BOOKS
Teaching the "Native": Behind the Architecture of an Unequal Educational SystemJoseph Daniel Reilly "In 2015 South African universities exploded. Statues fell, students protested, and the entire edifice of South African education was thrown into question. Teaching the Native provides an invaluable historical explanation for the controversies that currently bedevil South African education. Artfully written, with a keen eye for historical nuance and detail, Joseph Reilly takes us on an epic More > | ![]() |
Tech Cold War: The Geopolitics of TechnologyAnsgar Baums and Nicholas Butts TikTok, Huawei, semiconductors, AI … Technology has become a field of fierce geopolitical competition, especially between the United States and China. What drives this particular rivalry, and how are these two tech superpowers trying to curb each other's innovation systems? What roles do private companies play? As they delve into the complex dynamics of the US-China battle for More > | ![]() |
Tectonic Shifts: Haiti Since the EarthquakeMark Schuller and Pablo Morales, editors Tectonic Shifts offers compelling on-the-ground perspectives on the aftermath of Haiti's cataclysmic earthquake. Following a critical analysis of the country's heightened vulnerability as a result of centuries of underdevelopment and misguided foreign aid interventions, the authors address a range of contemporary realities, foreign impositions, and political changes in the relief and More > | ![]() |
Television: The Limits of DeregulationLori A. Brainard Despite a broad political environment conducive to deregulation, television is one industry that consistently fails to loosen government's regulatory grip. To explain why, Lori Brainard explores the technological changes, industry structures, and political dynamics influencing this policy quagmire. Contradicting current scholarly and popular accounts, Brainard demonstrates that new More > | ![]() |
Terrorism and Counterterrorism: A Comprehensive Introduction to Actors and ActionsHenry Prunckun and Troy Whitford What is terrorism? How do terrorists operate—what are their means, targets, and motivations? How can governments prevent terrorist attacks from happening? Henry Prunckun and Troy Whitford address these questions in their systematic, comprehensive exploration of terrorism and counterterrorism. Notably, this authoritative text: • Explains complex issues in an objective, accessible More > | ![]() |
Terrorism, Security, and Human Rights: Harnessing the Rule of LawMahmood Monshipouri Scholars and policymakers disagree on the most effective way to counter transnational terrorism, generating debate on a range of questions: Do military interventions increase or decrease the recruitment capability of transnational terrorists? Should we privilege diplomacy over military force in the campaign against terror? Can counterterrorist measures be applied without violating human rights? More > | ![]() |
Thai Politics: Between Democracy and Its DiscontentsDaniel H. Unger and Chandra Mahakanjana The prospects for Thailand's emergence as a democracy seemed strong in the 1990s. Yet, as most recently demonstrated by military coups in 2006 and 2014, that hasn't happened. Why not? Why have factors typically considered advantageous for democratization turned into barriers? Is there a uniquely Thai reason that democratization efforts have failed? More > | ![]() |
Thailand's Struggle for Democracy: The Life and Times of M.R. Seni PromoDavid Van Praagh, with a foreword by Stephen Solarz This political biography portrays one of the world's most fascinating statesmen and depicts Thailand as a nation at war with itself. David Van Praagh traces the history of the country's often thwarted attempts to become increasingly democratic—from the 1930s until after the shocking clashes of May 1992 in the streets of Bangkok between the military and the middle class. Van Praagh More > | ![]() |
The Administrative Theories of Hamilton and Jefferson: Their Contribution to Thought on Public AdministrationLynton Keith Caldwell An expanded and revised study of the administration rivalry and conflict between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson examining their ideals, changes in their viewpoints, and resolutions to many paradoxes. More > | ![]() |
The Affordable Care Act: At the Nexus of Politics and PolicyJames M. Brasfield In the more than a decade since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, questions about the law continue to be vigorously debated. What political dynamics led to its passage? Why has it been subject to so many existential threats? What accounts for its survival and growth? How can its performance best be evaluated? Addressing these questions, James Brasfield eschews partisan rhetoric to More > | ![]() |