outcome of the Fourth South Asia Dialogue that took place an November 1994 among the various scholars who gathered in Kathmandu, this book presents the papers and findings of the deliberations that took place then. The issues covered were confidence building, secu- larism, democratization, elec- toral reform, decentralization of power, human rights, and endogenization of the economic policymaki…
The ever-growing political and economic power of the world's most populous country makes the Dictionary of the Politics of the People's Republic of China an essential source of reference for students, teachers, journalists, diplomats, business people and anyone else interested in the affairs of the PRC.
After Jihad gives the context for understanding how the many Muslims who reject religious violence see the world after the globalization of democracy. It is also an argument about how American self-interest can be understood to include a foreign policy consistent with the deeply held democratic values that make America what it is. At a time when the encounter with Islam has become the dominant …
In The Third Wave, Samuel P. Huntington analyzes the causes and nature of these democratic transitions, evaluates the prospects for stability of the new democracies, and explores the possibility of more countries becoming democratic. Factors responsible for the democratic trend include the legitimacy dilemmas of authoritarian regimes; economic and social development; the changed role of the C…
Tocqueville vividly describes the unprecedented social equality he found in America and explores its implications for European society in the emerging modern era. His book provides enduring insight into the political consequences of widespread property ownership, the potential dangers to liberty inherent in majority rule, the importance of civil institutions in an individualistic culture domina…
This research was co-authored by the Research Institute on International Change at Columbia University, and the East Asian Research Center at Harvard University. This book contains state issues that occurred in South Korea and North Korea, both in the field of politics and military power.
Southeast ASIAN Responses to Globalitation Restructuring Governance and Deepening Democracy It is now apparent, especially in the aftermath of the regional financial crisis of 1997, that globalization has been impacting upon the Southeast Asian economies and societies in new and harrowing ways, a theme of many recent studies. Inadvertently, these studies of globalization have also lighted that …
The East-West Center is an education and research orga- nization established by the US. Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. The Center promotes the development of a stable, prosperous, and peaceful Asia Pacific community through cooperative study, training, and research. Funding for the Center comes from the U…
All over the United States, Americans are deserting the political process. Why? In this national bestseller, one of our shrewdest political observers traces thirty years of volatile political history and finds that on point after point, liberals and conservatives are framing issues as a series of "false choices," making it impossi- ble for politicians to solve problems, and alienating voters in…
Rappa analyzes the nature of neo-liberalism by raising important theoretical questions about the current relationships between American business structures, political norms, popular culture, and the world of business. The book is refreshing because it focuses on the three themes of "hope," "optimism," and "progress" that constitute what has arguably come to represent the American Dream.