Shelley Rigger

On March 18, 2000, Taiwan's voters stunned the world by choosing Chen Shui-bian, the candidate of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), to be their president. A host of new issues quickly became the subject of debate. What is the DPP? Where did it come from and what does it stand for? How will it use its newly won power? Will it risk war with mainland China in pursuit of  More >

Kitaoka Shinichi

The years in Japan between June 1924, when a coalition cabinet of three political parties was established, and December 1941, when the country declared war on the United States and Britain, were characterized first by nearly a decade of domestic and international cooperation—and then a period of oppressive militarism. Kitaoka Shinichi captures the essence of these years in Japan's  More >

Carmen 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 >

Chandra Lekha Sriram and Karin Wermester, editors

How can the United Nations, regional and subregional organizations, government donors, and other policymakers best apply the tools of conflict prevention to the wide range of intrastate conflict situations actually found in the field? The detailed case studies and analytical chapters in From Promise to Practice offer operational lessons for fashioning strategy and tactics to meet the challenges of  More >

Fen Osler Hampson and David M. Malone

Though the prevention of conflict is the first promise in the Charter of the United Nations, it is a promise constantly betrayed by international organizations, governments, and local actors alike. At the same time, and in a more positive vein, recent studies provide much-needed information about why and how today's conflicts start and what sustains them. This ground-breaking book presents  More >

Mohammed Ayoob, edited and with an introduction by Yong-Soo Eun and Amitav Acharya

Mohammed Ayoob's work in the field of international relations, spanning more than four decades, offers invaluable insights into both international conflicts and the security dynamics of the Global South. From Regional Security to Global IR presents a chronological selection of that work from 1989 to 2024, providing a guide to Ayoob's intellectual journey and advancing the concept of Global  More >

Jeroen de Zeeuw, editor

In the transition from war-torn societies to stable multiparty democracies, what is the role of former rebel leaders? Can rebel movements effectively transform themselves from military to political organizations? From Soldiers to Politicians explores when and how militias succeed in reorienting their goals and practices toward legitimate political activities. The authors present eight  More >

Nicholas Kaldor

Among topics discussed are the new monetarism, the international monetary payments system, the economics of development (with reference to chronic inflation suffered by certain Latin American countries), Britain's long economic decline, and Britain's entry into the Common Market.  More >

edited by Eduardo Mayobre, Central Bank of Venezuela

Appearing some twenty-five years after the inaugural meeting of the Group of 24, this book relates the efforts made by developing countries in the arena of international monetary issues. A reflection on a quarter-century of both frustration and modest achievement, it deals as well with matters central to the future of global economic relations. The authors, distinguished scholars from developing  More >

Patrick A. Pierce and Donald E. Miller

Legalized gambling has spread like wildfire through the United States, with only Hawaii and Utah still prohibiting all of its forms. The reason? Gambling has become the method of choice for states in search of additional revenue: in 2002 alone, state lottery sales exceeded $42 billion, netting nearly $14 billion in "voluntary taxes." Gambling Politics examines this dramatic development  More >