action debate such that it will more fully account for the 'procedure's impact on the nation's political and constitutional foundations'." -- Harvard Law Review"Although much has been written about class actions, this book is original and enormously important. No one else has analyzed the class action from the perspective of political and democratic theory. All who write about class actions, whatever their perspective, will need to consider and address this provocative work. It is a superb book and a huge contribution to theliterature." -- Erwin Chemerinsky * University of California, Irvine *"Widely regarded as one of the most important federal courts scholars of the past quarter century, Redish is also a leading figure in constitutional law. In this convincing, dramatic work, he has fused his fields of expertise in a unique effort to address the class action in terms of democratic theory. He makes a startlingly strong case that class practice undermines significant notions of democratic accountability and raises serious questions about underlying democratic values." -- Richard D. Freer * Emory University *
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Stanford University Press The Crisis of Democratic Representation in the
Book SynopsisThe essays in this book analyze and explain the crisis of democratic representation in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.Trade Review"Why Representation Fails is an important work covering issues concerning the Andean countries that previous scholarship has addressed insufficiently. At the book's core is a concern for the role of political parties in sustaining and enhancing the capacity of democratic institutions to represent citizen interests and serve the public."—Jorge Dominguez, Harvard University"No other book provides such depth on the contemporary shortcomings of elections, parties, and legislatures in the Andean region. This volume furnishes a fresh, coherent conceptual framework for dealing with the issue of democratic representation—an approach that could be applied to many other nations." —Paul Drake, University of California, San DiegoTable of Contents@fmct:Contents @toc4:List of Tables and Figures iii Acknowledgments iii List of Contributors iii @toc2:1. The Crisis of Democratic Representation in the Andes: An Overview 1 @tocca:Scott Mainwaring, Ana Maria Bejarano, and Eduardo Pizarro Leongomez @toc1:Part I: Party Systems, Political Outsiders, and the Crisis of Democratic Representation @toc2:2. From Crisis to Collapse of the Party Systems and Dilemmas of Democratic Representation: Peru and Venezuela 000 @tocca:Martin Tanaka @toc2:3. Giants with Feet of Clay: Political Parties in Colombia 000 @tocca:Eduardo Pizarro Leongomez @toc2:4. Ecuador: The Provincialization of Representation @tocca:Simon Pachano 000 @toc2:5. Outsiders and Neopopulism: The Road to Plebiscitary Democracy 000 @tocca:Ren' Antonio Mayorga @toc1:Part II: Decentralization, Legislatures, and Democratic Representation @toc2:6. Decentralized Politics and Political Outcomes in the Andes 000 @tocca:Kathleen O'Neill @toc2:7. The Nature of Representation in Andean Legislatures and Attempts at Institutional Reengineering 000 @tocca:Brian F. Crisp @toc1:Part III: Popular Politics and the Crisis of Democratic Representation @toc2:8. Urban Citizen Movements and Disempowerment in Peru and Venezuela 000 @tocca:Daniel H. Levine and Catalina Romero @toc2:9. Indigenous Politics in the Andes: Changing Patterns of Recognition, Reform, and Representation 000 @tocca:Deborah J. Yashar Part IV: Conclusion @toc2:10. State Deficiencies, Party Competition, and Confidence in Democratic Representation in the Andes 000 @tocca:Scott Mainwaring @toc4:Index 000
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Stanford University Press Gaining Freedoms
Book SynopsisThis book reveals and analyzes the ways in which highly contested, deeply divided urban space can generate opportunities for negotiation and new alliances over freedoms and rights.Trade Review"Analyzing new splits and alliances in Turkish socio-political, Berna Turam's inspiring book provides insights on power, resistance, and ideology, as well as their interactions in everyday life. A very timely book."—Ahmet T. Kuru, San Diego State University, author of Secularism and State Policies toward Religion: The United States, France, and Turkey"This exciting book tells the story of how cities can encourage an ethos of democracy and solidarity, enabling divided residents to resist authoritarian states and their ideological dogma. Drawing on the life-worlds of Turkish citizens in Istanbul and Turkish residents in Berlin, Gaining Freedoms represents one of the best treatments of the spatiality of politics in the context of the Middle East."—Asef Bayat, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, author of Life as Politics: How Ordinary People Change the Middle East"In Gaining Freedoms, Berna Turam brilliantly illuminates the spatiality of freedom and the manifold links between space and democracy in Istanbul and Berlin. She provides an invaluable service to the interdisciplinary and politically urgent task of thinking through claims for the right to space wherever they occur."—Tim Cresswell, Northeastern University" ... this is a valuable book both for its rich ethnographic approach and for presenting an alternative, microlevel perspective to think about what democratization entails and how it can progress."'