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Building a Better International NGO: Greater than the Sum of the Parts?James Crowley and Morgana Ryan In the wake of tremendous growth in the size and scope of their activities, as well as the increased complexity of their programs, how can large international NGOs work effectively—so that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts? James Crowley and Morgana Ryan address this question, drawing on their extensive hands-on experience to offer a practical and even provocative guide.
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Building an Inclusive Development Community: A Manual on Including People with Disabilities in International Development ProgramsKaren Heinicke-Motsch and Susan Sygall, editors Complete book information to come. More > | ![]() |
Building Democracy in Latin America, 3rd editionJohn Peeler The third edition of this historically and theoretically grounded analysis of the democratic experience in Latin America reflects important developments both in the region and in the comparative politics literature.
Placing the subject in a normative context, John Peeler gives significant attention to the adequacy of a purely electoral concept of democracy. He also addresses the problems that More > | ![]() |
Building Democracy in South Asia: India, Nepal, PakistanMaya Chadda This original analysis of South Asia's political experience with democracy in the 1990s assumes that, if democratic norms are to be universalized, they must first absorb the interpretations and experiences of the non-Western countries.
Chadda contends that any discussion of democratization must be founded on mapping its course amid the constraints of state consolidation, national integration, More > | |
Building Democratic Institutions: Governance Reform in Developing CountriesG. Shabbir Cheema Bridging the gap between theory and practice, Shabbir Cheema draws on a wealth of case studies from around the world to clarify the links among governance, democracy, and human development and to identify the conditions that make democracy work.
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Building Peace in HaitiChetan Kumar Though its national life often has been characterized by violence, Haiti has not been victim of a full-fledged internal conflict, or civil war. Why, then, is the international community conducting "postconflict peacebuilding" operations there? Addressing that question, Chetan Kumar examines the course of international involvement in Haiti through the prism of the country's unique More > | |
Building Peace: Practical Reflections from the FieldCraig Zelizer and Robert A. Rubinstein, editors A project of the Alliance for Peacebuilding, this book presents 13 stories of innovative—and effective—peacebuilding practices from around the world.
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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 > | ![]() |
Building States to Build PeaceCharles T. Call with Vanessa Wyeth, editors How can legitimate and sustainable states best be established in the aftermath of civil wars? And what role should international actors play in supporting the vital process?
Addressing these questions, the authors of Building States to Peace explore the core challenges involved in institutionalizing postconflict states. The combination of thematic chapters and in-depth case studies covers the More > | ![]() |
Building the Future: Jewish Immigrant Intellectuals and the Making of TsukunftSteven Cassedy, editor and translator First published in 1892, Di Tsukunft [The Future]—the world's oldest and longest-running Yiddish publication—was touted as a sophisticated monthly that would enlighten Jewish immigrants with its political savvy and intellectual content. Steven Cassedy has gathered and translated articles from Di Tsukunft’s inception through 1914, providing an invaluable window into Jewish More > | ![]() |