BOOKS

Although disarmament is a longstanding feature of the international system, it is often dismissed as utopian and remains largely understudied and undertheorized. To redress this gap, the    More >

Twenty years after Nelson Mandela commissioned the first HIV household survey in South Africa, this latest data collection undertaken by the Human Sciences Research Council and its partners    More >

Does religion play a significant role in voting behavior in sub-Saharan Africa? The perception has long been that religious identity has little impact on electoral decisionmaking, with many    More >

More than a decade ago, Xi Jinping heralded a new era for China when he outlined his "Chinese Dream." Has that dream become a reality? Did Xi's transformative vision lead to    More >

Despite crippling economic hardships and intense international pressure, North Korea has managed to become a nuclear nation. What drove the country to so resolutely prioritize the    More >

What, asks Heraldo Muñoz, is behind the current phenomenon of democratic backsliding—globally and, particularly, in Latin America? What clues can we find to answer that    More >

Presenting fresh scholarship on the pivotal nineteenth century Xhosa intellectual Reverend Tiyo Soga (1829–1871), this collection reframes how we understand a sophisticated thinker who    More >

"To defend the Earth is to defend the human." "The soil preserves people. Can people preserve the soil?" Amilcar Cabral's words continue to resonate deeply even    More >

Heicke Becker chronicles the life and legacy of Andimba Toivo ya Toivo (1924–2017), a towering figure in Namibia's fight for freedom. Combining a concise biography with speeches,    More >

Offering a fresh perspective on Vladimir Putin's Russia, Katharina Bluhm demonstrates how an illiberal-conservative movement created in the 1990s to oppose neoliberal globalization has    More >