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Princeton University Press A Necessary Engagement Reinventing Americas
Book SynopsisOffering a balance between analysis, personal memoir, and foreign policy remedies, this book injects much-needed wisdom into the public discussion of long-term US-Muslim relations. This title argues that an engagement with the Muslim world benefits the national interest of the United States.Trade Review"[A] thoughtful book... Nakhleh makes a strong case for the importance of constructive engagement with all Islamists except the global jihadists."--Jonathan Benthall, Times Literary Supplement "Nakhleh, former director of the CIA's Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program, draws on nearly three decades of experience, current research and extensive polling to argue that the majority of Muslims strongly oppose terrorism and want good governance and a functional relationship with the U.S."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "In an informative and revealing book, A Necessary Engagement, Emile Nakhleh, a former director of Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program in the CIA's Directorate of Intelligence, says that although midlevel U.S. officials knew better than to frame the war in black-and-white terms, ever-expanding the territory of the enemy, they had little say and input in decision-making... Nakhleh paints a grim and stark portrait of the failures of U.S. policy makers to understand the most basic attitudes that Muslims have of themselves, each other and the West."--Fawaz A. Gerges, The National Interest "This book should be required reading for the non-expert who wants a real understanding of militant Islam and how the United States should deal with it. Even experts in Islam, foreign policy and public diplomacy would find it worth reading. The author has marshaled persuasive arguments and presented a systematic analysis that is carefully grounded in fact and sensible conclusions... Nakhleh's years of careful study have been distilled into a highly readable 146 pages. Because of the nature of the issues he discussed, this book will be relevant to understanding our world for some time to come."--William A. Rugh, Middle East Policy "Nakhleh draws extensively on his government background in this slim, must-read volume, which combines cogent and balanced analysis with well-reasoned policy recommendations culminating in a useful 'blueprint' for US public diplomacy that offers some novel suggestions."--Mona Yacoubian, Middle East Journal "In this slender volume, Nakhleh examines the relationship between the U.S. and the Muslim world, presents cogent criticisms of U.S. assumptions and policies, and extends sound advice on how to undo what has been done through mistake, ignorance, or arrogance... The book is optimistic, succinct, and timely."--A. Ahmad, Choice "[A]nyone reflecting on how the US policy towards the Muslim world should be developed would be well advised to read it."--Harold Walker, Journal of Islamic StudiesTable of ContentsAuthor's Note ix Introduction xi Chapter 1: Political Islam and Islamization 1 Islamization and Islamic Activism 4 Stages of Islamization 8 Islamic Activism and Radicalization 12 Islamic Radicals and WMD 14 Manifestations of Islamization 17 Factors Contributing to Islamization 20 Education and Islamization 23 Shia Activism 26 Islamic Political Party Politics 30 Islamic Activism, CIA Briefings, and U.S. Policy Responses 33 Chapter 2: Intelligence, Political Islam, and Policymakers 37 Intelligence and Policy: Roots of Tension 38 Politics Trumps National Security 40 Building Expertise 41 Academic Outreach 43 Training of Analysts 46 Cultural Expertise and Intelligence Analysis 47 Open-Source Data Mining 50 Visiting Muslim Countries 51 Analytic Products, Briefings, and Policymakers' Response 53 Iraq: Critical Briefings before and aft er the Invasion 54 Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, and the American Response 61 Authoritarian Regimes and Political Reform 64 Bureaucratic Impediments 66 Collecting Data on Political Islam 68 Chapter 3: Public Diplomacy: Issues and Attitudes 71 Polls and Attitudes 73 Global War on Terror 80 Invading Muslim Countries 84 Democratization 90 The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: An "Honest Broker" Role? 94 Unilateralism Resonates Poorly 98 Chapter 4: Public Diplomacy: A Blueprint 101 Caveats and Challenges 105 Secularists and Modernists 107 Traditionalists and Radical Salafis 112 Core Themes 120 A Blueprint 125 Conclusion Looking Ahead 140 Acknowledgments 145 Glossary 147 Sources Cited 151 Index 155
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Princeton University Press Votes Vetoes and the Political Economy of
Book SynopsisPreferential trading arrangements (PTAs) play an increasingly prominent role in the global political economy, two notable examples being the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement. This book offers insights into the political economy of PTA formation.Trade Review"[T]heirs is a magnificent book, among the most provocative written on the subject... Nobody interested in the political economy of trade can ignore this book. Without question, it will be widely read and cited, as it deserves to be."--Kerry A. Chase, Review of International Organizations "Votes, Vetoes and the Political Economy of International Trade Agreements ... stands as the most comprehensive modern treatment of the domestic political economy of trade agreements. It is essential reading for economists, political scientists, and policy analysts interested in the trade agreements and the evolution of the international trade system."--Pravin Krishna, Journal of Economic Literature "Overall, this is a highly compelling book that deserves a wide readership. The authors managed to anticipate and defuse many potential objections to their argument. Moreover, the empirical examination serves as a model of excellent research."--Andreas Dur, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables vii Preface and Acknowledgments ix Commonly Used Abbreviations xi Chapter 1: Introduction 1 What Are PTAs and Why Are They Important? 5 Economic Effects of PTAs 7 Political and Security Effects of PTAs 8 PTAs in Historical Perspective 9 The Effects of Domestic Politics on PTAs: The Argument in Brief 14 The Broader Theoretical Context 19 Organization of the Book 21 Chapter 2: A Political Economy Theory of International Trade Agreements 23 A Political Economy Theory of PTAs 24 Examining the Assumptions Underlying the Theory 30 An Alternative Argument about PTAs and Domestic Politics: The Role of Interest Groups 37 Regime Type, Domestic Political Costs, and PTAs 41 Two Cases of Democracy and PTA Formation: SADC and Mercosur 45 Veto Players, Transaction Costs, and PTAs 55 Some Illustrations of the Effects of Veto Players on PTA Formation 58 Further Effects of Domestic Politics on International Trade Agreements: Auxiliary Hypotheses 63 Conclusion 68 Chapter 3: Systemic Influences on PTA Formation 70 International Influences on PTA Formation 71 The Models and Estimation Procedures 77 Estimates of the Parameters 83 The GATT/WTO and PTA Formation 88 Conclusions 90 Chapter 4: Regime Type, Veto Players, and PTA Formation 93 Two Theoretical Propositions 93 Empirical Tests of the Hypotheses 96 Results of the Empirical Analysis 104 Robustness Checks 113 Conclusions 121 Chapter 5: Auxiliary Hypotheses about Domestic Politics and Trade Agreements 122 PTAs and the Longevity of Political Leaders 124 Partisanship and PTAs 128 Regime Type and Exposure to the International Economy 129 Autocracies, Political Competition, and PTAs 132 The Extent of Proposed Integration and Enforcement 137 Ratification Delay and Veto Players 145 Conclusions 151 Chapter 6: Conclusions 155 The Argument and Evidence in Brief 156 Some Implications for the Study of International Relations 161 PTAs and the World Economy 171 PTAs and the International Political Economy: Power and Politics 174 Bibliography 179 Index 201
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Princeton University Press Japan Transformed
Book SynopsisWith little domestic fanfare and even less attention internationally, Japan has been reinventing itself since the 1990s, dramatically changing its political economy, from one managed by regulations to one with a neoliberal orientation. This title explores the historical, political, and economic forces that led to the country's evolution.Trade Review"Rosenbluth and Thies offer a provocative critique of Japan's political economy, claiming that electoral changes in 1994 marked a pivotal reform equal to that of the 1868 Meiji Restoration."--Choice "[T]his well-written, short book will be excellent for undergraduate and graduate courses focused on Japan, political economy and institutional change. Japan Transformed is sure to spark debate in the scholarly community about the weight which should be placed on electoral systems or electoral system change as explanations."--Daniel P. Aldrich, Journal of Contemporary Asia "Japan Transformed brings together history, culture, politics, and economics to illuminate the major developments of postwar politics in a way that will appeal to Japan specialists as well as broader audiences... Rosenbluth and Thies's book makes a significant contribution to the literature on Japan's political economy. The great strength of this work is how much it covers in so few pages."--Alisa Gaunder, Journal of Japanese Studies "The book's strength is its clear but controversial argument regarding the causal influence of electoral systems on policy outcomes, making it valuable to scholars interested in Japanese politics and a stimulating text for advanced comparative politics courses."--Kenneth Mori McElwain, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Tables and Figures vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii Abbreviations and Stylistic Conventions xv Chapter 1: Why Study Japanese Political Economy? 1 Chapter 2: Japanese History and Culture 15 Chapter 3: Japan's Political Experiments 32 Chapter 4: The Old Japanese Politics, 1955-1993 53 Chapter 5: Japan's Postwar Political Economy 72 Chapter 6: Japan's New Politics 95 Chapter 7: Japan's New Political Economy 123 Chapter 8: Japan's Place in the World 155 Chapter 9: Conclusions 174 Epilogue: The 2009 General Election and the LDP's Fall from Power 186 Appendix 1. Japanese Electoral Systems, 1947-Present 193 Appendix 2. Election Results, House of Representatives, 1986-2005 195 Appendix 3. Election Results, House of Councillors, 1986-2007 201 Bibliography 207 Index 233
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Princeton University Press Development Democracy and Welfare States
Book SynopsisCompares the distinctive welfare states of Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe. This book traces the historical origins of social policy in these regions to crucial political changes in the mid-twentieth century, and show how the legacies of these early choices are influencing welfare reform following democratization and globalization.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2009 "In this new work, the authors make another major contribution to the field of comparative political economy by examining in a thorough manner the various factors that influence the different trajectories of social policy (primarily the development and reform of welfare policies) in middle-income countries of Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe... This will be an important and widely cited work in the field."--Choice "The in-depth comparative investigation into the welfare states in developing and former-communist countries provided in Development, Democracy, and Welfare States is unprecedented. This book will likely be the point of departure for most future work on welfare states in any of these regions... The conclusion of the book, in addition to presenting the significant findings of this initial investigation, could be read as a research agenda for students of welfare-state (re)formation in Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe."--Kristin Nickel Makszin, Czech Sociological Review "[T]he first of its kind and one that opens new paths... The main strength of the book is ... its very articulate comparative historical analysis covering a range of policy issues and countries. The book is already a must-read and excellent contribution to the field."--Emre Uckardesler, International Review of Modern Sociology "Development, Democracy, and Welfare States transforms the comparative study of welfare states or regimes outside of the advanced industrial countries... [I]t goes much further than its predecessors in integrating a detailed and original analysis of cross-national statistical data into an excellent synthesis of existing literature... Development, Democracy, and Welfare States makes an enormous contribution to the field of comparative political economy."--Jeremy Seekings, Perspectives on Politics "This book, written by a leading partnership of political scientists, is a milestone of synthesis, a valuable source of data, and a model for macro-comparative history."--Jeremy Adelman, International History Review "[T]his book is insightful and will be influential in the annals of comparative political economy... For students of comparative welfare states, this book is a must-read because Haggard and Kaufman have set a high standard for further comparative inquiry."--Yun Fan, Taiwan Journal of Democracy "Haggard and Kaufman's work is praiseworthy for its painstaking execution of an empirically robust comparative project aimed at pattern identification--an endeavor crucial for analyzing the three regions once regarded as fundamentally distinct... This book is insightful and will be influential in the annals of comparative political economy... For students of comparative welfare states, this book is a must-read because Haggard and Kaufman have set a high standard for further comparative inquiry."--Yun Fan, Journal of Democracy "[T]he book truly excels in constructing a new, parsimonious, and concise middle-range theory of the political economy of the welfare state in the emerging markets through a broad comparison that successfully narrows the range of explanatory variables. It also presents a convincing counterargument against dire predictions of a 'neo-liberal' revolution and massive rollbacks of the key social programs in the new democracies. Without a doubt the book makes an outstanding contribution to literature that will benefit student, and scholars of both comparative social policy and eastern Europe for many years to come."--Tomasz Inglot, Slavic Review "There is lot to like about this book. The scope of it alone is impressive. In almost 450 fact-packed pages, including a reference list of almost 50 pages, as well as six Appendix-sections of method and illustrative graphs, Stephan Haggard and Robert R. Kaufman take the reader on a journey of social policy in a wide range of countries in Latin America, East Asia and Eastern Europe. This fact alone could very well make this the text-book on the particular subject matter."--Daniel Ankarloo, East Asia Quarterly "Development, Democracy, and Welfare States ... is an outstanding historical analysis of the development in three regions: Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe."--Juan Carlos Echeverry, Business History ReviewTable of ContentsList of Figures xi List of Tables xiii Preface and Acknowledgments xvii Abbreviations xxiii INTRODUCTION: Toward a Political Economy of Social Policy 1 PART ONE: The Historical Origins of Welfare Systems, 1945-80 25 CHAPTER ONE: Social Policy in Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe, 1945-80: An Overview 27 CHAPTER TWO: The Expansion of Welfare Commitments in Latin America, 1945-80 79 CHAPTER THREE: The Evolution of Social Contracts in East Asia, 1950-80 114 CHAPTER FOUR: Building the Socialist Welfare State: The Expansion of Welfare Commitments in Eastern Europe 143 PART TWO: Democratization, Economic Crisis, and Welfare Reform, 1980-2005 179 CHAPTER FIVE: The Political Economy of Welfare Reform 181 CHAPTER SIX: Democracy, Growth, and the Evolution of Social Contracts in East Asia, 1980-2005 221 CHAPTER SEVEN: Democracy, Economic Crisis, and Social Policy in Latin America, 1980-2005 262 CHAPTER EIGHT: The Legacy of the Socialist Welfare State, 1990-2005 305 CONCLUSION: Latin America, East Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Theory of the Welfare State 346 APPENDIX ONE: Cross-National Empirical Studies of the Effects of Democracy on Social Policy and Social Outcomes 365 APPENDIX TWO: Fiscal Federalism and Social Spending in Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe 370 APPENDIX THREE: A Cross-Section Model of Social Policy and Outcomes in Middle-Income Countries, 1973-80 372 APPENDIX FOUR: Regime-Coding Rules 379 APPENDIX FIVE: A Cross-Section, Time-Series Model of Social Spending in Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe, 1980-2000 382 APPENDIX SIX: Social Security, Health, and Education Expenditure in East Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, 1980-2005 387 References 399 Index 449
