The results of more than fifty years of peacekeeping operations—ranging from diplomatic efforts to so-called peace enforcement (the use of military force)—have made it clear that a new international political capability is required to adequately manage internal conflicts. That capability, peace- maintenance, is introduced and explored in this seminal work. Varying in degree of    More >

In this remarkable story of postcommunist politics gone wrong, John Gould explores privatization’s role in the scramble for wealth and power in postcommunist Europe. Gould engages the core debates on privatization. Does democratic development facilitate effective capitalist reform, or vice versa? How do political legacies shape privatization choices? Is simultaneous transition feasible?    More >

Turkey, like so many other nations in the twentieth century, has been transformed by rapid urbanization with the inevitable result of intense competition for land, jobs, public services, resources, and other rewards controlled by its highly centralized government. Focusing primarily on Istanbul and the modern planned city of Ankara, Micahel N. Danielson and Ruşen Keleş analyze the many aspects    More >

In this new, significantly revised edition of an acclaimed text, Andrew Woolford and Amanda Nelund reconsider restorative justice and its politics both globally and locally. The authors clarify key theoretical issues while offering fresh perspectives and provocative questions. Observing that "transformative justice is an always unfinished project," they ask how the approach might be    More >

Sacred to three traditions, the Old City of Jerusalem is the Gordian knot at the center of the Middle East conflict. This book explores how religious and political interests compete for control of this sacred space, and how that competition affects the Middle East peace process. Dumper analyzes the religious dynamics in the Old City in political terms, investigating rivalries and tensions at    More >

These essays demonstrate that political scandals in liberal democracies, and the stresses resulting from them, provide an excellent perspective for observing democratic political systems. Such scandals, contend the contributors, focus attention on the critical separation of the public from the private, and by their very nature, question the legitimacy of the democratic political process. Unlike    More >

Once an impoverished, autocratic country, in just a few decades South Korea has transformed itself into a vibrant democracy with a highly developed economy. Using a comparative perspective to look at the factors behind South Korea's dynamism, Ji Young Choi provides a comprehensive, balanced, and accessible introduction to the country's politics, economy, and international relations. He    More >

How are budget decisions made by the US government? Is it fair to blame skyrocketing deficits on an inability to curtail spending? How—and why—are taxing and spending decidedly separate political processes? Emphasizing budgetary politics rather than economic theories, Patrick Fisher offers a clear, thorough overview of how money flows through our government coffers. A welcome    More >

The Poor Always Pay Back demystifies Grameen II, an improved and more flexible version of the classical Grameen model that has been used to financially empower the poorest families in more than a hundred countries across the globe.    More >

One of Future Survey's Super 70 books David Korten challenges capitalism's claim to being a means of creating wealth and a champion of democracy as he examines the fissure between the promises of the new global capitalism and the realities of financial insecurity, inequality, social breakdown, and environmental destruction. Rejecting the inevitability of our current trajectory, he    More >