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  • Bridging the Theory-Practice Divide in International Relations

    There is a widening divide between the data, tools, and knowledge that international relations scholars produce and what policy practitioners find relevant for their work. In this first-of-its-kind conversation, leading academics and practitioners reflect on the nature and size of the theory-practice divide. They find the gap varies by issue area and over time.The essays in this volume use data ... Read more

    $33.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Global Challenges to Democracy

    Comparative Perspectives on Backsliding, Autocracy, and Resilience

    Following democracy's global advance in the late 20th century, recent patterns of democratic erosion or 'backsliding' have generated extensive scholarly debate. Backsliding towards autocracy is often the work of elected leaders operating within democratic institutions, challenging conventional thinking about the logic of democratic consolidation, the enforcement of institutional checks and ... Read more

    $29.59 USD

  • Pandemic Politics

    The Deadly Toll of Partisanship in the Age of COVID

    How the politicization of the pandemic endangers our lives—and our democracyCOVID-19 has killed more people than any war or public health crisis in American history, but the scale and grim human toll of the pandemic were not inevitable. Pandemic Politics examines how Donald Trump politicized COVID-19, shedding new light on how his administration tied the pandemic to the president’s political fate ... Read more

    $28.09 USD

  • Piety and Public Opinion

    Understanding Indonesian Islam

    Across the Muslim world, religion plays an increasingly prominent role in both the private and public lives of over a billion people. Observers of these changes struggle to understand the consequences of an Islamic resurgence in a democratizing world. Will democratic political participation by an increasingly religious population lead to victories by Islamists at the ballot box? Will more ... Read more

    $82.79 USD

  • Economic Crises and the Breakdown of Authoritarian Regimes

    Indonesia and Malaysia in Comparative Perspective

    Why do some authoritarian regimes topple during financial crises, while others steer through financial crises relatively unscathed? In this book, Thomas B. Pepinsky uses the experiences of Indonesia and Malaysia and the analytical tools of open economy macroeconomics to answer this question. Focusing on the economic interests of authoritarian regimes' supporters, Pepinsky shows that differences in ... Read more

    $35.29 USD

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    Pandemic Politics

    The Deadly Toll of Partisanship in the Age of COVID

    Unabridged

    10 hours 40 min

    This audiobook narrated by Katherine Fenton explores how the politicization of the pandemic endangers our lives—and our democracyCOVID-19 has killed more people than any war or public health crisis in American history, but the scale and grim human toll of the pandemic were not inevitable. Pandemic Politics examines how Donald Trump politicized COVID-19, shedding new light on how his administration ... Read more

    $39.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Evidence for Hope

    Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century

    Series series Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity
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  • The Logic of Discipline

    Global Capitalism and the Architecture of Government

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  • Institutional Change in Southeast Asia

    Series series European Institute of Japanese Studies East Asian Economics and Business Series
    This book examines the institutional changes taking place in, and challenges facing, the region since 1997. It also describes various differences in the reform process between countries in the region. Sjöholm and Tongzon argue that the economies of southeast Asia need to reform their institutions if the previous rapid development is to continue. The institutional weaknesses have been addressed to ... Read more

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