Politics and government Books
Princeton University Press Courts on Trial
Book SynopsisGives insight into the operations of the courts, this work demonstrates the use of 'social sciences' in analyzing a legal problem. It is of interest to the lawyer, anthropologist, psychiatrist, and philosopher.Trade Review"Nothing that Judge Frank offers can be brushed aside lightly. Truly a book for all who believe that wise settlement of disputes between man and man, or the state and man, are important to the comfort, safety, and liberties of all."--New York Times Book Review "One of those rare books on lawyers and courts which can be read with pleasure and profit by laymen."--New Republic "What gives this book might is the candor with which Judge Frank discusses the workings of our courts, the comprehensiveness and thoroughness of his analysis, and the sagacity of his comments and proposals... It is an important book."--New York Law Journal "This book is an interesting, stimulating, and effective presentation by an author who knows all about his subject."--Arthur Garfield Hays, Saturday Review
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Princeton University Press Isolationism Reconfigured
Book SynopsisAdvocates a fresh variant of isolationism, a 'national strategy' confining US military actions largely to North America and to neighboring sea-and air-lanes but encouraging international activism and engagement in nonsecurity realms. This book shows that a national strategy would have lessened the perils, including those of the Cold War.Trade Review"Nordlinger ... is an isolationist with a difference... He departs from the isolationist tradition ... in wanting to promote human rights and democracy through economic sanctions... [Nordlinger's] fearless iconoclasm and dogged analytical rigor command admiration."--Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsForeword and AcknowledgmentsCh. IIntroduction3Ch. IIA National Strategy: Contemporary Contours and the Historical Record31Ch. IIIAmerica's Strategic Immunity63Ch. IVTailoring Policies to Intentions: Problematics and Hazards92Ch. VMaximizing Deterrence, Defense, and Economic Security112Ch. VIMaximizing Conciliation: Reassuring the Challenger142Ch. VIIMinimizing Strategic Mismanagement: Avoiding Inadvertent Security Deflations160Ch. VIIIAmerica's International Ideals183Ch. IXThe National Welfare214Ch. XLiberal, Constitutional, and Legal Ideals240Ch. XIAn American Foreign Policy263Notes279Index319
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Princeton University Press Game Theory for Political Scientists
Book SynopsisAdapting game theory to political analysis, this book uses a minimum of mathematics to teach the essentials of game theory and contains problems and their solutions suitable for graduate students in various branches of political science. It focuses on noncooperative game theory and its application to international relations.Trade Review"James Morrow's superb book provides the best account of ideas from game theory tailored to the interests of political scientists, which is currently available."--The Times Higher Education SupplementTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesPreface and AcknowledgmentsCh. 1Overview1What Is Game Theory?1What Can You Do with Game Theory?2Four Problems in Political Science3Why Model?6The Rational Choice Approach to Social Modeling7Ch. 2Utility Theory16The Concept of Rationality17How Do Utility Functions Predict Actions?22An Example: Nixon's Christmas Bombing25Certainty, Risk, and Uncertainty28Utility Theory under the Condition of Risk29Some Common Misconceptions about Utility Theory33Utility Functions and Types of Preferences34A Simple Example: The Calculus of Deterrence38Another Simple Example: The Decision to Vote43Why Might Utility Theory Not Work?44Ch. 3Specifying a Game51Formalizing a Situation: Deterrence in the Cuban Missile Crisis51Games in Extensive Form58Games in Strategic Form65Ch. 4Classical Game Theory73Defining the Terms of Classical Game Theory74Domination, Best Replies, and Equilibrium77Mixed Strategies81The Minmax Theorem and Equilibria of Two-Person, Zero-Sum Games89Characteristics of Nash Equilibria91Nash Equilibria and Common Conjectures94Rationalizability98Political Reform in Democracies101Candidate Competition in the Spatial Model of Elections104A Very Brief Introduction to Cooperative Game Theory111Ch. 5Solving Extensive-Form Games: Backwards Induction and Subgame Perfection121Backwards Induction124Subgame Perfection128Sophisticated Voting133Agenda Control135Legislative Rules and Structure-Induced Equilibria138The Rubinstein Bargaining Model145Bargaining in Legislatures149Why Might Backwards Induction Yield Counterintuitive Results?156Ch. 6Beliefs and Perfect Bayesian Equilibria161Bayes's Theorem163The Preference for Biased Information166Perfect Bayesian Equilibria170Nuclear Deterrence180Ch. 7More on Noncooperative Equilibrium: Perfect and Sequential Equilibria188Elimination of Weakly Dominated Strategies189Perfect Equilibrium192Sequential Equilibrium196Deterrence and the Signaling of Resolve199"Why Vote?" Redux212Ch. 8Games of Limited Information and Restrictions on Beliefs219Signaling Games222The Informational Role of Congressional Committees227Bargaining under Incomplete Information237Deterrence and Out-of-Equilibrium Beliefs241An Introduction to Restrictions on Beliefs244"Cheap Talk" and Coordination250Ch. 9Repeated Games260Thinking about Repetition: Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma262Folk Theorems268Finite Repeated Games: The Chain Store Paradox279Stationarity291Retrospective Voting and Electoral Control293Ch. 10Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here?302How Do Formal Models Increase Our Knowledge?302The Weaknesses of Game Theory305How Does One Build a Model?311Appendix 1: Basic Mathematical Knowledge315Algebra315Set Theory318Relations and Functions320Probability Theory320Limits322Differential Calculus323Partial Derivatives and Lagrange Multipliers327Integral Calculus329The Idea of a Mathematical Proof331Appendix 2: Answers to Selected Problems333Notes345Glossary of Terms in Game Theory349Bibliography355Index365
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Princeton University Press Coercive Cooperation Explaining Multilateral
Book SynopsisA study which shows that multilateral sanctions are coercive in their pressure on their target and in their origin: the sanctions themselves frequently result from coercive policies, with one state attempting to coerce others through persuasion, threats, and promises.Trade Review"As Martin acknowledges at the end of her fine scholarly book--a sophisticated conceptual approach matched to a well-articulated argument--more study needs to be given to the actual politics and to the psychology of international sanctions."--Alan K. Henrickson, Harvard International Review "A major theoretical and substantive contribution to the study of international cooperation and the imposition of economic sanctions."--Choice "A major theoretical and substantive contribution to the study of international cooperation and the imposition of economic sanctions."--ChoiceTable of ContentsFiguresTablesPreface1Introduction3The Study of Economic Sanctions4The Study of International Cooperation7Methodology10Pt. 1Theory and Data132Model and Hypotheses15A Model of Economic Sanctions16Identifying Cooperation Problems25What Explains Cooperation?31Bandwagoning403Measuring Cooperation and Explanatory Variables46Measurement and Description: The Dependent Variable46Measurement and Description: Explanatory Variables544Estimating Models of Cooperation61Regression Analysis62Ordered-Probit Analysis67Event-Count Analysis74The Effect of Declining Hegemony86Pt. 2Case Studies935Human Rights in Latin America: Explaining Unilateral U.S. Sanctions99Congress versus the President: U.S. Human-Rights Policy, 1973-76101The Carter Administration106Economic Sanctions and the Multilateral Development Banks111Attitudes and Responses to U.S. Human-Rights Sanctions119Pinochet's Chile: U.S. Leadership or Resistance?1246The Falkland Islands Conflict131The Falklands Crisis, 1982132The Falklands and the European Community138Sanctions and War: The Case of Ireland153Responses of the United States, Latin America, and Others1597Western Technology-Export Controls169American, European, and Japanese Views on East-West Technology Transfer171Institutional Coordination of Export Controls: CoCom185Responding to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, 1980191Responding to Dissident Trials, 19781988The Polish Crisis and Gas-Pipeline Sanctions204Martial Law in Poland and the Siberian Gas Pipeline206The Effect of Declining Hegemony225Siberian Gas and European Preferences228The Grain Embargo: Why It Mattered2349Conclusion241Explaining International Cooperation on Economic Sanctions241Additional Findings247Implications for Theories of International Cooperation and Economic Sanctions248Notes253Bibliography277Index293
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Princeton University Press Children of Choice
Book SynopsisCloning, genetic screening, embryo freezing, in vitro fertilization, Norplant, RU486 - these are the technologies revolutionizing our reproductive landscape. This title analyzes the ethical, legal, and social controversies surrounding each major technology and opens up a multitude of questions such as, Do frozen embryos have the right to be born?Trade Review"Robertson's ... confrontational style takes the reader to the limits of the possible and beyond, to the extraordinary repercussions of reproductive techniques. This clear and thought-provoking book ... provides rich legal and ethical insights that will challenge and shape one's personal beliefs and professional ethics."--Dilys M. Walker, M.D., The New England Journal of Medicine "Robertson has laid out, comprehensively and intelligibly, the procreative possibilities open to us now and in the future."--Mary Warnock, New Scientist "Robertson ... argues that the principle of procreative liberty should be used to determine the ethics and legalities of the many controversial issues surrounding reproductive technology... Robertson's position may not be universally accepted, but his works are regularly cited and his perspective is given significant coverage in many books on this topic."--Library Journal "A searching exploration of the ever-expanding parameters of 'choice' written with Solomon-like sagacity."--Kirkus Reviews "Robertson surveys the available reproductive techniques and options, from abortion and contraception to the various ways of reproducing and of screening for suitable characteristics. The individual and societal conflicts are presented for each option, with Robertson generally arguing in favor of freedom of choice. Should be of interest to students of society as well as the many prospective users of these technologies."--Booklist "Even if one disagrees with the particular answers which John Robertson gives to the ethical questions raised by the new technology, his book is nonetheless to be welcomed."--Anthony Daniels, Sunday Telegraph "Robertson is quite good at explaining in advance the order of his arguments; and he provides a comprehensive account of different available methods of contraception, of the various possible treatments either for the remedying of infertility or for allowing single men or women, whether infertile or not, to have children, as well as discussing genetic manipulation."--Mary Warnock, New Scientist "... appropriate for students of ethics or anyone else interested in the moral, legal and policy implications of the advances in reproductive technology... Its value lies in its willingness to present all the arguments, leaving the reader to ponder the ethical dilemmas and perhaps come up with some solutions."--Washington Times "Robertson charts an ethical and legal course through the questions and concern posed by the reproductive techniques that are now available... [He] weaves his way through a tangle of fascinating and often disturbing issues... Children of Choice is indispensable for anyone caring for women, couples, or families--anyone who reaches out for guidance in making reproductive choices. It would also be valuable to women or couples contemplating abortion or the use of infertility services... Well referenced and annotated, this clear and thought-provoking book demands a careful reading. It provides rich legal and ethical insights that will challenge and shape one's personal beliefs and professional ethics."--Dilys M. Walker, New England Journal of Medicine "Should parents have the right to 'control offspring quality' through genetic screening and manipulation? Should frozen embryos be legally protected? In what ways? How would the introduction of RU486, the 'abortion pill,' change abortion in America? Bioethicist John Robertson tackles these difficult questions and many more in Children of Choice, a comprehensive look at the issues surrounding reproduction in a technological age... a flawlessly researched, thoughtful book."--Los Angeles Times Book Review "This book is a valuable boost to the perpetual effort of society to overtake and accommodate new technology, specifically that affecting reproduction... A review cannot do justice to the tightly constructed arguments, the endnotes that answer questions that pop into the reader's mind after a particularly controversial viewpoint is advanced, and the myriad case citations that address prior efforts to deal with these issues... Professor Robertson has produced in his characteristic way a well-referenced evaluation that is consistent and coherent although not without controversy."--Journal of the American Medical Association "Robertson offers the reader a balanced analysis on most reproductive concerns that confront physicians, lawyers, and the general public... [His] broad knowledge makes this a strong book to help people understand these new ethical and legal frontiers."--Choice "Even if one disagrees with the particular answers which John Robertson gives to the ethical questions raised by the new technology, his book is nonetheless to be welcomed."--Anthony Daniels, Sunday TelegraphTable of ContentsPrefaceCh. 1Introduction: Technology, Liberty, and the Reproductive Revolution3Ch. 2The Presumptive Primacy of Procreative Liberty22Ch. 3Abortion, Contragestion, and the Resuscitation of Roe v. Wade45Ch. 4Norplant, Forced Contraception, and Irresponsible Reproduction69Ch. 5IVF, Infertility, and the Status of Embryos97Ch. 6Collaborative Reproduction: Donors and Surrogates119Ch. 7Selection and Shaping of Offspring Characteristics: Genetic Screening and Manipulation149Ch. 8Preventing Prenatal Harm to Offspring173Ch. 9Farming the Uterus: Nonreproductive Uses of Reproductive Capacity197Ch. 10Class, Feminist, and Communitarian Critiques of Procreative Liberty220Notes237Index279
