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Race and the Death Penalty: The Legacy of "McCleskey v. Kemp"David P. Keys and R.J. Maratea, editors In what has been called the Dred Scott decision of our times, the US Supreme Court found in McCleskey v. Kemp that evidence of overwhelming racial disparities in the capital punishment process could not be admitted in individual capital cases—in effect institutionalizing a racially unequal system of criminal justice.
Exploring the enduring legacy of this radical decision nearly three More > | ![]() |
Ending Homelessness: Why We Haven’t, How We CanDonald W. Burnes and David L. DiLeo, editors Despite billions of government dollars spent in the attempt, we are no closer than we were three decades ago to solving the problem of homelessness. Why?
Tackling these questions, the authors of Ending Homelessness explore the complicated and often dysfunctional relationship between efforts to address homelessness and the realities on the street.
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Kalman Silvert: Engaging Latin America, Building DemocracyAbraham F. Lowenthal and Martin Weinstein, editors Kalman Silvert highlights the extraordinary career of an extraordinary man—one of the founding architects of Latin American studies in the United States, a major builder of the inter-American scholarly community, and an influential figure in US-Latin American relations.
Thirteen distinguished Latin Americanists discuss Silvert's role as scholar, teacher, mentor, colleague, public More > | ![]() |
Wrongful Convictions of Women: When Innocence Isn’t EnoughMarvin D. Free, Jr., and Mitch Ruesink Choice Outstanding Academic Book!
Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink reveal the distinctive role that gender dynamics so often play in the miscarriage of justice.
Examining more than 160 cases involving such charges as homicide, child abuse, and drug trafficking, the authors explore systemic failures in both policing and prosecution. They also highlight the More > | ![]() |
Thai Politics: Between Democracy and Its DiscontentsDaniel H. Unger and Chandra Mahakanjana The prospects for Thailand's emergence as a democracy seemed strong in the 1990s. Yet, as most recently demonstrated by military coups in 2006 and 2014, that hasn't happened. Why not? Why have factors typically considered advantageous for democratization turned into barriers? Is there a uniquely Thai reason that democratization efforts have failed?
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South Korea’s New Nationalism: The End of “One Korea”?Emma Campbell Why have traditional views of national identity in South Korea—views that for years drove a demand for reunification—been challenged so dramatically in recent years? What explains the growing ambivalence and even antagonism of South Korean young people toward unification with North Korea? Emma Campbell addresses these related puzzles, exploring the emergence of a new kind of More > | ![]() |
Practical Approaches to Peacebuilding: Putting Theory to WorkPamina Firchow and Harry Anastasiou, editors What is sustainable peacebuilding? And what is the relationship between empirical realities and theoretical approaches to the subject? The authors of Practical Approaches to Peacebuilding present a series of case studies from around the world to explore how various peacebuilding theories engage and interact with lived experiences, and also to elaborate useful new theoretical perspectives. More > | ![]() |
Nicaragua: Navigating the Politics of DemocracyDavid Close Since the 1970s, Nicaragua has experienced four major regime changes—shifts in its fundamental logic, structure, and operational code of governance. What accounts for such instability? Have other states that transitioned to democracy followed a similar path? Considering these questions, David Close explores the dynamics of Nicaragua's movements toward and away from democracy since More > | ![]() |
Movies, Myth, and the National Security StateDan O’Meara, Alex Macleod, Frédérick Gagnon, and David Grondin While analysts may agree that Hollywood movies have always both mirrored and helped to shape the tenor of their times, the question remains: Just how do they do it? And how do we identify the underlying political/ideological content of a film?
Movies, Myth, and the National Security State answers these questions, exploring how Hollywood movies have served to propagate, or to debate, or More > | ![]() |
Building Rule of Law in the Arab World: Tunisia, Egypt, and BeyondEva Bellin and Heidi E. Lane, editors How might Arab countries build the foundations for rule of law in the wake of prolonged authoritarian rule? What specific challenges do they confront? Are there insights to be gained from comparative analysis beyond the region? Exploring these questions, the authors of Building Rule of Law in the Arab World provide a theoretically informed, empirically rich account of key issues facing the More > | ![]() |