How Islam Rules in Iran questions prevailing assumptions about the Iranian theocracy by demonstrating that the Islamic Republic has deep and continuously evolving ideological and jurisprudential roots. In today’s Iran, the book argues, state-religion relations exhibit three key features. An obvious feature is the deep basis of the state in innovative interpretations of Shia jurisprudence. […]
Read MoreMarket favoritism has been aggressively supported for more than 50 years by the Right and adopted by many on the Left. The emphasis has been on the priority of markets over government for solution to policy problems and for enhancing political liberties. Our book, How Government Built America, flips the script by arguing the strength […]
Read MoreWe write this blog knowing the 2024 presidential election will be a rematch of the 2020 contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. We are not fully aware, though, how changes in the political landscape from 2020 to 2024 will alter how citizens make decisions at the ballot box. In our book, Choices in a […]
Read MoreBeginning in the 1850s, the United States took its first, incautious steps toward developing an overseas empire in the Pacific. In the end, the empire would help defeat Japan during World War II. The bloodiest and most infamous battles of the Pacific War were fought on possessions gained by American imperialists. The first American shots […]
Read MoreA century ago, every democratic regime was in Western Europe or in a country settled by Western Europeans. The picture is now more varied. Non-Western countries such as India and Jamaica have been democracies for more than half a century, despite lacking many factors often cited as prerequisites for democracy. But stable democratic experiences are […]
Read MoreImagine if the government ranked banks according to their investments in the oil and gas industries or rated and labelled food and clothing companies based on their poor carbon footprint. Would you react to this type of “naming and shaming” by avoiding companies that contribute to global warming? Surveys suggest yes. This is the concept […]
Read MorePolls are already big news – and they’ll only get bigger as we doom scroll our way through another appalling election cycle. Is Trump really up in Michigan? Is Biden really hemorrhaging support among young people? For all the attention we pay to polls, it is crazy how little we actually know about how they […]
Read More“Empowering Labor” delves into the utilization of wage policy as a pre-distributive instrument by leftist governments in South America and Southern Europe. This comparative study focuses on three small open economies: Chile, Portugal, and Uruguay. The book sheds light on the underlying political dynamics of strategies pursued by leftist parties in power and the evolving […]
Read MoreHow Islam Rules in Iran questions prevailing assumptions about the Iranian theocracy by demonstrating that the Islamic Republic has deep and continuously evolving ideological and jurisprudential roots. In today’s Iran, the book argues, state-religion relations exhibit three key features. An obvious feature is the deep basis of the state in innovative interpretations of Shia jurisprudence. […]
Read MoreMarket favoritism has been aggressively supported for more than 50 years by the Right and adopted by many on the Left. The emphasis has been on the priority of markets over government for solution to policy problems and for enhancing political liberties. Our book, How Government Built America, flips the script by arguing the strength […]
Read MoreWe write this blog knowing the 2024 presidential election will be a rematch of the 2020 contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. We are not fully aware, though, how changes in the political landscape from 2020 to 2024 will alter how citizens make decisions at the ballot box. In our book, Choices in a […]
Read MoreBeginning in the 1850s, the United States took its first, incautious steps toward developing an overseas empire in the Pacific. In the end, the empire would help defeat Japan during World War II. The bloodiest and most infamous battles of the Pacific War were fought on possessions gained by American imperialists. The first American shots […]
Read MoreA century ago, every democratic regime was in Western Europe or in a country settled by Western Europeans. The picture is now more varied. Non-Western countries such as India and Jamaica have been democracies for more than half a century, despite lacking many factors often cited as prerequisites for democracy. But stable democratic experiences are […]
Read MoreImagine if the government ranked banks according to their investments in the oil and gas industries or rated and labelled food and clothing companies based on their poor carbon footprint. Would you react to this type of “naming and shaming” by avoiding companies that contribute to global warming? Surveys suggest yes. This is the concept […]
Read MorePolls are already big news – and they’ll only get bigger as we doom scroll our way through another appalling election cycle. Is Trump really up in Michigan? Is Biden really hemorrhaging support among young people? For all the attention we pay to polls, it is crazy how little we actually know about how they […]
Read More“Empowering Labor” delves into the utilization of wage policy as a pre-distributive instrument by leftist governments in South America and Southern Europe. This comparative study focuses on three small open economies: Chile, Portugal, and Uruguay. The book sheds light on the underlying political dynamics of strategies pursued by leftist parties in power and the evolving […]
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James A. McCann is Professor of Political Science at Purdue University, where he has taught courses on American politics since 1991.
Walter J. Stone is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at University of California, Davis.
Julian Cribb FRSA FTSE is an Australian author and science communicator.
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Anxious Politics
Anxious Politics
Narcissism and Politics
African American Religions, 1500–2000
Independent Politics
Independent Politics
The Foundations of Deliberative Democracy
American Gridlock
Confronting the Internet\\\'s Dark Side
The Politics of Parliamentary Debate
The Politics of Parliamentary Debate
Abortion Politics, Mass Media, and Social Movements in America
The Taming of Democracy Assistance
Climate Change: A Wicked Problem
Climate Change, Capitalism and Corporations
Climate Change, Capitalism and Corporations
Truth or Truthiness
In Defense of Pluralism
Latin America Confronts the United States
The Mortality and Morality of Nations
Psychology of the Digital Age
India and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime
Dr. Fiona Kate Barlow is a social psychologist specialising in the study of race relations.
Counter Realignment
Beyond the Law
Competitive Authoritarianism
Moral Dilemmas of Modern War
The Normal Personality
Nuclear Weapons
Why We Disagree About Climate Change
Benign Bigotry
Democracy and Moral Conflict
Becoming A Candidate
Abortion Politics in Congress
Abortion Politics in Congress
Srebrenica in the Aftermath of Genocide
Antisemitism and the American Far Left
Health Care for Us All
After Bush
After Bush
Darfur and the Crime of Genocide
Darfur and the Crime of Genocide
Susan Aaronson
Constitutional Illusions and Anchoring Truths
The Mind of Jihad
On Scandal
U.S. Energy Policy and the Pursuit of Failure
Principled Negotiation and Mediation in the International Arena
I Was Wrong
A Government Out of Sight
The New White Nationalism in America
Law\'s Allure
The Legitimacy Puzzle in Latin America
The Legitimacy Puzzle in Latin America
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics
Sexual Politics in Modern Iran
The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global
A History of Modern Israel
Making a New Deal
Political Moderation in America\\\'s First Two Centuries
The Deepening Darkness
Patriarchal Religion, Sexuality, and Gender
Srebrenica in the Aftermath of Genocide
Genocide and the Europeans
The Political Economy of the American Frontier
The Resurgence of the Radical Right in France
Future Imperfect
Arms and the University
A Nation of Immigrants
Justice Denied
The American Mission and the \\\\\\\'Evil Empire\\\\\\\'
The Tea Party
The International Diplomacy of Israel’s Founders
Tested by Zion
Does Your Family Make You Smarter?
Power and the People
Congress and the Politics of Problem Solving
Congress and the Politics of Problem Solving
Stephen A. Douglas and Antebellum Democracy
Developing Countries in the GATT Legal System
The First French Reformation
The Fascists and the Jews of Italy
The International Distribution of News
State Strategies in International Bargaining
Globalization and Mass Politics
Trade Cooperation
Trade Cooperation
Popular Governance of Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Caricaturing Culture in India: Cartoons and History in the Modern World
Reinventing the Left in the Global South
Human Rights in International Relations
Antarctica - Global Science from a Frozen Continent
The Cambridge Companion to Nelson Mandela
Political Ideologies and Political Parties in America
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