—Paul Kubicek, American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsContents and AbstractsIntroduction: The City and the Government chapter abstractThe introduction sets up the urban puzzle that motivates this book. It discusses the two major urban protests that defined contemporary Turkish politics: the Republican Marches in 2007 and the Taksim-Gezi Protests in 2013. Against the backdrop of literature on polarization between Islamists and the secularists, the research reveals deep fault lines among the secular residents over the accommodation of the Muslim ways of life. It analyzes the rise of new and often unconventional alliances, and the formation of spontaneous bonds that crosscut the previously taken-for-granted fault lines between the devout and secularist residents. 1Between State Spaces and Autonomous Places chapter abstractAfter discussing the nation-building period and its impact on urban space, particularly Istanbul, Chapter 1 presents the historical background of the interaction between Istanbul metropolitan and the Turkish state. Selectively engaging debates and existing theories on how state authority and autonomy of urban space encounter each other, Chapter 1 points to the disproportional use of force and encroachment of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) on urban life in major cities, particularly Istanbul. Highlighting AKP's highly contested encroachment on Istanbul's historic sites, the chapter links urban and political studies–two fields that conventionally talk past each other. It questions earlier literature that privileged socio-economic approaches at the cost of the political. Part 1: On Neighborhood Politics chapter abstractThe main goal of Part 1 is to explore how Teşvikiye, an upscale downtown Istanbul neighborhood, has increasingly become an attraction for outsiders and newcomers, while many of its affluent longtime residents left for the expensive gated communities on the outskirts of Istanbul. The ethnography illustrates the ways in which this spatial shift facilitated the inclusion of the pious visitors and the newcomer residents who did not mind the daily contact and cohabitation with masses of "pious strangers." 2A Neighborhood Divided by Lifestyle chapter abstractAfter a brief introduction of the neighborhood as a political site of contestation, Chapter 2 illustrates and analyzes the street-level confrontation in the neighborhood. The ethnography delineates the fault lines by identifying the major issues and conflicts in Teşvikiye. 3Affinities in the Zones of Freedom chapter abstractChapter 3 reveals the emergence of political cooperation and alliance out of these contested neighborly sites. It analyzes how the inclusive residents have become "committed participants" in the street-level contestations. The chapter argues that by dissociating both from the pious visitors and from the secularist old-timer residents, these predominantly middle class newcomers form a free zone of negotiation and compromise. By doing so, they contribute to the development of democratic and civil practices in the neighborhood and beyond. The chapter differentiates the politics of the newcomers from the urban or radical democracy because the local players in Teşvikiye, who propel democratization, are neither activists nor volunteers in any grassroots mobilization. Nor do they participate in local governance. To the contrary, the politics of these new inhabitants is in their presence and the way they live, utilize, and often unintentionally transform the urban space according to their lifestyle. Part 2: On Campus Politics chapter abstractThe short introduction to Part 2 releals the university campus as a contested political site. 4Fault Lines on Campus chapter abstractChapter 4 illustrates the political divides among and between faculty, students, and high-level administration in the University of Freedom (henceforth UF), the most liberal campus in Istanbul. First, the chapter overviews the socio-political transformation of the UF campus over the last two decades. It then documents how in the wake of the infamous presidential crisis in 2007 in Turkey, the UF campus went through its own local presidential crisis. 5New Coalitions in Safe Zones chapter abstractChapter 5 analyzes how the campus, unlike the parliament, accommodates vocal dissent and thereby generates a strong and vocal solidarity against the violation of freedom, privacy, and minority rights. By illustrating the chain events and deepening fault lines over these issues since 2008, the chapter shows that what is being negotiated at the UF is not Islamism versus secularism but individual freedoms, civil liberties, and rights. The UF campus regenerates prompt alliances against freedom violations, such as unsubstantiated detention of academics and students, regardless of whether liberties were suffocated by religious or secularist authoritarianism. The chapter ends by situating the UF politics into the recent nation-wide campus riots against the AKP. Part 3: On "Ethnic" Neighborhood chapter abstractPart 3 analyzes the politics of space in an ethnically concentrated neighborhood, the so-called Turkish neighborhood Kreuzberg in Berlin, at a time when Islamophobia and exclusion and discrimination against Muslim immigrants peaked in Europe. 6Kreuzberg's Divided Diaspora chapter abstractBy revealing the deep splits in the "ethnic neighborhood," Chapter 6 traces the ways in which the divisive political issues of immigrant-sending Turkey and immigrant-receiving Germany collide and entangle in the diasporic space. In analyzing the urban divides and contestation, this chapter shifts the focus from predominant debates of integration to the primacy of the meeting points of conflicts from home- and host land. The ethnography on Kreuzberg with its largest Turkish diaspora makes it possible to engage in debates on broader issues of Muslims in Europe. 