A compelling, intimate account of how US foreign assistance in war zones and developing countries does not achieve its intended goals.

Shines a light on the dark corners of New York’s legislature and points the way to much-needed reform.

Leading theorists explore the concept of political liberalism.

Discusses how just war theory needs to be revised to better secure and respect human rights.

Explores conflict through the lens of Integral Theory and provides a case study where Integral conflict resolution techniques are highlighted.

Examines city politics and policy, federalism, and democracy in the United States.

Indicates how the rightward shift in the ideology of House Republicans has been mistaken for a broader "polarization" of both parties as well as voters.

Examines a new type of federal preemption statute popular since 1965 that allows states to retain a certain amount of regulatory discretion, with a focus on environmental statutes.

A bracing critique of human rights law and activism from the perspective of the Global South.

Using Chinese thought, explores how non-Western thought can structure generally applicable social and political theory.

Deepens our understanding of power through a survey of how its dynamics have been understood from ancient times to the present.

Offers a more democratic way to think about families, politics, and public life.

Leading scholars and legal practitioners explore constitutional, legal, and philosophical topics.

European scholars discuss Leo Strauss as a major figure in the history of philosophy.

Reflections on principle and prudence in the thoughts and actions of great thinkers and statesmen.

Explores the fundamental confrontations between Spinoza and Levinas in ethics, politics, science, and religion.

Examines how the animal/human divide has influenced power dynamics.

Interprets popular art forms as exhibiting core anarchist values and presaging a more democratic world.

Examines the significant gaps between what New York State’s constitution says and how the state is actually governed and offers ideas for reform.

Offers a conceptual foundation for nonviolent rhetoric.

Highlights and critically assesses the work of contemporary Italian political philosophers.

First comprehensive account of how the Internet has impacted life in Iran.

Using the thought of Christian thinker Thomas Aquinas and Neo-Confucian Zhu Xi, explores how to exercise and limit authority.

Examines how the Supreme Court has banished free expression from shopping malls and other public spaces.

A profound meditation on Leopardi’s art and thought as well as a reframing and reassertion of Negri’s own philosophical and political project of liberation.