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Princeton University Press Punishing the Prince A Theory of Interstate
Book SynopsisReveals how targeting individual leaders for punishment rather than the nations they represent creates incentives for cooperation between nations and leaves room for future relations with pariah states. This book demonstrates that theories of leader punishment explain a great deal about international behavior and interstate relations.Trade Review"Punishing the Prince provides both a compelling explanation for observed patterns of democratic cooperation and additional empirical content beyond previous explanations of the same phenomenon, including the effects of leadership change itself on patterns of cooperation. In other words, it provides valuable, and all too rare, predictions that can discriminate among competing explanations."--Scott Wolford, Perspectives on Politics "This is an important and impressive book, supporting and extending a theoretical view of politics that integrates the analysis of domestic and international processes in a manner that is necessary to the understanding of both."--James Lee Ray, International History Review "Punishing the Prince is an important study that will be influential in a number of key scholarly debates. The theory developed in this book offers a compelling perspective on the causes of change in interstate relations, the success of international cooperation, the causal mechanisms behind 'audience costs,' and the broad influence of domestic political institutions on international relations. I fully expect this book to become assigned reading in many core seminars on international relations and for the arguments developed herein to spawn significant further research."--Brett Ashley Leeds, Cambridge JournalsTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix List of Tables xi Preface xiii Chapter 1: We Have No Quarrel with the People 1 Leader Specifi c Punishments and Interstate Relations 3 Proper Nouns in International Relations 12 International Cooperation 15 Chapter 2: A Theory of Leader Specifi c Punishments 31 A Stochastic Prisoners' Dilemma with Leader Mortality 33 A Continuous Choice Prisoners' Dilemma 50 Appendix 65 Chapter 3: Political Institutions, Policy Variability, and the Survival of Leaders 77 Leader Survival 77 Selectorate Politics 79 Selectorate Institutions, Policy Choice, and Leader Survival 80 Policy Variability and the Turnover of Leaders 83 Chapter 4: Leader Specifi c Strategies in Human Subject Experiments 89 Human Subject Experiments 90 Results 93 Conclusions 101 Chapter 5: International Trade, Institutions, and Leader Change 109 Data 111 Setup of Econometric Tests and Model Specifi cation 115 Results 119 Conclusions 140 Chapter 6: Putting the Sovereign Back into Sovereign Debt 142 Institutions, Credibility, and Explanations of Debt 143 Modeling the Debt Repayment 145 Data 154 Debt, Repayment, and Leader Replacement 157 Conclusions 172 Chapter 7: Confl ictual Interactions 173 International Crises 173 Economic Sanctions 182 Chapter 8: Positive Political Theory and Policy 190 Building Trust and Cooperation 190 Positive Political Theory or Policy Advice? 192 Conclusions 199 Bibliography 201 Index 217
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Princeton University Press Reluctant Crusaders
Book SynopsisExamines patterns of change and continuity in American foreign policy strategy by looking at four major turning points: the periods following World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and the 9/11 terrorist attacks.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007 "A particularly valuable book. Utilizing a large body of sources, Dueck lucidly examines a core issue of American foreign policy, namely, the essential factors that determine its 'grand strategy.'... His arguments are persuasive and often unique... Essential."--Choice "Realists have long lamented the periodic tendency of the United States to embark upon ideological crusades abroad. Dueck's Reluctant Crusaders goes some way in providing a causal explanation for such anomalous, and at times, self-defeating, strategic behavior."--Jeffrey W. Taliaferro, Perspectives on Politics "Colin Dueck's Reluctant Crusaders is a well-researched, cogently argued explanation of how America's internal political characteristics have shaped its strategy toward the world...[It] is a welcome starting point for understanding how America's history and beliefs have enforced a surprising continuity in U.S. foreign policy, even as international threats and conditions have changed dramatically."--Todd R. Lowery, Claremont Review of BooksTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix INTRODUCTION: Change and Continuity in American Grand Strategy 1 CHAPTER ONE: Power, Culture, and Grand Strategy 9 CHAPTER TWO: Strategic Culture and Strategic Adjustment in the United States 21 CHAPTER THREE: The Lost Alliance: Ideas and Alternatives in American Grand Strategy, 1918-1921 44 CHAPTER FOUR: Conceiving Containment: Ideas and Alternatives in American Grand Strategy, 1945-1951 82 CHAPTER FIVE: Hegemony on the Cheap: Ideas and Alternatives in American Grand Strategy, 1992-2000 114 CONCLUSION: The American Strategic Dilemma 147 Notes 173 Index 215
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Princeton University Press NationStates and the Multinational Corporation A
Book SynopsisUsing quantitative data and interviews with investment promotion agencies, political risk insurers, and decision makers at multinational corporations, this book concludes that countries may be competing for international capital, but government fiscal policy has little impact on multinationals' investment decisions.Trade Review"Nathan Jensen has written an interesting, empirically grounded, and provocative book... It is a serious effort to think about and test the impact of political institutions on multinational firms and flows of foreign direct investment... This is worthwhile reading for anyone interested in the political economy of FDI."--Stephen J. Kobrin, Perspectives on Politics "[T]he book captures the impact of political institutions on multinational investments and contributes to international business, organizational economics, and institutional literature streams. To the global audience, nation-states keen on enticing foreign investors will benefit from Jensen's insight."--Amit Jain, Enterprise and SocietyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xi List of Abbreviations xv Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Chapter 2: Multinational Firms and Domestic Governments 23 Chapter 3: Theory 40 Chapter 4: The Race to the Bottom Thesis and FDI 53 Chapter 5: Democracy and FDI 72 Chapter 6: Veto Players and FDI 100 Chapter 7: The IMF and FDI Inflows 129 Chapter 8: Conclusion 146 Notes 157 References 167 Index 185
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Princeton University Press Unanswered Threats Political Constraints on the
Book SynopsisUnderbalancing occurs when states fail to recognize dangerous threats, choose not to react to them, or respond in paltry and imprudent ways. This book offers a theory of underbalancing based on four domestic-level variables - elite consensus, elite cohesion, social cohesion, and regime/government vulnerability.Trade Review"In this groundbreaking book, Schweller observes that history is in fact full of what he calls 'underbalancing'--the failure of states to form alliances or build arms in the face of threatening accumulations of power."--G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs "The book focuses largely on 'underbalancing', or on why certain types of states fail to employ balance-of-power strategies. The answer is domestic politics... The book is a clear blend of realism and idealism... A superb book worthy of a wide readership."--Charles F. Doran, International History Review "Unanswered Threats is a most valuable addition to the field... [Schweller] makes a giant leap forward by pairing variables that are reductive and idiosyncratic with well-constructed and empirically testable hypotheses of his own."--Ariel Ilan Roth, International Studies Review "[An] insightful and elegantly written book... [Unanswered Threats] is a formidable first cut on the salient topic of underbalancing."--Evan Resnick, Perspectives on Politics "In the net, two interesting conclusions can be drawn from Schweller's excellent work. The first is that domestic uncertainties can doom the presumed outcomes of realism--in either hyper-aggression or hypo-assertion. The second is that if democratic states can control the logroll, they frequently behave distinctly and differently from other states. They can develop fellow feeling toward other nations that rises above mere short-term policy behavior. If this were not true, how does one explain the relative acceptance of America abroad at a time when so many foreigners decry the policies of the president?"--Richard Rosecrance, Political Science QuarterlyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xi INTORDUCTION: Balance of Power and the Puzzle of Underbalancing Behavior 1 CHAPTER ONE: Prudence in Managing Changes in the Balance of Power 22 CHAPTER TWO: A Theory of Underbalancing: A Neoclassical Realist Explanation 46 CHAPTER THREE: Great-Power Case Studies: Interwar France and B Bitain, and France, 1877-1913 69 CHAPTER FOUR: Small-Power Case Studies: Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, and the War of the Triple Alliance, 1864-1870 85 CHAPTER FIVE: Why Are States So Timid? State Coherence and Expansion in the Age of Mass Politics 103 Notes 131 Bibliography 153 Index 165
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Princeton University Press Shaping Strategy The CivilMilitary Politics of
Book SynopsisDrawing insights from both international relations and comparative politics, this book shows that good strategic assessment depends on civil-military relations that encourage an easy exchange of information and an analysis of a state's own relative capabilities and strategic environment.Trade Review"Risa Brooks develops a novel theory of how states' civil-military relations affect strategic assessment during international conflicts. And her conclusions have broad practical importance."--Spartacus Educational "Shaping Strategy is a major contribution."--Todd S. Sechser, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii INTRODUCTION: The Significance of Strategic Assessment 1 CHAPTER TWO: Explaining Variation in Strategic Assessment 15 CHAPTER THREE: Egypt in the Mid-1960s 62 CHAPTER FOUR: Egypt in the 1970s 102 CHAPTER FIVE: Britain and Germany and the First World War 143 CHAPTER SIX: Pakistan and Turkey in the Late 1990s 195 CHAPTER SEVEN: U.S. Postconflict Planning for the 2003 Iraq War 226 CONCLUSION: Findings and Implications 256 REFERENCES 275 INDEX 303
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Princeton University Press Does Peacekeeping Work
Book SynopsisFrom Croatia and Cambodia, to Nicaragua and Namibia, international personnel have been sent to maintain peace around the world. But does peacekeeping work? And if so, how? This title answers these questions through the systematic analysis of civil wars that have taken place since the end of the Cold War.Trade Review"In this well-researched and solidly argued book, Fortna examines the casual relationship between peacekeeping and durable peace in a number of different settings... Using quantitative analysis and qualitative case analysis of conflicts of Bangladesh, Mozambique, and Sierra Leone, the author provides detailed information on international peacekeeping."--N. Entessar, Choice "This is an excellent book which addresses an interesting, important, and understudied issue... Does Peacekeeping Work? is a very important study and a model of social science research that makes a major contribution and that should be read, and assigned, widely. Peacekeeping is an important topic with academic and policy relevance, and scholars interested in working in this area should start with Fortna's book."--David E. Cunningham, Review of International Organizations "This book is an outstanding illustration of how research should be carried out: careful conception of the research problem, scrupulous data analysis, and subtle examination of case studies to better understand and delineate the causal foundations of the results... Scholars and policymakers should pay close attention to these findings, and to her more detailed discussions of how the various capacities of peacekeeping missions can best be tailored to the conditions of specific conflicts."--Jack A. Goldstone, Perspectives on Politics "Students of politics have much to learn from the author's seamless integration of current international debates into [her] work."--Nicholas Gammer, International Journal "Does Peacekeeping Work is readable, rigorous, and covers an important topic in the fields of international relations and conflict resolution. The text would be an excellent choice for graduate-level research methods classes to demonstrate the use of both qualitative and quantitative techniques in a problem-driven format; it also would work well in courses on international conflict management or international relations more broadly."--Maia Carter Hallward, International Journal on World PeaceTable of ContentsLIST OF FIGURES, MAPS, AND TABLES ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi CHAPTER ONE: Peacekeeping and the Peacekept Questions, Definitions, and Research Design 1 CHAPTER TWO: Where Peacekeepers Go I Hypotheses and Statistical Evidence 18 CHAPTER THREE: Where Peacekeepers Go II Evidence from the Cases 47 CHAPTER FOUR: A Causal Theory of Peacekeeping 76 CHAPTER FIVE: Peacekeeping Works Evidence of Effectiveness 104 CHAPTER SIX: How Peacekeeping Works Causal Mechanisms from the Perspective of the Peacekept 127 CHAPTER SEVEN: Conclusion and Implications 172 APPENDIX A: The Data 181 APPENDIX B: Predicting the Degree of Difficulty of Maintaining Peace 187 REFERENCES 191 INDEX 207
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Princeton University Press Privatizing Pensions The Transnational Campaign
Book SynopsisReveals how international institutions have played a seminal role in the development, diffusion, and implementation of pension reforms that are transforming the postwar social contract in more than thirty countries worldwide, including the United States.Trade ReviewWinner of The 2009 Charles H. Levine Memorial Book Prize, International Political Science Association's Research Committee on the Structure of Governance "Orenstein reports on the efforts and impact of so-called transnational actors--international organizations, global policy networks, and multilateral and bilateral aid agencies--in contributing to significant reforms in the 'development, diffusion, and implementation' of new pension privatization plans... An excellent book that will be treasured by scholars and policy makers."--H.I. Liebling, Choice "Privatizing Pensions offers well-researched evidence to back theoretical claims... The book is convincing, and useful for graduate seminars dealing with issues ranging from globalization to social policy reform. Scholars will find the book useful because it formulates a systematic framework for the analysis of the transnational actors-policy development nexus."--Daniel Beland, Political Studies Review "Orenstein's book makes an important contribution to the role of international agencies in national policymaking."--Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, Cambridge Journals "Orenstein's book provides both a powerful theoretical statement of transnational actors' importance and a careful empirical template for studying their influence. All scholars of the welfare state will need to read and come to terms with these insights."--Andrew Roberts, American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 CHAPTER ONE: The Rise of Pension Privatization 14 CHAPTER TWO: Evaluating the Impact of Transnational Actors 36 CHAPTER THREE: A Model of Transnational Actor Influence 55 CHAPTER FOUR: The Transnational Campaign for Pension Privatization 71 CHAPTER FIVE: Domestic Enactment of Pension Privatization 95 CHAPTER SIX: Transnational Influence and Its Limits 141 CHAPTER SEVEN: Analyzing Transnational Public Policy 166 Appendix: Understanding Pension Privatization 179 References 195 Index 213
