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New Paths to Democratic Development in Latin America: The Rise of NGO-Municipal CollaborationCharles A. Reilly, editor Latin America's cities and towns, where 72 percent of the region's total population of 432 million now reside, are the principal arena for redefining its social policy. Municipal governments, however, are fiscally ill-equipped to address the problems of their residents, and as a result, they are inclined to welcome—or at least tolerate—NGOs and grassroots social movements that can help More > | |
Teaching the "Native": Behind the Architecture of an Unequal Educational SystemJoseph Daniel Reilly "In 2015 South African universities exploded. Statues fell, students protested, and the entire edifice of South African education was thrown into question. Teaching the Native provides an invaluable historical explanation for the controversies that currently bedevil South African education. Artfully written, with a keen eye for historical nuance and detail, Joseph Reilly takes us on an epic More > | ![]() |
Direct Democracy: A Double-Edged SwordShauna Reilly Direct democracy typically is lauded for putting power in the hands of the people. But is it really as democratic as it seems? To what extent, and in what circumstances, is it less about citizen power and more about external influences seeking to manipulate outcomes?
Addressing these issues, Shauna Reilly draws on and compares case studies of referendums, recall elections, and initiatives More > | ![]() |
Fragile Nation, Shattered Land: The Modern History of SyriaJames A. Reilly How did the lands that are today Syria survive the vicissitudes of centuries of Ottoman, Egyptian, and French rule, only to stand in ruins today, shattered by a brutal civil war? To provide answers, James Reilly traces five centuries of Syrian history, from the Ottoman period to the present.
Reilly brings to life the myriad historical, cultural, social, economic, and political factors that have More > | ![]() |
Legislative Women: Getting Elected, Getting AheadBeth Reingold, editor This wide-ranging study grapples with the increasingly complex array of opportunities and challenges that face women today as both legislative candidates and elected officials.
Offering cutting-edge, original research, Legislative Women expands our knowledge on an array of critical topics. The contributors address everything from campaign finance to the significance of race and ethnicity, from More > | ![]() |
The Israeli Arms Industry: Foreign Policy, Arms Transfers, and Military Doctrine of a Small StateStewart Reiser Israel is simultaneously a major exporter and a leading importer of the most modern weapons systems in the world. The exports of its arms industry provide the national economy with over $1 billion per year of foreign currency and employment for almost 30 percent of its industrial work force. The industry, which originated in clandestine workshops in Palestine under British mandate in the 1930s, More > | |
Negotiating Democracy in Brazil: The Politics of ExclusionBernd Reiter Do societal inequalities limit the effectiveness of democratic regimes? And if so, why? And how? Addressing this question, Bernd Reiter focuses on the role of societal dynamics in undermining democracy in Brazil.
Reiter explores the ways in which race, class, and gender in Brazil structure a society that is deeply divided between the included and the excluded—and where much of the More > | ![]() |
Brazil's New Racial PoliticsBernd Reiter and Gladys L. Mitchell, editors As the popular myth of racial equality in Brazil crumbles beneath the weight of current grassroots politics, how will the country redefine itself as a multiethnic nation? Brazil’s New Racial Politics captures the myriad questions and problems unleashed by a growing awareness of the ways racism structures Brazilian society.
The authors bridge the gap between scholarship and activism as More > | ![]() |
Campus Security: Situational Crime Prevention in High-Density EnvironmentsGeorge Rengert, Mark Mattson, and Kristin Henderson Prevention of crime on college campuses—and at similar facilities such as hospitals and museums— can be greatly improved by the use of new high-definition crime mapping techniques, when used in conjunction with community policing. Topics covered in this volume include: the level of crime on campuses; campus community within its setting; development of campus security systems; More > | |
Policing Illegal Drug Markets: Geographic Approaches to Crime ReductionGeorge Rengert, Jerry H. Ratcliffe, and Sanjoy Chakravorty A multipronged policing strategy to reduce drug trafficking in local communities is proposed in this new book by three Temple University researchers. The proposed strategy has been developed during a comprehensive study of illegal drug markets in a medium-sized East Coast city.
According to the authors, the US War on Drugs has been largely ineffective. Evaluations have shown little positive More > |