November 4, 2024
Electoral Reform in the United States: Proposals for Combating Polarization and Extremism
“This volume is a treasure trove of ideas about how to make our electoral system better—less polarized, more responsive to citizens. In it, big thinkers discuss big ideas. Their analyses are rich, detailed, and incisive. This might very well turn out to be the book that launches a thousand reforms.” —Costas Panagopoulos, Northeastern University

In the midst of the political ugliness that has become part of our everyday reality, are there steps that can be taken to counter polarization and extremism—practical steps that are acceptable across the political spectrum? To answer that question, starting from the premise that the way our political processes are designed inevitably creates incentives for certain styles of politics and candidates, the Task Force on American Electoral Reform spent two years exploring alternative ideas for reforming key aspects of the US electoral process. The results of their work are presented in this essential book.

►This important volume is available as an open access ebook. Yes, that means it's free!

May 15, 2024
We are delighted to announce our first foray into Open Access publishing (with the support of De Gruyter’s eBound Foundation)! Redefining Development: The Extraordinary Genesis of the Sustainable Development Goals has just been flipped to open on UPLOpen.com’s groundbreaking platform. UPLOpen.com is a direct response to both the growing demand for OA scholarship and the urgent need to address the global challenges identified in the United Nations SDGs. So, we all felt that it was essential that the inaugural UPLO collection include Redefining Development, written by Paula Caballero and Patti Londoño, two key players in the development and adoption of the SDGs.

January 31, 2024
Congratulations to our 2023 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book winners!
• Erin Accampo Hern's Explaining Successes in Africa: Things Don't Always Fall Apart : "A masterful study of policy successes in Africa."
• John Allen Williams, Stephen J. Cimbala, and Sam C. Sarkesian’s US National Security: Policymakers, Processes, and Politics, 6th edition : "An essential addition to any academic library."

October 4, 2023
Congratulations to LRP author Thomas Bruneau for winning LASA’s Defense, Public Security, and Democracy Section’s Alfred Stepan Lifetime Achievement Award! His newest book with us is Outsourcing National Defense: Why and How Private Contractors Are Providing Public Services.

January 10, 2023
The new edition of US National Security received a rave review in CHOICE magazine’s January issue! Here’s a snippet from the review: “National security has been an issue since the presidency of George Washington, but unfortunately, many Americans have a limited understanding of the topic’s complexity. Luckily, readers may explore the subject in the sixth edition of US National Security: Policymakers, Processes, and Politics. The authors reflect on concerns that have long worried national security analysts and politicians, such as the dangers nuclear war and hypersonic weapons systems pose. Drones and other remotely controlled weapons have further changed the security equation. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and China’s cyberwar capabilities creating great global threats, the new edition of US National Security is an essential addition to any academic library.”