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Princeton University Press Allies Adversaries and International Trade
Book SynopsisDuring the Cold War, international trade closely paralleled the division of the world into two rival political-military blocs. This book examines the logic behind this linkage between alliances and trade and asks whether it applies not only after but also before World War II.Trade Review"The book is a first-rate contribution ... Gowa provides a novel way of thinking about the determinants of free trade, and compelling evidence that economics and security are intimately linked."--MillenniumTable of ContentsFiguresTablesAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Introduction3Ch. 2Hegemonic Stability Theory: A Critical Review11Ch. 3Allies, Adversaries, and Free Trade31Ch. 4Alliances and Trade: An Empirical Analysis54Ch. 5The Anglo-French Entente79Ch. 6Extensions and Qualifications108Ch. 7Conclusion120Appendix A: List of Alliances123Appendix B: British Import Duties, 1910-11125Bibliography129Index143
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Princeton University Press Strategic Capitalism Private Business and Public
Book SynopsisWas Japan's economic miracle generated primarily by the Japanese state or by the nation's dynamic private sector? In addressing this question, this study offers a distinctive reinterpretation of Japanese government-business relations.Trade Review"[Calder] challenges [Chalmers] Johnson's depiction of Japan as a supremely successful government-command form of capitalism. Japan's private sector, he asserts, has been more independent and self-starting than the Johnson school would allow... Strategic Capitalism is magnificently researched."--Robert Neff, Business Week "Who ensured that loans flowed to Japan's winner industries, such as automobiles and consumer electronics? It wasn't brilliant bureaucrats, Mr. Calder argues with considerable force. The book marshals plenty of evidence of how passive and 'regulatory' the Japanese state frequently was, and how powerless its industrial strategists were against bureaucratic, business, and political foes."--Urban C. Lehner, The Wall Street Journal "Calder's book is well documented, lucid, and convincing--truly a landmark study."--Thomas McNaugher, The Key Reporter
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Princeton University Press The Helsinki Effect International Norms Human
Book SynopsisThe author argues that the Helsinki Final Act (1975) transformed East-West relations and provided a common platform around which opposition could mobilize. This text counters those who believe international norms do not affect domestic political change, and explains why and how they matter.Trade Review"This engaging book argues that human rights norms mattered more than geo-political power or economics in ending the Cold War."--Foreign Affairs "Thomas's work is valuable for a number of reasons. First, it serves as an excellent analysis of the emergence of the Helsinki process and its interpretation in the west and east. In addition, Thomas reminds us of the ways in which this language became an important part of the dissident movement and the emergence of civil society across the Soviet bloc. Finally, Thomas uses this discussion to challenge traditional thinking on international relations and the role of ideas, seeking to apply these lessons more broadly to the field."--Patrick O'Neil, Slavic ReviewTable of ContentsThe International Politics of Human Rights 3 THE EVOLUTION OF NORMS 25 Chapter One: The Emergence of Human Rights Norms in East-West Relations 27 Chapter Two: Negotiating Human Rights in the Helsinki Final Act 55 THE FRAMING OF NORMS 89 Chapter Three: Framing "Helsinki" at Home: Social Movements against the Communist Party-state 91 Chapter Four: Framing "Helsinki" Abroad: Transnational Networks and U.S . Policy 121 THE EFFECT OF NORMS 157 Chapter Five: Mobilization: The Expansion of Human Rights Movements 159 Chapter Six: Backlash: Communism's Response to Human Rights 195 Chapter Seven: Socialization: Human Rights and the Dismantling of Communist Rule 220 Conclusions 253 The Helsinki Effect 257 Appendix: Interviews 289 Index 295
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Princeton University Press Partners and Rivals Representation in U.S.
Book SynopsisDevelops a theory of dual representation - where two legislators share the same geographical constituency - to explain Senators' behavior. This book demonstrates how the competitive structure of Senate delegations creates the potential for broad and responsive representation in the Senate.Trade Review"One of the more interesting and innovative contemporary works on the behavior of U. S. senators... Schiller examines both systematic empirical data as well as individual case studies. Her data sources are both rich and diverse... I would recommend this text for undergraduates, graduate students, and congressional scholars alike."--Greg Thorson, Congress and the PresidencyTable of ContentsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi INTRODUCTION 3 CHAPTER 1 A Theory of Dual Representation 12 CHAPTER 2 Choosing Different Institutional Career Paths 33 CHAPTER 3 Diversification and Media Recognition 63 CHAPTER 4 Reputation and Constituent Evaluation 88 CHAPTER 5 Expanding the Boundaries of Electoral Coalitions 113 CHAPTER 6 Economic Interests and Campaign Contributions 143 CHAPTER 7 Rethinking Senate Representation 161 APPENDIX A Measurement of Variables 175 APPENDIX B Questionnaire Mailed to Newspaper Editors and Reporters 177 APPENDIX C Newspaper Articles by Subject Matter, State, and Senator 179 REFERENCES 185 INDEX 193
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Princeton University Press Disaffected Democracies Whats Troubling the
Book SynopsisA culmination of various research projects, this collection of papers presents data that allows direct comparisons across national borders and detailed pictures of trends within countries. It shows that citizen disaffection in the Trilateral democracies is not the result of frayed social fabric, the end of the Cold War, or public cynicism.Trade Review"Robert Putnam and his associates have attacked head-on a question that disturbs many of us—the sense that trust long established in democratic governments seems to be eroding right at the time that the ideology of a democratic market system has swept the world. The authors make it evident that the answers aren't uniform among countries or easy. But their work also goes a long way toward putting the evidence, disturbing as it is, in broad perspective, a perspective essential for those who are working toward necessary reforms and new approaches."—Paul A. Volcker, North American Chairman, Trilateral Commission"Susan Pharr and Robert Putnam have done a superb job not only of tracing the decline in public confidence in government performance in the established democracies over the past quarter-century but also of exploring how this disturbing trend can be explained. This book is certain to be widely discussed by scholars and policy makers concerned with the future of democratic government."—Marc F. Plattner, Director, International Forum for Democratic Studies"Disaffected Democracies provides a thoughtful and wise analysis of the present state of democracy in the Trilateral countries. . . . [It] will be indispensable reading, both for active politicians and others in public life, and for students of international relations and political science."—Shirley Williams, British House of Lords"Anyone who wants to understand the state of the art on this matter should, and I hope will, read this book. There is simply no other work like it."—Robert A. Dahl, Yale UniversityTable of ContentsList of Tables and Figures ix Preface Susan J. Pharr and Robert D. Putnam xv Foreword Samuel P. Huntington xxiii CHAPTER ONE Introduction: What's Troubling the Trilateral Democracies? Robert D. Putnam, Susan J. Pharr, and Russell J. Dalton 3 PART I. Declining Performance of Democratic Institutions CHAPTER TWO The Public Trust Russell Hardin 31 CHAPTER THREE Confidence in Public Institutions: Faith, Culture, or Performance? Kenneth Newton and Pippa Norris 52 CHAPTER FOUR Distrust of Government: Explaining American Exceptionalism Anthony King 74 PART II. Sources of the Problem: Declining Capacity CHAPTER FIVE Interdependence and Democratic Legitimation Fritz W Scharpf 101 CHAPTER SIX Confidence, Trust, International Relations, and Lessons from Smaller Democracies Peter J. Katzenstein 121 CHAPTER SEVEN The Economics of Civic Trust Alberto Alesina and Romain Wamiarg 149 PART III. Sources of the Problem: Erosion of Fidelity CHAPTER EIGHT Officials' Misconduct and Public Distrust: Japan and the Trilateral Democracies Susan J. Pharr 173 CHAPTER NINE Social Capital, Beliefs in Government, and Political Corruption Donatella della Porta 202 PART IV. Sources of the Problem: Cbanges in Information and Criteria of Evaluation CHAPTER TEN The Impact of Television on Civic Malaise Pippa Norris 231 CHAPTER ELEVEN Value Change and Democracy Russell J. Dalton 252 CHAPTER TWELVE Mad Cows and Social Activists: Contentious Politics in the Trilateral Democracies Sidney Tarrow 270 CHAPTER THIRTEEN Political Mistrust and Party Dealignment in Japan Hideo Otake 291 Afterword Ralf Dahrendorf 311 Appendix: The Major Cross-National Opinion Surveys Russell J. Dalton 315 Bibliograpby 319 Contributors 347 Index 349
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Princeton University Press Russia and Germany Reborn Unification the Soviet
Book SynopsisCombines interviews with international figures - including Mikhail Gorbachev - with insights gleaned from declassified archives in East Germany and her own understanding of Russian-German relations. This book shows how German strength and Russian weakness have governed the delicate dance of power between unified Germany and democratized Russia.Trade Review"Stent combines a detailed account of Soviet politics and decision-making up to German unification with thoughtful reflection on why this thoroughly unimagined outcome came about. The prose and tale are highly readable, not least because the gap between the scale of the stakes involved and the drift and lameness of Soviet foreign policy is so stunning. But Stent does not stop here. She traces the Russian-German relationship since unification and ponders the place of both countries in a very different Europe."--Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs "[A] concise, well-written, and illuminating study... Professor Stent is one of the few American scholars who combine expertise on Russia and on East and West Germany... She has made the most of all these strengths to produce a fine, readable, concise yet comprehensive history... A well-rounded and well-researched account of the crucial Soviet-German side of the story."--Stephen F. Szabo, Survival "Excellent... Understanding the historic transformation of the German-Russian relationship is reason enough to read Ms. Stent's intelligent and perceptive book... Yet the more compelling reason to read it is for its history."--Frederick Kempe, Wall Street Journal "This is a book that helps to unravel the puzzle of how the Cold War's unlikely end came about, and suggests directions for future archival research of how a unified Germany and a post-communist Russia emerged, without anybody paying for these astounding transformations with their lives."--Jeffrey Herf, The New Republic "A highly accessible and valuable account of the German-Russian relationship. Well researched and enhanced by interviews with leading participants, this book's ability to bring order to the complexities of a history marked by so much tragedy and so much potential will be appreciated by students and scholars alike."--James M. Goldgeier, Slavic Review "Angela E. Stent deftly takes the reader through the complex events that led to the German reunification. It was never as inevitable as it seemed in retrospect... Much delicate diplomatic work was necessary, and Stent expertly chronicles the twists and turns and the interplay of interests."--Ralph Amelan, The Jerusalem PostTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations and Transliteration1Comrades in Misfortune: The USSR and Germany, 1917-197032Prelude to Unification: Moscow and Bonn in the Detente Era183Rethinking the German Question: Gorbachev and the Two Germanies, 1985-1988414Wir Sind Ein Volk: Germany Unites745United Germany and NATO: The Kremlin Decides1096Implementing Unification: Russia and Germany, 1992-19971517National Identity and Foreign Policy after Communism1858Russia and Germany in the New Europe2049Russia and Germany in the Twenty-First Century233Notes247Bibliography281Index293
