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The World Food Programme in Global Politics

“A uthoritatively and clearly explains the complexities of theinternational food aid regime and the World Food

Programme.” —H. Wayne Moyer

“Ross makes an important contribution to the literature on food aidand the fight against hunger, and he provides an in-depth insightinto a side of the World Food Programme that is not often seen.”

—Daniel Maxwell

How has the World Food Programme come to be so well-regarded—even in the US—despite being part of the much-maligned UN system? What are the political and institutionalconditions that have enabled it to accrue legitimacy as aninternational organization? And how much substance liesbehind the perceptions of its effectiveness?

Finding the answers to these questions in his analysis ofthe institutional politics of the WFP, Sandy Ross illustratesimportant larger issues about international institutions andglobal governance. He also shows that the very terms of itssuccess limit the WFP’s capacity to change the systemicproblems that generate large-scale global hunger.

Sandy Ross is research fellow in the School of Social andPolitical Sciences, University of Melbourne.

CONTENTS: The World Food Programme in the International System.The Feed-the-Hungry Norm. The Development of the Food AidRegime. The Evolution of the World Food Programme. Inclusion,Accountability, and Legitimacy. Effectiveness and Legitimacy. Feedingthe Hungry. Appendixes. UN Resolution 1714; FAO Principles ofSurplus Disposal; Statement by George McGovern, 10 April 1961; TheWFP Mission Statement.

January 2011/ca. 260 pagesISBN: 978-1-935049-35-7 hc $65/£54.95

Sandy Ross

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Why Enduring Rivalries Do—or Don’t—End

“A compelling and extremely well-written book.... Cox makes asignificant contribution to both the foreign policy analysis

and the rivalry literatures.” —Jeffrey Pickering

Why do some enduring, violent rivalries between states endpeacefully, while others drag on interminably or cease onlywith the complete collapse or defeat of one of the states? EricCox provides extensive evidence to support his explanationof how these disputes end, comparing successful and failedattempts to terminate rivalries in Latin America and theMiddle East.

Eric W. Cox is assistant professor of political science atTexas Christian University.

CONTENTS: Understanding Rivalry. Explaining Rivalry Termination.Egypt and Israel: A Path to Peace. Syria and Israel: Obstacles to Peace.Chile and Peru: Steps Toward Peace. Peru and Ecuador: RivalrySustained. The Termination of Rivalry.

2010/221 pages LC: 2010018971ISBN: 978-1-935049-24-1 hc $65/£54.95

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Identity Politics in the Age of Globalization

“B oth conceptually and empirically innovative.... The authorsshed a bright light on the international dimension of iden-

tity politics.” —Elisabeth Prügl

Despite the homogenizing effect of globalization, identitypolitics have gained significance—numerous groups haveachieved political goals and gained recognition based on, forexample, their common gender, religion, ethnicity, or disabil-ity. Are each of these groups unique, or can comparisons bedrawn among them? What is the impact of globalization onidentity politics? The authors of Identity Politics offer a com-prehensive analytical framework and detailed case studies toexplain how identity-based collectives both exploit and areshaped by the new realities of a globalized world.

Roger Coate is Paul Coverdell Chair of Public Policy atGeorgia College and State University. Markus Thiel is assis-tant professor of politics and international relations atFlorida International University.

CONTENTS: Identity Politics and Political Identities: Local Expressionsin a Globalizing World—the Editors. Trapped Between Gender andEthnicity: Identity Politics in Ecuador—M. Picq. Civil Society andCosmopolitanism: Identity Politics in Hong Kong—W. Lam and K.C.Lam. Reshaping Identity Politics in the EU: The Case of the HungarianMinority in Romania—E. Vladescu. Deploying National Identity:HIV/AIDS and South African Health Politics—V. Kravtsov. ModernIslam or Theocracy? Turkey’s Gülen Movement—N.V. Ibryamova.Conclusion—the Editors.

2010/207 pages LC: 2010018973ISBN: 978-1-935049-26-5 hc $65/£54.95

Roger Coate andMarkus Thiel, editors

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Coalition Politics and the Iraq War:Determinants of Choice

“T he author skillfully analyzes the process of decision makingand provides important insights into the ways that different

countries approached the demands and requests of the US.... Thiswork gives the reader a firm sense of the operative dynamics ofchoice.” —Choice

“Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the‘coalitions of the willing’ that have become central to US foreignpolicy since the end of the Cold War.... The analysis is highly relevantnot just to ongoing efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also toattempts to build coalitions to sanction Iran and North Korea fortheir nuclear weapons programs.” —Andrew Bennett

Why do states join ad hoc military coalitions? What motivatedSouth Korea to contribute significantly to the Iraq War “coali-tion of the willing,” while such steadfast allies as Turkey andGermany resisted US pressure to become burden-sharingpartners? Drawing on his extensive examination of SouthKorean, German, and Turkish politics in the approach to andduring the Iraq War, Daniel Baltrusaitis offers an in-depthanalysis of how domestic political dynamics critically influ-ence a state’s level of material and diplomatic support to“coalitions of choice.”

