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Info Ops: From World War I to the Twitter EraOfer Fridman, Vitaly Kabernik, and Francesca Granelli, editors Since antiquity, information has been used in conflict—to deceive, to demoralize, to sow fear among enemy troops. Not until the twentieth century, though, did information operations become so central to war. In Info Ops, the authors assess the evolving role and increasing relevance of information operations from the leaflet bombardments of World War I to the present digital age.
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Innovation Policy at the Intersection: Global Debates and Local ExperiencesMlungisi B.G. Cele, Thierry M. Luescher, and Angela Wilson Fadiji, editors As countries around the world find themselves grappling with sociotechnological shifts—the Fourth Industrial Revolution—science, technology, and innovation policy (STI) is at the intersection of local and global challenges. The authors of Innovation Policy at the Intersection call for a comprehensive rethinking of STI policy in order to meet those challenges. Highlighting the More > | ![]() |
Innovative Governance in the European Union: The Politics of Multilevel PolicymakingIngeborg Tömmel and Amy Verdun, editors Do the traditional tools of governance make sense in the decidedly nontraditional political entity that is the European Union? Or are the realities of the unique EU system generating new, and sometimes eclectic approaches to policymaking? Responding to these questions, Innovative Governance in the European Union explores the emergence and development of governance approaches in a wide range of More > | ![]() |
Inside African Politics, 2nd editionKevin C. Dunn and Pierre Englebert The second edition of Inside African Politics, updated throughout to reflect political developments across the continent, not only provides thorough coverage of the full range of core topics, but also furthers an awareness and understanding of key theoretical issues and current debates.
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Inside El Barrio: A Bottom-Up View of Neighborhood Life in Castro's CubaHenry Louis Taylor, Jr. Henry Louis Taylor provides insight into the legacy of Fidel Castro by examining everyday life and culture in Havana's neighborhoods during El Período Especial (the Special Period), 1989-2006.
Traversing those vibrant neighborhoods, Taylor discovered their importance not only in shaping the rhythms of daily life, but also in sustaining Castro's regime. The results of his More > | ![]() |
Inside Political Campaigns: Chronicles—and Lessons—from the TrenchesJames R. Bowers and Stephen Daniels, editors This guided tour of the inner workings of the election campaign process demystifies the often murky world of professional politics.
Offering a unique blend of theory and practice, Inside Political Campaigns draws on the experiences of political scientists who have played such key roles as campaign managers, consultants, media advisers, and even candidates. First-hand accounts of races run at More > | ![]() |
Inside the Everyday Lives of Development Workers: The Challenges and Futures of AidlandAnne-Meike Fechter and Heather Hindman, editors Rarely is the lens of aid policy turned on the lives of aid workers themselves. Yet, the seemingly impersonal network of agencies and donors that formulate and implement policy are composed of real people with complex motivations and experiences that might provide important lessons about development’s failures and successes. Inside the Everyday Lives of Development Workers breaks new ground More > | ![]() |
Inside the Nazi Ring: A Naval Attache in Sweden, 1940-1945Henry Denham In this absorbing and revealing memoir, Henry Denham recalls his efforts to seek enemy intelligence for Britain while serving as a naval attache in Stockholm from 1941-1945. Despite Sweden's neutrality during World War II, the country nonetheless provided transit routes for refugees from German prisoner of war camps, served as a sentry post for Hitler's Europe, and manufactured the More > | ![]() |
Inspector Ali [a novel]Driss Chraibi, translated by Lara McGlashan After many years abroad, Brahim, the author of stories about a detective (alter-ego) named Ali, returns to Morocco with his pregnant Scottish wife and two sons. Soon to join them are his in-laws, complete with golf clubs and nervous expectations about a mysterious land. In a warm, satirical novel about the misunderstanding between two worlds, Chraïbi pokes fun at both the native Morocco of More > | ![]() |
Insuring Children’s Health: Contentious Politics and Public PolicyAlice Sardell Assuring that low-income children have health coverage would seem to be a noncontroversial and popular issue. Yet, the policy history of US children’s health insurance is full of drama, and the fate of the federal State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has been marked by ideological conflict and two presidential vetoes. Why?
Alice Sardell answers this question through an More > | ![]() |