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Princeton University Press Shaped by War and Trade International Influences
Book SynopsisExplores how the changing positions of the United States in the world economy and in the international political order have shaped US political institutions and domestic politics. This book demonstrates the central role that efforts to contend with foreign military and economic competition played in forming the major institutions of US government.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2003 "The contributions to this volume, all preeminent scholars of American politics or international relations, examine how exigencies from beyond US borders shaped American political development... The book is important and pathbreaking."--ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Contributors xi PART I: INTRODUCTION 1 One: Rewriting the Epic of America by Ira Katznelson 3 Two: International Engagement and American Democracy: A Comparative Perspective by Aristide R. Zolberg 24 PART II: AMERICA IN THE ANTEBELLUM WORLD 55 Three: International Commitments and American Political Institutions in the Nineteenth Century by Robert O. Keohane 57 Four: Flexible Capacity: The Military and Early American Statebuilding by Ira Katznelson 82 PART III: WAR AND TRADE 111 Five: War, Trade, and U.S. Party Politics by Martin Shefter 113 Six: Patriotic Partnerships: Why Great Wars Nourished American Civic Voluntarism by Theda Skocpol, Ziad Munson, Andrew Karch, and Bayliss Camp 134 Seven: Trade and Representation: How Diminishing Geographic Concentration Augments Protectionist Pressures in the U.S. House of Representatives by Ronald Rogowski 181 Eight: International Forces and Domestic Politics: Trade Policy and Institution Building in the United States by Judith Goldstein 211 PART IV: AMERICA SINCE 1940 237 Nine: American Antistatism and the Founding of the Cold War State by Aaron L. Friedberg 239 Ten: Limited Wars and the Attenuation of the State: Soldiers, Money, and Political Communication in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam by Bartholomew H. Sparrow 267 Eleven: Reinventing the American State: Political Dynamics in the Post-Cold War Era by Peter A. Gourevitch 301 PART V: CONCLUSION 331 Twelve: International Influences on American Political Development by Martin Shefter 333 Index 359
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Princeton University Press The Politics of Institutional Choice The
Book SynopsisProvides a theoretically grounded examination of the early development of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian Federation's parliament created by the 1993 constitution. This book offers an integrated account of the choices made by the elected members of the Duma in establishing basic operating arrangements.Trade Review"A model of theoretically sophisticated, judiciously written and rigorously executed comparative political science."--M. Steven Fish, Slavic Review "A major addition to our understanding both of how institutions came to be formed as they were in Russia and how they are functioning."--Karen Dawisha, Journal of Politics "This book will undoubtedly prove to be indispensable reading for any serious student of post-Soviet Russian politics."--John T. Ishiyana, International PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vi List of Tables vii Preface ix List of Abbreviations xi ONE: Choosing legislative Institutions in Russia 3 TWO: Forming a Parliamentary Party System 27 THREE: Creating the Council of the Duma 54 FOUR: Setting a Framework for Party-Committee Relations 72 FIVE: Choosing an Electoral System 93 SIX: Party Discipline in the Russian Duma 116 SEVEN: Institutional Choice 137 Appendix on Data and Methods 161 References 169 Index 177
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Princeton University Press Diplomacy of Conscience
Book SynopsisA small group founded Amnesty International in 1961 to translate human rights principles into action. This text provides an account of how the organization pioneered a combination of popular pressure and expert knowledge to advance global human rights.Trade Review"The book makes clear that the creation of human rights norms was facilitated not just by exposing abuses but by quietly promoting (with the United Nations) new bodies of law and slowly accumulating international standards of conduct."--Foreign Affairs "An important and timely contribution to the growing scholarly literature of the role of norms and the activities of nongovernmental organizations in international relations."--Morton Winston, Human Rights QuarterlyTable of ContentsLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi CHAPTER ONE Amnesty International in International Politics 3 CHAPTER TWO How Norms Grow 21 CHAPTER THREE Torture 37 CHAPTER FOUR Disappearances 70 CHAPTER FIVE Extrajudicial Executions 101 CHAPTER SIX NGOs and Norms in International Politics 124 APPENDIX: Interviews 143 NOTES 145 BIBLIOGRAPHY 169 INDEX 177
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Princeton University Press The Origins of Liberty Political and Economic
Book SynopsisWhy would sovereigns ever grant political or economic liberty to their subjects? Under what conditions would rational rulers who possess ultimate authority and who seek to maximize power and wealth ever give up any of that authority? This book answers these questions, investigating both why sovereign powers might liberalize and when.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Contributors1The Origins of Liberty32Limited Government and Liberal Markets: An Introduction to "Constitutions and Commitment"133Constitutions and Commitment: The Evolution of Institutions Governing Public Choice in Seventeenth-Century England164Democracy, Capital, Skill, and Country Size: Effects of Asset Mobility and Regime Monopoly on the Odds of Democratic Rule485The International Causes of Democratization, 1974-1990706The Political Economy of Authoritarian Withdrawals927When You Wish upon the Stars: Why the Generals (and Admirals) Say Yes to Latin American "Transitions" to Civilian Government1158Political Structure and Economic Liberalization: Conditions and Cases from the Developing World1469Afterword179References181Index201
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Princeton University Press Basic Interests The Importance of Groups in
Book SynopsisShows that scholars have veered from one extreme to another not because of changes in the political system, but because of changes in political science. This book examines the methodological and conceptual problems that have beset the field; and suggests research strategies to return interest-group studies to a position of greater relevance.Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroductionCh. 1Progress and Confusion3Ch. 2Barriers to Accumulation22Ch. 3The Rise and Decline of the Group Approach44Ch. 4Collective Action and the New Literature on Interest Groups64Ch. 5Bias and Diversity in the Interest-Group System83Ch. 6The Dynamics of Bias100Ch. 7Building a Literature on Lobbying, One Case Study at a Time120Ch. 8Surveys of Interest-Group Activities147Ch. 9Learning from Experience168AppendixArticles on Interest Groups Published in the American Political Science Review, 1950-1995189References197Index217
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Princeton University Press Ballots and Bullets
Book SynopsisChallenges that belief that "democracies don't fight each other"���'. This book shows that, while democracies were less likely than other states to engage each other in armed conflicts between 1945 and 1980, they were just as likely to do so as were other states before 1914.Trade Review"Gowa has come out with the most important and sustained critique of [the democratic-peace argument]... This book will spark valuable discussion as the post cold-war world tests both the democratic-peace argument and Gowa's alternative."--Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Introduction3Ch. 2Analytic Foundations of the Democratic Peace12Ch. 3Legislators, Voters, and the Use of Force Abroad28Ch. 4Reinterpreting the Democratic Peace44Ch. 5Interests and Alliances: Comparing Two International Systems68Appendix 5.AMajor-Power Alliance Dyads, 1870-190388Appendix 5.BMajor-Power Alliance Dyads, 1946-196188Ch. 6Explaining Relative Dispute-Rate Patterns89Ch. 7Conclusion109References115Index129
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Princeton University Press Ruling Passions
Book SynopsisHow should politicians act? When should they try to lead public opinion and when should they follow it? When do virtues like toleration and willingness to compromise deteriorate into moral weakness? This work answers these questions by exploring what a democratic polity needs from its leaders.Trade Review"This book is an extraordinary achievement. It is brilliantly conceived and executed, closely argued and erudite, sensitive to textual and political nuance and lucid even at its most inventive and sophisticated. . . . Particular discussions of thinkers, actors and issues are as original as the architecture of the work as a whole. Thus one learns something significant not only about Rousseau, Tocqueville, Madison, Frances Williard, Martin Luther King, Saul Alinsky, and Everett Dirksen, but about larger issues such as what Sabl calls democratic constancy, philosophy and politics, theory and institutions. Many of the book's formulations are memorable, almost all are provocative in ways that stimulate reflection. There is much to argue with in this book, but every argument is one worth having."—Peter Euben, author of Corrupting Youth and The Tragedy of Political Theory"This is a significant, highly original, and interesting contribution to our understanding of political ethics. The author displays a mastery of a large theoretical literature, which he brings to bear in a restrained way to shed light on the ethical obligations of politicians."—Joseph Bessette, Alice Tweed Tuohy Professor of Government and Ethics, Claremont-McKenna CollegeTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Part One: Theory 17 Chapter One Political Offices: Universalism, Partiality, and Compromise 19 Chapter Two Political Office and the Theory of Democratic Constancy 55 Chapter Three Office and the Democratic Order: Alternative Views 96 Part Two: Applications 135 Chapter Four The Senator and the Politics of Fame 143 Chapter Five The Moral Activist and the Politics of Public Opinion 201 Chapter Six The Organizer and the Politics of Personal Association 248 Conclusion Governing Pluralism, Office Diversity, and Democratic Ethics 299 References 327 Index 341
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Princeton University Press Committing to Peace The Successful Settlement of
Book SynopsisUsing data on every civil war fought between 1940 and 1992, the author details the conditions that lead combatants to partake in what she defines as a three-step process - the decision on whether to initiate negotiations, to compromise, and, finally, to implement any resulting terms.Trade Review"This book is thoroughly researched and rigorously argued and tested. Walter offers valuable insight into the thorny issues of civil war termination and transitions to democracy. The three-phased model presented here is an important contribution to the literature."--Virginia Quarterly Review "Although much has been written about the settlement of civil wars, Walter's delineation of three phases and careful analysis of what matters to success is a significant contribution. Her skillful integration of quantitative analysis and case studies uncovers much that would otherwise be missed."--Choice "This is an important book on the conditions under which negotiated settlements can be reached in civil wars and something of a model of how social science should be done. It has been in process for a long time ... and the author has used her time well... This book was worth waiting for."--Roy Licklider, Journal of Peace ResearchTable of ContentsList of Figures ix List of Tables xi Acknowledgments xiii PART ONE: THEORY 1 1. Introduction 3 2. Theory and Hypotheses 19 PART TWO: DATA AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS 45 3. Measuring the Variables 47 4. Quantitative Tests 70 5. A Closer Look at the Findings 92 PART THREE: CASE STUDIES 109 6. Negotiating for Security Guarantees: The Civil War in Zimbabwe 113 7. The Breakdown of Rwanda's Peace Process 143 8. Explaining the Resolution of Civil Wars 160 Appendix 1 169 Appendix 2 171 Bibliography 177 Index 193