Daniel F. Baltrusaitis is assistant professor of internationalsecurity studies at the US Air War College.

CONTENTS: Untangling the Puzzle of Coalition Burden Sharing. SouthKorea: Between Iraq and a Nuclear Crisis. Germany: Non-coalition,but Cooperating. Turkey: Involuntary Defection and EventualRapprochement. Putting the Pieces Together.

2010/259 pages LC: 2009028624ISBN: 978-1-935049-15-9 hc $65/£54.95

Daniel F. Baltrusaitis

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Afghanistan’s Troubled Transition: Politics, Peacekeeping, and the 2004 Presidential Election

“A thorough, compelling, and often gripping account ofAfghanistan’s 2004 election.” —Jake Sherman

“Both an important contribution to the literature on the politicaldevelopment of post-2001 Afghanistan and a window into the nuts-and-bolts trials and tribulations of a complex UN peacekeepingoperation.” —Scott Worden

Scott Seward Smith focuses on Afghanistan’s 2004 presiden-tial election—the first popular election ever held there—ashe explores the painstaking attempt by the United Nations to develop democratic institutions in the country.

Smith thoroughly describes the personalities, policies,bureaucracies, and external factors that shaped the falteringtransition process from 2001 through 2009. He also points to the missed opportunities that contributed to the flawedelections of 2009. Arguing that the failure to give sufficientweight to the importance of institution building led to thecrisis of confidence and the resurgence of warlord politicsthat we see today, he sheds light not only on what has gonewrong in Afghanistan, but also on the prospects for Afghandemocracy.

Scott Seward Smith is senior political affairs officer andAfghanistan team leader in the UN Department ofPeacekeeping Operations.

December 2010/ca. 275 pagesISBN: 978-1-935049-36-4 hc $68/£57.50

Scott Seward Smith


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The Church and AIDS in Africa: The Politics of Ambiguity

“W elcome and long-overdue.... A carefully documented andclear examination of the range of church responses to the

HIV/AIDS crisis.” —Patricia Siplon

“A clear and insightful analysis of the church’s involvement in thefight against HIV and AIDS.” —Elias Bongmba

Situating her analysis squarely within the context of debatesabout the role of religion in African politics and society, AmyPatterson systematically analyzes the efforts (and sometimeslack of effort) of Christian churches in shaping HIV/AIDSpolicy.

Patterson considers how theological worldviews, materialresources, historical interactions with the state, and global net-works influence church advocacy on AIDS. She is particularlyinterested in why various churches have responded in suchdiffering ways to the political questions associated with theAIDS epidemic. With the issue of AIDS as a focal point, sheoffers a cross-national, critical analysis of Christian churchmobilization in Africa.

Amy S. Patterson is associate professor of political scienceat Calvin College.

CONTENTS: AIDS and Christianity in Africa. Church Responses to theAIDS Epidemic. Resources and Choices. Power and Subversion inChurch-State Relations. The Diverse Influences of Global Connections.AIDS, Churches, and Africa’s Future.

December 2010/ca. 200 pagesISBN: 978-1-935049-04-3 hc $55/£46.50

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Dilemmas of Democratic Consolidation: A Game-Theory Approach

“C lear and approachable theory, analysis, and case studies....Ulfelder’s original cross-national dataset of democratic

failures is also a strong contribution.” —Gretchen Casper

Why have so many attempts at democracy in the past half-century failed? Confronting this much discussed question,Jay Ulfelder offers a novel explanation for the coups andrebellions that have toppled fledgling democratic regimesand that continue to threaten many new democracies today.

Ulfelder draws on an original dataset of 110 democratic fail-ures spanning 1955–2007 and also presents analytic narrativesfor six cases (Cyprus, Fiji, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, andVenezuela) to illustrate why some governments survive whileothers collapse. Focusing on political parties and the militaryas key players in the “democracy game,” he sheds light on thepathways by which new democracies slide all too often fromfounding elections to polarization and breakdown.

Jay Ulfelder is director of research for the PoliticalInstability Task Force at Science Applications InternationalCorporation (SAIC).

CONTENTS: Introduction. The Democracy Game. How Fragile IsDemocracy? Patterns in Cross-National Data. How Does DemocracyBreak Down? Evidence from Random Narratives. ExploringConfounding Cases. Implications for Democracy Promotion.Conclusion.

