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  • Bend but Do Not Break

    Shaping the Future of the All-Volunteer Force

    Edited by Jaron S. Wharton, Keith L. Carter, Katherine L. Kuzminski, Max Z. Margulies, Jason Dempsey, Carrie A. Lee ...
    The American military's All-Volunteer Force (AVF) recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. At the time of the post-Vietnam War move to end American military conscription, it was unclear whether a force comprised solely of volunteers could effectively meet the nation's security needs. Yet over the past twenty years, the AVF has grown larger, more generously resourced, and more capable than it had ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • Our Army

    Soldiers, Politics, and American Civil-Military Relations

    by Jason K. Dempsey ...
    Conventional wisdom holds that the American military is overwhelmingly conservative and Republican, and extremely political. Our Army paints a more complex picture, demonstrating that while army officers are likely to be more conservative, rank-and-file soldiers hold political views that mirror those of the American public as a whole, and army personnel are less partisan and politically engaged ... Read more

    $34.59 USD

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  • Think Tanks in America

    by Thomas Medvetz ...
    A revealing look at the rise of these influential institutions, and the effect they've had on the United States.Think tanks have become fixtures of American politics, supplying advice to presidents and policy makers, expert testimony on Capitol Hill, and convenient facts and figures to journalists and media specialists. But what are think tanks? Who funds them? What kind of research do they ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Fifth Estate

    Think Tanks, Public Policy, and Governance

    by James G. McGann ...
    What role do think tanks play in shaping public policy and public discourse in the United States?In The Fifth Estate: Think Tanks, Public Policy, and Governance, James G. McGann illustrates how policymakers have come to value the independent analysis and advice provided by think tanks and why it has become one of the defining characteristics of the American political system. Drawing on case ... Read more

    $30.79 USD

  • Migrants for Export

    How the Philippine State Brokers Labor to the World

    by Robyn Magalit Rodriguez ...
    Migrant workers from the Philippines are ubiquitous to global capitalism, with nearly 10 percent of the population employed in almost two hundred countries. In a visit to the United States in 2003, Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo even referred to herself as not only the head of state but also “the CEO of a global Philippine enterprise of eight million Filipinos who live and work ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

  • Defence Policy of Nigeria: Capability and Context

    A Reader

    by Charles Quarker Dokubo, Celestine Oyom Bassey ...
    This Reader provides a structurally coherent explanation and review of the magnified role conception and organizational task expansion for the Nigerian military establishment in foreign policy. It argues essentially that one of the most problematic and intractable areas of public policy in Nigeria since the Civil War concerns the development of a professional defence establishment adequate to meet ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Peace Operations

    by Paul F. Diehl, Alexandru Balas ...
    Series series War and Conflict in the Modern World
    As peace operations become the primary mechanism of conflict management used by the UN and regional organizations, understanding their problems and potential is essential for a more secure world. In this revised and updated second edition, Paul Diehl and Alexandru Balas provide a cutting-edge analysis of the central issues surrounding the development, operation, and effectiveness of peace ... Read more

    $19.00 USD

  • The Rise of the Military Welfare State

    by Jennifer Mittelstadt ...
    This study of US military benefits " offers a disturbing view of the armed forces as a high-value target in political clashes over public assistance" ( The Nation).Since the end of the draft, the U.S. Army has prided itself on its patriotic volunteers who heed the call to "Be All That You Can Be." But beneath the recruitment slogans, the army promised volunteers something more tangible: a social ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 21st Century Cooperation

    Regional Public Goods, Global Governance, and Sustainable Development

    Edited by Antoni Estevadeordal, Louis Goodman ...
    This edited volume explains the importance of regional public goods (RPGs) for sustainable development and shows why they are particularly important in the context of 21st-century international relations. By presenting a new and original data set and by presenting original essays by renowned scholars, this book lays the foundation for what will become an increasingly important focus for both ... Read more

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  • Do Think Tanks Matter?, Second Edition

    Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes

    by Donald E. Abelson ...
    It is often assumed that think tanks carry enormous weight with lawmakers. In Do Think Tanks Matter? Donald Abelson argues that the basic question of how think tanks have evolved and under what conditions they can and do have an effect is consistently ignored. Think tank directors often credit their institutes with influencing major policy debates and government legislation and many journalists ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Gender, Peace and Security

    Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325

    Edited by Louise Olsson, Theodora-Ismene Gizelis ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution
    This volume explores the implementation of key gender policies in international peace and security, following the adoption of UN Security Council resolution 1325 in October 2000, the first thematic resolution on Women, Peace and Security.How should we understand women’s participation in peace processes and in peace operations? And what forms of gendered security dynamics are present in armed ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Think Tanks and Policy Advice in the US

    Academics, Advisors and Advocates

    Edited by James G. McGann ...
    Series series Routledge Research in American Politics and Governance
    This volume chronicles and analyzes the development of think tanks and public policy research organizations, while exploring the impact think tanks have on politics, public policies, and governance in the US.Think Tanks and Policy Advice in the US investigates the distinctive nature of thirty leading think tanks in America, while capturing the political and intellectual ecology of the more than 1 ... Read more

    $82.99 USD