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Princeton University Press The Real World of Democratic Theory
Book SynopsisTracing modern democracy's roots to John Locke and the American founders, this book shows that they saw more deeply into the dynamics of democratic politics than have many of their successors. It also shows how elusive democracy can be by exploring the contrast between its successful establishment in South Africa and its failures elsewhere.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2011 Silver Medal Book of the Year Award in Political Science, ForeWord Reviews One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2011: Top 25 Books "While Professor Shapiro will not quell every critic of democracy in this volume, his observations go a long way to pressing the argument not only that democracy's foundations are legitimate, but also that it is still urgently needed to combat forms of domination throughout the world."--Harvard Law Review "This book collects several essays Shapiro has written (or co-written) over the past decade, and an excellent introduction locates them in his account of democracy and justice. Unlike many collections, this work is remarkably unified in its voice and line of argument."--Choice "By bringing together normative ideals and empirical causes, Shapiro places the health of the political order back at the center of political science."--Russell Muirhead, Review of Politics "Students of politics and diplomats will find this well-written book invaluable."--Sylvester Odion Akhaine, Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsPreface ix INTRODUCTION Revisiting Democracy's Place 1 CHAPTER ONE: John Locke's Democratic Theory 39 CHAPTER TWO: Tyranny and Democracy: Refl ections on Some Recent Literature 68 CHAPTER THREE: Problems and Prospects for Democratic Settlements: South Africa as a Model for the Middle East and Northern Ireland? by Courtney Jung, Ellen Lust-Okar, and Ian Shapiro 80 CHAPTER FOUR: Players, Preconditions, and Peace: Why Talks Fail and How They Might Succeed by Ellen Lust and Ian Shapiro 143 CHAPTER FIVE: Containment and Democratic Cosmopolitanism 157 CHAPTER SIX: The Political Uses of Public Opinion: Lessons from the Estate Tax Repeal by Mayling Birney, Ian Shapiro, and Michael Graetz 180 CHAPTER SEVEN: The Constitutional Politics of Abortion in the United States 219 CHAPTER EIGHT: Democratic Justice : A Reply to Critics 251 Appendix to Chapter Three: Surveys of Israeli Business Elites 275 Appendix to Chapter Six: Polls on the Repeal or the Fairness of the Estate Tax 277 Index 279
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Princeton University Press Capitalism Democracy and Ralphs Pretty Good
Book SynopsisDemocracy is overrated. Capitalism, on the other hand, doesn't get enough credit. This book, argues that these mismatches between image and reality create significant political and economic problems - inspiring instability, inefficiency, and widespread cynicism.Trade Review"Many thought-provoking ideas are packed into this nuanced work, and Mueller's case is strong and well-documented."--Library Journal "Mueller is an entertaining guide through economic and political history, using references to Shakespeare, Adam Smith, Hume, Mencken and many more writers to produce deft explanations of complex ideas."--Publisher's Weekly "Mueller's provocative book deserves a wide audience... Mueller writes sharp, brisk, and witty prose that is unfailingly lucid."--Daniel J. Silver, The Weekly StandardTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I Capitalism and Democracy: Images and Image Mismatches 5 Capitalism 6 Democracy 7 Ralph's Grocery 10 The Plan of the Book 12 CAPITALISM CHAPTER 2 Capitalism's Image 21 The Capitalist Virtues 22 The Capitalist Virtues and the Monopolist 38 The Essential Insincerity of Capitalist Morality 38 My Nice Guys Finish First 42 Extrapolating the Capitalist Virtues 43 Capitalist Culture, Capitalist Inequality and Unfairness, Capitalist Competition 45 The Profound Irrationality of Capitalism: Investors as Unintended Altruists 54 CHAPTER 3 Sources of Capitalism's Negative Image 57 Socialists and Communists 57 storytellers 58 Intellectuals 61 Religion 65 Aristocrats and the Honorable 66 Ineffective Capitalist Propaganda 68 Capitalists 70 CHAPTER 4 The Consequences of Capitalism's Image for Economic Development 72 The Unequal Rate of Economic Development 73 Superimposing the Capitalist Virtues 75 Virtue as a Business Innovation 77 The Rise of Business Virtue 83 The Relative Importance of Business Virtue in Economic Development 93 The Relevance of an Effective Legal System to Economic Development 95 CHAPTER 5 Development, Happiness, and the Rise of the Politically Incorrect One-Handed Economist 99 One-Handedness 100 Political Incorrectness 104 Four Economic Propositions That Have Become Increasingly Accepted 106 The Prospects for Massive Economic Growth 122 Economic Development, Professed Happiness, and the Catastrophe Quota 123 Development and the Quest for Happiness 132 DEMOCRACY CHAPTER 6 Images and Definitions 137 Defining Democracy: Responsive Government 138 Elections: Useful, but Not Essential 140 Political Inequality 145 Democracy in Practice: Coopting the Wealthy 147 Minority Rule and Majority Acquiescence 152 Democracy in Comparison 153 Democracy and Real People 161 CHAPTER 7 Consequences of the Democratic Image 164 Cynicism about the Democratic Process 166 Hyperdemocracy 185 The Rebellion of Minorities 187 The Trouble with Transitology 189 CHAPTER 8 The Rise of Democracy 192 A Democratic Dialogue 193 The Historical Movement of Ideas 195 The Correlates of Democracy 197 The Marketing of Democracy 202 Examining the Third Wave 212 The Future of Democracy 222 CONCLUSION CHAPTER 9 Democracy and Capitalism: Connections and Disconnections 231 Capitalism without Democracy, Democracy without Capitalism 231 Democracy's Connection with Capitalist Prosperity 234 Democracy's Connection to Capitalist Growth 235 The Connection of Democracy and Capitalism with Crime 238 Conceptional Connections between Democracy and Capitalism 240 APPENDIX An Inventory of Propositions 243 Notes 255 References 289 Index 317
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Princeton University Press Democracy and the Public Space in Latin America
Book SynopsisA study of the emergence of democracy in Latin America. It shows that traditional theories of democratization fall short in explaining this phenomenon. It argues that democracy can be far more inclusive and can rely on a sphere of autonomous association and argument by citizens.Trade Review"Leonardo Avritzer has written the most ambitious and important contribution to the literature on democratization in Latin America that this reviewer has read in the last several years... [E]xemplary of the best of contemporary political science writing."--William M. Nylen, Latin American Politics & Society "Leonardo Avritzer has written the most ambitious and important contribution to the literature on democratization in Latin America that this reviewer has read in the last several years... [A] fine example of social science scholarship."--William M. Nylen, Latin American Politics and SocietyTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS v INTRODUCTION 3 ONE. Democratic Theory and Democratization 11 TWO. Democratic Theory and the Formation of a Public Sphere 36 THREE. Democracy and the Latin American Tadition 55 FOUR. The Transformation of the Latin American Public Space 77 FIVE. Democratization in Latin America The Conflict between Public Practices and the Logic of Political Society 103 SIX. Participatory Publics in Brazil and Mexico The Compatibility of Public Deliberation and Complex Administration 135 SEVEN. Concluding Remarks on the Democratizing Role of Participatory Publics 165 NOTES 171 REFERENCES 185 INDEX 199
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Princeton University Press The Politics of Cultural Differences Social
Book SynopsisHow did Republicans manage to hold the White House through much of the past half century even as the Democratic Party held the hearts of most American voters? This study develops and tests a general theory of cultural politics in the United States.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2005 Best Book on Religion and Politics, Religion and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association "The Politics of Cultural Differences provides a compelling account of American electoral politics, and of presidential campaigns specifically, over the last four decades of the twentieth century."--Robert A. Jackson, Social ForcesTable of ContentsFigures and Tables ix Preface xi PART I: Cultural Theory and Recent American Politics Chapter One Anomalies of Post-New Deal Politics 3 Chapter Two The Political Mobilization of Cultural Differences 13 Chapter Three General Components of Cultural Theory in Political Conflict 39 Chapter Four Election Rituals, Ideological Movements, and Group Politics 56 Chapter Five Psychological Mechanisms and Campaign Strategies 83 PART II: Case Studies of the Political Mobilization of Cultural Differences Chapter Six Cultural Strains in the New Deal Coalition 101 Chapter Seven A Methodology for Assessing Cultural Politics 130 Chapter Eight Keeping America Purposeful, Powerful, and Pure 158 Chapter Nine Race and the Transformation of the Contemporary Party System 179 Chapter Ten Gender, Religion, and the Second Party Transformation 203 Chapter Eleven Cultural Politics: Some Conclusions and Practical Implications 252 References 271 Index 283
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Princeton University Press The Russian People and Foreign Policy Russian
Book SynopsisSince the fall of communism, public opinion in Russia has become a substantial factor in that country's policymaking process. This work studies what this opinion might be and how it responds to American actions.Trade Review"Zimmerman argues convincingly that the opinions of elite groups have consequences for Russian foreign policy ... and that elite groups' opinions regarding Russia's political economy have important implications for relations with the West."--Gifford D. Malone, Perspectives on Political ScienceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Elites, Attentive Publics, and Masses in Post-Soviet Russia 18 Chapter 2: Politics and Markets, with Judith Kullberg 43 Chapter 3: Elite-Mass Interactions, Knowledge, and Russian Foreign Policy 88 Chapter 4: Orientations to the International System and Electoral Behavior in Russia 123 Chapter 5: Elite Political-Economic Orientations and Foreign Policy 149 Chapter 6: NATO Expansion Past and Future: A Closer Look 187 Chapter 7: Conclusion 216 Selected Bibliography 227 Index 233
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Princeton University Press Stay the Hand of Vengeance
