BOOKS

The Change Imperative: Creating the Next Generation NGO
Paul David Ronalds

Paul David Ronalds draws on his experience as deputy CEO of World Vision Australia to offer a practical guide for international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) as they face the    More >

Women and US Politics: The Spectrum of Political Leadership, 2nd Edition
Lori Cox Han

In this wide-ranging text, Lori Cox Han explores whether—and if so, how—the presence of women on the center stage of US politics is changing the political process.  Han    More >

Making Decentralization Work: Democracy, Development, and Security
Ed Connerley, Kent Eaton, and Paul Smoke, editors

It is increasingly difficult to find developing countries whose leaders have not debated or implemented some type of decentralization reform. But has decentralization worked? Does it    More >

Wrongful Death Sentences: Rethinking Justice in Capital Cases
Cathleen Burnett

What acts truly deserve the death penalty? And how equitably do we apply this ultimate punishment? Cathleen Burnett explores wrongful capital sentencing to offer a sober yet searing critique    More >

Evaluating Crime Reduction Initiatives
Johannes Knutsson and Nick Tilley, editors

How should evaluations of problem-oriented policing and situational crime prevention projects be conducted? Although evaluation has been a driving force in the recent worldwide growth of the    More >

Civil War in African States: The Search for Security
Ian S. Spears

How do disputants in Africa's civil wars—rebel movements, ethnic groups, state leaders—find security in the midst of anarchic situations? Why do some rebel movements pursue a    More >

Argentina's Foreign Policy: Domestic Politics and Democracy Promotion in the Americas
Ana Margheritis

Why would a state commit to foreign policy actions that do not appear to have relevance to its national interests? And what can we learn from Argentina’s extensive involvement in    More >

Equal Work, Unequal Careers: African Americans in the Workforce
Rochelle Parks-Yancy

Why do some people get ahead in the workplace, while others, equally qualified, fall behind? Rochelle Parks-Yancy uses the experience of African American workers across the US to reveal how    More >

Why Enduring Rivalries Do—or Don't—End
Eric W. Cox

Why do some enduring, violent rivalries between states end peacefully, while others drag on interminably or cease only with the complete collapse or defeat of one of the states? Eric Cox    More >

Just Give Money to the Poor: The Development Revolution from the Global South
Joseph Hanlon, Armando Barrientos, and David Hulme

Amid all the complicated economic theories about the causes and solutions to poverty, one idea is so basic that it seems radical: bypass governments and NGOs, provide direct cash transfers,    More >

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