7Emerging Solidarities in Immigrant Zones chapter abstractChapter 7 analyzes the ways in which an ethnic neighborhood generates new affinities and shared lifestyles between immigrant and native residents. It argues that instead of undermining integration because of residential segregation, Kreuzberg nourishes a new urbanism. Rather than occasioning mixed networks, however, this urbanism leads to mutual accommodation between previously excluded or marginalized groups in Germany—the Turkish immigrants, the LGBT, and the former anarchists of the Autonomous Movement. Concretely, these former "outcasts" with current alternative lifestyles share an aversion towards: a) the exclusive forms of German nationalism (epitomized by the Leitkultur), and b) the discriminating attitudes and policies against LGBT and other minorities. As a result of these shared feelings, the Kreuzbergers developed a deep sense of belonging to their neighborhood. Conclusion: Unified Opposition to the Divided Supremacy of the AKP chapter abstractThe concluding chapter studies the power of splits that is generated by new alliances and rises above old ideological divides. After a brief discussion of the Gezi protests and their aftermath, it maintains that democratic contestation in the city succeeds as long as the splits and alliances continue where they were born. The second part of the conclusion points to the recent rivalries, disagreement, and distrust that divide pious Muslims, which are comparable to the divides among the secularists analyzed in the book. Of great importance are the splits among the pious Muslim elite across various branches of the state, such as the parliament and the police. Paradoxically, the political distrust that divides the residents within the presumably homogenous Muslim and secular camps helps democratic institutions flourish as it gives people an incentive to rely more on political institutions than on their own community.
£89.10
Stanford University Press Gaining Freedoms
Book SynopsisThis book reveals and analyzes the ways in which highly contested, deeply divided urban space can generate opportunities for negotiation and new alliances over freedoms and rights.Trade Review"Analyzing new splits and alliances in Turkish socio-political, Berna Turam's inspiring book provides insights on power, resistance, and ideology, as well as their interactions in everyday life. A very timely book."—Ahmet T. Kuru, San Diego State University, author of Secularism and State Policies toward Religion: The United States, France, and Turkey"This exciting book tells the story of how cities can encourage an ethos of democracy and solidarity, enabling divided residents to resist authoritarian states and their ideological dogma. Drawing on the life-worlds of Turkish citizens in Istanbul and Turkish residents in Berlin, Gaining Freedoms represents one of the best treatments of the spatiality of politics in the context of the Middle East."—Asef Bayat, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, author of Life as Politics: How Ordinary People Change the Middle East"In Gaining Freedoms, Berna Turam brilliantly illuminates the spatiality of freedom and the manifold links between space and democracy in Istanbul and Berlin. She provides an invaluable service to the interdisciplinary and politically urgent task of thinking through claims for the right to space wherever they occur."—Tim Cresswell, Northeastern University" ... this is a valuable book both for its rich ethnographic approach and for presenting an alternative, microlevel perspective to think about what democratization entails and how it can progress."'—Paul Kubicek, American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsContents and AbstractsIntroduction: The City and the Government chapter abstractThe introduction sets up the urban puzzle that motivates this book. It discusses the two major urban protests that defined contemporary Turkish politics: the Republican Marches in 2007 and the Taksim-Gezi Protests in 2013. Against the backdrop of literature on polarization between Islamists and the secularists, the research reveals deep fault lines among the secular residents over the accommodation of the Muslim ways of life. It analyzes the rise of new and often unconventional alliances, and the formation of spontaneous bonds that crosscut the previously taken-for-granted fault lines between the devout and secularist residents. 1Between State Spaces and Autonomous Places chapter abstractAfter discussing the nation-building period and its impact on urban space, particularly Istanbul, Chapter 1 presents the historical background of the interaction between Istanbul metropolitan and the Turkish state. Selectively engaging debates and existing theories on how state authority and autonomy of urban space encounter each other, Chapter 1 points to the disproportional use of force and encroachment of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) on urban life in major cities, particularly Istanbul. Highlighting AKP's highly contested encroachment on Istanbul's historic sites, the chapter links urban and political studies–two fields that conventionally talk past each other. It questions earlier literature that privileged socio-economic approaches at the cost of the political. Part 1: On Neighborhood Politics chapter abstractThe main goal of Part 1 is to explore how Teşvikiye, an upscale downtown Istanbul neighborhood, has increasingly become an attraction for outsiders and newcomers, while many of its affluent longtime residents left for the expensive gated communities on the outskirts of Istanbul. The ethnography illustrates the ways in which this spatial shift facilitated the inclusion of the pious visitors and the newcomer residents who did not mind the daily contact and cohabitation with masses of "pious strangers." 