Book SynopsisOffers a look at the politics behind international war crimes tribunals, combining analysis with investigative reporting and a broad historical perspective. This book explains that bringing war criminals to justice can be a military ordeal, a source of endless legal frustration, as well as a diplomatic nightmare.Trade ReviewHonorable Mention for the 2000 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Government and Political Science, Association of American Publishers "Why war-crimes tribunals? In this dense and compelling account, which examines trials from St. Helena to The Hague, Bass, a professor at Princeton, makes a realist's case for idealism and a pessimist's case for perseverance."--The New Yorker "[C]ompelling... [A] timely and exhaustive survey of how political leaders have wrestled with the problem of war criminals since 1815... Bass ... argues convincingly that trying war criminals is a better option than its alternative: revenge... [An] important reminder ... that ... governments, including our own, must keep step by prosecuting war criminals."--Chuck Sudetic, The New York Times Book Review "One of the most valuable books to appear about doing justice..."--Aryeh Neier, New York Review of Books "[An] impressive scholarly work... Balanced and thorough... "--Publishers Weekly "[A]n intriguing tale, and one told with flair by Gary Jonathan Bass... Mr Bass's book could not be better timed... Mr Bass's compelling account of earlier attempts to apply law in the aftermath of armed conflicts offers a useful historical setting for the current debates about a permanent court... [I]nternational legalism, after a century of the failures and false starts recounted so well by Mr Bass, may after all be about to come of age."--David Manasian, The Economist "[A] major new study of the history of these tribunals... [F]ascinating... [A] masterly study of the international politicking surrounding the war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia... Written with enviable lightness of touch, but fortified with a mass of serious scholarship in the notes, this is a model study of a complex subject. Its ... argument is dispassionately made, and highly persuasive. A copy of this book should be sent forthwith to Mr Kostunica in Belgrade."--Noel Malcolm, The Sunday Telegraph "The best work yet on the politics of justice after war. This historically rich, theoretically informed study explores both celebrated and little known chapters in history, from St. Helena to The Hague."--G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs "[An] invaluable book."--Barry Gewen, The American Interest "[An] impressive book... The author, using a wide range of original archive sources and covering some material about which little has been written about in the past, examines in a meticulous, scholarly fashion the approach the victors took towards Napoleon, the kaiser, the Turks after the First World War, and the Nazis."--Mark Allinson, History "[A] well-researched and stimulating book."--Michael Lind, The Washington Post Book World "Why do even liberal states demand war crimes tribunals in some situations and not others? What political factors explain why some war criminals are vigorously pursued and prosecuted, while others are largely ignored? These are the kinds of questions that Bass's history seeks to answer."--Booklist "Employing detailed research and compelling arguments, Bass offers timely and convincing evidence that international war tribunals provide a viable process by which human rights can be upheld throughout the international community."--Kirkus Reviews "[A]n exhaustive and magisterial survey that chronicles the complexities of such proceedings from Napoleon through Rwanda."--Jesse Berrett, Salon.com "Combining the investigative skills of the journalist and the scholarship of the political scientist, Bass offers an unprecedented book on the politics of war crimes tribunals ... This is a timely and compelling book..."--Choice "Bass has done extensive research as well as investigative reporting in fashioning an unusual book."--The Virginia Quarterly "[An] important and engrossing book: Bass's scholarship will challenge widely divergent views about war crimes tribunals."--Amit Agarwal, The Weekly Standard "A solid, lively, and readable contribution to the politics of international criminal justice."--Antonio Cassese, International History Review "The book could not be more timely."--David Propson, New York Law Journal "A comprehensive account of how modern society handles war criminals... As America wrestles with international judicial questions, Bass' account of how the dynamics of tribunals have changed throughout the past two centuries is relevant reading indeed."--Meg Kinnard, NationalJournal.com "Stay the Hand of Vengeance is a well researched and convincing book. Gary Jonathan Bass argues that war crimes tribunals, though tugged in various directions by the political forces of 'realism' and 'idealism' are in fact best understood not by grand sweeping models of political behavior but by a clear-headed investigation of the conditions under which they arise and proceed."--Joshua Sanborn, Journal of Slavic Military Studies "This excellent book is a worthwhile acquisition for anyone and any library, but it is an essential one for those concerned with international law, international organization, and war crimes. Bass combines the best of his scholarly political science training with his experience as a former correspondent with The Economist."--Arthur W. Blaser, American Political Science ReviewTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations ix Chapter One: Introduction 3 Chapter Two: St. Helena 37 Chapter Three: Leipzig 58 Chapter Four: Constantinople 106 Chapter Five: Nuremberg 147 Chapter Six: The Hague 206 Chapter Seven: Conclusion 276 Chapter Eight: Epilogue 284 Acknowledgments 311 Notes 313 Index 389
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Princeton University Press Local Heroes The Political Economy of Russian
Book SynopsisAnalyzes the reconstitution of the Russian polity. This book looks at Russia's democratic transition at the local level. It explains why some of the political institutions in the Russian provinces weathered the monumental changes of the early 1990s better than others.Trade Review"An important contribution to an understanding of the transition away from Soviet rule in Russia ... and to theories of elite politics and governmental performance... [It] will stimulate readers from a wide range of backgrounds."--William M. Reisinger, American Political Science Review "An excellent study... Interesting and provocative."--Choice "Local Heroes ... makes a substantial empirical contribution to our knowledge of ... four Russian regions. It is an important book for scholars of Russia and also offers many insights to scholars of other countries as well."--Sue Davis, Russian ReviewTable of ContentsList of Tables and FiguresPrefaceNote on TransliterationCh. 1Introduction3Ch. 2The Political Economy of Government Performance27Ch. 3Decentralization and Democratization: The Development of Regional Government Institutions56Ch. 4Who Governs Russia Well? Measuring Institutional Performance90Ch. 5Testing Theories of Performance Variation: Economic, Social-Structural, and Cultural Hypotheses131Ch. 6The Political Economy of Government Performance: Testing the Theory164Ch. 7Democracy and the Market at Risk?192App. ARegional Government Structures205App. BCross-Tabulations of Constituent Satisfaction with Regional Government by Urban and Rural Dwellers and by Levels of Education208Bibliography221Index235
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Princeton University Press Campaign Talk Why Elections Are Good for Us
Book SynopsisArgues that campaigns do play their role in sustaining democracy, mainly because they bring about a dialogue among candidates, the press, and the people. This book takes a look at the exchange of ideas through language used in campaign speeches, political advertising, public debates, print and broadcast news, and a various letters to the editor.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2009 Doris Graber Book Award, Section on Political Communication of the American Political Science Association "This upbeat assessment is founded on a careful look at language... Readers may not be ready to embrace electoral politics as a national treasure, but Hart's suggestion that at least something positive can be gleaned from the campaign trail is reassuring."--Publishers Weekly "Campaign Talk should be required reading for politicians and their speechwriters. However, it is also for political campaign workers who talk about "staying on the message" and really for anyone who need to be reminded that democracy is not for the complacent but rather it is a dirty-your-fingernails process that anyone can, and should, dive into."--David Kissinger, San Franciso Bay Guardian "Hart is to be complimented for what is ... a brave premise and encouraging analysis... [He] has written a useful and impressive book."--Lane Crothers, Quarterly Journal of Speech "For those cynical and pessimistic about American political campaigns, this book may be an appropriate antidote... The sophisticated research methodology does not detract from the readable text."--Library Journal "In [his] fascinating new book ... Roderick Hart uses a computer to analyze the language of candidates to see how their vocabularies work. Specifically, [he] shows how a candidate is or is not in touch with his times."--Suzanne Fields, Washington Times "The book to buy for the Rodney Dangerfield campaign operative in your life, sure to buck him up on those long bus rides."--Carlin Romano, Philadelphia Inquirer "Hart forces us to rethink some cliches of political kibitzing... Campaigns teach, sensitize, and activate the people as they preach to them."--Carlin Romano, Philadelphia Inquirer "[Hart] treats presidential campaigns as a conversation among the people, the press, and the nation's leaders, and finds they serve the nation well. Such optimistic conclusions seem to run against the conventional wisdom and numerous recent more rigorous analyses, yet it would be difficult to find in Hart's persuasive and enthusiastic analysis flaws serious enough to undermine his conclusions. The success of his volume lies precisely in the mix of "hard" and "soft" methodology. American democracy seen through the prism of work usage looks impressively stable and efficient... No matter how skeptical and cautious readers may be, they must admit that Hart develops his argument in a captivatingly persuasive fashion."--Bohdan Szlarski, The Review of PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Figures ix List of Tables xi Preface xiii CHAPTER 1 Campaign Questions 3 CHAPTER 2 Campaign Language 23 CHAPTER 3 Campaign Evolution 46 CHAPTER 4 Campaign Functions 75 CHAPTER 5 Campaign Forums 103 CHAPTER 6 The Political Voice 140 CHAPTER 7 The Media's Voice 169 CHAPTER 8 The People's Voice 199 CHAPTER 9 Campaign Reflections 226 APPENDIX 1 DICTION: The Text Analysis Program 245 APPENDIX 2 Statistical Notes 253 APPENDIX 3 Sampling Details 263 Notes 269 Index 299
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Princeton University Press The Outsider
Book SynopsisDevelops a theory of prejudice integrating personality, realistic conflict, and social identity approaches. This book focuses on Italy partly because it has experienced two different waves of immigration, from Northern Africa and Eastern Europe, and considers to what extent the color of immigrants' skin imposes a special burden of prejudice.Trade Review"A timely, provocative analysis of the sources of political prejudice in contemporary Italy."--ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Chapter 1. Introduction 3 Chapter 2. The Nature of Prejudice: Race and Nationality as Bases of Conflict 15 Chapter 3. A Theory of Prejudice and Group Conflict 54 Chapter 4. Prejudice and Politics 91 Chapter 5. Conclusion: Intolerance and Democracy 127 Appendix I. Sampling and Weighting 149 Appendix II. Construction of Measures 151 Appendix III. Missing Data 152 Appendix IV. Instrumental Variables 157 Appendix V. Accounting for Measurement Error: An Alternative Estimation of the "Two Flavors" and "Right Shock" Models 160 Appendix VI. The Survey Questionnaire 170 Notes 191 Bibliography 205 Index 213
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Princeton University Press Managing the Presidents Program Presidential
Book SynopsisThe belief that US presidents' legislative policy formation has centralized over time, shifting inexorably out of the executive departments and into the White House, is shared by many who have studied the American presidency. Andrew Rudalevige argues that such a linear trend is neither at all certain nor necessary for policy promotion.Trade ReviewWinner of the Neustadt awardTable of ContentsList of Tables and Figures ix Preface xi CHAPTER ONE: Managing the President's Program: Necessary and Contingent Truths 1 CHAPTER TWO: Bargaining, Transaction Costs, and Contingent Centralization 18 CHAPTER THREE: The President's Program: History and Conventional Wisdom 41 CHAPTER FOUR: The President's Program: An Empirical Overview 63 CHAPTER FIVE: Putting Centralization to the Test 86 CHAPTER SIX: Congress Is a Whiskey Drinker: Centralization and Legislative Success 113 CHAPTER SEVEN: The Odds Are with the House: The Limits of Centralization 134 CHAPTER EIGHT: Hard Choices 152 Appendix: Additional Data and Alternate Specifications 165 Notes 187 References 245 Index 265
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Princeton University Press Locke and the Legislative Point of View
