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From Political Won't to Political Will: Building Support for Participatory GovernanceCarmen Malena, editor Citizens in both the North and the South lack opportunities, rights, and access to information and have expressed growing disillusionment with their governments. Ordinary citizens (especially women, poor people and other marginalized groups) are largely excluded from the political processes that directly affect their lives.
There is now growing consensus that good governance is participatory More > | |
Coalition Politics and the Iraq War: Determinants of ChoiceDaniel F. Baltrusaitis Why do states join ad hoc military coalitions? What motivated South Korea to contribute significantly to the Iraq War "coalition of the willing," while such steadfast allies as Turkey and Germany resisted US pressure to become burden-sharing partners? Drawing on his extensive examination of South Korean, German, and Turkish politics in the approach to and during the Iraq War, Daniel More > | |
Campaign Finance in Local Elections: Buying the GrassrootsBrian E. Adams Even in local elections, money matters—but just how much? Drawing on multifaceted data from more than 700 races featuring 2,800 candidates, Brian Adams comprehensively investigates the role of money and the effects of campaign finance reforms at the local level.
Adams covers mayoral and city council races across several election cycles, offering analysis of cities representing a range of More > | |
Uruguay’s José Batlle y Ordoñez: The Determined Visionary, 1915-1917Milton I. Vanger If one died and could not reach heaven, went the saying in Latin America during the presidency of José Batlle y Ordoñez, one might get at least as far as Batlle’s Uruguay. José Batlle was committed to a vision of advanced democracy that included a plural executive (the Colegiado), state-run enterprises, an eight-hour-maximum workday, women’s rights, and the More > | |
Struggles for Local Democracy in the AndesJohn Cameron John Cameron draws on power-based approaches to the study of democratization as he thoughtfully explores efforts by indigenous and peasant groups to gain control of local governments and deepen democracy in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Cameron addresses three fundamental questions: What factors best explain the success or failure of local political movements in the Andes? What forms of 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 > | |
Hillary Clinton’s Race for the White House: Gender Politics and the Media on the Campaign TrailRegina G. Lawrence and Melody Rose Senator Hillary Clinton won 18 million votes in 2008—nearly twice that of any presidential contender in recent history—yet she failed to secure the Democratic nomination.
In this compelling look at Clinton’s historic candidacy, Regina Lawrence and Melody Rose explore how she came so close to breaking the ultimate glass ceiling in US politics, why she fell short, and what her More > | |
Campaign Crises: Detours on the Road to CongressR. Sam Garrett Choice Outstanding Academic Book!
How do sleepy congressional campaigns become heated battles? What happens behind the scenes during pivotal moments?
Sam Garrett explores the dynamic process of electioneering by focusing on the insights and activities of political professionals: the consultants, party officials, staffers, and others who make a career out of campaigning. As his analysis makes More > | |
Voices Revealed: Arab Women Novelists, 1898-2000Bouthaina Shaaban Spanning more than a century, this systematic study brings to the forefront a dazzling array of novels by Arab women writers.
Bouthaina Shaaban's analysis ranges from the work of Zaynab Fawwaz, published at the end of the nineteenth century, to that of Sahar Khalifah and Najwa Barakat, published at the cusp of the twenty-first. The novels discussed reflect not only specifically Arab More > | |
Leadership for Development: What Globalization Demands of Leaders Fighting for ChangeDennis A. Rondinelli and John M. Heffron Leadership for Development examines fundamental issues: the tools leaders use to achieve development goals; how culture and interdependence among governments and organizations affects leadership styles; where leaders get their advice from – experts, non-experts, academic or non-academic elites—and if it matters; whether transformational or transactional leadership styles are more More > |