2A Neighborhood Divided by Lifestyle chapter abstractAfter a brief introduction of the neighborhood as a political site of contestation, Chapter 2 illustrates and analyzes the street-level confrontation in the neighborhood. The ethnography delineates the fault lines by identifying the major issues and conflicts in Teşvikiye. 3Affinities in the Zones of Freedom chapter abstractChapter 3 reveals the emergence of political cooperation and alliance out of these contested neighborly sites. It analyzes how the inclusive residents have become "committed participants" in the street-level contestations. The chapter argues that by dissociating both from the pious visitors and from the secularist old-timer residents, these predominantly middle class newcomers form a free zone of negotiation and compromise. By doing so, they contribute to the development of democratic and civil practices in the neighborhood and beyond. The chapter differentiates the politics of the newcomers from the urban or radical democracy because the local players in Teşvikiye, who propel democratization, are neither activists nor volunteers in any grassroots mobilization. Nor do they participate in local governance. To the contrary, the politics of these new inhabitants is in their presence and the way they live, utilize, and often unintentionally transform the urban space according to their lifestyle. Part 2: On Campus Politics chapter abstractThe short introduction to Part 2 releals the university campus as a contested political site. 4Fault Lines on Campus chapter abstractChapter 4 illustrates the political divides among and between faculty, students, and high-level administration in the University of Freedom (henceforth UF), the most liberal campus in Istanbul. First, the chapter overviews the socio-political transformation of the UF campus over the last two decades. It then documents how in the wake of the infamous presidential crisis in 2007 in Turkey, the UF campus went through its own local presidential crisis. 5New Coalitions in Safe Zones chapter abstractChapter 5 analyzes how the campus, unlike the parliament, accommodates vocal dissent and thereby generates a strong and vocal solidarity against the violation of freedom, privacy, and minority rights. By illustrating the chain events and deepening fault lines over these issues since 2008, the chapter shows that what is being negotiated at the UF is not Islamism versus secularism but individual freedoms, civil liberties, and rights. The UF campus regenerates prompt alliances against freedom violations, such as unsubstantiated detention of academics and students, regardless of whether liberties were suffocated by religious or secularist authoritarianism. The chapter ends by situating the UF politics into the recent nation-wide campus riots against the AKP. Part 3: On "Ethnic" Neighborhood chapter abstractPart 3 analyzes the politics of space in an ethnically concentrated neighborhood, the so-called Turkish neighborhood Kreuzberg in Berlin, at a time when Islamophobia and exclusion and discrimination against Muslim immigrants peaked in Europe. 6Kreuzberg's Divided Diaspora chapter abstractBy revealing the deep splits in the "ethnic neighborhood," Chapter 6 traces the ways in which the divisive political issues of immigrant-sending Turkey and immigrant-receiving Germany collide and entangle in the diasporic space. In analyzing the urban divides and contestation, this chapter shifts the focus from predominant debates of integration to the primacy of the meeting points of conflicts from home- and host land. The ethnography on Kreuzberg with its largest Turkish diaspora makes it possible to engage in debates on broader issues of Muslims in Europe. 7Emerging Solidarities in Immigrant Zones chapter abstractChapter 7 analyzes the ways in which an ethnic neighborhood generates new affinities and shared lifestyles between immigrant and native residents. It argues that instead of undermining integration because of residential segregation, Kreuzberg nourishes a new urbanism. Rather than occasioning mixed networks, however, this urbanism leads to mutual accommodation between previously excluded or marginalized groups in Germany—the Turkish immigrants, the LGBT, and the former anarchists of the Autonomous Movement. Concretely, these former "outcasts" with current alternative lifestyles share an aversion towards: a) the exclusive forms of German nationalism (epitomized by the Leitkultur), and b) the discriminating attitudes and policies against LGBT and other minorities. As a result of these shared feelings, the Kreuzbergers developed a deep sense of belonging to their neighborhood. Conclusion: Unified Opposition to the Divided Supremacy of the AKP chapter abstractThe concluding chapter studies the power of splits that is generated by new alliances and rises above old ideological divides. After a brief discussion of the Gezi protests and their aftermath, it maintains that democratic contestation in the city succeeds as long as the splits and alliances continue where they were born. The second part of the conclusion points to the recent rivalries, disagreement, and distrust that divide pious Muslims, which are comparable to the divides among the secularists analyzed in the book. Of great importance are the splits among the pious Muslim elite across various branches of the state, such as the parliament and the police. Paradoxically, the political distrust that divides the residents within the presumably homogenous Muslim and secular camps helps democratic institutions flourish as it gives people an incentive to rely more on political institutions than on their own community.