Book SynopsisDetermining which moral principles should guide political action is a vexing question in political theory. This book argues that John Locke's potential contribution to this debate - what Tuckness terms the 'legislative point of view' - has long been obscured by overemphasis on his doctrine of consent.Trade Review"The clarity of the writing and the seriousness with which it entertains objections make this a model of fair-minded and thorough scholarship... [Readers] should come away from Tuckness's broad and generous reading of Locke with an enhanced understanding of the potential of Locke's legislative metaphor to shed light on contemporary issues of morality and politics."--Andrew Murphy, Review of PoliticsTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi ABBREVIATED REFERENCES xiii Introduction 1 PART I The Legislative Point of View and the Ends of Government 15 CHAPTER 1 Contested Laws and Principles 17 Contested Principles and the Legislative Point of View 25 The Analogy between Laws and Moral Principles 31 CHAPTER 2 Contested Principles and the Legislative Point of View 36 Rule-Utilitarianism and Contested Principles 36 Locke, Proast, and Contested Principles 39 The Secular Analogue of the Lockean Argument 46 Two Illustrations 51 CHAPTER 3 Legislative Consent and the Public Good 57 Problems with Contractual Consent 66 Locke's Legislative Consent and the Public Good 74 CHAPTER 4 Beyond Neutrality and Perfectionism 85 Two Liberal Approaches 85 Rawls and Reasonable Agreement 88 Raz and Human Well-Being 101 Beyond Neutrality and Perfectionism 110 PART II The Legislative Point of View and Constitutional Roles 115 CHAPTER 5 Institutional Roles and the Legislative Point of View 117 Locke on Legislative and Executive Powers 121 Locke and the Missing Judicial Power 127 Judges as Legislators: Functions versus Institutions 132 Implications for Contested Roles 135 CHAPTER 6 Contested Roles, Interpretation, and the Framer's Point of View 137 Contested Jurisdiction and the "Framer's Point of View" 140 Contested Constitutional Jurisdiction in the United States 143 Dworkin and the Legislative Point of View 147 Originalism and the Nature of Law and Legislation 159 Boerne v. Flores 166 Contested Roles and the State of Nature 172 Conclusion 174 APPENDIX I Textual Support for the Legislative Point of View 179 APPENDIX 2 Locke's Theory of Consent and the Ends of Government 181 BIBLIOGRAPHY 191 COURT CASES CITED 199 INDEX 201
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Princeton University Press Distant Proximities Dynamics Beyond Globalization
Book SynopsisHas globalization the phenomenon outgrown 'globalization' the concept? This book presents a work of vision that addresses the dizzying anxieties of the post-Cold War, post-September 11 world. It analyses just how complex these profound global changes have become.Trade Review"In this sweeping study of global change, Rosenau argues that the world is undergoing an epochal transformation driven by relentless scientific and technological advances that collapse time and distance and alter the dimensions of political space... Rosenau convincingly illustrates the increasing complexity of global relationships."--Foreign Affairs "James Rosenau's book is no doubt his magnum opus, providing a detailed, multi-faceted analysis of globalization's complexities in an ever-shrinking world of uncertainty, change, and contradiction."--Cecilia Ann Winters, Journal of Economic IssuesTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xv Part One Theoretical Perspectives: Recasting Global Life 1 Chapter One An Emergent Epoch 3 Chapter Two People, Collectivities, and Change 18 Chapter Three Sources and Consequences of Fragmegration 50 Chapter Four Local Worlds 79 Chapter Five Global Worlds 118 Chapter Six Private Worlds 153 Chapter Seven Movement among Twelve Worlds 170 Chapter Eight Emergent Spaces, New Places, and Old Faces: Immigrants and the Proliferation of Identities 184 Part Two Conceptual Equipment: Retooling the Storehouse 203 Chapter Nine Normative and Complexity Approaches 205 Chapter Ten The Skill Revolution 232 Chapter Eleven The Information Revolution: Both Powerful and Neutral 256 Chapter Twelve Structures of Authority: In Crisis or in Place? 273 Chapter Thirteen Spheres of Authority 293 Part Three Issues, Processes, and Structures as Distant Proximities 315 Chapter Fourteen Progress toward Human Rights 317 Chapter Fifteen Retreat from Human Rights: The Challenge of Systemic Hatred 336 Chapter Sixteen Corruption as a Global Issue 348 Chapter Seventeen Prosperity and Poverty 369 Chapter Eighteen Governance in Fragmegrative Space 390 Part Four Postscript 403 Chapter Nineteen A Transformed Observer in a Transforming World: Confessions of a Pre-Postmodernist 405 Author Index 421 Subject Index 427
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Princeton University Press Lending Credibility The International Monetary
Book SynopsisDeploying an arsenal of methods from a range of social sciences rarely combined, the author mounts a forceful challenge to conventional wisdom. He begins by building a formal, game-theoretic model of lending credibility, which he then subjects to sophisticated quantitative testing on original data from twenty-six countries over the 1990s.Trade ReviewWinner of the AASS Ed A. Hewett book prize "An excellent book containing objective and largely convincing analysis that is accessible to a large audience."--Michael V. Alexeev, The Russian ReviewTable of ContentsList of Figures xi List of Tables xiii List of Acronyms xv Preface xix 1. Introduction 1 1.1 The Strategy of Transition: Inflation and Democracy 6 1.2 What Would We Like the IMF to Do? 10 I Models and Data 13 2. A Formal Model of Lending Credibility 15 2.1 The Model 21 2.2 The Equilibrium 22 2.3 Hypotheses Derived from the Formal Model 26 2.4 Conclusions 27 Appendix: A Formal Model of Lending Credibility 29 3. Studying IMF Effectiveness 39 3.1 Previous Research 39 3.2 Critiques Raised in the Literature 46 3.3 New Critiques 48 3.4 Research Design 49 3.5 Conclusions 58 4. An Empirical Test of the Model 59 4.1 Models of IMF Lending Decisions 60 4.2 Covariates of the Duration of Punishment Intervals 61 4.3 Covariates of Program Suspensions 67 4.4 Models of Policy Variables 73 4.5 Conclusions 84 II History 87 5. Poland 89 5.1 The Balcerowicz Plan 90 5.2 The Extended Fund Facility 99 5.3 The Second Stand-by Agreement 106 5.4 Poland's Turn to the Left 109 5.5 Conclusions 114 6. Russia 116 6.1 The Window of Opportunity Closes: 1992 118 6.2 The First Stand-by Agreement, July 1992 120 6.3 The Systemic Transformation Facility: May 1993 126 6.4 The STF Renewal, April 1994 128 6.5 The Second Stand-by Arrangement, April 1995 136 6.6 The Extended Fund Facility, February, 1996 138 6.7 The Third Stand-by, July 1998 153 6.8 The Fourth Stand-by, July 1999 158 6.9 Conclusions 164 7. Ukraine 169 7.1 From Hyperinflation to Market Reform, 1992-1994 170 7.2 The Systemic Transformation Facility, 1994 177 7.3 The First Stand-by, 1995 179 7.4 The Second Stand-by, 1996 183 7.5 The Third Stand-by, 1997 190 7.6 The Extended Fund Facility, 1998 196 7.7 Conclusions 207 8. Bulgaria 209 8.1 False Starts, 1990-1994 210 8.2 The Origins of the Crisis, 1995-1996 217 8.3 Consolidation under the Currency Board 227 8.4 Conclusions 231 9. Conclusion 233 9.1 Research Design 234 9.2 Policy Implications 239 Appendixes 243 A. Data 245 B. Statistical Methods 250 B.1 Multiple Imputation 250 B.2 Duration Models 254 C. List of Interviews 262 Bibliography 266 Index 279
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Princeton University Press Veto Players How Political Institutions Work
Book SynopsisExplains how governments are structured. This book shows why an increase in the number of 'veto players', or an increase in their ideological distance from each other, increases policy stability, impeding significant departures from the status quo.Trade ReviewThis is a big book and an important one. It completes a program on which George Tsebelis has been working for ten years or more. With luck, it may revolutionize the systematic study of comparative government. -- Iain McLean Journal of Legislative StudiesTable of ContentsList of Figures ix List of Tables xi Preface and Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 PART I: VETO PLAYERS THEORY 17 One: Individual Veto Players 19 Two: Collective Veto Players 38 PART II: VETO PLAYERS AND INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS 65 Three: Regimes: Nondemocratic, Presidential, and Parliamentary 67 Four: Governments and Parliaments 91 Five: Referendums 116 Six: Federalism, Bicameralism, and Qualified Majorities 136 PART III: POLICY EFFECTS OF VETO PLAYERS 161 Seven: Legislation 165 Eight: Macroeconomic Policies 187 PART IV: SYSTEMIC EFFECTS OF VETO PLAYERS 207 Nine: Government Stability 209 Ten: Judiciary and Bureaucracies 222 Eleven: Veto Players Analysis of European Union Institutions 248 Conclusion 283 Bibliography 291 Index 309
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Princeton University Press Governance in a Global Economy Political
Book SynopsisExploring changes in governance across several policy areas (such as tourism, trade, finance, and fiscal and monetary policy), this work demonstrates that globalization changes the policy preferences of some actors, increases the bargaining power of others, and opens new institutional options for yet others.Trade Review"This book provides important insights into globalization's complex and contradictory effects on political authority and governance in general and on new institutional options in particular."--Donald E. Klingner, Public Administration ReviewTable of ContentsList of Contributors vii Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1: Globalization and Governance by Miles Kahler and David A. Lake 1 Part 1. Globalization and Changing Locations of Governance Chapter 2: The Leverage of Economic Theories: Explaining Governance in an Internationalized Industry by Lisa L. Martin 33 Chapter 3: Political Integration and Disintegration in the Global Economy by Michael J. Hiscox 60 Chapter 4: Globalization and Fiscal Decentralization by Geoffrey Garrett and Jonathan Rodden 87 Chapter 5: Globalization and Demands for Regional Autonomy in Europe by Pieter Van Houten 110 Chapter 6: Monetary Governance in a World of Regional Currencies by Benjamin J. Cohen 136 Chapter 7: Governing Global Financial Markets: International Responses to the Hedge-Fund Problem by Barry Eichengreen 168 Chapter 8: Public and Private Governance in Setting International Standards by Walter Mattli 199 Chapter 9: Globalization and Industry Self-Regulation by Virginia Haufler 226 Part 2. Convergence in National Governance Chapter 10: International Capital Mobility and National Policy Divergence by Ronald Rogowski 255 Chapter 11: Globalization and Policy Diffusion: Explaining Three Decades of Liberalization by Beth A. Simmons and Zachary Elkins 275 Chapter 12: Corporate Governance: Global Markets, National Politics by Peter Gourevitch 305 Chapter 13: Globalization, Institutions, and Convergence: Fiscal Adjustment in Europe by Kathleen R. McNamara 332 Part 3. Democratic Deficits and the Problem of Accountability Chapter 14: Democracy, Accountability, and Rights in Supranational Governance by James A. Caporaso 361 Chapter 15: Redefining Accountability for Global Governance Robert O. Keohane and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. 386 Chapter 16: Globalization and Changing Patterns of Political Authority by Miles Kahler and David A. Lake 412 References 439 Index 481
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Princeton University Press Peace Time CeaseFire Agreements and the
Book SynopsisWhy do cease-fire agreements sometimes last for years while others flounder barely long enough to be announced? How to maintain peace in the aftermath of war is arguably one of the most important questions of the post - Cold War era. This title offers an analysis of why cease-fires between states succeed or fail.Trade Review"Peace Time deserves a prominent place in [the] new scholarship on war. The book is an outstanding example of creativity, scholarly attention to a normatively important question, hard-headed integrity as well as of the creative employment of multiple methods... Fortna has produced an important book."--H.E. Goemans, Japanese Journal of Political ScienceTable of ContentsList of Figures and Maps ix List of Tables xi Acknowledgments xiii INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER ONE A Theory of Agreements and the Durability of Peace 10 CHAPTER TWO Investigating the Durability of Peace 39 CHAPTER THREE The Baseline Prospects for Peace 76 CHAPTER FOUR Agreements: Epiphenomenal or Functional? 114 CHAPTER FIVE Agreements and the Durability of Peace 151 CHAPTER SIX Peace Mechanisms: What Works and What Doesn't? 173 CONCLUSION 211 APPENDIX A Cease-Fires and the Resumption of War 217 APPENDIX B Cease-Fires Data Set 219 References 223 Index 235
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Princeton University Press Korean Endgame