2010/177 pages LC: 2010005300ISBN: 978-1-935049-18-0 hc $59.95/£50.95

Jay Ulfelder

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Civil War in African States: The Search for Security

“A well-researched and well-written book that will give readers athorough understanding of three of Africa’s most challenging

conflicts.” —James J. Hentz

How do disputants in Africa’s civil wars—rebel movements,ethnic groups, state leaders—find security in the midst ofanarchic situations? Why do some rebel movements pursuea secessionist agenda while others seek to overthrow theexisting government? Under what circumstances will insur-gents agree to share power? Proposing answers to thesequestions, Ian Spears offers a fresh perspective on the possi-bilities for ending violent political conflict in Africa.

Spears focuses on the security predicaments of the dis-putants themselves as he closely examines the roots anddynamics of civil wars in Angola, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Hisoriginal analysis leads to conclusions that challenge prevail-ing assumptions about the nature both of conflict resolutionand of peacebuilding in postconflict societies.

Ian S. Spears is associate professor of political science atthe University of Guelph.

CONTENTS: The Search for Security in Africa. The Wars of Ethiopia andEritrea. Unification and Quasi-Secession in Somalia. The AngolanCivil War. The Search Continues.

2010/281 pages LC: 2010018974ISBN: 978-1-935049-20-3 hc $65/£54.95

Ian S. Spears


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Security Cooperation in Africa: A Reappraisal

“T he first comprehensive study of contemporary security coop-eration among African States.... This book goes far toward

bringing coherence, synthesis, and direction to [the] field.” —Choice

In the midst of the atrocities reported in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo, the seemingly constant strife in the Hornof Africa, and the ongoing violence in Darfur, how do wemake sense of the simultaneous increase in interstate securitycooperation in Africa? To what extent, and why, does thiscooperation differ from previous initiatives? In what directionis it heading? Benedikt Franke assesses the peace and securityarchitecture that is taking shape under the nominal leadershipof the African Union, analyzing the emerging structures andtrends and also rethinking prevailing notions and theoreticalassumptions about interstate security relations.

Benedikt Franke is visiting research fellow at theUniversity of Oxford.

2009/332 pages LC: 2009009419ISBN: 978-1-935049-09-8 hc $75/£63.50

Benedikt Franke

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Decentralization in Uganda: Explaining Successes and Failures in Local Governance

“F ascinating.... This is one of the most carefully crafted andmeticulously executed studies available on the variable benefits

of decentralization in Africa. Lambright makes an importantcontribution to our understanding of democracy, state-society rela-tions, the politics of decentralization, and the impact of informalpatronage institutions and historical legacies on present daygovernance.” —Aili Mari Tripp

“A landmark contribution to the study of decentralization andinstitutional performance in Africa.” —Pierre Englebert

Why do some African local governments perform well, whileothers fail to deliver even the most basic services to their con-stituents? Gina Lambright finds answers to this question in herinvestigation of the factors that contribute to good—and thosethat result in ineffective—institutional performance at the dis-trict level in Uganda. Examining the conditions under whichlocal populations are able to shape the performance of theirlocal governments, she adeptly combines quantitative analysisacross 56 Ugandan district governments with in-depth casestudies of Lira, Mpigi, and Bushenyi.

Gina M.S. Lambright is assistant professor of political sci-ence at George Washington University.

CONTENTS: Exploring Decentralization in Uganda. Local Governmentin Uganda. Patterns of Local Governance. Explaining Successes andFailures. Ministries, Mentoring, and Monitoring. Political Support,Patronage, and Performance. The Impact of Electoral Competition.The Role of Political and Civic Participation. Uganda in ComparativePerspective.

November 2010/ca. 300 pagesISBN: 978-1-935049-32-6 hc $69.95/£58.95

Gina M.S. Lambright


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Mauritania: The Struggle for Democracy

“H ighly original and deeply researched…. This is the definitivework on a neglected country of increasing importance both

to global security and to our understanding of the possibilities forand obstacles to democratic change in Africa.” —Larry Diamond

Why did a clique of Mauritanian officers risk their lives tooverthrow the autocrat they had served for twenty years,only to cede power to an elected civilian? And having wonacclaim for their commitment to a process of democratictransition, why did most of these officers join a year later tooverthrow the newly elected president? Had the internationalcommunity been fooled by a military junta—or was it com-plicit in creating an elaborate pseudo-democratic facade?

Drawing on numerous interviews and field research in anIslamic republic wracked by ethnic tensions, terrorism, direpoverty, and the living legacy of slavery, Noel Fosteraddresses these questions to reveal the complex forces atwork in Mauritania’s long struggle for better governance.