£21.59
Stanford University Press Democracy and Political Ignorance
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In this second edition of Democracy and Political Ignorance, Ilya Somin significantly strengthens his already compelling case for a more limited government. He elegantly persuades readers to embrace the implications of pervasive, problematic, and oft-times entirely rational voter ignorance. The relevance of this book can't be exaggerated. Professionals and non-specialists alike interested in the intersection of political science, political philosophy, and epistemology should find Democracy and Political Ignorance a very rewarding read."—Christopher Robichaud, Harvard Kennedy School of Government"The first edition was an excellent work, with ... powerful rebuttals to various 'wisdom of the crowd' theories, and a series of plausible proposals for how to reduce the damage political ignorance can do..Somin's work is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand the pathologies of American democracy or what we can do about it ..... The second edition contains a number of important updates .... includ[ing] data from recent elections... and a good response to defenders of sortition."—Jason Brennan, Georgetown University, author of The Ethics of Voting.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Extent of Political Ignorance 2. Do Voters Know Enough? 3. The Rationality of Political Ignorance 4. The Shortcomings of Shortcuts 5. Foot Voting vs. Ballot Box Voting 6. Political Ignorance and Judicial Review 7. Can Voter Knowledge Be Increased? Conclusion
£84.15
Stanford University Press No Miracles
Book SynopsisTrade Review"No Miracles<\i> is a readable and valuable contribution to the existing body of work about the Soviet-Afghan War. It is a must and relevant read for international security practitioners and scholars because its conclusions have implications for civil-military relations and strategy for the current war in Afghanistan, which is a protracted stalemate." -- Robert Cassidy * The Russian Review *"Fenzel's analysis offers a valuable reassessment of earlier studies....This well-researched analysis is strongly recommended to students, researchers, and policy makers—military and civilian." -- R.P. Peters * CHOICE *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Introduction chapter abstractThis book analyzes the decisions made by the Soviet Politburo, which contributed to the failure of the Afghan mission, in light of these three general issues. The focus is not on the bureaucratic character of the decision-making process itself, but rather on its results: the concrete decisions that defined the USSR's Afghan policy and strategy throughout the conflict. Utilizing the minutes of Politburo meetings from the period in question (1978–1989) as a basis for evaluating the interaction between key members of the Politburo over the issue of Afghanistan provides a critical perspective on how the Soviet-Afghan War began, how it was fought, and how and why it was ultimately lost. Analyzing the war by focusing on the interrelated issues of Soviet civil-military relations, leadership instability, and concerns about prestige sheds new light on how the Soviet Union failed. 2The Soviet Failure in Afghanistan chapter abstractThe primary responsibility for Soviet failure in Afghanistan begins at the center of power in Moscow. It is essential to take account of the decisions made by Soviet political leaders before and during the war. The decision to remain in Afghanistan after achieving the initial objective of regime change in 1979 was made not by Soviet military leaders or diplomats, but by Leonid Brezhnev. Continued occupation was reaffirmed by subsequent General Secretaries until Mikhail Gorbachev finally ordered a withdrawal in February 1989. There is no current explanation for this dimension of the Soviet failure. Instead, the focus has been on specific stages of the war, from initial intervention through the occupation and withdrawal. This book makes the argument that Soviet failure at the political level was attributable to a civil-military divide, the rapid succession of leadership, and a persistent fear of damaging the USSR's international reputation. 3Setting the stage: Evolution of Party-military Relations chapter abstractIn the decades before the invasion, the Soviets over-estimated their capacity to invade Afghanistan and create a pro-Soviet government with the ability to convert the population to socialism. There seemed to be no disagreement about these goals and strategies between Soviet party leaders and the military, nor about the need to create strategic buffers on the USSR's frontiers. Soviet civil-military relations had also benefitted from a generally stable transfer of power from one General Secretary to the next, as well as the international prestige of being a superpower inherited in the wake of World War II, reinforced by nuclear weapons and an extremely powerful conventional army. The invasion of Afghanistan occurred at a time when the USSR appeared to be at the height of its military power and international influence, and at a time of generally friction-free civil-military relations. 4Getting In: Leonid Brezhnev and the Soviet Decision to Invade Afghanistan chapter abstractIn a spasm of nineteenth century geopolitical determinism, the Western media mistakenly believed that the Soviet goal in Afghanistan was either to obtain access to a warm-water port or to dominate oil interests in the Persian Gulf. Moscow's aim was actually pure cold war—-prevent Afghanistan from providing a base for American meddling in the region, or from succumbing to an Iran-style Islamic revolution that might contaminate the USSR's own Muslim population and potentially destabilize parts of the USSR. The Soviets had provided substantial foreign aid and military assistance to Afghanistan over the years, which reinforced their belief that they simply could not afford to lose the country to an Islamist revolution abetted by Washington. The Soviets did not see an independent Afghanistan as dangerous; but they expected that it would remain a stable and friendly client state that they could protect from antagonistic ideological and political influences. 