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Princeton University Press The Presidency in the Era of 24Hour News
Book SynopsisTraces the dwindling of public trust in the news and shows how people pay less attention to it than they once did. The author argues that the news media's influence over public opinion has decreased considerably as a result, and so has the president's ability to influence the public through the news media.Trade Review"Cohen has constructed a revised and refined version of the 'presidential news system' (the president, the news media, and the mass public) paradigm. He argues that as the 'golden age of television' evolved into the age of the new media in the late 1970s and early 1980s, a growing disconnect between the news and presidential support (approval) became apparent. Thoroughly grounded in political communication theory, this book is an excellent read on changes in presidential governance."--W. K. Hall, Choice "Theoretically, the book provides an important contribution... Methodologically, it ... enables the reader to gain a broad overview of basic literature and research collated in a single book... The book is a good resource."--Pinar Sayan, In-Spire Journal of Law, Politics, and Societies "This is an audacious attempt to provide an empirically based interpretation of the impact of a changing media environment on the power of the American presidency. In just over 200 pages Cohen develops a complex and multifaceted argument that should be widely read by students of American politics and of the interface between the media and politics more broadly."--Robin Brown, Political Studies Review "The Presidency in the Era of 24-Hour News stands as a welcome addition to the literature, particularly appropriate for assignment to upper-division courses on the presidency. Furthermore, Cohen's book belongs in an elite class of public presidency scholarship from this decade ... that merit mandatory inclusion on graduate presidential politics seminar syllabi."--Justin S. Vaughn, Political Science Quarterly "[I]f Cohen does not find empirical resolution to the puzzles of the presidential news system, he does the next best thing by skillfully illuminating important targets of inquiry for future research. For this he is to be commended, and The Presidency in the Era of 24-Hour News deserves a wide audience."--Glenn W Richardson, Presidential Studies QuarterlyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii List of Tables ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii CHAPTER 1: The Growing Disconnect between Presidential News Coverage and Public Opinion 1 CHAPTER 2: The Presidential News System during the Golden Age of Presidential Television 18 CHAPTER 3: The New Media Age and the Decline in Presidential News 49 CHAPTER 4: Change in Presidential News over the Long Haul: The New York Times Historical Series, 1857-1998 71 CHAPTER 5: The Increasing Negativity in Presidential News in the Age of New Media 89 CHAPTER 6: Sources of Negativity in Presidential News during the Age of New Media 107 CHAPTER 7: The Declining Audience for News and the New Media Age 135 CHAPTER 8: Declining Trust in the News Media and the New Media Age 160 CHAPTER 9: The Implications of the New Media on the Presidential News System and Presidential Leadership 175 CHAPTER 10: Conclusions: The New Media, the Presidency, and American Politics 201 Notes 209 Bibliography 233 Index 251
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Princeton University Press Contracting States
Book SynopsisUsing the concept of 'incomplete contracts' - agreements that are intentionally ambiguous and subject to renegotiation, this title explains how states divide and transfer their sovereign territory and functions, and demonstrates why some of these arrangements offer stable and lasting solutions while others ultimately collapse.Trade Review"Contracting States sheds new light on the changing nature of state sovereignty, examining how sovereignty is frequently divided and explaining that how this is done has important later consequences for the actors involved... Contracting States is an important book that warrants the attention of international relations scholars."--Richard W. Mansbach, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables ix Preface xi Chapter 1. Incomplete Sovereignty and International Relations 1 Chapter 2. A Theory of Incomplete Contracting and State Sovereignty 19 Chapter 3. Severing the Ties That Bind: Sovereign Transfers in the Shadow of Empire 48 Appendix 3.1. Overseas Basing Deployments of France and Britain since 1970 97 Chapter 4. Incomplete Contracting and the Politics of U.S. Overseas Basing Agreements 100 Chapter 5. Incomplete Contracting and Modalities of Regional Integration 142 Chapter 6. Further Applications and Conclusions 186 Bibliography 207 Index 225
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Princeton University Press Climate Change Justice
Book SynopsisFavoring both a climate change agreement and efforts to improve economic justice, this title makes a case that the best - and possibly only - way to get an effective climate treaty is to exclude measures designed to redistribute wealth or address historical wrongs against underdeveloped countries.Trade Review"Anyone taking part in the next round of climate negotiations in Mexico in December should take this book with them. It is ... certainly a guide. Legislating for the future is always tricky. This area is trickier than most."--Sir Crispin Tickell, Financial Times "[T]his book is a potent attack on an argument that is growing rapidly in popularity yet declining in clarity and focus... Chapter 1 provides what must be one of the most comprehensive, comprehensible, and yet still succinct accounts of the science of anthropogenic climate change currently in print."--Jamison E. Colburn, Concurring Opinions blog "[B]y reflecting so clearly on the current 'economic consensus', Posner and Weisbach provide a useful introduction to the current state of play in climate change politics."--Joy Paton, Australian Journal of Political ScienceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Ethically Relevant Facts and Predictions 10 Chapter 2: Policy Instruments 41 Chapter 3: Symbols, Not Substance 59 Chapter 4: Climate Change and Distributive Justice: Climate Change Blinders 73 Chapter 5: Punishing the Wrongdoers: A Climate Guilt Clause? 99 Chapter 6: Equality and the Case against Per Capita Permits 119 Chapter 7: Future Generations: The Debate over Discounting 144 Chapter 8: Global Welfare, Global Justice, and Climate Change 169 A Recapitulation 189 Afterword: The Copenhagen Accord 193 Notes 199 Index 219
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Princeton University Press The Substance of Representation
Book SynopsisLawmaking is crucial to American democracy because it completely defines and regulates the public life of the nation. This title draws on a range of historical and empirical data to better understand how lawmaking works across different policy areas.Trade Review"Lapinski develops a new tool kit to measure and analyze an expansive set of legislation and lawmakers' policy preferences from 1877 to 2010. His key contribution to the study of the American national legislature is his coding approach and the data development, which develops a deeper understanding of lawmaking. Through these, Lapinski offers findings about polarization, elite leadership in Congress, and the influence and impact of members of Congress and their policy preferences across different areas. This work will certainly contribute to developing a new discussion within the legislative studies field and give future political scientists new possibilities of expanding the research in the area."--Choice "He offers an astutely crafted schema that seems to this observer to avoid the trap of time boundedness and enables the APD enterprise to more systematically track the evolution of policy."--Ross K. Baker, Congress & The PresidencyTable of ContentsPreface vii Chapter I Policy Issue Substance and the Revitalization of Legislative Studies 1 * Why We Need to Restore Policy Issue Substance to Congressional Studies 4 * A Natural Connection: Congressional Studies, American Political Development, and Policy Studies 12 * The Organization of the Book 14 Chapter II Bringing Policy Issue Substance Back In 19 * Pitfalls of the Substantive Tradition 20 * Introducing a New Policy Classification Schema 24 * Conclusion 41 * Appendix: Coding Schema 41 Chapter III Political Polarization and Issues: A New Perspective 54 * Estimating Induced Preferences of Members of Congress 55 * Political Polarization and Policy Issue Substance 57 * House and Senate Party Unity Scores, 1877-2011 58 * Disaggregating Political Polarization 60 * Conclusion 64 * Appendix 65 Chapter IV The Case Studies: Policy Issue Substance and the Political Behavior of Members of Congress (with David Bateman) 69 * Reassessing the 95th Congress 69 * The Case Studies: Examining Sovereignty Policy across Time 74 * Conclusion 102 * Appendix 103 Chapter V Legislative Accomplishment and Policy Issue Substance 104 * Needed: Direct Measures of Legislative Accomplishment 105 * Measuring Legislative Significance 106 * Constructing Macro-Level Measures of Legislative Accomplishment 128 * Conclusion 132 Chapter VI Explaining Lawmaking in the United States, 1877-1994 133 * Critical Hypotheses and Covariates of Lawmaking 134 * Empirically Analyzing Lawmaking 138 * Conclusion 149 Chapter VII At the Crossroads: Policy Issue Substance, Congress, and American Political Development 150 * Ideas for American Political Development 152 * Ideas for Congressional Studies 159 Bibliography 161 Index 171
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Princeton University Press World Out of Balance
Book SynopsisPresents an analysis of the constraints on the United States' use of power in pursuit of its security interests. This book shows that in a unipolar system, where the United States is dominant in the scales of world power, the constraints featured in international relations theory are generally inapplicable.Trade Review"Even as pundits are proclaiming the end of the United States' unipolar moment, scholars are still trying to understand the exact nature of U.S. primacy. If the United States is the most powerful state the world has seen, what constrains or disciplines its security pursuits? In this important book, Brooks and Wohlforth survey the leading schools of thought looking for answers."--Foreign Affairs "The authors dispute both the logic and the evidence that has been adduced in support of such claims and make the case so clearly that World out of Balance can be used in upper-division undergraduate courses and also read with profit by members of the profession. It will stand as a major book for years to come."--Robert Jervis, Perspectives on Politics "[T]his book is an important contribution to international relations studies and should be included in any upper-level undergraduate course or graduate seminar that is concerned with issues of power, primacy or polarity."--Patrick Shea, Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii CHAPTER ONE: Introduction 1 CHAPTER TWO: Realism, Balance-of-Power Theory, and the Counterbalancing Constraint 22 CHAPTER THREE: Realism, Balance-of-Threat Theory, and the "Soft Balancing" Constraint 60 CHAPTER FOUR: Liberalism, Globalization, and Constraints Derived from Economic Interdependence 98 CHAPTER FIVE: Institutionalism and the Constraint of Reputation 148 CHAPTER SIX: Constructivism and the Constraint of Legitimacy 171 CHAPTER SEVEN: A New Agenda 208 Index 219
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Princeton University Press Hypocrisy Trap The World Bank and the Poverty of
Book SynopsisThe World Bank has attracted equal amounts of criticism and praise. Critics are especially quick to decry the World Bank's hypocrisy - the pervasive gaps between the organization's talk, decisions, and actions. This book explores how the characteristics of change in a complex international organization make hypocrisy difficult to resolve.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2009 Harold D. Lasswell Prize, Society of Policy Scientists Co-Winner of the 2009 Chadwick F. Alger Prize, International Studies Association "One constant frustration to anyone who follows the World Bank is the frequent difference between the institution's words and actions. In this book, Weaver offers a convincing explanation for this 'organized hypocrisy'... The book's initial chapters provide a good introduction to the idea of hypocrisy as an institutional response to conflicting demands."--C. Kilby, ChoiceTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix Preface xi Abbreviations xv CHAPTER ONE: Introduction: Hypocrisy and Change in the World Bank 1 CHAPTER TWO: The World Bank Hypocrisy Trap 19 CHAPTER THREE: The World's Bank and the Bank's World 44 CHAPTER FOUR: Good Governance and Anticorruption: From Rhetoric to Reality? 92 CHAPTER FIVE: The Poverty of Reform 140 CHAPTER SIX: The Fog of Development 176 List of Interviews 193 References 195 Index 219
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Princeton University Press The Citizen and the Alien
Book SynopsisCitizenship presents two faces. Within a political community, it stands for inclusion and universalism, but to outsiders, citizenship means exclusion. Examining alienage and alienage law, this book explores the dilemmas of inclusion and exclusion inherent in the practices and institutions of citizenship in liberal democratic societies.Trade Review"The Citizen and the Alien represents a crucial contribution to an intensifying but theoretically ungrounded debate on the sustainability of currently defined democratic principles in an era of extensive transnational migration."--Marketa Rulikova, Central European Journal of International and Security StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi CHAPTER 1: Divided Citizenships 1 CHAPTER 2: Defining Citizenship: Substance, Locations, and Subjects 17 CHAPTER 3: The Difference That Alienage Makes 37 CHAPTER 4: Constitutional Citizenship through the Prism of Alienage 77 CHAPTER 5: Borders, Domestic Work, and the Ambiguities of Citizenship 102 CHAPTER 6: Separate Spheres Citizenship and Its Conundrums 122 Notes 141 Index 215
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Princeton University Press After Anarchy Legitimacy and Power in the United
Book SynopsisThe politics of legitimacy is central to international relations. When states perceive an international organization as legitimate, they defer to it, associate themselves with it, and invoke its symbols. Examining the United Nations Security Council, this book demonstrates how legitimacy is created, used, and contested in international relations.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2008 Chadwick F. Alger Prize, International Studies Association "Scholars do not fully understand the sources of legitimacy in world affairs or how it shapes and constrains what leaders do, but this book provides important insights by looking closely at one particular site of international authority: the United Nations Security Council."--G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs "Hurd explores the intricate relationship between legitimacy and authority in world politics through an empirical study of the UN Security Council. He provides readers a most thoughtful discussion of the concept of legitimacy, explaining what it is, what it is not, and how it is exercised in world politics."--J.R. Strand, Choice "Ian Hurd's new book provides a vital contribution to the discussion with a well-specified model of legitimacy that balances a subjective, psychological definition with a structural account of legitimacy's effects."--C. Cora True-Frost, Political Science Quarterly "The book succeeds in its main theoretical objective, which is to show how constructivism and rational choice can be complementary. As such, it is essential reading for those who seek a more nuanced understanding of how social facts work in international politics."--Jennifer M. Welsh, International History Review "[T]his highly sophisticated analysis adds greatly to the literature in this field."--Aidan Hehir, European Legacy "Ian Hurd has made an important contribution ot the discourse on international relations with his book."--Patrick Kubart, Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed ConflictTable of ContentsPreface vii Chapter One: Introduction 1 LEGITIMACY IN THEORY Chapter Two: A Theory of Legitimacy 29 Chapter Three: Legitimacy, Rationality, and Power 66 LEGITIMACY IN PRACTICE Chapter Four: San Francisco, 1945 83 Chapter Five: Blue Helmets and White Trucks 111 Chapter Six: Libya and the Sanctions 137 CONCLUSIONS Chapter Seven: Legitimacy and Sovereignty 173 Epilogue 194 References 197 Index 213