Book SynopsisExplains why US policies hamper North-South reconciliation and reunification. Assessing North Korean capabilities and the motivations that have led to its forward deployments, this book spells out the arms control concessions by North Korea, South Korea, and the United States necessary to ease the dangers of confrontation.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2002 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Government and Political Science, Association of American Publishers Finalist for the 2002 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize "At a time when North Korean nuclear developments have created a crisis in world affairs, we are fortunate to have this thoughtful and provocative book... [Harrison] covers a wide range of issues and much inside history, making this read ... valuable."--Foreign Affairs "At a time when North Korean nuclear developments have created a crisis in world affairs, we are fortunate to have this thoughtful and provocative book."--Lucian W. Pye, Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsForeword ix Overview: The United States and Korea xiii PART I: Will North Korea Collapse? 1 Chapter 1: The Paralysis of American Policy 3 Chapter 2: Nationalism and the "Permanent Siege Mentality" 8 Chapter 3: The Confucian Legacy 21 Chapter 4: Reform by Stealth 25 Chapter 5: Gold, Oil, and the Basket-Case Image 48 Chapter 6: Kim Jong Il and His Successors 53 PART II: Reunification: Postponing the Dream 67 Chapter 7: Trading Places 69 Chapter 8: Confederation or Absorption? 74 Chapter 9: The United States and Reunification 102 PART III: Toward U.S. Disengagement 111 Chapter 10: Tripwire 113 Chapter 11: The United States and the Military Balance 124 Chapter 12: New Opportunities for Arms Control 138 Chapter 13: Ending the Korean War 154 Chapter 14: The Tar Baby Syndrome 174 Chapter 15: Guidelines for U.S. Policy 190 PART IV: Toward a Nuclear-Free Korea 195 Chapter 16: The U.S. Nuclear Challenge to North Korea 197 Chapter 17: The North Korean Response 201 Chapter 18: The 1994 Compromise: Can It Survive? 215 Chapter 19: Japan and Nuclear Weapons 231 Chapter 20: South Korea and Nuclear Weapons 245 Chapter 21: Guidelines for U.S. Policy 257 PART V: Korea in Northeast Asia 285 Chapter 22: Will History Repeat Itself? 287 Chapter 23: Korea, Japan, and the United States 290 Chapter 24: Korea, China, and the United States 306 Chapter 25: Korea, Russia, and the United States 328 Chapter 26: Then and Now: The Case for a Neutral Korea 347 Notes to the Chapters 357 Index 393
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Princeton University Press The Rise of the Agricultural Welfare State
Book SynopsisA long-dominant reading of American politics holds that public policy in the United States is easily captured by special interest groups. Countering this view, this title traces the development of government intervention in agriculture from its nineteenth-century origins to contemporary struggles over farm subsidies.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2001 "A good read on the origin, evolution, and contemporary politics of agricultural-support policies in the United States, France and Japan."--Foreign Affairs "A splendid comparative study of agricultural policy processes in the US, France, and Japan."--Choice "This historical and comparative analysis is well executed... The book makes a contribution by virtue of its historical sweep and the quality of research... A helpful addition to the growing body of historical institutionalist literature that demonstrates the influence of macro- and sectoral-level institutions on policymaking."--Grace Skogstad, American Political Science ReviewTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xi Introduction 3 Chapter 1: History, Policy, and Institutions 14 Chapter 2: Foundations of the Agricultural Welfare State 38 Chapter 3: The Challenge of Market Intervention 76 Chapter 4: The Postwar Development of the Agricultural Welfare State 127 Chapter 5: The Politics of Agricultural Retrenchment 181 Conclusion 239v Bibliography 249 Index 275
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Princeton University Press American Exceptionalism and Human Rights
Book SynopsisDoes America still play by the rules it helped create? This book addresses this question as it applies to US behavior in relation to international human rights. It seeks to show and explain how America's approach to human rights differs from that of other Western nations. It includes essays by Stanley Hoffmann, Paul Kahn, and Harold Koh.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2006 "An excellent new collection of essays on American exceptionalism... Michael Ignatieff ... seeks to distinguish between US 'exemptionalism,' double standards and legal isolationism."--Quentin Peel, Financial Times "This collection on American exceptionalism seeks to explain the seeming paradox of US governmental support for, and aversion to, global human rights... This study is an important contribution to the scholarship of international humanitarian law and US foreign policy."--Choice "[An] important collection of essays by leading scholars... Together the authors wonderfully capture the complex interplay between values, law, and American power."--G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs Magazine "Beyond providing a highly valuable and innovative study of American exceptionalism, this book makes an original contribution to scholarship and may start a long overdue conversation with conservatives about the origins of their grievances with international human rights standards."--Michael J. Boyle, International AffairsTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: American Exceptionalism and Human Rights by Michael Ignatieff 1 PART I. THE VARIETIES OF EXCEPTIONALISM 27 Chapter 2. The Exceptional First Amendment by Frederick Schauer29 Chapter 3. Capital Punishment and American Exceptionalism by Carol S. Steiker 57 Chapter 4. Why Does the American Constitution Lack Social and Economic Guarantees? By Cass R. Sunstein 90 Chapter 5. America's Jekyll-and-Hyde Exceptionalism by Harold Hongju Koh 111 PART II. EXPLAINING EXCEPTIONALISM 145 Chapter 6. The Paradox of U.S.Human Rights Policy by Andrew Moravcsik 147 Chapter 7. American Exceptionalism, Popular Sovereignty, and the Rule of Law by Paul W. Kahn 198 PART III. EVALUATING EXCEPTIONALISM 223 Chapter 8. American Exceptionalism: The New Version by Stanley Hoffmann 225 Chapter 9. Integrity-Anxiety? by Frank I. Michelman 241 Chapter 10. A Brave New Judicial World by Anne-Marie Slaughter 277 Chapter 11. American Exceptionalism, Exemptionalism, and Global Governance by John Gerard Ruggie 304 Contributors 339 Index 341
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Princeton University Press The Cultural Contradictions of Democracy
Book SynopsisPicks apart the intellectual design and ambitions of the neoconservative American foreign policy. This book draws on the contrary visions of Hobbes, Kant, Max Weber, Hannah Arendt, and Isaiah Berlin in order to disclose the contours of conflict in the age of geo-civil war, and to illuminate the challenges and risks of contemporary democracy.Trade Review"Philosophers and policy experts often look for answers by drawing strong conceptual oppositions. The Cultural Contradictions of Democracy, however, shows the shared dilemmas of writers who may themselves think they have nothing in common. This book-length essay tries to make sense of these philosophical and political contradictions by seeing them as necessary tensions in our attempts to reconcile competing values. For Brenkman, the contradictions of our political discourse reveal aspirations for freedom and democracy, for liberty and community. When we strive for freedom, we must learn to live with contradictions...Brenkman is that rare academic who can write well about both contemporary political practice and theory. His description of how the Bush administration was seized by power is insightful, and his critique of contemporary theory star Giorgio Agamben is concise and compelling."--Michael Roth, San Francisco ChronicleTable of ContentsIntroduction: Political Thought in the Fog of War 1 War and Democracy 1 Hobbes versus Kant? 4 Leviathan 6 The Neoconservative Illusion 9 The Frailty of Human Affairs 12 Crises of the Republic 14 The Argument 19 Seized by Power 24 Death and the Governor of Texas 24 The New American Exceptionalism 28 The Cold Warrior Myth 34 Kant with Arendt 37 Targeting Iraq 41 Al Qaeda and Ultimate Ends 43 A Grammar of Motives 46 The Imagination of Power 51 State of Exception 51 Arendt versus Agamben 55 Schmitt and Hobbes 59 Decision and Covenant 64 The Ordeal of Universalism 71 September 11 and Fables of the Left 78 First Response 78 Multilateral Ambivalence 81 Terrorism as Symptom 84 Chomskian Certitudes 87 Hardt and Negri's Empire 94 The Multitude and Prophecy 98 Iraq: Delirium of War, Delusions of Peace 103 The Idealism of Means 103 The Idealism of Ends 106 Neither Left nor Right 110 The Atlantic Misalliance 117 Diplomatic Intrigues and Political Truths 122 Repudiations of the UN Left and Right 126 The Hobbesian Nightmare: Occupied Iraq 131 The Ordeal of Universalism 137 Democracy and War 137 Postnational Cosmopolitanism versus Liberal Nationalism? 141 Kant with Hobbes 144 Habermas's Agon with Schmitt 146 Hobbes with Kant 152 Europe, or, the Empire of Rights 157 Islam's Geo-Civil War 165 Global Neoliberal Religious Conservatism? 170 No Exit 177 Conclusion: Prelude to the Unknown 182 Ideas and Errors 182 Arendt with Berlin 183 Liberty without Democracy versus Democracy without Liberty? 188 Democratic Striving and Sectarian Mobilization 191 Untimely Meditation 195 Index 201
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Princeton University Press That Eminent Tribunal Judicial Supremacy and the
Book SynopsisShould the Court undertake the task of guarding a wide variety of controversial and often unenumerated rights? This book brings together a distinguished group of legal scholars and political scientists who argue that the Court's power has exceeded its appropriate bounds, and that sound republican principles require greater limits on that power.Trade Review"This is a very impressive collection of essays by a group of scholars who are at, or entering, the peak of their careers - and stars and superstars they are." - James R. Stoner, Jr., Louisiana State University, author of Common-Law Liberty: Rethinking American Constitutionalism; "This is one of the few academic books that leave the reader asking for more rather than less. It is by a group of leading scholars who lament the judicial activism of federal courts over the past half-century, and particularly since Roe v. Wade. The variety and trenchancy of its arguments make it a significant contribution to the scholarly, and popular, debate over judicial power." - Charles R. Kesler, Claremont Institute, Editor of the Claremont Review of Books"Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Contributors, pg. vii*Introduction, pg. 1*Chapter 1. Is the Constitution Whatever the Winners Say It Is?, pg. 10*Chapter 2. Nationhood and Judicial Supremacy, pg. 20*Chapter 3. "Casey at the Bat"-Taking Another Swing at Planned Parenthood v. Casey, pg. 37*Chapter 4. Antijural Jurisprudence: The Vices of the Judges Enter a New Stage, pg. 59*Chapter 5. Judicial Power and the Withering of Civil Society, pg. 85*Chapter 6. The Academy, the Courts, and the Culture of Rationalism, pg. 97*Chapter 7. Judicial Moral Expertise and Real-World Constraints on Judicial Moral Reasoning, pg. 118*Chapter 8. Toward a More Balanced History of the Supreme Court, pg. 141*Chapter 9. Judicial Review and Republican Government, pg. 159*Chapter 10. The Casey Five versus the Federalism Five: Supreme Legislator or Prudent Umpire?, pg. 181*Chapter 11. The Rehnquist Court and "Conservative Judicial Activism", pg. 199*Index, pg. 225
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Princeton University Press Politics in Time
Book SynopsisArgues that placing politics in time can enrich our understanding of complex social dynamics, and improve the theories and methods that we use to explain them. This book explores a range of features and implications of evolving social processes. It is intended for students in fields from political science, history, and sociology.Trade Review"Maneuvering masterfully across diverse literatures and drawing on an extraordinary range of empirical cases, Pierson identifies key mechanisms that give meaning and precision to the often invoked but abstract claim that history matters. Through analysis and illustration, he provides new insights into exactly how, when, and why this is true. This is an enormously important and agenda-setting work." - Kathleen Thelen, Northwestern University; "Politics in Time is a splendid book that will shape debates in political science and beyond for many years to come. It represents the most systematic and thorough statement on theorizing temporal processes in the social sciences ever written. Pierson sets new agendas by challenging researchers to take time seriously, especially those who work in analytic traditions that traditionally have been relatively atemporal." - James Mahoney, Brown University, author of The Legacies of Liberalism"Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Placing Politics in Time 1 Chapter One Positive Feedback and Path Dependence 17 Chapter Two Timing and Sequence 54 Chapter Three Long-Term Processes 79 Chapter Four The Limits of Institutional Design 103 Chapter Five Institutional Development 133 Conclusion Temporal Context in Social Science Inquiry 167 Bibliography 179 Index 195
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Princeton University Press Black Faces in the Mirror African Americans and