5No retreatNo miracles: Brezhnev, Andropov and Chernenko in Afghanistan (1980 – 1985) chapter abstractThe instability in the Soviet system from one General Secretary to the next in 1980–1985 prevented any political or diplomatic momentum from building. The first act of each new General Secretary was not going to be bringing home the troops and accepting defeat. After five years of conflict, the damage inflicted to the Soviets' international reputation far exceeded the destruction on the ground and casualties in their ranks. The Afghanistan campaign was also having a significantly negative impact on the prestige of the Soviet Army. The Red Army lost its image of invincibility. The image of defeat slowly imprinted itself into the Soviet public mind, including the minds of soldiers and officers who served in Afghanistan. Both domestically and internationally, and in advance of the start of Gorbachev's rule, the Soviet Union suffered far beyond what they expected or yet even fully understood. 6Gorbachev's Quest for "Reluctant, Silent Agreement" to Withdraw from Afghanistan (1985) chapter abstractWhen Gorbachev took over as General Secretary in March 1985, his agenda was to modernize the Soviet economy so that the communist regime might sustain itself and its international prestige. However, before the new General Secretary could do this, he had first to resolve the situation in Afghanistan. In the wake of Chernenko's death, Gorbachev sought to re-evaluate Moscow's Afghan commitment. Disturbed by the failure of the Soviet military to consolidate gains after five years of fighting and unmet promises, he was anxious to withdraw Soviet forces. Nevertheless, he preferred to move slowly on Afghanistan, and settle into office by first dealing with other less contentious issues. He was not yet, nor could he afford to be, the visionary and radical reformer he would later become, so initially he deviated very little from existing Afghan policy and strategy. 7Getting Out: Gorbachev and the Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan (1986-1989) chapter abstractMikhail Gorbachev recognized that a Soviet military victory in Afghanistan was a chimera, and began to explore an expeditious political exit from the war. On February 26 1986, in a dramatic presentation to the 27th Soviet Communist Party Congress, Gorbachev made his case for war termination. Afghanistan, he told them, was a "bleeding wound." The protracted conflict was damaging Soviet morale and political will. The Soviet military had forced resistance fighters onto the defensive, but the political struggle for Afghanistan was irretrievably compromised. The Afghan people and international opinion unequivocally supported a resistance that, although beleaguered, endured in the mountains and villages with grim determination. He declared his intention to immediately develop a detailed timeline for withdrawal and he made clear that the Afghan government must prepare for a future without direct Soviet military assistance. The central question addressed in this chapter is: what took him so long? 8Losing Afghanistan chapter abstractBy the end of the adventure in Afghanistan, after nearly ten years of fighting, the Soviets realized that they had accomplished very little. Like the British before them, the Soviets had moved confidently into Afghanistan in order to thwart challenges from developing on the borders of their empire. They never considered the consequences of a failed invasion, indeed the decisions they made governing the war reflected confidence to the point of hubris. What was more interesting still, intervention actually degraded the political, strategic and military status of Afghanistan from Moscow's perspective, or at the very least, failed to improve it. The Soviet war proved to be a political mistake, an economic affliction, and a strategic failure, which had dire consequences in the context of a USSR in the throes of systemic failure and faltering legitimacy.
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Stanford University Press Democracy and Political Ignorance
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In this second edition of Democracy and Political Ignorance, Ilya Somin significantly strengthens his already compelling case for a more limited government. He elegantly persuades readers to embrace the implications of pervasive, problematic, and oft-times entirely rational voter ignorance. The relevance of this book can't be exaggerated. Professionals and non-specialists alike interested in the intersection of political science, political philosophy, and epistemology should find Democracy and Political Ignorance a very rewarding read."—Christopher Robichaud, Harvard Kennedy School of Government"The first edition was an excellent work, with ... powerful rebuttals to various 'wisdom of the crowd' theories, and a series of plausible proposals for how to reduce the damage political ignorance can do..Somin's work is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand the pathologies of American democracy or what we can do about it ..... The second edition contains a number of important updates .... includ[ing] data from recent elections... and a good response to defenders of sortition."—Jason Brennan, Georgetown University, author of The Ethics of Voting.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Extent of Political Ignorance 2. Do Voters Know Enough? 3. The Rationality of Political Ignorance 4. The Shortcomings of Shortcuts 5. Foot Voting vs. Ballot Box Voting 6. Political Ignorance and Judicial Review 7. Can Voter Knowledge Be Increased? Conclusion
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MP-OKL Uni of Oklahoma The Democratic Century
Book SynopsisWhere and why was democracy successful in the twentieth century? In The Democratic Century, Seymour Martin Lipset and Jason Lakin combine social, cultural, economic, and institutional analyses to explain why democracy has succeeded in some countries and failed in others.