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Princeton University Press War Stories The Causes and Consequences of
Book SynopsisHow does the American public formulate its opinions about US foreign policy and military engagement abroad? This title takes an in-depth look at media coverage, elite rhetoric, and public opinion during the Iraq war and other US conflicts abroad. It also reveals precisely what this means for the future of American foreign policy.Trade Review"In this landmark study, Baum and Groeling reveal how foreign policy messages are conveyed and undermined."--Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs "War Stories ... makes an invaluable contribution to several literatures--politician-journalist interactions, news production, public reactions to news, foreign policymaking, and the new media. That War Stories has so much to say about so many important topics is a remarkable achievement. I learned much from this thoughtful study. It changed my thinking about a number of topics, and I recommend it to those interested in news production, communications research, public opinion, and policymaking."--Jeffrey E. Cohen, Public Opinion Quarterly "If you're studying American foreign policy, or American media, this is an essential book that will only provide detailed arguments and information backed up by a wealth of evidence. I have no doubt that researchers will also find inspiration for further studies from some of these sections."--Stefan Fergus, Civilian Reader "[S]cientific, meticulous, and nuanced."--David L. Paletz, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Figures ix List of Tables xiii Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii Chapter One: News, Opinion, and Foreign Policy 1 Chapter Two: Politics across the Water's Edge 17 Chapter Three: Elite Rhetoric, Media Coverage, and Rallying'Round the Flag 46 Chapter Four: War Meets the Press: Strategic Media Bias and Elite Foreign Policy Evaluations 89 Chapter Five: Shot by the Messenger: An Experimental Examination of the Effects of Party Cues on Public Opinion Regarding National Security and War 114 Chapter Six: Tidings of Battle: Polarizing Media and Public Support for the Iraq War 149 Chapter Seven: "Reality Asserted Itself": The Elasticity of Reality and the War in Iraq 186 Chapter Eight: Barbarians inside the Gates: Partisan New Media and the Polarization of American Political Discourse 230 Chapter Nine: Back to the Future: Foreign Policy in the Second Era of the Partisan Press 284 References 297 Index 315
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Princeton University Press The Myth of Digital Democracy
Book SynopsisIs the Internet democratizing American politics? Do political Web sites and blogs mobilize inactive citizens and make the public sphere more inclusive? This book reveals that, contrary to popular belief, the Internet has done little to broaden political discourse but in fact empowers a small set of elites - some new, but most familiar.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2009 Donald McGannon Award for Social and Ethical Relevance in Communications Policy Research, awarded by the Donald McGannon Communications Research Center Winner of the 2010 Goldsmith Book Prize (Academic Book) "Both utopian and dystopian interpretations have been made of the Internet's influence on many spheres of life--and democracy is no exception... Absent from much of this debate is evidence-based analysis of the effects of the Internet on the business of politics. Many theories have been built on nothing more than anecdote, inference and assertion. In The Myth of Digital Democracy, political scientist Matthew Hindman fills important gaps in the evidence base, and does so accessibly."--Richard Allan, Nature "[T]here is much in Hindman's book that is persuasive, counterintuitive, and important to understanding the moment."--Matt Bai, Democracy: A Journal "Matthew Hindman's The Myth of Internet Democracy is one of the first significant efforts to bring data to bear on the relationship between the internet and democracy. He argues against the journalists and pundits who have made sweeping claims about the internet's transformative potential for democracy, and suggests that the new online bosses are not very different from the old ones. Unlike earlier sceptics, however, he has some data to support his claims."--Times Higher Education "This is a well written short book about one aspects of online politics, namely who gets read and heard when it comes to online political debate, which I recommend to any reader interested in the relation between the internet and democratic values. The book is well organized and most of content is accessible to a general readership."--Olle Blomberg, Metapsychology Online Reviews "Hindman convincingly challenges seemingly sensible claims that online communications are expanding public voice, weakening gatekeeper power, and engaging broader swaths of the citizenry in politics... By bringing new data and methods to bear in a serious critique of what were becoming consensus views about the Internet's role in public life, Hindman offers more than just another set of volleys over the net of ongoing academic debates."--John Kelly, Perspectives on Politics "The Myth of Digital Democracy ... make[s] a significant contribution to the scholarship on e-democracy."--Wendy N. Wyatt, Journal of Mass Media Ethics "Hindman's The Myth of Digital Democracy makes it possible to visualize the whole elephant. Comprehensiveness and rich data support Hindman's central claim about inegalitarian outcomes of the interactions of Internet and politics, and provide an excellent starting point for future research."--Meelis Kitsing, Journal of PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Chapter One: The Internet and the "Democratization" of Politics 1 Democratization and Political Voice 4 A Different Critique 8 Gatekeeping, Filtering, and Infrastructure 12 The Difference between Speaking and Being Heard 16 Chapter Two: The Lessons of Howard Dean 20 The Liberal Medium? 21 "Big Mo'" Meets the Internet 26 The Internet and the Infrastructure of Politics 27 The End of the Beginning 34 Chapter Three: "Googlearchy": The Link Structure of Political Web Sites 38 What Link Structure Can Tell Political Scientists 41 The Link Structure of Online Political Communities 45 Site Visibility and the Emergence of Googlearchy 54 The Politics of Winners-Take-All 56 Chapter Four: Political Traffic and the Politics of Search 58 The Big Picture 60 Traffic Demographics 67 Search Engines and (the Lack of) User Sophistication 68 What Users Search For 70 Search Engine Agreement 78 How Wide a Gate? 80 Chapter Five: Online Concentration 82 Barriers to Entry 83 Distribution, Not Production 86 Online Concentration 90 Comparative Data, Comparative Metrics 91 A Narrower Net 99 Chapter Six: Blogs: The New Elite Media 102 Blogs Hit the Big Time 103 Bloggers and the Media 105 So You Want to Be a Blogger 113 Blogger Census 118 Bloggers and Op-Ed Columnists 125 Rhetoric and Reality 127 Chapter Seven: Elite Politics and the "Missing Middle" 129 The Limits of Online Politics 131 A Narrower Net 133 Political Organizing and the Missing Middle 139 New Technology, Old Failures 141 Appendix: On Data and Methodology 143 Support Vector Machine Classifiers 143 Surfer Behavior and Crawl Depth 150 Hitwise's Data and Methodology 151 References 155 Index 173
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Princeton University Press Analyzing the Global Political Economy
Book SynopsisSuitable for upper undergraduate and graduate students, this title assesses the convergence between IPE, comparative political economy, and economics. It shows that a careful engagement with economics is essential for understanding both contemporary IPE and for analyzing the global political economy.Trade Review"Walter and Sen's Analyzing the Global Political Economy is more of an academic text than an assessment of the current crisis but it concisely explains the building blocks of the system and gives a historic and philosophical context to our understanding of its evolution and relevance in today's climate."--David Maguire, Shanghai Daily "[T]his is a useful textbook for an advanced student readership."--Edwin Van De Haar, Political Studies Review "[A]n excellent summation of the development and themes of economics-oriented IPE."--Matthew Lloyd-Cape, Acta OeconomicaTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables vii Foreword Benjamin J. Cohen ix Preface xi Abbreviations xv Chapter 1. International Political Economy 1 Chapter 2. The Emergence of a Multilateral Trading System 27 Chapter 3. The Political Economy of Trade Policy 60 Chapter 4. The Evolution of the International Monetary System 85 Chapter 5. The Consequences of Financial Integration 133 Chapter 6. The Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment 171 Chapter 7. The Regulation and Policy Consequences of Foreign Direct Investment 201 Chapter 8. Conclusion: Looking Forward 228 Bibliography 241 Index 265
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Princeton University Press The Politics of Global Regulation
Book SynopsisPresents an analytical framework to explain regulatory outcomes at the global level. This book offers a series of case studies that illustrate the challenges of a global economy in which many institutions are less transparent and are held much less accountable by the media and public officials than are domestic institutions.Trade ReviewSpecial Recognition for the 2010 Levine Prize, Research Committee on the Structure of Governance, International Political Science Association "The Politics of Global Regulation makes a significant contribution to this field of research, focusing on global regulatory changes in different policy areas... The book provides a well-structured and coherent set of contributions that focus on the difficulties faced by supranational regimes in avoiding regulatory capture at the global level."--Jacint Jordana, Governance "This impressive new volume demonstrates some of the best new thinking on global regulation and the ways in which the context and process of policy making affect the rules, standards and institutions that increasingly govern people's lives. Walter Mattli and Ngaire Woods provide the analytical centrepiece of the volume, which seeks to explain which interests are likely to be represented in global regulation... Thanks to this impressive volume, future work in this area will no doubt have a richer analytical grounding than before."--Kevin Young, Global Policy "The recent global financial crisis and recession have forced the issue of financial regulation to the top of the international political agenda. The current economic difficulties may provide the world with a one-in-a generation opportunity to formulate a set of constructive rules for the century's economy. The book deals with the general issue of how regulatory regimes are created and evolve... What a joy to find an edited volume in which the constituent chapters actually fit together in a coherent whole... All of the chapters refer back to the basic constructs presented in the opening theoretical piece--a rarity in this kind of work. The book is thus highly recommended to both experts in the field and neophytes."--Joel Campbell, International Affairs "[This book] ... is likely to make a significant impact on the field of international political economy."--Tim Dunne, Times Higher EducationTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables vii Introduction ix CHAPTER ONE: In Whose Benefit? Explaining Regulatory Change in Global Politics by Walter Mattli and Ngaire Woods 1 CHAPTER TWO: The Governance Triangle: Regulatory Standards Institutions and the Shadow of the State by Kenneth W. Abbott and Duncan Snidal 44 CHAPTER THREE: Filling a Hole in Global Financial Governance? The Politics of Regulating Sovereign Debt Restructuring by Eric Helleiner 89 CHAPTER FOUR: From State Responsibility to Individual Criminal Accountability: A New Regulatory Model for Core Human Rights Violations by Kathryn Sikkink 121 CHAPTER FIVE: The Private Regulation of Global Corporate Conduct by David Vogel 151 CHAPTER SIX: Racing to the Top ... at Last: The Regulation of Safety in Shipping by Samuel Barrows 189 CHAPTER SEVEN: Regulatory Shift: The Rise of Judicial Liberalization at the WTO by Judith L. Goldstein and Richard H. Steinberg 211 CHAPTER EIGHT: Economic Integration and Global Governance: Why So Little Supranationalism? By Miles Kahler and David A. Lake 242 List of Contributors 277 Index 279
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Princeton University Press Citizens Courts and Confirmations Positivity
Book SynopsisOver the years the American public has witnessed several hard-fought battles over nominees to the US Supreme Court. This book examines one such fight to discover how and why people formed opinions about the nominee, and to determine how the confirmation process shaped perceptions of the Supreme Court's legitimacy.Trade Review"Citizens, Courts, and Confirmations is a significant contribution to the literature on judicial politics. Its findings are interesting and unique, and it provides a number of insights likely to prompt further studies of courts and the citizenry... Any scholar or citizen interested in the interrelations of courts and public opinion should read Citizens, Courts, and Confirmations, and it will surely find its way on to the syllabi of numerous graduate courses on judicial politics."--Richard L. Vining, Law and Politics Book Review "As a piece of research, Citizens is everything court scholars have come to expect from these two authors: its innovative methodology and provocative findings contribute significantly to the literature on public opinion and the judiciary... Like any good study, Citizens both advances the literature and serves as an impetus for future work."--Nicholas LaRowe, Journal of Politics "I found this book to be an excellent example of cutting edge research that can be highly useful in the classroom. [This book is an] excellent example of the best of current judicial politics research."--Mark C. Miller, Political PsychologyTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix Preface xi CHAPTER ONE: Introduction: The Public and Supreme Court Nominations 1 Changes in Attitudes toward Judicial Institutions 4 The Theory of Positivity Bias 7 Outlining the Chapters That Follow 14 CHAPTER TWO: Knowing about Courts 17 Assessing Public Information about Law and Courts 19 Empirical Evidence of Mass Ignorance 20 Discussion and Concluding Comments 34 Appendix 2.A: Survey Design, The 2001 Survey 35 CHAPTER THREE: The Popular Legitimacy of the United States Supreme Court 36 Theories of Institutional Legitimacy 38 Measuring Institutional Legitimacy 44 Accounting for Individual-Level Variability in Institutional Loyalty 49 Discussion 61 CHAPTER FOUR: Institutional Loyalty, Positivity Bias, and the Alito Nomination 63 The Confirmation of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court 66 The Positivity Theory Hypotheses 69 Assessments of the Confirmation Process 71 The Models 72 Determinants of Confirmation Preferences 85 Discussion and Concluding Comments 93 CHAPTER FIVE: A Dynamic Test of the Positivity Bias Hypothesis 96 Applying the Theory of Positivity Bias to Confirmations 97 Measuring Change in Attitudes toward the U.S. Supreme Court 98 The Model of Change in Institutional Support 103 Findings 110 Discussion and Concluding Comments 119 CHAPTER SIX: Concluding Thoughts, Theory, and Policy 121 Caveats, Puzzles, and Questions 125 APPENDIX A: Survey Design: The 2005 Survey 129 APPENDIX B: The Representativeness of the Panel Sample 131 APPENDIX C: The Supreme Court and the U.S. Presidential Election of 2000: Wounds, Self-Inflicted or Otherwise? 133 James L. Gibson, Gregory A. Caldeira, and Lester Kenyatta Spence The Theory of Institutional Legitimacy 135 Institutional Loyalty in the Aftermath of the Election 139 Views of the Court's Opinion in Bush v. Gore 144 Discussion and Concluding Comments 156 Appendix C.1: Survey Design 158 Appendix C.2: Measurement 159 References 163 Index 175
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Princeton University Press How Wars End
