BOOKS

Peacebuilding as Politics: Cultivating Peace in Fragile Societies
Elizabeth M. Cousens and Chetan Kumar, editors, with Karin Wermester

Although the idea of postconflict peacebuilding appeared to hold great promise after the end of the Cold War, within a very few years the opportunities for peacebuilding seemed to pale    More >

Why Enduring Rivalries Do—or Don't—End
Eric W. Cox

Why do some enduring, violent rivalries between states end peacefully, while others drag on interminably or cease only with the complete collapse or defeat of one of the states? Eric Cox    More >

U.S. Politics and the Global Economy:  Corporate Power, Conservative Shift
Ronald W. Cox and Daniel Skidmore-Hess

This thoughtful, highly original book investigates the influence of globalization on ideology and politics in the United States. Cox and Skidmore-Hess argue that U.S. policy increasingly    More >

Rethinking Madam President: Are We Ready for a Woman in the White House?
Lori Cox Han and Caroline Heldman, editors

From the newsroom to pop culture, all signs suggest that the United States is finally ready for a woman in the White House. But is the vision of an imminent Madam President truly in line    More >

Women and US Politics: The Spectrum of Political Leadership, 2nd Edition
Lori Cox Han

In this wide-ranging text, Lori Cox Han explores whether—and if so, how—the presence of women on the center stage of US politics is changing the political process.  Han    More >

Mexico's Democracy at Work: Political and Economic Dynamics
Russell Crandall, Guadalupe Paz, and Riordan Roett, editors

Painting a sober yet hopeful picture of current Mexican politics and economics, Mexico's Democracy at Work focuses on the country's still incomplete transformation from an    More >

The Andes in Focus: Security, Democracy, and Economic Reform
Russell Crandall, Guadalupe Paz, and Riordan Roett, editors

How can a region roiled by political strife, civil war, illicit drug trafficking, and dismal economic performance achieve political stability and support economic growth? The Andes in Focus    More >

Driven by Drugs: US Policy Toward Colombia, 2nd Edition
Russell Crandall

In the years since the first edition of Driven by Drugs was published, there have been dramatic changes in US policy toward Colombia, as well as in domestic Colombian politics. This new    More >

Corruption and Development Aid: Confronting the Challenges
Georg Cremer

Although corruption has always been a quietly recognized aspect of development aid programs, the taboo against openly discussing it is only now being widely overcome. Georg Cremer    More >

Polarized Politics: The Impact of Divisiveness in the US Political System
William Crotty, editor

What are the consequences of political polarization in the United States? Are citizens' interests adequately represented when divisive politics are the norm? What ideologies—and    More >

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