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University of Pennsylvania Press Democracy Disrupted
Book SynopsisIn Democracy Disrupted, journalist and political scientist Ivan Krastev proposes a provocative interpretation of the Occupy movements that have surfaced in the United States, Great Britain, and Spain, as well as the more destabilizing forms of unrest in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.Trade Review"The worldwide protests of 2011-2013 may have happened 'everywhere,' but did they go anywhere? Ivan Krastev argues persuasively that this was ultimately a revolution that wasn't." * Timothy Garton Ash, University of Oxford *"A must read." * Moisés Naím, Carnegie Endowment and author of The End of Power *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Protest against Politics Chapter 2: The Democracy of Rejection Chapter 3: Exit Politics Acknowledgments Notes
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University of Pennsylvania Press Referendums and Ethnic Conflict
Book SynopsisAlthough referendums have been used for centuries to settle ethnonational conflicts, there had yet been no systematic study or generalized theory concerning their effectiveness until Matt Qvortrup's Referendums and Ethnic Conflict. Qvortrup's study filled the gap with a comparative and empirical analysis of all the referendums held on ethnic and national issues from the French Revolution to the 2012 referendum on statehood for Puerto Rico. Drawing on political theory and descriptive case studies, the scholar created typologies of referendums that are held to endorse secession, redraw disputed borders, legitimize a policy of homogenization, or otherwise manage ethnic or national differences. He considered the circumstances that compel politicians to resort to direct democracy, such as regime change, and the conditions that might exacerbate a violent response. Qvortrup offers a clear-eyed assessment of the problems raised when conflict resolution is sought through referendum as well as t
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University of Pennsylvania Press Truth and Democracy
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University of Pennsylvania Press Forging Rights in a New Democracy Ukrainian
Book SynopsisBased on extensive fieldwork in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Forging Rights in a New Democracy explores high school-aged students' understanding of rights and justice, and how they interpret and appropriate discourses of citizenship and civic values in the school setting as well as on the streets in the context of peaceful mass protests.Trade Review"Fournier's greatest strength is her ability to look beyond the stereotypical model of democracy in the West and the post-Soviet space to illustrate and account for the views and actions of her research participants. . . . She also is able to show how not only democratic practices but also their alternatives are repertoires that are enacted or performed by students in the school, and she traces how these repertoires circulate to students and the school context." * Anthropology & Education Quarterly *"Through ethnographic fieldwork in high schools, both public and private, Fournier offers rich details about how Ukraine's young people are positioning themselves vis-à-vis one another, their elders, authorities, and the state. Hers is a sympathetic view that is oftentimes very funny, catching young people as they really are, including their antics inside and outside the classroom." * Melissa Caldwell, University of California, Santa Cruz *"The topic is timely and relevant. Fournier counters the prevailing argument voiced by political scientists, the media, and ideologues that Ukraine is in 'transition' from one kind of political system to another by showing how-at least in students' ideations and expressions-Ukraine's younger generation embrace many different positions simultaneously." * Amy Stambach, University of Wisconsin-Madison *Table of ContentsNote on Transliteration and Translation 1. Young Citizens and the Meanings of Rights in a Globalizing World 2. Order, Excess, and the Construction of the Patriot 3. Seeking Rights, Performing the Outlaw 4. The "Bandit State": From State Force to the Violent Pedagogies of Capitalism 5. Citizenship Between Western and Soviet Modernities 6. From Revolution to Conversation? Conclusion Notes References Index Acknowledgments
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University of Pennsylvania Press Power Sharing in Deeply Divided Places