Noel Foster has lived and worked in Mauritania for sev-eral years, most recently as a graduate fellow with StanfordUniversity’s Haas Center for Public Service.

CONTENTS: Introduction. The Making of Modern Mauritania. TheArmy Breaks Rank. A Coup for Democracy? Mauritania’s PragueSpring. The Puppet Presidential Candidate. The Gathering Storm. Allthe General’s Men. Battling Military Rule. The Vanishing Mediators.Paths Forward.

November 2010/ca. 280 pagesISBN: 978-1-935049-30-2 hc $68.50/£57.95Studies on North Africa

Noel Foster

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Democratic Participation inRural Tanzania and Zambia:The Impact of Civic Education

Satu Riutta

“A model of how researchshould be conducted—driven by a profoundlyimportant and broadlyapplicable puzzle, ground-ed in current theoreticaland policy debates, andrich in original empiricalevidence.... This studywill stand beside other

pioneering works in the field of democratiza-tion and political participation.”

—William M. Downs

Satu Riutta asks whether civic educationinitiatives—to which huge sums of donorfunds and effort are devoted annually—actually promote political participationamong the rural poor in nascent democra-cies. Does raising awareness about citizenrights and responsibilities increase partic-ipation? Are the effects of civic educationgreatest on collective or individual formsof participation? Do women respond dif-ferently than men? Drawing on a rich setof original data from villages in Tanzaniaand Zambia, Riutta casts new light on boththe empowering effects and the limitationsof civic education in the context of partici-patory development and democratization.

Satu Riutta is institutional researchassociate at Oxford College of EmoryUniversity.

2009/219 pages LC: 2009009410ISBN: 978-1-935049-14-2 hc $59.95/£50.95

The ANC Underground inSouth Africa, 1950–1976Raymond Suttner

“Brings fresh insights into the ANC duringa critical phase in the organization’s develop-ment.... Suttner provides a nuanced under-standing of what it took to work against theracist South African regime.... Essentialreading for those interested in South Africa.Highly recommended.” —Choice

It is widely assumedthat the AfricanNational Congressessentially disappearedfrom South Africa afterits banning in 1960 andthe imprisonment of itsleaders, until publicsupport for it revivedin the wake of the 1976

Soweto uprising. Raymond Suttner takesissue with that view.

Drawing on extensive oral testimony,Suttner reveals how internally basedactivists, often working independently ofthe ANC in exile, were able to reconsti-tute and maintain effective undergroundnetworks. His scope encompasses thebroad features of the clandestine work,the impact that it had on personal lives,and the opportunities that were present-ed for both bravery and abuse. He alsoconsiders the gendered character of theunderground ANC. In the concludingchapter of the book, he explores the grad-ual establishment of the ANC hegemony,which continues to this day.

Raymond Suttner is professor andhead of the Walter and Albertina SisuluKnowledge and Heritage Unit, School forGraduate Studies, University of SouthAfrica.

2009/199 pages LC: 2009009408ISBN: 978-1-935049-13-5 hc $55/£46.50No rights in Africa and India

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Struggles for Local Democracy in the Andes

“C ameron’s richly detailed comparative case studies are highlyrecommended for those interested in local democracy, rural

development, and indigenous politics.” —Choice

“Remarkably rich and insightful.... All who wish to understandlocal politics in Latin America, especially in its ethnically diverseregions, must read this work.” —Liisa North

John Cameron draws on power-based approaches to thestudy of democratization as he thoughtfully explores effortsby indigenous and peasant groups to gain control of localgovernments and deepen democracy in Bolivia, Ecuador,and Peru.

Cameron addresses three fundamental questions: What fac-tors best explain the success or failure of local political move-ments in the Andes? What forms of democracy are emergingin indigenous- and peasant-controlled municipalities? Whatare the impacts of municipal democratization on the well-being and political identities of the citizenry? As he elucidateshis results, he reminds readers that, in the midst of some ofthe most exclusionary and elite-dominated systems of localgovernment in Latin America, political struggles for democ-racy are having a profound impact.

John Cameron is assistant professor in the Department ofInternational Development Studies at Dalhousie University.

CONTENTS: Introduction. Municipal Democratization After AgrarianReform in Guamote, Ecuador. Municipal Democratization in a Contextof Structural Inequality in Cotacachi, Ecuador. The Difficult Marriageof Liberal and Indigenous Democracy in Jésus de Machaca, Bolivia.Struggles for Municipal Power Among NGOs, Peasant Organizations,and Local Elites in Mizque, Bolivia. From Clientelism to Democracyand Back in Limatambo, Peru. Municipal Democratization AfterPolitical Violence in Haquira, Peru. Conclusion.