Book SynopsisHelps solve some of the most enduring puzzles in military history, such as why Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, why Germany in 1918 renewed its attack in the West after securing peace with Russia in the East, and why Britain refused to seek peace terms with Germany after France fell in 1940.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2010 Best Book Award, Conflict Processes Section of the American Political Science Association Shortlisted for the 2010 Arthur Ross Book Award, Council on Foreign Relations One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2010 Honorable Mention for the 2010 International Security Studies Section (ISSS) Book Award, International Studies Association "Many social scientists have studied how wars start, but fewer have looked into how wars end... The work belongs in most college and university libraries."--ChoiceTable of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables xi Acknowledgments xiii CHAPTER ONE: Ending Wars 1 CHAPTER TWO: Bargaining, Information, and Ending Wars 8 CHAPTER THREE: Credible Commitments and War Termination 22 CHAPTER FOUR: Conducting Empirical Tests 51 CHAPTER FIVE: The Korean War 63 CHAPTER SIX: The Allies, 1940-42 92 CHAPTER SEVEN: The Logic of War 121 Finland and the USSR, 1939-44 CHAPTER EIGHT: The American Civil War 140 CHAPTER NINE: Germany, 1917-18 165 CHAPTER TEN: Japan, 1944-45 186 CHAPTER ELEVEN: Conclusions 211 Notes 231 Bibliography 267 Index 289
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Princeton University Press The Right Talk How Conservatives Transformed the
Book SynopsisAnalyzes a half century of speeches, campaign advertisements, party platforms, and intellectual writings, systematically showing how Republican politicians and conservative intellectuals increasingly gave economic justifications for policies they once defended through appeals to freedom.Trade Review"The Right Talk argues that during the last 30 years...the language and logic of the market have invaded almost every corner of society--to the right's great advantage...Smith's further point--important by itself--is that while Republicans shifted their rhetoric and arguments toward the logic of the market, Democrats made a different shift, to their own political disadvantage... The Right Talk [is] worth reading as [a provocation] to greater clarity about the still unanswered question of why Republicans keep winning."--Richard Parker, American Prospect "Given the upcoming elections and the current economic climate, this is a timely book, and one that can be understood by nonspecialists."--S.L. Harrison, Choice "The Right Talk is a brilliant, provocative, well-written, and well-argued scholarly work."--Philip C. Wander and Jay Busse, Rhetoric Review "Smith's book adds, in a lucid and effective way, to our understanding of the conservative revival."--Earl Sheridan, Political Science Quarterly "[A] provocative and persuasive account of the way the two major political parties in the United States have dealt with economic issues in the post-World War II period... [T]his is a well-written and researched work of sound judgment, which should be of value to scholars in a wide range of disciplines."--Paul D. Moreno, Labor History "The Right Talk provides a very valuable argument (and empirical evidence) that ideas and how parties present their arguments matter a great deal to voters. It is a book well-worth reading for those trying to understand contemporary American political dialogs."--Jeffrey M. Stonecash, Public Opinion Quarterly "The Right Talk will appeal to readers interested in rhetoric and framing, political sociology, modern conservatism, culture wars, and public policy. Its many strengths are evident: a timely topic, strong and sober writing, accessible presentation of survey data and relevant literatures, original content analyses, and a consistent, well-structured argument that challenges conventional thinking."--Amy E. Ansell, American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction 1 Chapter 2: The Role of Rhetoric in the Formation of Policy 21 Chapter 3: Economic Insecurity and Its Rhetorical Consequences 47 Chapter 4: The Building of Conservatives' Intellectual Capacity 73 Chapter 5: The Move to Economic Arguments by Conservative Intellectuals 95 Chapter 6: The Rhetorical Adaptations of the Republican Party 123 Chapter 7: Democrats and the Long Shadow of Deficit Politics 151 Chapter 8: The Republicans' Electoral Edge on the Economy 178 Chapter 9: The Broad Reach and Future Prospects of Economic Rhetoric 203 Notes 219 Acknowledgments 253 Index 255
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Princeton University Press Religion and the Constitution V1 Free Exercise
Book SynopsisShould members of religious sects be able to use peyote in worship? How can the law address the refusal of parents to provide medical care to their children or the refusal of doctors to perform abortions? This title presents a framework for addressing such questions that involve competing demands of fairness, liberty, and constitutional validity.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2006 "Kent Greenawalt is a masterful guide to the range of issues and varied sources concerning free exercise, and teachers and scholars of constitution law will find his book an invaluable resource on free exercise questions."--L. Joseph Hebert, Law and Politics Book Review "Kent Greenawalt's latest masterwork ... is written with elegance, power, and lucidity--and filled with the kind of wit, wisdom, and Wissenschaft that [his] readers have come to expect."--John Witte, Jr., Constitutional Commentary "[A] comprehensive resource and guide to a wide range of free exercise issues and an incisive reminder of the challenges in interdisciplinary discourse."--Annika Thiem, Law, Culture and the Humanities "Kent Greenawalt argues for taking religion more seriously as a source of meaning in people's lives and accommodating religious freedom to the maximum amount that is consistent with a commitment to fairness."--Law & Social InquiryTable of ContentsPreface ix CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1 CHAPTER 2: History and Doctrine 11 CHAPTER 3: Freedom from Compelled Profession of Belief, Adverse Targeting, and Discrimination 35 CHAPTER 4: Conscientious Objection to Military Service 49 CHAPTER 5: Religious Exemptions and Drug Use 68 CHAPTER 6: Free Exercise Objections to Educational Requirements 86 CHAPTER 7: Sincerity 109 CHAPTER 8: Saying What Counts as Religious 124 CHAPTER 9: Controlled Environments: Military and Prison Life 157 CHAPTER 10: Indirect Impingements: Unemployment Compensation 172 CHAPTER 11: Sunday Closing Laws and Sabbatarian Business Owners 184 CHAPTER 12: Government Development of Sacred Property 192 CHAPTER 13: Difficult Determinations: Burden and Government Interest 201 CHAPTER 14: Land Development and Regulation 233 CHAPTER 15: Confidential Communications with Clergy 246 CHAPTER 16: Settling Disputes over Church Property 261 CHAPTER 17: Wrongs and Rights of Religious Association: The Limits of Tort Liability for Religious Groups and Their Leaders 290 CHAPTER 18: Employment Relations: Ordinary Discrimination and Accommodation 326 CHAPTER 19: Employment Relations: Harassment 359 CHAPTER 20: Rights of Religious Associations: Selectivity 377 CHAPTER 21: Medical Procedures 396 CHAPTER 22: Child Custody 421 CHAPTER 23: Conclusion (and Introduction) 439 Index 445
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Princeton University Press Multiculturalism without Culture
Book SynopsisMulticulturalism has been blamed for encouraging oppression of women. Many critics opportunistically deploy gender equality to justify the retreat from multiculturalism, hijacking the equality agenda to perpetuate cultural stereotypes. The author offers a way of addressing dilemmas of justice and equality in multiethnic, multicultural societies.Trade Review"In this illuminating and intelligently written book, Anne Phillips stresses the need to revise holistic and determinist notions of 'culture' that have played a role in perpetuating racial and gender stereotypes within multiethnic and multicultural societies...Drawing from an impressive breadth of literature, ranging from feminism, law, anthropology to philosophy and political theory, Phillips provides numerous case studies to highlight how women in particular, are disadvantaged by multicultural policies and cultural labeling...This is a superb and deeply relevant contribution to current debates and various fields of study."--Payal Patel, Feminist Review "This important text raises two main issues. First, it asks advocates of multiculturalism to reject the reified concept of culture on which their arguments often rely, and to embrace instead 'multiculturalism without culture'...Second, the book demands recognition that everyone is a member of culture...it is frequently mistakenly assumed that only members of minority cultures are molded by their cultures."--P.T. Lenard, Choice "Phillips' book is ... a worthwhile read for scholars, students and policy makers alike: thanks to its lucid style, the thorough review of existing theories and approaches and especially due to the numerous examples, it provides an accessible and thought-provoking lecture."--Claudia Franziska Bruhwiler, Political Studies Review "Phillips' work is invaluable to anyone wishing to engage with issues posed by cultural diversity yet frustrated with existing theoretical and discursive frameworks for doing so. Her careful analysis and use of varied examples provides much scope for thought and development and leaves one with the hope that there is a future for multiculturalism."--Sonya Fernandez, Feminist Legal Studies "Multiculturalism without Culture is a provocative book: Phillips intends that neither multiculturalists nor cosmopolitans should have an easy ride. Both sets of theorists, however, will find things to agree with as well as to contest, making the book an intriguing challenge to prevailing normative approaches todiversity. As a further strength, Multiculturalism without Culture describes and discusses a wealth of difficult multicultural issues, often in the form of specific legal... It therefore provides a good source for anyone wanting to know more about the current state of multicultural politics and law."--Clare Chambers, British Journal of Sociology "[T]he volume is well worth the effort of thoughtfully considering the discussions offered. Individuals wanting to explore multicultural issues beyond cultural sensitivity will relish the in-depth analyses provided. Psychologists wanting to explore perspectives from other fields (law, sociology, anthropology) on the topic will appreciate finding the scholarly discussion in one place."--Mary Dugan, PsycCRITIQUES "This is a very good book written in Anne Phillips's inimitable conceptually precise, theoretically acute, fair-minded, and plain English style. Phillips operates as a political theorist who seeks to clarify the quagmire of issues that beset contemporary multiculturalism."--Anna Yeatman, H-Net Reviews "This is an impressive and timely book... Phillips' treatment of this complex and important topic exemplifies the very best of feminist critical thinking."--Suzanne Dovi, Cambridge JournalsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER ONE: Multiculturalism without Culture 11 CHAPTER TWO: Between Culture and Cosmos 42 CHAPTER THREE: What's Wrong with Cultural Defence? 73 CHAPTER FOUR: Autonomy, Coercion, and Constraint 100 CHAPTER FIVE: Exit and Voice 133 CHAPTER SIX: Multiculturalism without Groups? 158 Bibliography 181 Index 191
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Princeton University Press The Rights of Spring
Book SynopsisHuman rights workers have achieved positions of formidable power. They have done much good. But the moral ambiguity of their work and questions about whether they can sometimes cause real harm endure. This book tackles those questions. It presents a tale of the bright sides and the dark sides of the humanitarian world built by good intentions.Trade Review"[Kennedy] writes with great wisdom and experience about the idealism and the decline of the human rights movement, and the many obstacles it faces, most important, on the ground. He writes openly and eloquently about the unresolvable barriers between the victims and the people who act to help them."--Susan Salter-Reynolds, Los Angeles Times "Kennedy tackles questions about the role and usefulness of human-rights workers with a combination of narrative drive and honesty. This is a tale of the bright sides and the dark sides of the humanitarian world built by good intentions."--Times Higher EducationTable of ContentsAuthor's Note ix Chapter 1: Introductions 1 Chapter 2: Thinking Ahead 10 Chapter 3: Crossing Over 16 Chapter 4: Professional Roles 25 Chapter 5: Direct Examination: Telling Ana's Story 39 Chapter 6: Cross-Examination: The Doctor's Tale 48 Chapter 7: The Men of Libertad 58 Chapter 8: Transition: Preparing to Act 68 Chapter 9: A Moment of Advocacy 80 Chapter 10: The Aftermath 85 Epilogue 104
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Princeton University Press Securing the Peace The Durable Settlement of
Book SynopsisExplores civil war terminations, including negotiated settlements, military victories by governments and rebels, and stalemates and ceasefires. Examining the outcomes of all civil war terminations since 1940, this title develops a general theory of postwar stability, showing how third-party guarantees may not be the best option.Trade Review"Overall, the author develops a compelling argument and presents clear causal mechanisms that help explain what differentiates those civil wars that reoccur from those that do not... Securing the Peace provides a thorough and engrossing look at the causes of post-conflict stability and has original and important implications for both empirical research and policymaking."--Richard Frank, Political Science Quarterly "In her provocative study, Toft examines the outcomes of all civil war terminations since 1940 with the goal of developing a general theory of post-civil-war stability."--Choice "Securing the Peace offers an analysis that is as bold as it is persuasive. Toft teaches us that negotiated settlement should not be treated as the default option for resolving civil wars. Scholars and policymakers will find this to be a lucid, compelling, and important lesson. Peacemakers, who may inadvertently prolong the very wars they seek to resolve, will ignore this warning at their peril."--Ron E. Hassner, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Tables and Illustrations ix Preface xi Chapter 1. Introduction: Civil War Termination in Historical and Theoretical Context 1 Chapter 2. Civil War Termination in Perspective 19 Chapter 3. Securing the Peace: Mutual Benefi t, Mutual Harm 39 Chapter 4. Statistical Analysis of War Recurrence and Longer- Term Outcomes 53 Chapter 5. El Salvador: A Successful Negotiated Settlement 70 Chapter 6. Uganda: Rebel Victory Begets Stability 96 Chapter 7. The Republic of Sudan: A Collapsed Negotiated Settlement 116 Chapter 8. The Republic of Sudan: Prospects for Peace 130 Chapter 9. Conclusion 150 Appendix 163 Notes 175 Bibliography 207 Index 223
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Princeton University Press Our Army Soldiers Politics and American
