Social science / Political science

The Imperative of Integration

by Elizabeth Anderson

More than forty years have passed since Congress, in response to the Civil Rights Movement, enacted sweeping antidiscrimination laws in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair...

Taming the Gods: Religion and Democracy on Three Continents

by Ian Buruma

For eight years the president of the United States was a born-again Christian, backed by well-organized evangelicals who often seemed intent on erasing the church-state divide. In Europe, the increasing number...

Now or Never: Saving America from Economic Collapse

by Jim DeMint

America is at more than just a crossroads. She is at the brink. A future of freedom and prosperity can still be had should Americans show the will to chart such a path. But simply continuing with business as...

Religion and Democracy in the United States: Danger or Opportunity?

by Alan Wolfe & Ira Katznelson

The United States remains a deeply religious country and religion plays an inextricably critical role in American politics. Controversy over issues such as abortion is fueled by opposition in the Catholic Church...

Inside a U.S. Embassy

by Shawn Dorman

All-new third edition of the essential guide to the Foreign Service

The Hero and His Shadow: Psychopolitical Aspects of Myth and Reality in Israel, Revised Edition

by Erel Shalit

In an era in which all seemed to dwell in the self-imposed solitary confinement of virtual reality, life in vitro behind the screen, the young take to the streets and gather in the squares. Attempting to break...

The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy. (Two volume set)

by Kenneth A. Reinert, Ramkishen S. Rajan & Amy Joycelyn Glass

Increasing economic globalization has made understanding the world economy more important than ever. From trade agreements to offshore outsourcing to foreign aid, this two-volume encyclopedia explains the key...

The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History. (Two volume set)

by Michael Kazin, Rebecca Edwards & Adam Rothman

An essential resource for anyone interested in U.S. history and politics, this two-volume encyclopedia covers the major forces that have shaped American politics from the founding to today. Broad in scope, the...

American Government

by Cal Jillson

To gain a fuller understanding of American politics today, students need to learn how it has evolved, from its founding principles to its contemporary practices. Such a perspective is crucial for making sense...

Terrorism Versus Democracy

by Paul Wilkinson

This book examines the terrorist networks that operate globally and analyses the long-term future of terrorism and terrorist-backed insurgencies.

Terrorism remains a serious problem for the international community....

Xinjiang and China's Rise in Central Asia, 1949-2009

by Michael E. Clarke

The recent conflict between indigenous Uyghurs and Han Chinese demonstrates that Xinjiang is a major trouble spot for China, with Uyghur demands for increased autonomy, and where Beijing's policy is to more...

Political Liberalism in Muslim Societies

by Fevzi Bilgin

Having survived the process of modernization and reasserted themselves in public life, religious traditions play an increasingly important public role in shaping and defining social institutions and interactions....

Making Policy Work

by Peter John

Many tools are on offer to politicians and other policy-makers when they seek to change policy outcomes. Often they choose to concentrate on one set of tools, but fail to see the costs as well as the benefits...

Hegemony and Democracy

by Bruce Russett

Hegemony and Democracy is constructed around the question of whether hegemony is sustainable, especially when the hegemon is a democratic state. The book draws on earlier publications over Bruce Russett's long...

Ending Forced Labour in Myanmar

by Richard Horsey

The International Labour Organization's (ILO) efforts since the early 1990s to address the forced labour situation in Myanmar represent a rare example of success in influencing the behaviour of that regime,...

Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics

by Alisa Gaunder

The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics is an advanced level

reference guide which surveys the current state of Japanese politics,

featuring both traditional topics and cutting edge research. The volume...

Switzerland in Europe

by Christine Trampusch & André Mach

While Switzerland is well known for its specific political institutions, such as direct democracy, federalism and neutrality, or for its banking secrecy, its socio-economic institutions, which decisively contributed...

Politicizing Ethics in International Relations

by Gideon Baker

The ethics of hospitality - the welcome of the foreigner - is implied in all moral debate in international relations ranging from questions of asylum to those of humanitarian intervention. Why then has there...

The Routledge Handbook of Terrorism Research

by Alex P. Schmid

This major new Handbook synthesises more than two decades of scholarly research, and provides a comprehensive overview of the field of terrorism studies.

The content of the Handbook is based on the responses...

Understanding Peace Research

by Kristine Hoglund & Magnus Oberg

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of different methods and sources of information-gathering for peace and conflict students and researchers, as well as the challenges presented by such work.

Research...