2010/365 pages LC: 2009034308ISBN: 978-1-935049-16-6 hc $75/£63.50

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Political Leadership in Zapatista Mexico:Marcos, Celebrity, and Charismatic Authority

“A unique exploration of the tension between the personalisticand the transformative dimensions of charismatic authority.

This timely, illuminating book is indispensable to the study of theZapatista Movement and its charismatic spokesman, Subcoman-dante Marcos.” —Priscilla Falcón

Can charismatic authority be used to further progressive poli-tics without simultaneously doing damage? Is it possible for amovement with a charismatic leader to achieve an egalitariansociety? Tracing the history of Mexico’s Zapatista movementand the emergence of its controversial masked spokesman,Subcommandante Marcos, Daniela di Piramo investigatesthe implications of these questions.

Di Piramo’s important distinction between charisma as anindividual attribute and charismatic authority as a form ofpolitical power is reflected throughout her study. FollowingMarcos’s public trajectory, she focuses not only on how theleader has used his personal appeal to draw internationalattention to the Zapatista’s plight, but also on how the con-stant spotlight on him has sometimes eclipsed the largerpolitical agenda. Her work is both a significant biographyand a penetrating exploration of the nature of charismaticpolitical leadership in Latin America.

Daniela di Piramo is lecturer in politics at GriffithUniversity, Brisbane, Australia.

CONTENTS: Charismatic Authority in Latin America. The ChiapasStory. Marcos and the Zapatistas: Storming the World Stage. ZapatistaPolitics and Other Tales. “Being Marcos”: The Celebrity, the Caudillo,and the Revolutionary Vanguard. Revolutionizing CharismaticAuthority.

2010/271 pages LC: 2010018975ISBN: 978-1-935049-21-0 hc $68/£57.50

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The Reform of the Bolivian State: Domestic Politics in the Context of Globalization

“A remarkably sophisticated study of the transnationalization ofclass and state in Bolivia. Tsolakis makes a valuable theoreti-

cal contribution to the literature.” —Henk Overbeek

“Innovative and novel.... A substantial contribution to the scholar-ship on Bolivia.” —John Crabtree

In 2005, two decades after President Victor Paz Estenssoro’sNew Economic Policy heralded the beginning of a profoundtransformation for Bolivia, violence had become endemic inthe country, economic growth was weak, and political cor-ruption was flourishing. Evo Morales was elected to thepresidency in a climate of intense social conflict and disorder,promising to deconstruct the entire political and economicedifice so painfully built since 1985. Andreas Tsolakisinvestigates Bolivia’s trajectory since 1985 in the context ofthe country’s deepening integration into the world market.

From a historical materialist perspective, Tsolakis assesseswhy neoliberal restructuring efforts failed, as well as theimplications of the continuing internationalization of theBolivian state for Morales’s reform program and his foreignrelations in Latin America and beyond. He provides both anuanced analysis of collaborative practices among transna-tional social forces and an up-to-date, critical analysis of theMorales administration

Andreas Tsolakis is a postdoctoral fellow at the Instituteof Advanced Study at the University of Warwick and also ananalyst at the Fundación Secretariado Gitano in Madrid.

CONTENTS: Bolivia’s Political Trajectory Since 1985. The Impact of theNational Revolution. Transnational Forces and Global Restructuring.The Internationalization of the Bolivian State. Polyarchy in Bolivia.Evo Morales, the MAS, and Elite Resistance to Change. The BolivianCase and Beyond.

October 2010/ca. 400 pagesISBN: 978-1-935049-27-2 hc $79.95/£67.95

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Argentina’s Foreign Policy: Domestic Politics and Democracy Promotion in the Americas

“A n innovative study of Argentine foreign policy....Margheritis ably demonstrates how, through adhering to

consistent principles of democracy promotion abroad, presidentsare able to govern more effectively at home in the face of domesticinstability and crisis.” —David Pion-Berlin

Why would a state commit to foreign policy actions that donot appear to have relevance to its national interests? Andwhat can we learn from Argentina’s extensive involvementin democracy promotion in the Americas? Addressing theserelated questions, Ana Margheritis explores the interaction ofpresidential power, regional issues, and domestic instabilityin the shaping of Argentina’s foreign policy.

Ana Margheritis is assistant professor in the Departmentof Political Science and Center for Latin American Studies atthe University of Florida.

CONTENTS: Introduction. Argentina’s Foreign Policy in Historical andRegional Perspective. Foreign Policy in Highly Unstable Contexts.Promoting Democracy and Human Rights in Cuba. Responding toPolitical Crises in South America. Building Peace and DemocraticInstitutions in Haiti. Conclusion.