Book SynopsisConventional wisdom holds that the American military is overwhelmingly conservative and Republican, and extremely political. This title reveals that the rank-and-file army is not nearly as homogeneous as we think - or as politically active - and that political attitudes across the ranks are undergoing a substantial shift.Trade Review"There is a general perception that US military institutions are heavily dominated by the Republican Party and, consequently, an unacceptable number of army officers have combined their political and professional identities, which has created a sense of discomfort among the American public. Dempsey presents a comprehensive, well-researched assessment of the political and social attitudes of members of the US Army on social and political issues. This in-depth analysis explains the similarities and differences in opinions and attitudes on social and political issues among the military and the civilian population."--Choice "Jason K. Dempsey's Our Army adds to the work of military sociology in important ways and is useful fodder for thought for soldiers and civilians... Dempsey has written a powerful book that deserves a place on the same shelf as the works of Janowitz and Huntington."--COL Gregory Fontenot, Army Magazine "Through its careful assessment of results from a unique, original survey instrument, Our Army offers an important corrective to the conventional view of an increasingly conservative, politically active army that threatens to upend established norms of civil-military relations. It offers a wealth of new data for scholars to explore, and it suggests avenues for future research that will further bolster our understanding of the army and its intricate relations with the political branches of government."--Douglas L. Kriner, Public Opinion QuarterlyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations xi List of Tables xiii Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii Chapter 1. Introduction 1 Citizenship and Service: A 2004 Survey of Army Personnel 5 The 2004 West Point Preelection Survey 7 Chapter 2. Soldiers and Politics 10 Historical Overview 10 From the Revolution to Civil War 10 Post-Civil War 13 Post-World War II 15 Post-Vietnam 20 After the Cold War 23 Implications for Civil-Military Relations 27 Chapter 3. An Overview of Army Demographics 34 The Army's Rank Structure 34 Gender, Race, and Ethnicity 35 Education and Income 38 Family and Region 40 The Virtual Army and Virtual Officer Corps 42 Chapter 4. Social and Political Attitudes 45 Reasons for Joining 45 Views of the Army 47 Use of Military Force 48 Defense and Foreign Policy Spending 52 The Economy and Domestic Spending 54 Social Issues 60 Attitudes toward Issues of Gender and Race 63 Trust and Efficacy in Government 65 Conclusion 68 Chapter 5. Conservatism 70 Self-Identification 70 Opting In and Opting Out? 82 Social and Economic Dimensions of Conservatism 85 Conclusion 92 Chapter 6. Party Affiliation in the Army 95 Deriving Party Affiliation 95 Generic Party Identification 98 Identification with the Republican and Democratic Parties 101 Determinants of Republican Identification 105 The Meaning of Party Affiliation in the Army 109 Soldier and Officer Differences 111 Military and Civilian Differences 111 Republican-Democratic Differences 115 Party Affiliation and Foreign Policy 119 Conclusion 124 Chapter 7. Political Participation 127 Voting 129 Displaying Support 131 Donating Money 131 Determinants of Political Activity 132 Mobility and Ease of Voting 137 Efficacy and Political Participation 139 Partisanship and Political Participation 140 Army Culture 144 Self-Selection Effect 146 Conclusion 149 Chapter 8. The Army's Next Generation 152 Existing Research on Cadets and Socialization 153 Self-Selection 154 The Limits of Socialization 155 Shaping Political Attitudes? 157 The 2004 Cadet Preelection Survey 160 Cadet Demographics 161 The Composition and Role of West Point Instructors 164 Ideology and Party Affiliation 165 Indoctrination or Self-Selection? 166 Demographics 167 Institutional Pressure? 169 Perceptions and Expectations 172 Conclusion 174 Chapter 9. Army Attitudes in 2004 and Beyond 177 Conventional Wisdom and the Reality of Army Attitudes 178 A Generational Shift 184 Chapter 10. The Way Forward 187 The Future of American Civil-Military Relations 187 Leveraging the Institution for Political Gain 191 Fulfilling Professional Obligations 191 Translating Service into Privilege 192 Lessons from the Army's Birthday 194 Update: The 2008 Election 197 Afterword 201 Thoughts on Sparta ... 201 ... and Babylon 203 Appendix A: Citizenship and Service: A 2004 Survey of Army Personnel 207 Survey Method 207 Survey Response 210 Survey Weighting 214 Survey Instrument: C&S Survey 215 Appendix B: The 2004 Cadet Preelection Survey 223 Survey Instrument: The 2004 Cadet Preelection Survey 224 Appendix C: Comparison Surveys 240 Appendix D: The Virtual Army and Virtual Officer Corps 243 Appendix E: Rules Governing Political Participation of Members of the Army 245 Appendix F: Adjutant General's Absentee Voting Message 247 Bibiliography 249 Index 259
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Princeton University Press The Clash of Ideas in World Politics
Book SynopsisReveals how the Muslim world is in the throes of an ideological struggle that extends far beyond the Middle East, and how struggles like it have been a recurring feature of international relations since the dawn of the modern European state.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2011 Lepgold Prize, Mortara Center for International Studies, Georgetown University "The historical narratives Owen employs to test this theory are nuanced, illuminating, and a joy to read."--Peter Liberman, Foreign Affairs "Owen provides the most compelling explanatory framework to date for examining forcible regime promotions, supported by a convincing historical narrative that sets the bar high for future works on the subject. More importantly, Owen's book is a welcome contribution providing a timely toolbox for both academics and policy analysts to examine the ongoing events in the Middle East and beyond."--Luca Tardelli, International Affairs "Owen ... makes use of formidable analytical skills to reveal patterns in 209 instances internationally and demonstrate the use of regime promotion as a strategic weapon... Recommended."--Ellen J. Jenkins, Canadian Journal of History "[T]he depth of learning that informs the historical aim of Owen's text is proof of the validity of historical work, regardless of the fact that it does not and cannot enable us to make precise predictions."--Jeff Noonan, European LegacyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Chapter One: Forcible Regime Promotion, Then and Now 1 Chapter Two: The Agents: Transnational Networks and Governments 31 Chapter Three: The Structures: Transnational Ideological Contests 53 Chapter Four: Church and State, 1510-1700 79 Chapter Five: Crown, Nobility, and People, 1770-1870 122 Chapter Six: Individual, Class, and State, 1910-1990 161 Chapter Seven: Mosque and State, 1923- 202 Chapter Eight: The Future of Forcible Regime Promotion 240 Appendix 272 Notes 277 Index 319
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Princeton University Press Still a House Divided
Book SynopsisOffering a fresh perspective on the networks of governing institutions, political groups, and political actors that influence the structure of American racial politics, this title identifies three distinct periods of opposing racial policy coalitions in American history.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2012 "[King and Smith] accurately survey the history and the evolution of American thinking on race."--Richard D. Kahlenberg, New Republic "Still a House Divided is quite an achievement... This is an outstanding work."--Choice "Essential reading for scholars of race, politics and policy. It provides a rich and textured analysis that is accessible and theoretically driven... The individual sections are master classes in each policy era and will help guide individual scholars with interests in those eras. With that, the book is an instant classic by two scholars who routinely produce work of this quality."--Mark Sawyer, Ethnic and Racial Studies "Hopefully, there will be an intellectually synergistic effect from the publication of Still a House Divided. As American politics scholars in these camps move forward, they might be able to see some working in the middle and refine their scholarship."--Katherine Tate, Political Science Quarterly "Presenting a powerful account of American political alliances and their contending racial agendas, Still a House Divided sheds light on a policy path vital to the country's future."--World Book IndustryTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables vii Acknowledgments ix PART ONE: Obama's Inheritance CHAPTER 1 That They May All Be One America as a House Divided 3 PART TWO: The Making and Unmaking of Racial Hierarchies CHAPTER 2 "That is the last speech he will ever make" The Antebellum Racial Alliances 35 CHAPTER 3 "We of the North were thoroughly wrong" How Racial Alliances Mobilized Ideas and Law 62 PART THREE: The Trajectory of Racial Alliances CHAPTER 4 "This backdrop of entrenched inequality" Affirmative Action in Work 93 CHAPTER 5 To "affi rmatively further fair housing" Enduring Racial Inequalities in American Homes and Mortgages 137 CHAPTER 6 "To Elect One of Their Own" Racial Alliances and Majority-Minority Districts 168 CHAPTER 7 "Our goal is to have one classification-American" Vouchers for Schools and the Multiracial Census 192 CHAPTER 8 "We can take the people out of the slums, but we cannot take the slums out of the people" How Today's Racial Alliances Shape Laws on Crime and Immigration 215 PART FOUR: America's Inheritance CHAPTER 9 Prospects of the House Divided 253 Notes 293 Index 349
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Princeton University Press Keys to the City How Economics Institutions
Book SynopsisWhy do some cities grow economically while others decline? Why do some show sustained economic performance while others cycle up and down? In Keys to the City, Michael Storper, one of the world's leading economic geographers, looks at why we should consider economic development issues within a regional context--at the level of the city-region--andTrade Review"[T]his work makes rich use of the literature and offers a strong point of view that distinguishes among opposing theories and seemingly irreconcilable research. This is an intelligent, important book."--Choice "[A]ll readers will find the book fascinating in its breadth and its ambition to popularize important questions about urban development."--Yannis M. Ioannides, Journal of Economic Literature "The first thing to say is that this is a superb book. Breathtaking in scope, specific in detail, provocative in argument, wide ranging in evidence gathering, and built on a carefully crafted logic."--Philip McCann, Journal of Regional Science "Keys to the City is an output that does justice to the amassed wisdom of a lively and well respected economic geographer who moves past disciplinary parochialism. The book does not shy away from complexity and covers a wide terrain, while expression is clear and considered throughout."--David Waite, Urban Studies "Though he writes as an economic geographer, his answers cover a wide variety of academic disciplines, ranging across geography, economics, political science, and sociology. It is a demanding book. But it is also a book that anyone who is seriously interested in cities and regions must read."--Anthony M. Orum, American Journal of Sociology "A worthwhile contribution to a number of different debates related to urban development, and is a one that scholars of urban politics should find very useful."--Neil Kraus, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix 1.Introduction. Cities and Regions in the Twenty-First Century: Why Do They Develop and Change? 1 PART I THE ECONOMIC CONTEXT OF CITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2.Workshops of the World Economy: People, Jobs, and Places 14 3.The Motor of Urban Economies: Specialization 32 4.Disruptive Innovation: Geography and Economics 52 5.Cities and Individuals: How We Shape Cities, But Not the Way We Want To 67 PART II THE INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT OF CITIES AND REGIONS 6.Winner and Loser Regions: The "Where" of Development 92 7.Communities and the Economy 104 8.Robust Action: Society, Community, and Development 115 PART III SOCIAL INTERACTION AND URBAN ECONOMIES 9.Technology, Globalization, and Local Interaction 140 10.Local Context: The Genius of Cities 156 11.Face-to-Face Contact 167 PART IV THE POLITICAL CONTEXT OF CITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 12.Exit or Voice? Politics, Societies, and City-Systems 184 13.Justice, Efficiency, and Cities: Should Regions Help One Another? 204 Conclusion. Dear Policymaker: Some Keys for You 224 Notes 229 References 239 Index 267
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Princeton University Press The Propriety of Liberty
Book SynopsisBy rethinking the intellectual and historical foundations of modern accounts of freedom, the author shows how this major vision of liberty developed between the seventeenth and the nineteenth centuries.Trade Review"In the face of these obstacles, Kelly not only constructs a synthetic counter-narrative, he does so while embedding each writer in an almost unmanageably large body of current secondary scholarship and within the entire history of political thought. The result is an admirable demonstration of the power of intellectual history in the service of political theory... Finally, this fine work makes the larger argument that political theory must incorporate all three of its 'languages'--philosophy, history and theology--into the moral psychology of freedom."--Eldon J. Eisenach, History of Political Thought Journal "The Propriety of Liberty is a signal achievement in clarifying the contours of modern political and moral thinking about individual freedom and responsible agency in society."--Hussein Banai, Political Studies Review "This is a challenging but also deeply rewarding book. Kelly's command of the literature, the intelligence of his argument, and the level of detail that he offers are truly impressive. The book overflows with interesting insights."--Helena Rosenblatt, Journal of Modern HistoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgements ix Abbreviations xiii Introduction: The Propriety of Liberty 1 The Self at Liberty 6 Liberty and Political Theory 9 Structure 12 Chapter One: "That glorious fabrick of liberty": John Locke, the Propriety of Liberty and the Quality of Responsible Agency 20 Propriety, Prudence and Interpretation 21 John Locke and Pierre Nicole: Language, Prudence and the Propriety of the Passions 24 Liberty and the Will 41 Persons, Passions and Judgement 46 Liberty and Personal Identity 53 Chapter Two: Passionate Liberty and Commercial Selfhood: Montesquieu's Political Theory of Moderation 59 Justice 61 Lessons in Classics: Politics, Friendship and Despotism 68 The Passions of the Soul and the Actions of the Machine 82 Moderation and Soulcraft: The Action of Passionate Selfhood 88 Legislative Passions and Civil Religion 94 Commercial Society and Political Liberty 105 Chapter Three:"The True Propriety of Language": Persuasive Mediocrity, Imaginative Delusion and Adam Smith's Political Theory 117 Persuasive Agency 119 Sympathy and Propriety 128 A Passion for Justice: Smith's Political Theory 141 The Origins of Government and the Paradoxes of Political Liberty 159 Conclusions 167 Chapter Four: Taking Things as They Are: John Stuart Mill on the Judgement of Character and the Cultivation of Civilization 173 Liberty by Example 175 Greek Legacies 186 Civilization, Civility, Cooperation 194 Excursus: Republicanism, Radicalism and Representation 204 The Politics of Civilization 210 Propriety in Time 218 Chapter Five: Idealism and the Historical Judgement of Freedom: T. H. Green and the Legacy of the English Revolution 223 Character and Action 226 Reformation and Revolution 234 Enthusiasm and Reform 241 Real Freedom 244 Political Theology 249 The Revolutionary Inheritance 255 Chapter Six: Coda: Liberty as Propriety 259 Problems of Self-Ownership 261 Responsible Agency 269 State Propriety 273 Bibliography 277 Index 341
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Princeton University Press Weak Courts Strong Rights
Book SynopsisShows how creating weaker forms of judicial review may actually allow for stronger social welfare rights under American constitutional law. This book describes how weak-form review works in Great Britain and Canada and discusses the extent to which legislatures can be expected to enforce constitutional norms on their own.Trade Review"In this study of various theoretical issues of concern to students of comparative constitutional law, Tushnet has done a remarkable job of analyszing and comparing existing forms of judicial review...Tushnet's impeccable research leads us through varied constitutional systems including, for example, Argentina, Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland. This is constitutional scholarship at its best."--R.J. Steamer, Choice "Tushnet explores two prominent questions that constitutional drafters must ask: What powers of judicial review should courts have? and What rights should be enumerated? ... Tushnet's ambitious agenda in Weak Courts, Strong Rights is equally important for political scientists and comparative legal scholars."--Theresa J. Squatrito, Comparative Political Studies "Mark Tushnet has written an important book, featuring mastery of pertinent comparative constitutional law literature and an incredible ideas-per-ink ratio... Any serious scholar of comparative constitutional law cannot afford to skip this book."--Ran Hirschl, Ottawa Law ReviewTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xv Part I: Strong-Form and Weak-Form Judicial Review Chapter 1: Why Comparative Constitutional Law? 3 Chapter 2: Alternative Forms of Judicial Review 18 Chapter 3: The Possible Instability of Weak-Form Review and Its Implications 43 Part II: Legislative Responsibility for Enforcing the Constitution Chapter 4: Why and How to Evaluate Constitutional Performance 79 Chapter 5: Constitutional Decision Making Outside the Courts 111 Part III: Judicial Enforcement of Social and Economic Rights Chapter 6: The State Action Doctrine and Social and Economic Rights 161 Chapter 7: Structures of Judicial Review, Horizontal Effect, and Social Welfare Rights 196 Chapter 8: Enforcing Social and Economic Rights 227 Table of Cases 265 Index 269
