The purpose of this book is to inform governance advisors about the vital role of the news media for governance reform. This book approaches the issue of news media and governance with three broad...
Timely and pathbreaking, Securing the Peace is the first book
to explore the complete spectrum of civil war terminations, including
negotiated settlements, military victories by governments and...
Ha sido presidente de la Asociación de Estudios Latinoamericanos…muchos libros publicados fuera de Cuba supuestamente sobre su política
exterior se dedican en su casi totalidad al estudio de la...
The book offers a comprehensive account of how the world evolved to its
present state in which humans now exercise a powerful, in many cases
dominant, influence for global environmental change. It...
“For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport,” The Nation’s reviewer of Justice remarked. In his acclaimed book—based on his legendary Harvard course—Sandel offers a rare education...
Throughout history, rich and poor countries alike have been lending, borrowing, crashing—and recovering—their way through an extraordinary range of financial crises. Each time, the experts have...
Social justice: an ideal, forever beyond our grasp; or one of many
practical possibilities? More than a matter of intellectual discourse,
the idea of justice plays a real role in how—and how...
Why are some societies more successful than others at promoting individual and collective well-being? This book integrates recent research in social epidemiology with broader perspectives in social...
In 2006, Felipe Calderón narrowly defeated Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico's hotly contested presidential election. Mexico's 2006 presidential race demonstrated the importance of contested...
For immigrants, politics can play a significant role in determining whether and how they assimilate. In Bringing Outsiders In, leading social scientists present individual cases and work toward a...
Public Sentinel: News Media and Governance Reform
Securing the Peace: The Durable Settlement of Civil Wars
La política exterior de Cuba (1962-2009)
Energy: Perspectives, Problems, and Prospects 
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
The Idea of Justice
Successful Societies: How Institutions and Culture Affect Health
Consolidating Mexico's Democracy: The 2006 Presidential Campaign in Comparative Perspective
Bringing Outsiders In: Transatlantic Perspectives on Immigrant Political Incorporation