2010/145 pages LC: 2010010610ISBN: 978-1-935049-19-7 hc $55/£46.50

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Race, Ethnicity, and Powerin Ecuador: The Manipulationof the Mestizaje

Karem Roitman

“An outstanding contribution to our under-standing of race, ethnicity, and power inEcuador. Drawing on her unprecedented fieldresearch among the upper class, Roitmanilluminates the concept of mestizaje and itsnegative impact on Ecuadorian society andpolitics.” —Ollie Johnson

How do today’s LatinAmerican elites under-stand and relate toideas of power, race,ethnicity, and mestizaje?And what impact doesthat understandinghave on the dynamicsof socioeconomic devel-

opment in ethnically mixed societies?Focusing on the case of Ecuador—a coun-try struggling to recast its mestizo identityin the aftermath of dramatic indigenousuprisings—Karem Roitman reveals howthe urban upper classes represent theirethnicity in ways that both hide discrimi-natory practices and impede social andeconomic mobility for the “other.”

Karem Roitman lectures on internation-al relations at Regent’s College, London.

CONTENTS: Introduction. Foxes and Lions:Studying the Upper Classes. ConstructingIdentities: The 2001 National Census.Economy, Etiquette, and Ethnicity: DefiningEcuadorian Elites. The Mestizo and the“Other”: Ethnic Narratives in Ecuador. ThePort and Mestizaje: Ethnic Narratives inGuayaquil. Learning Mestizaje: EthnicNarratives in Quito. Ethnic Narratives andSocioeconomic Development. Responsibilityand Change. Conclusion. Appendixes.

2009/319 pages LC: 2009026388ISBN: 978-1-935049-07-4 hc $75/£63.50

Negotiating Democracy inBrazil: The Politics of Exclusion

Bernd Reiter

Do societal inequalities limit the effective-ness of democratic regimes? And if so,why? And how? Addressing this ques-tion, Bernd Reiter focuses on the role ofsocietal dynamics in undermining democ-racy in Brazil.

Reiter explores the ways in which race,class, and gender in Brazil structure asociety that is deeply divided betweenthe included and the excluded—andwhere much of the population falls into thelatter category. Tracing the mechanisms ofthe profound cultural resistance to genuinedemocratization that he finds dominantamong the elite, his theoretically andempirically rich analysis offers an alterna-tive way of understanding both thenature of Brazilian democracy and thedemocratization process throughout LatinAmerica.

Bernd Reiter is assistant professor ofpolitical science at the University ofSouth Florida.

CONTENTS: Introduction. What’s Wrong withBrazilian Democracy? The Historical Roots ofInclusion. Education and the Transfer ofPrivilege. The Domestication of the Excluded.Civil Society as Civilized Society. The Limits toCitizen Participation. The Political Class andthe Persistence of Paternalism. Conclusion.

2009/171 pages LC: 2008026639ISBN: 978-1-935049-02-9 hc $55/£46.50

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China and the EnergyEquation in Asia: TheDeterminants of Policy Choice

Jean A. Garrison

“Will be important to all those who want tolearn how political decisions are made in China.In addition ... the book serves as an excellentintroductory reader to the making of Chineseenergy policy.” —Oliver Hensengerth,

International Affairs

Why does China act asit does in its pursuit ofenergy security? Are“resource wars”inevitable? Goingbeyond traditionalanalyses that focus onChina as a regionaland global threat, Jean

Garrison sheds new light on the roots ofthe country’s energy policy and the con-straints that it faces.

Garrison eschews the zero-sumapproaches that underlie much conceptu-alization of the subject, arguing that theyare in large part based on the erroneousnotion that China is a unitary actor with acoherent energy strategy. Her attention tothe competing developmental and envi-ronmental priorities at play in China’sdomestic politics is a critical contributionto the global energy-security debate.

Jean A. Garrison is associate professorof political science at the University ofWyoming.

2009/187 pages LC: 2009002502ISBN: 978-1-935049-05-0 hc $59.95/£50.95

China’s Rural DevelopmentPolicy: Exploring the “NewSocialist Countryside”

Minzi Su

“This deeply researched study affords a bal-anced view of where and how governmentpolicies have been in touch with farmers’ needsor out of touch with farming realities. Su pro-vides much food for thought about developmentpolicymaking and rural capacity-building in acountry where all generalizations fail.”

—Mel Gurtov

As China strives to achieve nothing lessthan a “harmonious society”—despite thepronounced and institutionalized classstructure that divides rural Chinese fromurban, eastern from western, and richfrom poor—a key element of that effort isa “new socialist countryside.” Minzi Suassesses the prospects for China’s ruralrevitalization programs now in their initialstages.

