Demonstrates how activists and others use art and popular culture to strive for a more democratic future.

Newly updated comparative study of economic development policy, and its relationship with local power structures and cultural and social relations, in two Maryland towns.

Exposes how ex-gay and post-abortion ministries operate on a shared system of thought and analyzes their social implications.

Offers an analysis of the political economy of care in order to explain how lesbian and gay citizens in Europe benefit from equality more than those in the United States.

Explores how indigenous nationhood has emerged and been maintained in the face of aggressive efforts to assimilate Native peoples.

Examines the politics of civil society in modern Lebanon.

Expanded new edition of an important study of the protracted violence in Colombia.

A detailed, clear, and comprehensive overview of the current philosophical debate on toture.

Chronicles changes in American political party behavior between 1996 and 2008.

Examines how US cities have adopted the tactics of public relations and marketing firms to “brand” themselves.

Examines how the president balances the competing demands of leading his political party and leading the nation.

Examines intergovernmental efforts within the United States to manage the nation's water supply.

Examines existing models of political party transformation and tests them using data from fifteen European countries.

Comprehensive examination of legislative term limits and how they have changed the American political system.

Humorous and witty recollections of the author's journey from insecure graduate student to noted activist/scholar.

A bold work of feminist international relations that contributes to our understanding of the gendered, racialized, and heteronormative dynamics of U.S. foreign policy, both in relations with Russia and in the invasion of Iraq.

Examines the little-explored topic of relations between state governments and their respective local governments.

Traces the rising emphasis on parenthood in contemporary American politics.

First in-depth examination of the various forms of interstate cooperation and their central role promoting a successful federal system of government in the United States.

Investigates how activists confront global powers with their street-level dissent.

A comprehensive look at the economic relations among states, and how they might be better optimized.

Comprehensive overview of New York State’s politics, political institutions, and major public policies.

Lively and engaging essays covering President Obama’s domestic and foreign policy, governing style, and character.

A comprehensive history of U.S. housing policy that illuminates the political struggles that have accompanied the nation’s effort to assist those citizens who are in desperate need of decent, affordable housing.

A fascinating look at Chinese perceptions of the United States and the cultural and political background that informs them.