Book SynopsisExamines the significance of race in the US system of representative democracy for African Americans. This work examines whether black members of the US House legislate and represent their constituents differently than white members do. It also looks at the issue of representation from the perspective of ordinary African Americans.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2003 Winner of the Race, Ethnicity, and Public Policy Best Book Award, American Political Science Association Winner of the 2004-2005 V.O. Key Book Award, Southern Political Science Association Co-Winner of the 2005 W.E.B. Du Bois Book Award, National Conference of Black Political Scientists "A thorough, thoughtful, and sophisticated discussion of the evidence... [Tate] has combined theory, hard data, and real-world politics to produce a concise and interesting work on an important issue. This scholarly yet very readable book is a must-read for students of Congress or minority group politics."--Choice "A major contribution to the field of Congressional Studies and black politics."--Lewis A. Randolph, Journal of African American HistoryTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables vii Preface and Acknowledgments ix I. Introduction 1 Chapter 1. The Puzzle of Representation 3 II. Black Members of Congress 23 Chapter 2. Black Members of Congress 25 Chapter 3. The Elections of Blacks to Congress 51 III. Representing Black Interests 71 Chapter 4. Legislative Styles and Voting Records 73 Chapter 5. Symbols and Substance 96 IV. The View from Black Constituents 111 Chapter 6. Blacks' Evaluations of House Members: Does Race Matter? 113 Chapter 7. Descriptive Representation and Black Political Empowerment 132 Chapter 8. Descriptive Representation and Trust in Government 143 V. Conclusion 153 Chapter 9. The Future of Black Faces in the U.S. Congress 155 Appendix A. The 1996 National Black Election Study 171 Appendix B. List of Black Members of the U.S. Congress 183 Notes 197 References 199 Index 207
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Princeton University Press Constitutional Patriotism
Book SynopsisOffers a different theory of citizenship and civic allegiance for culturally diverse liberal democracies. This book argues for a form of political belonging centered on universalist norms, adapted for specific constitutional cultures.Trade Review"Is it possible to develop a 'patriotic' attachment to what is basically a set of intellectual positions? This is the question Muller attempts to answer in this short, bracing book. His analysis is centered on the Federal Republic of Germany, a government deliberately designed to eliminate the need to be 'German' in order to be a German citizen... What can be learned from this experience can, Muller hopes, be brought to bear on similar problems facing the newborn EU. A clearly written, thoughtful, and enjoyable analysis."--M. Berheide, Berea College, for Choice "In Constitutional Patriotism, Werner Muller, who teaches politics at Princeton, has provided a thorough and engaging defense of the concept."--Michael Lind, American Prospect "[T]his is an interesting and thoughtful book. There are many open ended arguments and some gaps (for me the ambiguity of theoretical republicanism loomed large), however, overall it is be welcomed as a valuable contribution to current political theory."--Andrew Vincent, Nations and NationalismTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Chapter One: A Brief History of Constitutional Patriotism 15 Chapter Two: Nations without Qualities? Toward a Theory of Constitutional Patriotism 46 Chapter Three: A European Constitutional Patriotism? On Memory, Militancy, and Morality 93 Afterword: But Is It Enough? 141 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 149 NOTES 153 INDEX 175
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Princeton University Press Waging Peace Israel and the Arabs 19482003
Book SynopsisIncluding the impact of the 2003 war in Iraq and its aftermath, this work provides an insight into the critical debate on the future of peace in the Middle East. This work examines the history of Arab-Israeli relations beginning in 1948. It then gives an account of the peace processes of 1992-1996 and the more dispiriting record since then.Trade Review"Rabinovich offers a masterful overview without wasting a word."--Foreign Affairs "A keen strategic mind is at work in Waging Peace--dovish but tough, focused on the big picture yet ever attentive to particulars. This eloquent book is essential reading for anyone following the Arab-Israeli peace process."--Mitchell Cohen, New York Time Book Review "[Waging Peace] is calm, dispassionate, impersonal, unusually well-informed... Rabinovich is not a polemicist given to flourishes of rhetoric... [He possesses a] keen strategic mind."--Amos Elon, New York Review of Books "In Waging Peace, Itamar Rabinovich offers a good diplomatic history of how the Israeli-Palestinian peace process unraveled. Ultimately, the former ambassador believes not only that Arafat 'failed the test of leadership' but that the broader Arab world's rejection of normal ties with Israel keeps the door of war perpetually open."--Jerusalem PostTable of ContentsPreface ix 1. The Background 1 2. Madrid and Oslo: Years of Hope 38 3. Years of Stagnation 78 4. Ehud Barak and the Collapse of the Peace Process 123 5. Sharon, Bush, and Arafat 181 6. The Web of Relationships 220 7. Peace and Normalization 267 8. Conclusion 305 Notes 315
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Princeton University Press Covenants without Swords
Book SynopsisExamines an enduring tension within liberal theory: that between many liberals' professed commitment to universal equality on the one hand, and their historic support for the politics of hierarchy and empire on the other.Trade Review"Morefield has provided a sure-handed and tightly argued account of a body of liberal thought whose failings had unfortunate effects on world politics and whose paradoxes continue to be instructive."--Jennifer Pitts, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction 1 CHAPTER ONE: Oxford Liberalism and the Return of Patriarchy 24 CHAPTER TWO: An "Oddly Transposed" Liberalism 55 CHAPTER THREE: Mind, Spirit, and Liberalism in the World 96 CHAPTER FOUR: Nationhood, World Order, and the "One Great City of Men and Gods" 136 CHAPTER FIVE: Sovereignty and the Liberal Shadow 175 CHAPTER SIX: Liberal Community and the Lure of Empire 205 Bibliography 231 Index 249
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Princeton University Press The Macropolitics of Congress
Book SynopsisLooks at the mechanisms that govern how policy is enacted and implemented in the United States. This book includes essays on topics ranging from those dealing with the microfoundations of congressional output, to large N empirical analyses that assess theories of lawmaking, to policy-centered case studies.Trade Review"Adler and Lapinski open the first significant window into the macropolitical role that Congress plays in society, bringing together the leaders in the field of American politics to begin a cohesive treatment of the subject."—Jeffery Jenkins, Northwestern University"The Macropolitics of Congress brings together an impressive array of scholarship on the dynamics of lawmaking in the American political system. Readers will enjoy the broad range of historical, theoretical, and methodological contributions offered throughout the book."—Sarah Binder, George Washington University"An impressive set of contributions."—Steven S. Smith, Washington University, St. LouisTable of ContentsList of Contributors ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction: Defining the Macropolitics of Congress by John S. Lapinski and E. Scott Adler 1 Part I: Theoretical Approaches to the Macropolitics of Congress Chapter 1: Macropolitics and Micromodels: Cartels and Pivots Reconsidered by Keith Krehbiel 21 Chapter 2: Bureaucratic Capacity and Legislative Performance by John D. Huber and Nolan McCarty 50 Part II: The Macropolitics of Representation Chapter 3: Public Opinion and Congressional Policy: A Macro-Level Perspective by Robert S. Erikson, Michael B. MacKuen, and James A. Stimson 79 Chapter 4: The Substance of Representation: Studying Policy Content and Legislative Behavior by Ira Katznelson and John S. Lapinski 96 Part III: Testing Theories of Macropolitics across Time Chapter 5: Macropolitics and Changes in the U.S. Code: Testing Competing Theories of Policy Production, 1874-1946 by Valerie Heitshusen and Garry Young 129 Chapter 6: Does Divided Government Increase the Size of the Legislative Agenda? by Charles R. Shipan 151 Part IV: Macropolitics and Public Policy Chapter 7: The Macropolitics of Telecommunications Policy, 1899-1998: Lawmaking, Policy Windows, and Agency Control by Grace R. Freedman and Charles M. Cameron 173 Chapter 8: The Influence of Congress and the Courts over the Bureaucracy: An Analysis of Wetlands Policy by Brandice Canes-Wrone 195 Chapter 9: Legislative Bargaining and the Macroeconomy by E. Scott Adler and David Leblang 211 Part V: Understanding the Macropolitics of Congress Chapter 10: Lawmaking and History by David R. Mayhew 241 Chapter 11: Rational Choice, History, and the Dynamics of Congress by David Brady 251 Index 259
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Princeton University Press Dismantling Democratic States
Book SynopsisBureaucracy is a much-maligned feature of contemporary government. This book is about good governance as much as it is about bureaucratic organizations. It asks: is democratic governance hindered without an effective instrument in the hands of the legitimately elected political leadership?Trade Review"In this powerful defense of the modern bureaucratic state, Suleiman argues that decades of attacks on government bureaucracy by Western politicians have undermined their own authority, weakened citizenship, and imperiled democratic governance... Suleiman acknowledges that a leaner, more efficient state may be necessary today, but he makes a compelling case for the continuing necessity of the bureaucratic machine."--Foreign Affairs "Suleiman demonstrates precisely how legitimacy requires bureaucracy that is effective and how new and old democracies alike require bureaucracies at each stage of development... This is an important work and should be considered by those concerned with the proper functioning of democratic states."--Spencer D. Bakich, Virginia Quarterly Review "The relentless and prolonged assault by politicians and the public on the competence and motives of their government bureaucracies is slowly but surely undermining democracy in the Americas and Europe... The book arrives during a moment of particularly nasty relations between major parts of Washington's bureaucracy and a conservative Republican president who bemoans having to live and work here. This is a happy accident of timing. The book has no partisan ax to grind, and its insights could be useful to the Bush administration--both at home and in its unexpected bonanza of nation-building projects abroad."--Jim Hoagland, The Washington PostTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. 1*Chapter 1. The End of Bureaucracy?, pg. 13*Chapter 2. Beyond Weber?, pg. 21*Chapter 3. New Conceptions of Bureaucracy, Democracy, and Citizenship, pg. 41*Chapter 4. Popular Dissatisfaction and Administrative Reform, pg. 63*Chapter 5. Universalistic Reforms, pg. 89*Chapter 6. Emulating the Private Sector, pg. 123*Chapter 7. The Reluctant Reformers: Japan and France, pg. 155*Chapter 8. Deprofessionalization: The Decline of the Civil Service Career, pg. 191*Chapter 9. Deprofessionalization: The Process of Politicization, pg. 209*Chapter 10. The End of the Nonpolitical Bureaucracy, pg. 241*Chapter 11. Constructing a Bureaucratic Apparatus in East-Central Europe, pg. 279*Chapter 12. The Politics of Bureaucratic Reform, pg. 305*Index, pg. 317
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Princeton University Press Food Fights over Free Trade How International
Book SynopsisPresents an account of the politics of opening agricultural markets that explains how the institutional context of international negotiations alters the balance of interests at the domestic level to favor trade liberalization despite opposition from powerful farm groups.Trade Review"This impressive book documents two ways in which international institutions sometimes help trade negotiators produce liberalizing outcomes despite entrenched resistance, by tilting politics within their countries against protected interests. Both sides in battles over trade and protection will find practical implications here. Scholars will find hypotheses about how variations in the institutional context change the international negotiation process, supported by an empirical tour de force." - John Odell, University of Southern California, author of Negotiating the World Economy "This is a major piece of careful scholarship, of value to an important audience extending well beyond political science." - Robert Paarlberg, Wellesley College, author of The Politics of Precaution"Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Figures, pg. ix*Tables, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*Abbreviations, pg. xvii*1. Introduction, pg. 1*2. Framework for Analysis of Negotiations, pg. 37*3. Patterns of Agricultural Liberalization, pg. 70*4. Farm Politics in Japan, pg. 115*5. Legal Framing and Quota Policies, pg. 135*6. Linkages in Comprehensive Negotiations, pg. 178*7. Farm Politics in the European Union, pg. 227*8. Two Rounds of Negotiating CAP, pg. 254*9. Battles over Beef, pg. 314*10. Comparative Perspectives, pg. 345*Appendix: Descriptive Statistics, pg. 367*Bibliography, pg. 369*Index, pg. 387
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