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The Homelessness Industry: A Critique of US Social Policy
Elizabeth Beck and Pamela C. Twiss

Homelessness once was considered an aberration. Today it is a normalized feature of US society.  It is also, argue Elizabeth Beck and Pamela Twiss, an industry: the embrace of    More >

Military Reform and Militarism in Russia
Aleksandr Golts, translated by Maia Kipp

Aleksandr Golts traces the evolution of the Russian military, from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the incursions in eastern Ukraine in 2014–2017. Golts also sheds light on the    More >

Partnerships in Action: University–School–Community
Patti Silbert, Roshan Galvaan, and Jonathan Clark, eds.

Within the context of extreme social inequality, Partnerships in Action explores a range of  university-school-community partnerships in South Africa. The authors' rich and dynamic    More >

Queer People of Color: Connected but Not Comfortable
Angelique Harris, Juan Battle, and Antonio (Jay) Pastrana, Jr.

As individuals who historically have faced multiple forms of oppression, queer people of color often find themselves struggling to "fit in." What impact does this have on their    More >

Unintended Consequences in Transitional Justice: Social Recovery at the Local Level
Toshihiro Abe

Though transitional justice has been hailed by many as the best path toward reconciliation and stability in postconflict and democratizing societies, criticisms of the approach also abound,    More >

Local Mexico: Democratic Transitions in an Authoritarian Context
Patricia Olney

Vicente Fox's 2000 election to the presidency in Mexico marked the end of more than 70 years of rule by the PRI, overturning what some observers referred to as "the perfect    More >

Contemporary Regulatory Policy, 3rd Edition
Marc Allen Eisner, Jeff Worsham, Evan J. Ringquist, and Franchesca Nestor

The third edition of Contemporary Regulatory Policy brings this classic text completely up to date—reflecting more than a decade of policy changes and including an entirely new chapter    More >

Democratization and the Mischief of Faction
Benjamin R. Cole

Why do new democracies succeed in some cases and struggle, backslide, or revert entirely to autocracy in others? What are the specific policies and practices at play? To answer these    More >

Africa’s Cause Must Triumph: The Collected Writings of A.P. Mda
Robert Edgar and Luyanda ka Msumza, editors

A founding member of the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League, A.P. Mda was known for his passionate advocacy of African nationalism and his support for armed struggle against    More >

African Development: Making Sense of the Issues and Actors, 3rd edition
Todd J. Moss and Danielle Resnick

Both authoritative and accessible, African Development introduces the issues, actors, and institutions at play in development trajectories across sub-Saharan Africa. This new edition,    More >

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