BOOKS

What Is Constructionism? Navigating Its Use in Sociology
Scott R. Harris

Winner of the SSSI Charles Horton Cooley Award! Has constructionism become a victim of its own success? Scott Harris argues that, as more scholars adopt the approach, its key concepts are    More >

For the Love of God: NGOs and Religious Identity in a Violent World
Shawn Teresa Flanigan

Shawn Teresa Flanigan looks at the role of faith-based nonprofit organizations (FBOs) in the context of international development to explore the ways that history and religious identity have    More >

The Power Curse: Influence and Illusion in World Politics
Giulio M. Gallarotti

Can increasing power in international politics be a bad thing for nations? In this provocative book, Giulio Gallarotti argues that the answer is clearly yes—as demonstrated by a series    More >

Passionate Pioneers: The Story of Yiddish Secular Education in North America, 1910-1960
Fradle Pomerantz Freidenreich, with a foreword by Jonathan D. Sarna

A little-known chapter in American Jewish history involves a wide network of Yiddish schools and camps—a vibrant, multifaceted educational movement—that sought to transmit a    More >

Security and Development: Searching for Critical Connections
Neclâ Tschirgi, Michael S. Lund, and Francesco Mancini, editors

Although policymakers and practitioners alike have enthusiastically embraced the idea that security and development are interdependent, the precise nature and implications of the dynamic    More >

The European Union and the Global South
Fredrik Söderbaum and Patrik Stålgren, editors

Choice Outstanding Academic Book! The development of coherent and effective relations with other regions and countries is one of the most challenging tasks faced by the European Union.    More >

Snakes in Paradise: NGOs and the Aid Industry in Africa
Hans Holmén

Beginning in the 1980s, sub-Saharan Africa witnessed a veritable explosion of NGOs and CSOs engaged in efforts to develop the subcontinent. Often praised for their commitment, flexibility,    More >

Civil Society Under Strain: Counter-Terrorism Policy, Civil Society, and Aid Post-9/11
Jude Howell and Jeremy Lind, editors

As they investigate the convergence of security and development objectives following the attacks of September 11, 2001—in particular as this relates to civil society—the authors    More >

At Home on the Street: People, Poverty, and a Hidden Culture of Homelessness
Jason Adam Wasserman and Jeffrey Michael Clair

In their compelling examination of what it means to be truly at home on the street, Jason Wasserman and Jeffrey Clair argue that programs and policies addressing homeless people too often    More >

From Political Won't to Political Will: Building Support for Participatory  Governance
Carmen Malena, editor

Citizens in both the North and the South lack opportunities, rights, and access to information and have expressed growing disillusionment with their governments. Ordinary citizens    More >

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