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National Security and Democracy in IsraelAvner Yaniv, editor The Arab-Israeli conflict in general and the Palestinian intifada in particular have given rise to a wave of critical reappraisals of the Israeli experience—reappraisals that increasingly have come from those who can only be described as mainstream Israelis. Situated within this emerging tradition of scholarly criticism, this book addresses a variety of problems that arise from the fact that More > | |
Nationalism and Politics: The Political Behavior of Nation StatesMartha L. Cottam and Richard W. Cottam As nationalism increasingly captures our attention through its impact on intercommunal violence and even the stability of states, this fresh look at the phenomenon plumbs an important aspect of its power: how nationalism affects the domestic and foreign-policy behavior of states.
Systematically examining a range of states and societies, the Cottams draw on case studies from Africa, Europe, Latin More > | ![]() |
NATO and the Middle East: In Search of a StrategyRolf Schwarz Over the course of more than seven decades, NATO has sought, but not settled on, an effective strategy for interacting with its neighbors in the Middle East and North Africa. Rolf Schwarz traces the evolution of NATO's engagement with its neighboring region—including the launching of the Mediterranean Dialogue and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative—and assesses its potential for More > | ![]() |
Navigating Change for International NGOs: A Practical HandbookJames Crowley and Morgana Ryan How can the managers, the staff, the board members and CEOs of international NGOs best navigate the strategic changes that are needed so that their organizations can work effectively in today's complex environment? Having focused on the need for those changes in their previous book, Building a Better International NGO, James Crowley and Morgana Ryan now provide a practical, hands-on guide to More > | ![]() |
Navigating Modernity: Postcolonialism, Identity, and International RelationsAlbert J. Paolini, edited by Anthony Elliott and Anthony Moran Placing the debate squarely within the discipline of international relations, Albert Paolini assesses the key personal and political dimensions of postcolonialism—one of the major political and cultural issues of the current era.
Paolini is concerned with the connections among postcolonialism, globalization, and modernity, and he offers one of the first detailed statements of those More > | |
Ndabaningi Sithole: A Forgotten Founding FatherTinashe Mushakavanhu, editor Seismic shifts in Zimbabwe's politics since the 2017 demise of Robert Mugabe have generated renewed interest in Ndabaningi Sithole, the first president of the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU). Tinashe Mushakavanhu brings this vanguard revolutionary back to center stage through a selection of his important political and literary works. The result is an important biographical mapping of More > | ![]() |
Negotiating Democracy in Brazil: The Politics of ExclusionBernd Reiter Do societal inequalities limit the effectiveness of democratic regimes? And if so, why? And how? Addressing this question, Bernd Reiter focuses on the role of societal dynamics in undermining democracy in Brazil.
Reiter explores the ways in which race, class, and gender in Brazil structure a society that is deeply divided between the included and the excluded—and where much of the More > | ![]() |
Negotiating Privacy: The European Union, the United States, and Personal Data ProtectionDorothee Heisenberg How did the European Union come to be the global leader in setting data privacy standards? And what is the significance of this development? Dorothee Heisenberg traces the origins of the stringent EU privacy laws, the responses of the United States and other governments, and the reactions and concerns of a range of interest groups.
Analyzing the negotiation of the original 1995 EU Data Protection More > | ![]() |
Negotiating the Net in Africa: The Politics of Internet DiffusionErnest J. Wilson III and Kelvin R. Wong, editors Why do national patterns of Internet expansion differ so greatly throughout Africa? To what extent do politics trump technology? Who are the "information champions" in the various African states? Addressing these and related questions, Negotiating the Net in Africa explores the politics, economics, and technology of Internet diffusion across the continent.
The "Negotiating More > | ![]() |
Nepad: Toward Africa's Development or Another False Start?Ian Taylor Enthusiastically embraced by African presidents, G-7 leaders, and the UN General Assembly alike, the New Partnership for Africa's Development has been advanced as the vehicle that will vitalize the continent's economies. Ian Taylor critically explores just what Nepad is, and what potential it has—or lacks—for promoting African development. More > | ![]() |