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Political Science

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No Peer Rivals

American Grand Strategy in the Era of Great Power Competition

By Ionut Popescu
Subjects: Political Science, International Relations

A new realist grand strategy for the U.S. to maintain its sole superpower status

Beyond International Intervention

Politics of Improvement in Serbia

By Katarina Kušic
Subjects: Political Science, Conflict Resolution & Peace Studies, International Relations, European Studies, Eastern European Studies
Series: Configurations: Critical Studies of World Politics

What do peacebuilding interventions look like to the people involved?

Cosmopolitan Imaginaries and International Disorder

By Aaron C McKeil
Subjects: Political Science, International Relations, Political Theory
Series: Configurations: Critical Studies of World Politics

Exploring why attempts to construct a cosmopolitan order tend to be followed by greater forces of division and disorder

The Homeowner Ideology

Economic (F)Utility of Real Property Rights in Four African Cities

By Singumbe Muyeba
Subjects: Political Science, Political Economy, Economics, Development, Public Policy
Series: African Perspectives

Confronts neoclassical economic conventions on homeownership in sub-Saharan African cities

The Terrorism News Beat

Professionalism, Profit, and the Press

By Aaron M. Hoffman
Subjects: Media Studies, Journalism, Political Science, Political Communication

Revealing the journalistic quality of terrorism coverage in U.S. news

The International Politics of Communication

Representing Community in a Globalizing World

By Alan Chong
Subjects: Political Science, Political Communication, International Relations, Media Studies, New Media

Revealing the constant communication that affects politics around the world

German Empires and Decolonial Fantasies, 1492–1942

By Patricia Anne Simpson
Subjects: History, German History, German Studies, Political Science, Political History
Series: Social History, Popular Culture, and Politics in Germany

An expansive study of imperial Germany to decolonize colonial narratives and national imaginaries

Before Before

A Story of Discovery and Loss in Sierra Leone

By Betsy Small
Subjects: Law, Law and Society, African Studies, Political Science, Human Rights
Series: Law, Meaning, and Violence

Reflecting on how building connections with others is necessary for humanity’s survival

Story Tech

Power, Storytelling, and Social Change Advocacy

By Filippo Trevisan, Michael Vaughan, and Ariadne Vromen
Subjects: Political Science, Political Communication, Media Studies, New Media

How increased access to storytelling reshapes our public debates

The Community of Nuchi Du Takara ("Life Is the Ultimate Treasure") in Postwar Okinawa

Local Subjectivity within and against Empire

By Masamichi (Marro) Inoue
Subjects: Asian Studies, Japan, History, Asian and Southeast Asian History, Political Science, International Relations

Explores the conflict between Okinawans and the post-WWII US-Japan military alliance through the concept of nuchi du takara

Decentralization, Local Governance, and Inequality in the Middle East and North Africa

Edited by Ellen Marie Lust & Kristen Kao
Subjects: Political Science, Governance, Middle and Near Eastern Studies
Series: Emerging Democracies

Examines how decentralization affects local communities

The Dilemma of Compliance

Political Parties and Post-Election Disputes

By Svitlana Chernykh
Subjects: Political Science, Political Theory, Comparative Politics, European Studies, Eastern European Studies

Exploring the causes and consequences of post-election disputes

Engineering Stability

Rebuilding the State in Twenty-First Century Chinese Universities

By Xiaojun Yan
Subjects: Asian Studies, China, Political Science, Governance
Series: China Understandings Today

How can a state reinvent itself to survive?

Expedition Escape from the Classroom

Political Outings on the Campus and the Anxiety of Teaching IR

By Oded Löwenheim
Subjects: Political Science, International Relations, Education, Higher Education, Memoir
Series: Configurations: Critical Studies of World Politics

Breaking out of the classroom to explore how international relations manifest on campus

Turbulence Across the Sea

Transatlantic Relations and Strategic Competition

Edited by Elie Baranets & Andrew R. Novo
Subjects: Political Science, International Relations, Political Theory

How power struggles are shifting security on both sides of the Atlantic

The Derecognition of States

By Gëzim Visoka
Subjects: Political Science, International Relations, Law, International Law

When and why do states lose recognition?

In Search of Admiration and Respect

Chinese Cultural Diplomacy in the United States, 1875–1974

By Yanqiu Zheng
Subjects: Asian Studies, China, Political Science, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Cultural Studies, History, Chinese History, Art, Art History, Literary Studies, Asian Literature, Theater and Performance
Series: China Understandings Today

Reframes cultural diplomacy as part of China's ongoing quest for modernity beyond wealth and power

Autocrats Can't Always Get What They Want

State Institutions and Autonomy under Authoritarianism

By Nathan J Brown, Steven D Schaaf, Samer Anabtawi, and Julian G Waller
Subjects: Political Science, Governance, Comparative Politics
Series: Emerging Democracies

Discovering why autocrats may not be in total control

The Troubling State of India's Democracy

Edited by Dinsha Mistree, Šumit Ganguly, and Larry Diamond
Subjects: Asian Studies, South/Southeast Asia, Political Science, Governance, Political Communication
Series: Emerging Democracies

Assessing the condition and potential trajectories of India’s democracy

Mass–Elite Representation Gap in Old and New Democracies

Critical Junctures and Elite Agency

Edited by Jaemin Shim
Subjects: Political Science, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Public Policy, Political Theory
Series: New Comparative Politics

How can we explain policy preference mismatch between voters and their representatives?

Making Sense of the Arab State

Edited by Steven Heydemann & Marc Lynch
Subjects: Middle and Near Eastern Studies, Political Science, Comparative Politics, Governance
Series: Emerging Democracies

Exploring the surprising strengths and weaknesses of the Arab state

The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance in the U.S.

Why We Have the System We Have

By Diana Dwyre & Robin Kolodny
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics

Why the U.S. campaign finance system is difficult to fix

Assault on the Media

The Nixon Years

New and expanded edition, Updated with Analysis of 21st Century Threats to Democracy

By William Earl Porter & Thomas A. Mascaro
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Media Studies, Journalism, Political Communication

Taking a 21st century look at the lasting effects of Nixon-era attacks on journalism

Generational Politics in the United States

From the Silents to Gen Z and Beyond

Edited by Sally Friedman & David Schultz
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Political Behavior and Public Opinion, Political Communication

How generational change impacts the future of American politics

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