Su draws on herextensive, front-linefield research to dis-cover precisely whyBeijing’s rural develop-ment policies, thoughhelping many, havethus far bypassed hun-dreds of millions offarm households. Not

least, she also identifies the capacitiesand political-economic conditions thathold the greatest promise for successfulpolicy implementation.

Minzi Su is assistant professor in theCollege of Public Service and UrbanAffairs at Tennessee State University.

2009/313 pages LC: 2009013942ISBN: 978-1-935049-06-7 hc $69.95/£58.95

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Masculinity and Japan’s Foreign Relations

“G ender has been a neglected dimension of the study of Japan'sinternational relations. Yumiko Mikanagi focuses on

masculinity and foreign relations, employing a fresh approach whichis sure to stimulate much discussion and debate.” —Vera Mackie

Transformations in both Japan’s domestic culture and itsforeign relations in the last two decades have led to, amongother outcomes, a shift to a more militarized defense policy.Yumiko Mikanagi explores an intriguing aspect of this shift:changes in what is considered masculine in contemporaryJapanese society.

Tracing the alternations between dominant “warrior” and“literati” conceptions of masculinity from the nineteenth cen-tury to the present, Mikanagi reveals parallels in Japan’sforeign policy and offers new insights into the country’srecent defense policy decisions.

Yumiko Mikanagi is senior research scholar at theWeatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University.

CONTENTS: Gender and Japan’s Foreign Policy. The HistoricalTransformation of Dominant Masculinity. Dominant PrewarMasculinity: Bankara vs. Kyoyoshugi. The Salaryman as theDominant Postwar Masculinity. The Making of a New DominantMasculinity. Conclusion.

April 2011/ca. 155 pagesISBN: 978-1-935049-38-8 hc $55/£46.50

Yumiko Mikanagi


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Conflict in Macedonia: Exploring a Paradox in the Former Yugoslavia

“T his well-researched and artfully argued text not only deservesa prominent place on the Slavic Studies bookshelf, but also

warrants close analysis by peace and conflict resolution scholarsand practitioners.... It will be an important book for years to come.”

—Julie Mertus

How did Macedonia attain its status as the only Yugoslavrepublic to achieve a nonviolent transition to independencein the early 1990s? And why did the initial peace fail toendure?

Sasho Ripiloski traces Macedonia’s peaceful extrication fromthe Yugoslav morass and then examines the new country’ssubsequent state-building efforts and offers an explanation forits later collapse into violence. He also assesses the broadertheoretical implications stemming from the Macedonianexperience. His work both advances our knowledge of thislittle-known country and sheds important new light on itsrole in Yugoslavia’s fragmentation.

Sasho Ripiloski teaches in the International StudiesProgram, School of Global Studies, at the Royal MelbourneInstitute of Technology.

CONTENTS: The Macedonian Paradox. The Path to Independence:Exception to the Rule. The International Response: A Model of(Operational) Prevention. Violence Grips the “Oasis of Peace.”Making Sense of Events. The Broader Significance of the MacedonianExperience. Taking Stock.

January 2011/ca. 290 pagesISBN: 978-1-935049-31-9 hc $68.50/£57.95

Sasho Ripiloski


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Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice in East Timor

“A jewel of a case study. Accessible and lively, this volume is a valuable resource to academics and practitioners who

want to understand the roles that outsiders can and cannot play in encouraging peace in troubled societies around the world.”

—Pamela Aall

“An important study of the UN peacebuilding operation in EastTimor. Rae’s emphasis on the needs and contributions of ordinarypeople brings a welcome sensitivity and a broader vision to thesubject.” —John Darby

Did the United Nations successfully help to build a just,peaceful state and society in postconflict East Timor? Hastransitional justice satisfied local demands for accountabilityand/or reconciliation? What lessons can be learned from theUN’s efforts? Drawing on extensive field work, JamesDeShaw Rae offers a grassroots perspective on the relation-ship between peacebuilding and transitional justice.

Rae traces the effects of the political violence perpetratedin East Timor during the Indonesian occupation, the UN-authorized intervention, and the ultimate formulation of therebuilding effort.

In the process, he explores the results of hybrid (mixeddomestic-international) tribunals and the attempt to conductwar crimes tribunals and truth and reconciliation commis-sions in tandem. Not least, his account of the impact of inter-national actors working with the East Timorese to constructa new nation from the ground up suggests important policyprescriptions for all postconflict societies.

James DeShaw Rae is assistant professor of governmentat California State University, Sacramento.

