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Dominant theories of diversity and citizenship in political theory and other scholarly work come up short in terms of addressing the racialization of Latinos as citizens of the United States, and therefore cannot fully explain why — in the 21st century — “full, equal, and just inclusion in societal membership” remains an unachieved goal for […]
Selected as volume 15 of the publisher’s “Modernity and Political Thought” series in contemporary political theory, Impressions of Hume offers the insight that its 18th-century philosopher subject was in fact, a cinematic thinker — in addition to being a historical one — but centuries before cinema as we know it came into being. In making his case, […]
Countries that are rich in petroleum have less democracy, less economic stability, and more frequent civil wars than countries without oil. What explains this oil curse? And can it be fixed? In this groundbreaking analysis, Michael L. Ross looks at how developing nations are shaped by their mineral wealth–and how they can turn oil from […]
Since gaining independence, the United Republic of Tanzania has enjoyed relative stability. But Tanzania’s development strategies — based on the leading economic ideas at the time of independence — also opened the door for unscrupulous dealmaking among political elites and led to economic decline in the 1960s and 1970s that continues to be felt today. […]
Named one of the year’s best (2013) by Kirkus Review, “The Enlightment…” takes a fresh look at the revolutionary intellectual movement that laid the foundation for the modern world. Liberty and equality. Human rights. Freedom of thought and expression. Belief in reason and progress. The value of scientific inquiry. These are just some of the […]
Released October 2013: In their award-winning book, Professor Lynn Vavreck and co-author John Sides (Assoc. Prof. at George Washington Univ.) argue that the 2012 presidential race was influenced more by the economy than any other factor — including candidate ground games or missteps, choice of running mates, or a “post-racial” electorate. In fact, most of […]
Released October 2014: Professor David O. Sears and co-author David Citrin (Heller Professor, UC Berkeley) examine how the civil rights movement and immigration reform transformed American politics in the mid-1960s by using national public opinion data and similar data specific to Los Angeles to compare ethnic differences in patriotism and ethnic identity as well as […]
In this critically acclaimed book, Professor Daniel Treisman offers a refreshing and exhaustively reported look at the political, economic, and cultural changes in Russia, with an in-depth examination of the modern state and its role in global affairs. Almost twenty-five years after Mikhail Gorbachev began radically reshaping his country, Russia has changed beyond recognition. In […]
Reflecting on the processes of nation-building and citizenship formation in Africa, Edmond J. Keller believes that although some deep parochial identities have eroded, they have not disappeared and may be more assertive than previously thought, especially in instances of political conflict. Keller reconsiders how national identity has been understood in Africa and presents new approaches […]
Voting hides a familiar puzzle. Many people take the trouble to vote even though each voter’s prospect of deciding the election is nearly nil. Russians vote even when pervasive electoral fraud virtually eliminates even that slim chance. The right to vote has commonly been won by protesters who risked death or injury even though any […]
