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Putin’s Energy Agenda: The Contradictions of Russia’s Resource WealthStefan Hedlund The sudden arrival of massive energy wealth during Putin's long reign has turned Russia's focus to resources, with some good and some very bad results. Considering why the good—a windfall of money to pay debts and put the country's finances in order—has been so overshadowed by the bad—resource dependence, reliance on rents, and unbridled corruption—Stefan More > | ![]() |
Putting Theory to Work: Implementing Situational Prevention and Problem-Oriented PolicingJohannes Knutsson and Ronald V. Clarke, editors The authors provide both practical guidance and general principles for successfully implementing crime prevention projects.
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Qaddafi's Libya in World PoliticsYehudit Ronen Libya's enigmatic Muammar Qaddafi demonstrated a perhaps unprecedented capacity for reinvention and survival, particularly in the realm of foreign policy. Yehudit Ronen traces Libya's sometimes tortuous trajectory in international affairs across the four decades of Qaddafi's leadership.
Ronen addresses a range of critical issues: oil politics, foreign military adventurism, WMDs, More > | ![]() |
Qatar and the United Arab Emirates: Diverging Paths to Regional and Global PowerEmma Soubrier In the years following the turmoil of the Arab Spring, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates jockeyed for power, becoming significant forces—and rivals—in regional politics. Emma Soubrier unpacks the nuts and bolts of these two small states' rise to prominence, exploring how their diverging foreign and security policies have enabled both of them to become power players in the Middle More > | ![]() |
Qatar: Politics and the Challenges of DevelopmentMatthew Gray A small isthmus in the central Gulf, with barely 300,000 citizens and a total population of 1.7 million, Qatar has risen rapidly from obscurity to become the world's wealthiest country per capita. Matthew Gray traces this spectacular rise, exploring the development of Qatar's economy, the patterns of its politics, its role on the world stage, and its prospects for the future.
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Quality of Life and Wellbeing in South AfricaVasu Reddy, Narnia Bohler-Muller, Zitha Mokomane, and Crain Soudien, editors In this latest entry in HSRC's State of the Nation series, the authors focus on fresh perspectives on notions of the quality of life and wellbeing in South Africa. Their work reflects two fundamental arguments: that economic factors alone do not determine quality of life, and that typical concepts of income inequality do not adequately encompass such variables as race, gender, and culture. Not More > | ![]() |
Queer People of Color: Connected but Not ComfortableAngelique Harris, Juan Battle, and Antonio (Jay) Pastrana, Jr. As individuals who historically have faced multiple forms of oppression, queer people of color often find themselves struggling to "fit in." What impact does this have on their sociopolitical involvement within their communities of color? Within the queer community? And to what effect? Based on one of the largest surveys to date of African American, Latina/o, Asian American, and Pacific More > | ![]() |
Questions of Character: The Presidency of Donald J. TrumpRobert C. Smith Conversations about Donald Trump often begin with the question: how did he become president? In Questions of Character, Robert Smith provides some compelling answers based on his assessment of the role that personality and character played leading up to and during Trump's term in office.
Smith traces the impact of Trump's character on the conduct of domestic and foreign policy, More > | ![]() |
Race and Justice: Wrongful Convictions of African American MenMarvin D. Free, Jr. and Mitch Ruesink Choice Outstanding Academic Book!
In this investigation of some 350 wrongful convictions of African American men, Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink critically examine how issues of race undercut the larger goals of our criminal justice system.
Free and Ruesink expand the focus of wrongful conviction studies to include not only homicide, but also sexual assault, drug dealing, and nonviolent More > | ![]() |
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 > | ![]() |