2009/255 pages LC: 2009019896ISBN: 978-1-935049-12-8 hc $69.95/£58.95

James DeShaw Rae

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Promoting Democracy in Postcommunist Ukraine: The ContradictoryOutcomes of US Aid to Women’s NGOs

“A n interesting and unique book that engages both theoreticaldebates and important policy issues including democracy

promotion, civil society and women’s politics.” —Patrice McMahon

Considerable material and human resources are devoted tobuilding democratic institutions around the world. Why, then,do assistance programs fail to meet their proclaimed goals?And why aren’t these programs changed or abandoned whenthey fail? Using US assistance to women’s NGOs in postcom-munist Ukraine as a case study, Kateryna Pishchikova showswhy democracy promotion programs have a limited or evennegative impact on democracy in recipient countries. Combin-ing analysis of policy documents with in-depth interviewsand observations, she explains the persistence of aid despitethe disillusionment of its beneficiaries.

Kateryna Pishchikova is research fellow at the ScuolaSuperiore Sant’Anna in Pisa, Italy.

CONTENTS: Introduction. Changing Perceptions of Civil Society andGender. Civil Society and Democratization Assistance. The History ofWomen’s NGO Activism in Ukraine. The Origins of Assistance inWashington, DC. Assistance Implementation in Kiev. Local Women’sNGOs as Aid Recipients. Civil Society Discourse and Its Impact.

October 2010/225 pages LC: 2010030485ISBN: 978-1-935049-25-8 hc $65/£54.95

Kateryna Pishchikova



Governing the Czech Republic andSlovakia: Between State Socialism and the European Union

“S cherpereel has written a solid book that is of importance tocountry specialists as well as to scholars of comparative public

administration and EU studies.” —Marek Rybar, Slavic Review

“Outstanding.... A fascinating account of efforts to create (and toresist the creation of) those viable state institutions necessary for afunctioning democracy.” —Mark R. Beissinger

Why do democratic leaders sometimes choose not to estab-lish institutions that would promote the consolidation ofdemocracy? And what are the consequences of those choices?Focusing on the cases of the Czech Republic and Slovakia,John Scherpereel explores the interplay of historical institu-tional legacies, short-term elite interests, and internationalpressures (i.e., EU conditionality) in the process of state reform.

John A. Scherpereel is assistant professor of political science at James Madison University.

2009/263 pages LC: 2008040213ISBN: 978-1-935049-01-2 hc $65/£54.95

John A. Scherpereel

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Dismantling Social Europe: The Political Economy of Social Policy in the European Union

“A n original and compelling contribution to the study of EUsocial policy, neoliberalism, and political contestation in

Germany, Ireland, and the European Union as a whole.”—Willem Maas

“A lucid explanation of the impact that globalization, deepeningintegration, subsidiarity, labor flexibility, and worker security arehaving on the political economy of the EU.” —W. Andy Knight

Why is neoliberalism winning out as a social policy in theEuropean Union? Daniel Preece demonstrates how, despitethe commitment to “Social Europe” that has been entrenchedin the EU treaty framework since the late 1990s, neoliberalactors have successfully reframed the policy debates andaffected the welfare policies adopted by the member states.Focusing on the cases of Germany and Ireland, he revealsjust how questions of economic competitiveness have cometo dominate the EU’s social policy agenda.

Daniel V. Preece is instructor of political science at theUniversity of Alberta and Grant MacEwan College.

2009/183 pages LC: 2009019895ISBN: 978-1-935049-10-4 hc $55/£46.50

Daniel V. Preece



Shaping German Foreign Policy: History, Memory, and National Interest

“A n outstanding book.... Leithner’s study advances ourknowledge about the complex, dynamic process through

which political elites craft and justify foreign policy—using languageto mold national identity and perceived national interests—inGermany and elsewhere in the contemporary world.”

—Francis A. Beer

Reconciling the imperatives of Germany’s national identityand its national interest has been a challenge for the country’spolicymakers since the end of the Cold War. Anika Leithnerexplores how (and how much) the past continues to shapeGermany’s foreign policy behavior in the first decade of thetwenty-first century.

Leithner argues that, while German foreign policy is stillheavily influenced by the memory of World War II, the exactnature of that memory is slowly changing as the lessons ofhistory are being reinterpreted. Focusing on the militaryinterventions in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq, she deftlyillustrates the ways in which the lessons of history have beenmanipulated in the pursuit of an assertive foreign policy—one that can appease audiences at home while securing aleadership role for Germany in Europe and beyond.

Anika Leithner is assistant professor of political science atCalifornia Polytechnic State University.

2009/179 pages LC: 2008033609ISBN: 978-1-935049-00-5 hc $55/£46.50

Anika Leithner

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Afghanistan’s TroubledTransition, 5

ANC Underground inSouth Africa,1950–1976, 12

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