Bolivia decentralized in an effort to deepen democracy, improve public services, and make government more accountable. Unlike many countries, Bolivia succeeded. Over the past generation,...
"Combining a rich and varied set of theoretical insights with a subtle analysis of the politics of American foreign policy, Defacing Power marks an important...
Many of today's new democracies are constrained by institutional forms designed by previous authoritarian rulers. In this timely and provocative study, Delia M. Boylan traces...
Referenda on important public policy questions have come to play a central role in policy making in many states. Referenda, or ballot propositions, have resulted...
Institutions are the channels of political power. This volume explores Arend Lijphart's life workthe design of political institutions. All the contributors to this volume share...
India's party system has undergone a profound transformation over the last decade. The Congress Party, a catchall party that brought independence in 1947 and governed...
Why do some states provide infrastructure and social services to their citizens, and others do not? In Development in Multiple Dimensions, Alexander Lee examines the...
For years, anthropology has brought the lives and beliefs of 'exotic' peoples to audiences in the West. Diagnosing America: Anthropology and Public Engagement reveals the...
In Directing Beckett, Lois Oppenheim Presents Interviews And Essays With Twentytwo Prominent International Directors Of Samuel Beckett'S Work, Many Of Whom Worked Closely With Beckett,...
Discarded, Discovered, Collected provides an accessible introduction to the University of Michigans collection of papyri and related ancient materials, the widest and deepest resource of...
James Farr and Raymond Seidelman bring new historical reflection to the "state of the discipline" debate in political science. This anthology offers a panorama of...
Though the ancient Greeks are generally thought to have been city dwellers, with a primarily urban culture, the polis also included a sizable agricultural territory...
Documents Reflects On The New Challenges To Humanistic Social Science In A World In Which The Subjects Of Research Increasingly Share The Professional Passions And...
Documents reflects on the new challenges to humanistic social science in a world in which the subjects of research increasingly share the professional passions and...
Stigma, Shame And Hardshipthis Is The Lot Shared By Families Whose Young Men Have Been Swept Into Prison. Braman Reveals The Devastating Toll Mass Incarceration...
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The style of reading in Renaissance Europe, as seen in the margins of books and in the texts of Renaissance intellectuals themselves, is deftly charted...
Are judges supposed to be objective? Citizens, scholars, and legal professionals commonly assume that subjectivity and objectivity are opposites, with the corollary that subjectivity is...
Since Woodrow Wilson, Political Scientists Have Recognized The Importance Of Congressional Committees In The Policymaking Process. Congressional Committees Often Determine What Legislation Will Reach The...
Since Woodrow Wilson, political scientists have recognized the importance of congressional committees in the policymaking process. Congressional committees often determine what legislation will reach the...
With the need for ever increasing sums of money to fuel the ongoing campaign for majority control, both Republicans and Democrats have made large donations...
This Classic Study Of Voting Decisions In The U.S. House Of Representatives, Based On Extensive Interviewing And Observation, Combines Theory And Substance, Generalization And Detailed...
Constitutional considerations of protective laws for women were the analytical battlefield on which the legal community reworked the balance between private liberty and the state's...
Although Elected To The Prestigious French Academy In 1990, Michel Serres Has Long Been Considered A Mavericka Provocative Thinker Whose Prolific Writings On Culture, Science...
Although elected to the prestigious French Academy in 1990, Michel Serres has long been considered a mavericka provocative thinker whose prolific writings on culture, science...
Covering Ground is a comparative study of irrigation systems in the Colca valley of Peru that seeks to explain the relations among household, community, and...
With the prevalence of disinformation geared to instill doubt rather than clarity, Creating Chaos Online unmasks disinformation when it attempts to pass as deliberation in...
State legislators are constantly making tradeoffs between changing taxes and providing public services. Not only must they reconcile their own policy preferences with the preferences...
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