Political Science
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 2
Identifies problems reformers face in drafting or amending state constitutions.
In the Public Domain
Explores how recent presidents have managed communications with the American public.
The Final Arbiter
Combines perspectives from law and the social sciences to assess the long-term impact of the 2000 presidential election.
Globalization, Security, and the Nation State
Explores the impact of globalization on the conduct of international affairs.
The Japan That Never Was
Contests conventional wisdom on Japan's postwar economic success and its economic and political problems in the 1990s, providing a new account of these conditions.
Environmental Policymaking
Case studies that assess the value of new approaches to environmental policymaking in the United States and abroad.
Imperialism and Internationalism in the Discipline of International Relations
Essays on the early disciplinary history of international relations.
Landmines and Human Security
Recounts and evaluates the worldwide effort to ban landmines.
Defining NASA
Examines the politics behind the funding of NASA.
Shut Out
Documents the economic, educational, and existential struggles that single mothers in poverty confront in the current welfare climate.
Justice for the Past
Examines whether race-based programs and slavery reparations are justified.
The Moral Warrior
Explores the moral dimensions of the current global role of the U.S. military.
Identity Matters
Blends memoir and scholarship to provide a moving and sometimes unsettling look at how academic discourse affects the cultural values and identities that students bring into the writing classroom.
Polls and Politics
A provocative examination of the use and abuse of public opinion polls.
Race, Ethnicity, and the Politics of City Redistricting
Nationwide study of the proposal and adoption of minority-opportunity districts at the local level.
Walls and Bridges
A fresh and easy-to-understand examination of some of America's most challenging social issues.
Africa Through Ghanaian Lenses
A collection of lectures delivered during the Fulbright Hays Scholar program in Ghana.
A Diagnosis for Our Times
Explores Americans' increasing attraction to alternative medicine by looking at two alternative health networks, one "New Age," the other conservative Christian.
Elites, Language, and the Politics of Identity
Uses Norway to test the claim that elites are central to the politicization of linguistic conflict.
The Ideology of Education
Explores the ideological underpinnings of school choice and other market-based education reforms.
Foundations and Public Policy
Documents how even progressive foundations serve to reinforce the political status quo.
Refinancing America
A highly accessible history of Republican tax policy.
The Occupation of Justice
A critical examination of the decisions of the Supreme Court of Israel in cases relating to the Occupied Territories.
Theories of International Cooperation and the Primacy of Anarchy
Argues the state and not markets should be the center of analysis when attempting to explain international cooperation.
The Remote Borderland
Explores how Transylvania figures in the Hungarian imagination and how this border region functions in the creation of national identity.