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Princeton University Press Local Elections and the Politics of SmallScale
Book SynopsisOffers comprehensive analysis of electoral politics in America's municipalities. Arguing that explanations of voting behavior are ill suited for local contests, the author puts forward a theory that the differences between local, state, and national democracies.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2013 Best Book Award, Urban Politics Organized Section of the American Political Science Association "This study takes a modest step toward filling a vast hole in the systematic investigation of local elections in the U.S."--ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Size, Scope, and Bias: What Differentiates Local Electoral Politics? 12 Chapter 2 Who Votes in Local Elections? 53 Chapter 3 Who Runs for Local Office? 87 Chapter 4 Systematic versus Idiosyncratic Factors in Local Elections 116 Chapter 5 What Influences Local Voters' Electoral Choices? 149 Chapter 6 Rethinking Local Democracy 183 References 209 Index 215
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Princeton University Press The Litigation State Public Regulation and
Book SynopsisShows how government legislation created the nation's reliance upon private litigation, and investigates why Congress would choose to mobilize, through statutory design, private lawsuits to implement federal statutes.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2011 C. Herman Pritchett Award, Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association Winner of the 2011 Gladys M. Kammerer Award, American Political Science AssociationTable of ContentsIllustrations and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Part I: Private Enforcement Regimes in General Chapter 1: An Introduction to Private Enforcement Regimes 3 Chapter 2: Institutional Foundations of Private Enforcement Regimes 19 Chapter 3: An Empirical Model of Enactment of Private Enforcement Regimes 60 Part II: Private Enforcement Regimes and Civil Rights Introduction to Part II 85 Chapter 4: Foundations: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 94 Chapter 5: Reverberations: 1965-1976 129 Chapter 6: Escalation: The Civil Rights Act of 1991 172 Chapter 7: Conclusions and Implications 214 Notes 235 Index 293
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Princeton University Press The Judge as Political Theorist Contemporary
Book SynopsisExamines opinions by constitutional courts in liberal democracies to better understand the logic and nature of constitutional review. This book argues that the constitutional judge's role is nothing like that of the legislator or chief executive, or even the ordinary judge.Trade Review"Robertson offers the field of comparative judicial politics a thoughtful, carefully researched book that confronts conventional wisdom on constitutional courts and jurists... An exceptional book."--Choice "The book is fascinating for some of its arguments in relation to the position of judges in liberal democracies and will be of interest to scholars of both law and politics."--Kawu Bala, Political Studies Review "The Judge as Political Theorist contains an interesting and well-presented argument that re-imagines the job of judges who render decisions on constitutional matters... [G]enerally his conclusions make intuitive sense and are supported by tangible evidence. Furthermore, at a systematic level, Robertson's portrayal of various constitutional courts choosing alternative approaches to solve a shared set of general political problems fits nicely with theories trying to explain the unique position of the court as a non-political actor that must make inherently political decisions that define the role of government in society."--Matt Hartz, Journal of International Law and PoliticsTable of ContentsPreface ix Chapter One: The Nature and Function of Judicial Review 1 Chapter Two: Germany: Dignity and Democracy 40 Chapter Three: Eastern Europe: (Re)Establishing the Rule of Law 83 Chapter Four: France: Purely Abstract Review 143 Chapter Five: Canada: Imposing Rights on the Common Law 187 Chapter Six: South Africa: Defining a New Society 226 Chapter Seven: Tests of Unconstitutionality and Discrimination 281 Chapter Eight: Conclusions: Constitutional Jurists as Political Theorists 347 Cases Cited 385 Bibliography 393 Index 407
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Princeton University Press Powerplay
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Powerplay is an illuminating and important book that should help to guide policy makers as they try to cope with the greatest challenge to the American alliance system in Asia since it was created some seven decades ago: the rise of a power, China, that wants to shake it up."--Richard Bernstein, Wall Street Journal "Cha has embedded a lively narrative of post-World War II diplomatic history inside a thought-provoking analytic framework."--Andrew Nathan, Foreign Affairs "Masterful... Deft and seamless mixture of theory, historical analysis, and policy prescription."--Ben Rimland, Washington Free Beacon "Cha's Powerplay demonstrates an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge, solid research, and accessible analysis. It is an excellent backgrounder for context on the history and evolution of U.S. alliances in Asia... Powerplay successfully answers its central question: Why aren't America's Asian alliances built the same as in Europe?"--Daniel Runde, Foreign PolicyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables ix Preface xi A Note to the Reader xv 1 The Puzzle 1 2 The Argument: Powerplay 19 3 Origins of the American Alliance System in Asia 40 4 Taiwan: "Chaining Chiang" 65 5 Korea: "Rhee-Straint" 94 6 Japan: "Win Japan" 122 7 Counterarguments 161 8 Conclusion: US Alliances and the Complex Patchwork of Asia's Architecture 185 Notes 221 Bibliography 293 Index 323
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Princeton University Press Liberating Judgment
Book SynopsisExamining the social and political upheavals that characterized the collapse of public judgment in early modern Europe, this book offers a different account of the achievement of liberal democracy and self-government.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2011: Top 25 Books "Casson has written a superb treatment of John Locke... Casson's writing is clear and accessible, and thus appropriate for any level of student already familiar with Locke's work. The book is an excellent contribution to Locke scholarship."--Choice "This is an attractive book, well printed, well bound, and well designed. Its arguments are always interesting, indeed fascinating, its scholarship is often admirable... Professor Casson [has written an] intelligent, ingenious, stimulating, searching and provocative ... piece of work."--Locke StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: The Great Recoinage 1 Chapter I: Unsettling Judgment: Knowledge, Belief, and the Crisis of Authority 23 Certain Knowledge and Probable Belief 25 Unsettling Knowledge 34 Unsettling Belief 41 Chapter II: Abandoning Judgment: Montaignian Skeptics and Cartesian Fanatics 53 Montaigne and the Politics of Skepticism 54 Descartes and the Rationalist Dream 63 Young Locke as Skeptic and Absolutist 75 Chapter III: Reworking Reasonableness: The Authoritative Testimony of Nature 92 The Transformation of a Skeptic 97 Precursors to Lockean Reasonableness 103 From Lecture Halls to Laboratories 114 Chapter IV: Forming Judgment: The Transformation of Knowledge and Belief 126 Locke's Political Pedagogy 129 Fanatics and Philosophizers 136 Defining and Redefining Knowledge and Belief 143 Chapter V: Liberating Judgment: Freedom, Happiness, and the Reasonable Self 159 Unrestrained and Restrained Freedoms 160 The Pursuit of True and Solid Happiness 168 The Formation of the Reasonable Self 178 Chapter VI: Enacting Judgment: Dismantling the Divine Certainty of Sir Robert Filmer 185 Preaching Patriarcha from the Pulpit 188 Probable Judgment and the Authority of Scripture 192 The Slavishness of Systems 205 Chapter VII: Authorizing Judgment: Consensual Government and the Politics of Probability 219 The State of Nature as a Realm of Virtue and Convenience 223 From Moral Clarity to Epistemological Confusion 233 Entrusting Judgment to a Shared Authority 238 Prerogative, Public Good, and the Judgment of the People 244 Conclusion: The Great Recoinage Revisited 253 References 263 Index 279
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Princeton University Press Engineers of Jihad
Book SynopsisThe violent actions of a few extremists can alter the course of history, yet there persists a yawning gap between the potential impact of these individuals and what we understand about them. In Engineers of Jihad, Diego Gambetta and Steffen Hertog uncover two unexpected facts, which they imaginatively leverage to narrow that gap: they find that a dTrade ReviewOne of Foreign Affairs' Best Books on the Middle East (Terrorism & Counterterrorism) 2016 "This is an important study... The wealth of statistical data they bring to bear provides what was once a hypothesis with solid empirical grounding."--Malise Ruthven, Financial Times "[A]n interesting and important book... Definitely recommended."--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution "That's really good work, and they deserve credit for that observation... It is thrilling and intriguing as a theoretical issue."--Jeffrey I. Victoroff, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Chronicle of Higher Education "Wonderful."--Jacob N. Shapiro, Princeton University, Chronicle of Higher Education "[They] really help us refine our understanding of what the risk factors are."--Jessica Stern, Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies, Chronicle of Higher Education "Data-driven and carefully constructed."--John Waterbury, Foreign Affairs "Intriguing... There's a clear need to try and understand the motivation for this breed of terrorism that Gambetta and Hertog address in a thorough way that avoids alarmism."--Dominic Lenton, Engineering & Technology "Opening up markedly new perspectives on the motivations of political violence, Engineers of Jihad yields unexpected answers about the nature and emergence of extremism."--Islam and Muslim Societies "This relatively small book breaks significant new ground and should generate many more significant studies in this area. It should prove to be an important waystation on the path to better understanding not only of violent Islamism but of other political and politico-religious phenomena. It deserves a wide readership among those seriously interested in these subjects."--William Shepard, Journal of Global AnalysisTable of ContentsPreface vii 1. The Education of Islamist Extremists 1 At the Origins 3 A Systematic Test 6 The Saudi Exception 19 Selection Effects 21 Conclusions 32 2. Relative Deprivation in the Islamic World 34 Frustrated Ambitions and Relative Deprivation 34 Beyond Egypt 38 Are Engineers Especially Deprived? 42 The Saudi Exception Again 52 Conclusions, and Facts That Do Not Fit 54 3. Relative Deprivation Probed 60 Western-Based Jihadis 60 Violent vs. Nonviolent Opposition 72 Religious vs. Secular Militants 76 Die-hard Militants vs. Defectors 80 Conclusions 83 4. The Ideology of Islamist Extremism Compared 85 Historical Links 86 Shared Values 88 Shared Tastes and Beliefs 90 Radical Ideologies Compared 94 Conclusions 98 5. The Education of Other Extremists 100 Left-wing Extremists 101 Right-wing Extremists 106 Are the Dividing Lines Robust? 113 Extremists Compared: Islamists, Leftists, and Rightists 120 Conclusions and Summary So Far 125 6. Mind-sets for Extremists 128 Traits for Types of Extremists 129 The Three Traits among Graduates 134 Enter Women 141 One More Trait: "Simplism" 146 Traits and Disciplines 150 Conclusions 154 7. Conclusions 159 Bibliography 167 Index 185
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Princeton University Press Democratic Governance
Book SynopsisExamines the changing nature of the modern state and reveals the dangers these changes pose to democracy. This title shows how fresh ideas about governance have gradually displaced old-style notions of government in Britain and around the world.Trade Review"To my knowledge, Bevir is the first to systematically examine the ideas and practices of governance in a longer historical perspective. On this point the book is a much-needed correction to the popular delusion--propagated and sustained through the language of governance itself--that what is currently being broached under this label is all new."--Henrik Enroth, Governance "[I]n this densely argued book, Bevir connects theory and practice in a sophisticated and compelling way."--Heather Blakey, Parliamentary Affairs "Bevir ... has made an important contribution to the redemption of modern social science--making a stand against the new institutionalism because of the belief that, in the end, it is people and not institutions that ultimately make and remake our world."--Susan Hodgett, Environment and Planning "[T]his is a compelling, lucid and accessible account of the emergence of the new governance. It serves not only as a useful reference for students, but also as a stimulus for wider debate."--Rob Manwaring, Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsList of Tables ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Abbreviations xv Chapter One: Interpreting Governance 1 Part I: The New Governance 15 Chapter Two: The Modern State 17 Chapter Three: New Theories 39 Chapter Four: New Worlds 65 Part II: Constitutionalism 93 Chapter Five: Democratic Governance 95 Chapter Six: Constitutional Reform 122 Chapter Seven: Judicial Reform 147 Part III: Public Administration 175 Chapter Eight: Public Policy 177 Chapter Nine: Joined-up Governance 199 Chapter Ten: Police Reform 227 Conclusion: After Modernism 251 Bibliography 275 Index 293
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Princeton University Press Working Together