Book SynopsisThis volume considers an array of power-sharing systems in divided cities and states, with critical evaluations of their merits and defects as well as explanations of their emergence, maintenance, and failings.Trade Review"A properly edited collection can set an agenda or raise debate to a new level. This book does both: it provides greater clarification of the key terms, and analysis is extended massively through sections dealing with electoral systems, historical cases, and an imaginative set of issues that confront contemporary power-sharing arrangements. Crucially, a powerful introduction is matched by a brilliant synthetic conclusion. Here we have the state of the art of this vital subject in a single volume." * John Hall, James McGill Professor of Comparative Historical Sociology at McGill University *"A cutting-edge collection of essays from some of the globe's leading authorities on consociational power-sharing, and from some of its emerging stars." * John McGarry, Canada Research Chair in Nationalism and Democracy at Queen's University, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada *"A brilliant and highly readable volume presenting the state of the art on power-sharing-both the latest theoretical developments and updates on practical applications-strongly recommended!" * Arend Lijphart, Research Professor Emeritus of Political Science at University of California, San Diego *"An original, timely, and substantial contribution to the increasingly important field of study on consociational arrangements." * Christopher McCrudden, University of Michigan Law School *Table of ContentsChapter 1. Power Sharing in Deeply Divided Places: An Advocate's Introduction Brendan O'Leary Part I. Power Sharing and Electoral Systems Chapter 2. Electoral Rules and Ethnic Representation and Accommodation: Combining Social Choice and Electoral System Perspectives Bernard Grofman Chapter 3. The Track Record of Centripetalism in Deeply Divided Places Allison McCulloch Chapter 4. Electoral Engineering for a Stalled Federation: A Countrywide Electoral District for Belgium's Federal Parliament Kris Deschouwer and Philippe van Parijs Part II. Historical and Conceptual Forays on Power Sharing Chapter 5. A Theory of Accommodation Versus Conflict: With Special Reference to the Israel-Palestine Conflict Ronald Wintrobe Chapter 6. The Success of Religion as a Source for Compromise in Divided Empires: Ottoman and Safavid, Past and Present Benjamin Braude Chapter 7. Geopolitics and the Long-Term Construction of Democracy Randall Collins Chapter 8. Courts, Constitutions, and the Limits of Majoritarianism Samuel Issacharoff Part III. Contemporary Power-Sharing Questions Chapter 9. A Revised Theory of Federacy and a Case Study of Civil War Termination in Aceh, Indonesia Alfred Stepan Chapter 10. We Forbid! The Mutual Veto and Power-Sharing Democracy Joanne McEvoy Chapter 11. Northern Ireland: Power Sharing, Contact, Identity, and Leadership Ed Cairns Chapter 12. Public Opinion and Power Sharing in Deeply Divided Places Colin Irwin Chapter 13. The Balkans: The Promotion of Power Sharing by Outsiders Florian Bieber Chapter 14. Governing Polarized Cities Scott A. Bollens Chapter 15. Power Sharing in Kirkuk: The Need for Compromise Liam Anderson Chapter 16. Power Sharing: An Advocate's Conclusion Brendan O'Leary List of Contributors Index Acknowledgments
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University of Pennsylvania Press Representation
Book SynopsisFeaturing twelve essays that engage with national, provincial, and municipal governments across three continents, Representation examines the core elements and challenges of fair, effective political institutions, providing an invaluable roadmap to better democratic representation in the twenty-first century.Trade Review"Bringing together work from an impressive array of scholars, this excellent volume forces us to examine the deficiencies of current democratic practice and helps us envision new ways of addressing them by rethinking representation." * Keena Lipsitz, Queens College, CUNY *Table of ContentsIntroduction. The Multiplying Challenges of Modern Representation —Rogers M. Smith and Jack H. Nagel I. REPRESENTATION THROUGH ELECTIONS Chapter 1. Evaluating U.S. Electoral Institutions in Comparative Perspective —André Blais Chapter 2. Are American Elections Sufficiently Democratic? —Dennis F. Thompson Chapter 3. Barriers to Voting in the Twenty-First Century —Alexander Keyssar Chapter 4. Uneven Democracy: Turnout, Minority Interests, and Local Government Spending —Zoltan Hajnal and Jessica Trounstine Chapter 5. Fairness and Bias in Electoral Systems —Anthony McGann Chapter 6. Political Party Organizations, Civic Representation, and Participation —Georgia Kernell II. REPRESENTATION BEYOND ELECTIONS Chapter 7. The Paradox of Voting—for Republicans: Economic Inequality, Political Organization, and the American Voter —Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson Chapter 8. A Democratic Balance: Bureaucracy, Political Parties, and Political Representation —Pradeep Chhibber and Susan L. Ostermann Chapter 9. The Closing of the Frontier: Political Blogs, the 2008 Election, and the Online Public Sphere —Matthew Hindman Chapter 10. The Technological Basis of Organizational Membership: Representation of Interests in the New Media Age —Dave Karpf Chapter 11. The Principle of Affected Interests: An Interpretation and Defense —Archon Fung Chapter 12. Citizen Representatives —Mark E. Warren Notes List of Contributors Index Acknowledgments
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