Book SynopsisAdvances in the social sciences have emerged through a variety of research methods: field-based research, laboratory and field experiments, and agent-based models. This title examines how different methods have promoted various theoretical developments related to collective action and the commons.Trade Review"The cutting edge knowledge on collective action introduced in this book is particularly challenging... [T]his book is something that social simulation practitioners should definitely read."--Olivier Barreteau, Journal of Artificial Societies Social SimulationTable of ContentsList of Illustrations xiii List of Tables xv Acknowledgments xvii Prologue xxi Part One: Introduction Chapter One: Overcoming Methodological Challenges 3 Social Science Debates over the Superiority of Particular Methods 7 Multiple Methods: Promises and Challenges 11 Practical Challenges and Methodological Trade-Offs 14 Technological Development and the Costs of Border Crossing 15 Availability and Accessibility of Data 17 Career Incentives as Methodological Constraints 18 Training 19 Career Incentives and Specialization 20 Our Substantive Focus 21 Interactions between Theory and Methods 23 Multiple Methods and Collaborative Research 23 Practical Constraints on Methodological Choices 23 Career Incentives and Methodological Practice 24 Outline of the Book 24 Part Two: Field Methods Chapter Two: Small-N Case Studies: Putting the Commons under a Magnifying Glass 31 The Conventional Theory of the Commons 31 The Case Study Method 33 Cases, Case Studies, and Case Study Research 33 Analytical Strengths and Weaknesses 34 Practical Considerations 37 Synthesizing Challenges and Coordinating New Research Efforts 39 Contributions to the Study of the Commons 45 Property Rights and Tenure Security 45 Group Characteristics 52 Resource Characteristics 57 Case Studies as a Foundation 60 Chapter Three: Broadly Comparative Field-Based Research 64 Methodological Practices over Fifteen Years of Research 65 Defining the Units of Analysis 66 Trading Geographic Scope for Numbers? 68 Theoretical Aspirations and Methodological Practices 74 Practical Challenges to Broadly Comparative Field-Based Research 74 Costs of Data Collection 75 Research Design and Sampling 76 The Implications of Data Scarcity and Costliness 78 Meta-Analysis: An Introduction 78 Weighing the Benefits and Costs of Meta-Analysis 81 Coding Strategies and Missing Data 81 Potential Sources of Sample Bias 83 The Choice of Methodological Strategy: Weighing Costs against Control 86 Chapter Four: Meta-Analysis: Getting the Big Picture through Synthesis 89 Meta-Analysis: A Recapitulation 89 The Common-Pool Resource (CPR) Research Program 90 Defining Variables 92 Compensating for Gaps in Case Materials 93 Contributions 94 Overall Assessment 101 NIIS: A Hybrid Approach 102 Adaptation of the CPR Protocols 103 Measurement and Sampling 104 Contributions 105 Overall Assessment 107 Other Synthetic Studies 107 Additional Examples of Meta-Analysis 108 An Example of Narrative Synthesis 111 Progress and Continuing Challenges 113 Chapter Five: Collaborative Field Studies 115 Collaboration in Field-Based Research, 1990-2004 116 Two Research Partnerships 118 Community-Based Management of Common-Pool Resources in Tanzania 118 Traditional Management of Artisanal Fisheries in Nigeria 120 Thoughts about Research Partnerships 124 CGIAR: A Global Research Alliance 124 IFRI: An International Research Network 126 Strategies for Data Collection 127 Strategies for Coordination 128 Contributions and Challenges 129 Comparing the Strategies and Drawing Implications 132 Part Three: Models and Experiments in the Laboratory and the Field Chapter Six: Experiments in the Laboratory and the Field 141 The Experimental Method 142 Laboratory Experiments of Relevance to the Study of the Commons 144 Public Goods Experiments 146 Common-Pool Resource Experiments 150 Insights from Public Goods and Common-Pool Resource Experiments in the Laboratory 153 Face-to-Face Communication in the Laboratory 153 Heterogeneity 156 Sanctioning Experiments 158 Field Experiments 159 Toward a New Generation of Experiments of Commons Dilemmas 163 New Developments in Laboratory Experiments 164 Toward a New Generation of Field Experiments 168 Conclusion 169 Chapter Seven: Agent-Based Models of Collective Action 171 A Brief Introduction to Agent-Based Modeling 171 Cellular Automata 172 Networks 173 Agents 174 Strengths and Weaknesses of Agent-Based Models 175 Repeated Prisoner's Dilemma 177 Cooperation among Egoists 177 Evolving Strategies in Prisoner's Dilemma Tournaments 178 Spatial Games 180 Spatial Social Dilemma Games 180 Spatial Public Goods Games 181 Indirect Reciprocity 182 Evolution of Costly Punishment 185 Evolution of Social (Meta) Norms 187 Future Challenges 188 Conclusion 191 Chapter Eight: Building Empirically Grounded Agent-Based Models 194 Comparing Simulations with Data 195 Different Approaches to Combine Empirical Data and Agent-Based Models 196 Agent-Based Models of Laboratory and Field Experiments 198 Role Games and Companion Modeling 204 Models of Case Studies 207 Methodological Challenges 210 Conclusion 212 Part Four: Synthesis Chapter Nine: Pushing the Frontiers of the Theory of Collective Action and the Commons 215 Synopsis of Research Developments Reviewed in Parts II and III 217 Toward a More General Behavioral Theory of Human Action 220 Assumptions of a Behavioral Theory 222 The Centrality of Trust 226 Unpacking the Concept of Context 227 The Microsituational Context 228 The Impact of Microsituational Variables on Cooperation 228 The Challenge of Linking Contextual Scales 231 The Broader Scale Affecting Collective Action 232 Ontological Frameworks 233 An Ontological Framework of Social-Ecological Systems 234 Predicting Self-Organization Drawing on the SES Framework 236 Diagnosing Institutional Change 239 Challenges for Future Research 243 Conclusion 245 Appendix 9.1: A Theoretical Puzzle: Why Do Some Resource Users Self-Organize and Others Do Not? 246 Chapter Ten Learning from Multiple Methods 248 Interlocking Developments in Methods and Theory 249 Methodological and Disciplinary Cross-Fertilization and Theoretical Innovation 251 Sequential Movement between Methods and Disciplines 252 Combining Multiple Methods and Disciplines in a Program of Research 255 Spaces for Cross-Fertilization 257 Practical Challenges 258 Trade-Offs in Training and Research 258 Professional Incentives 260 Collaborative Research as a Collective-Action Problem 262 Rewards to Individual and Collaborative Research 263 Fragmentation of Academia 265 Misunderstandings and Mistrust 266 Long-Term Funding 269 Responding to the Challenges 270 Looking Forward 271 Notes 275 References 289 Index 339
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Princeton University Press The Power of Legitimacy Assessing the Role of
Book SynopsisPresents a challenge to realist theories of crisis bargaining. This book tests the proposition that normative standards of behavior influence state actions in security-related conflicts. It examines the construction of bilateral norms as the settlements of the security-related disputes and the effects these settlements have.Trade Review"Too little attention has been given to the role of norms in guiding state behavior, and Gelpi has found a creative way of conducting an empirical test of their role. His is a book I enjoyed reading—a well-constructed professional investigation with intriguing findings. It provides welcome empirical ammunition for institutionalists in their ongoing debate with realists."—Russell Leng, Middlebury College
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Princeton University Press borrowingconstitutionaldesigns
Book SynopsisAfter the collapse of communism, some thirty countries scrambled to craft democratic constitutions. The constitutional model they chose was neither the parliamentary model found in most of Western Europe at the time, nor the presidential model of the Americas. This title questions the hasty adoption of semi-presidentialism by these democracies.Trade Review"Cindy Skach has produced a compelling and important book. Combining theoretical discussion with sustained historical analysis, Borrowing Constitutional Designs is a well-written and -executed example of the 'new institutionalism' that seems to have swept across the social sciences in recent years."--Amalia D. Kessler, Law and Politics Book ReviewTable of ContentsTables and Figures ix Preface xi INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 1: Constitutional Frameworks and Constitutional Law 12 CHAPTER 2: Parties,Leaders,and Constitutional Law in Ebert's Republic 30 CHAPTER 3: Divided Minorities and Constitutional Dictatorship in Weimar Germany 49 CHAPTER 4: Parties,Leaders,and Constitutional Law in de Gaulle's Republic 71 CHAPTER 5: Consolidated Majorities and Constitutional Democracy in the French Fifth Republic 93 CONCLUSION 118 Bibliography 129 Index 145
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Princeton University Press The Limits of Constitutional Democracy
Book SynopsisLooks at the difficulties of constitutional democracy. This book examines such fundamental questions as: What is constitutional democracy? When does it succeed or fail? Can constitutional democracies conduct war? Can they preserve their values and institutions while addressing new forms of global interdependence?Trade Review"In the face of emergency, war, and globalization, even the most enduring and successful constitution in history still confronts the possibility of constitutional failure. Focusing on this central theme, the authoritative essays contained in this book offer cogent arguments, a range of subjects, and a genuine diversity of opinion."—Harvey Mansfield, Harvard University"Provocative and insightful, these essays offer a badly needed tutorial on how to think about the fate of constitutional democracy in the twenty-first century. The volume as a whole demonstrates that the best friends of constitutionalism are those who are unafraid to explore its limits."—Bryan Garsten, Yale University"In this book, some of our most subtle thinkers about the constitutional order discuss its fundamental aspects. These challenging and provocative essays should lead us to think more deeply about problems of constitutionalism in a twenty-first century world of seemingly permanent war and emergency, executive power, religious conflict, and globalization."—Mark Tushnet, Harvard Law School"I cannot remember reading another collection of essays that is so strong and compelling. There could hardly be a more important topic than the limits of constitutional democracy in this day and age, and I found every single essay extremely interesting."—Sanford Levinson, University of Texas Law School"This unique collection—of original, thoughtful, and stimulating essays by many of the country's top constitutional scholars—looks into the nature of constitutional democracy and its capacity to achieve benign ends. The essays provide illuminating and provocative answers and reflect a wide variety of views on the meaning of constitutional success and failure."—Donald P. Kommers, Notre Dame Law SchoolTable of ContentsP> Introduction. Constitutional Boundaries by Jeffrey K. Tulis and Stephen Macedo 1 Part I: What Is Constitutional Failure? 11 Chapter 1: Constitutional Failure: Ultimately Attitudinal by Sotirios A. Barber 13 Chapter 2: Successful Failures of the American Constitution by James E. Fleming 29 Chapter 3: The Disharmonic Constitution by Gary Jeffrey Jacobsohn 47 Chapter 4: Constitution of Failure The Architectonics of a Well-Founded Constitutional Order by William F. Harris II 66 Part II: How Can Constitutional Democracy Contend with Emergency 89 Chapter 5: "In the Name of National Security" Executive Discretion and Congressional Legislation in the Civil War and World War I by Benjamin A. Kleinerman 91 Chapter 6: The Possibility of Constitutional Statesmanship by Jeffrey K. Tulis 112 Chapter 7: Exceptions That Prove the Rule Embedding Emergency Government in Everyday Constitutional Life by Kim Lane Scheppele 124 Part III: How Can Constitutional Democracy Contend with War? 155 Chapter 8: The Glorious Commander in Chief by Adrian Vermeule 157 Chapter 9: The Relational Conception of War Powers by Mariah Zeisberg 168 Chapter 10: Confronting War Rethinking Jackson's Concurrence in Youngstown v. Sawyer by Joseph M. Bessette 194 Chapter 11: War and Constitutional Change by Mark E. Brandon 217 Part IV: How Can Constitutional Democracy Contend with Globalization 237 Chapter 12: Three Constitutionalist Reponses to Globalization by Jan -Werner Muller 239 Chapter 13: Constitutionalism in a Theocratic World by Ran Hirschl 256 Chapter 14: Constitutional Democracies, Coercion, and Obligations to Include by Rogers M. Smith 280 Chapter 15: Omniviolence, Arms Control, and Limited Government by Daniel Deudney 297 Conclusion: Constitutional Engagement and Its Limits by Christopher L. Eisgruber 317 List of Contributors 329 Index 333
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Princeton University Press The Emergence of Organizations and Markets
Book SynopsisA dynamic framework for studying social emergenceThe social sciences have sophisticated models of choice and equilibrium but little understanding of the emergence of novelty. Where do new alternatives, new organizational forms, and new types of people come from? Combining biochemical insights about the origin of life with innovative and historically oriented social network analyses, John Padgett and Walter Powell develop a theory about the emergence of organizational, market, and biographical novelty from the coevolution of multiple social networks. They demonstrate that novelty arises from spillovers across intertwined networks in different domains. In the short run actors make relations, but in the long run relations make actors.This theory of novelty emerging from intersecting production and biographical flows is developed through formal deductive modeling and through a wide range of original historical case studies. Padgett and Powell build on the biochemiTrade Review"[Padgett and Powell] see the 'percolation of perturbations' through complex networks as the next research frontier in the program of study that they propose, and they hope their initial forays in The Emergence of Organizations and Markets will inspire readers across the sciences to pick up the torch. If that happens, this theoretically innovative contribution to social science will have catalyzed the regeneration of historical applications of complexity science."--Michael Macy, Science "This important book ... combines insights from biochemical origins of life and social network analysis to study the emergence of organizational forms that have been important in the development of market societies. This unusual synthesis provides original perspectives to the fourteen case studies in the book. These studies make sense of detailed relational data through models of biological evolution. In addition to being informative on some of the major turning points in economic history, the case studies suggest new explanations for the background and origins of major organizational innovations."--Ozge Dilaver Kalkan, JASSS "Combining biochemical insights about the origin of life with innovative and historically oriented social net-work analyses, John Padgett and Walter Powell develop a theory about the emergence of organizational market, and biographical novelty from the coevolution of multiple social networks."--World Book Industry "Padgett and Powell have put together an imposing positive theoretical and empirical account of organizational novelty that bears even the potential to inspire the natural sciences in return, irrespective of any remaining qualms on the part of less naturalistic social scientists."--Guido Mollering, Economic Sociology European Newsletter "The Emergence of Organizations and Markets will unquestionably change how scholars think about innovation and the economy, highlighting the importance of coevolution across multiple network domains and the duality between actors and social relations."--James N. Baron, American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsContributors ix List of Illustrations xiii List of Tables xvii Acknowledgments xix Chapter 1 The Problem of Emergence John F. Padgett and Walter W. Powell 1 Part I Autocatalysis 31 * Chapter 2 Autocatalysis in Chemistry and the Origin of Life John F. Padgett 33 * Chapter 3 Economic Production as Chemistry II John F. Padgett, Peter McMahan, and Xing Zhong 70 * Chapter 4 From Chemical to Social Networks John F. Padgett 92 Part II Early Capitalism and State Formation 115 * Chapter 5 The Emergence of Corporate Merchant-Banks in Dugento Tuscany John F. Padgett 121 * Chapter 6 Transposition and Refunctionality: The Birth of Partnership Systems in Renaissance Florence John F. Padgett 168 * Chapter 7 Country as Global Market: Netherlands, Calvinism, and the Joint-Stock Company John F. Padgett 208 * Chapter 8 Conflict Displacement and Dual Inclusion in the Construction of Germany Jonathan Obert and John F. Padgett 235 Part III Communist Transitions 267 * Chapter 9 The Politics of Communist Economic Reform: Soviet Union and China John F. Padgett 271 * Chapter 10 Deviations from Design: The Emergence of New Financial Markets and Organizations in Yeltsin's Russia Andrew Spicer 316 * Chapter 11 The Emergence of the Russian Mobile Telecom Market: Local Technical Leadership and Global Investors in a Shadow of the State Valery Yakubovich and Stanislav Shekshnia 334 * Chapter 12 Social Sequence Analysis: Ownership Networks, Political Ties, and Foreign Investment in Hungary David Stark and Balazs Vedres 347 Part IV Contemporary Capitalism and Science 375 * Chapter 13 Chance, Necessite, et Naivete: Ingredients to Create a New Organizational Form Walter W. Powell and Kurt Sandholtz 379 * Chapter 14 Organizational and Institutional Genesis: The Emergence of High-Tech Clusters in the Life Sciences Walter W. Powell, Kelley Packalen, and Kjersten Whittington 434 * Chapter 15 An Open Elite: Arbiters, Catalysts, or Gatekeepers in the Dynamics of Industry Evolution? Walter W. Powell and Jason Owen-Smith 466 * Chapter 16 Academic Laboratories and the Reproduction of Proprietary Science: Modeling Organizational Rules through Autocatalytic Networks Jeannette A. Colyvas and Spiro Maroulis 496 * Chapter 17 Why the Valley Went First: Aggregation and Emergence in Regional Inventor Networks Lee Fleming, Lyra Colfer, Alexandra Marin, and Jonathan McPhie 520 * Chapter 18 Managing the Boundaries of an "Open" Project Fabrizio Ferraro and Siobhan O'Mahony 545 * Coda: Reflections on the Study of Multiple Networks Walter W. Powell and John F. Padgett 566 Index of Authors 571 Index of Subjects 573
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