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The Weatherhead Center has developed a presence on the Internet that, to a growing readership, is playing a significant role in the projection of Harvard scholarship on international affairs. The site includes: faculty research available through categorical fields of inquiry; searches by author, subject, title or date of publication; Working Papers selected for online distribution based on their relevance to contemporary issues in international affairs; In the News links to op-ed and other pieces written by or about the Center’s faculty associates; and recent books by faculty associates, including editorial summaries. The Center is always adding to the collection of published journal articles available on its site and responding to the interests of Center faculty and other users in making the site an indispensable scholarly tool.

Below are a selection of our most recently uploaded publications.

One Europe, One Vote?: The Political Economy of European Union Representation in International Organizations: by Frieden, Jeffry; Many Europeans support common European Union (EU) representation in international institutions. But such a pooling international political influence raises complex and controversial issues. A common...; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: March 2004 More

Is Religion the Problem?: by Mark Juergensmeyer; In the rubble following the collapse of the World Trade Center towers in the violent assault of September 11 lies the tawdry remnants of religion?s innocence. In those brief horrifying moments our...; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: April 2004 More

A Report from Baghdad: How the U.S. is Losing the Peace: by Mark Juergensmeyer; Iraq's new interim government has no time to lose. Though it was welcome news when the new Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, announced that the militias of nine major political parties would disband and...; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: June 2004 More

Tuned Out Voters? Media Impact on Campaign Learning: by Norris, Pippa; What are the consequences of the rise of mediated or indirect channels linking parties and the electorate in modern and post–modern campaigns? Critics commonly blame the mass media (and...; Publication Type: Conference Paper; Published Date: May 2002 More

The Twilight of Westminster? Electoral Reform and Its Consequences: by Norris, Pippa; The UK political system has long exemplified ?majoritarian? or ?Westminster? government, a type subsequently exported to many Commonwealth countries. The primary advantage of this system, proponents...; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: August 2001 More

How Damaging is the Transatlantic Rift?: by Norris, Pippa; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: September 2003 More

Cuba en las Americas: Ancla y Viraje: by Domínguez, Jorge I.; EL PARTEAGUAS MUNDIAL DE FINES DE LOS OCHENTA y comienzos de los noventa no dejó de afectar a Cuba. El derrumbe de los regímenes comunistas europeos y, en particular, de la Unión Soviética puso...; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: September 2001 More

Rent-Seeking and Municipal Social Spending: Data from America's Early Urban-Industrial Age: by Kaufman, Jason; The term "rent–seeking" refers to special interest group efforts to seek special benefits at little or no cost to themselves. Because government spending has the potential to create both...; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: May 2004 More

The Making of Modern Ukraine: The Western Dimension: by Roman Szporluk; More than fifty–five years ago,in February 1948, the British historian Lewis Namier (1888 –1960) delivered a lecture commemorating the centennial of the European revolution of 1848. His lecture...; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: May 2000 More

Financial Constraints and Growth: Multinational and Local Firm Responses to Currency Crises: by Desai, Mihir A.; This paper studies the effects of financial constraints on firm growth by investigating if large depreciations differentially impact multinational affiliates and local firms in emerging markets....; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: June 2004 More

On the Political Economy of Temporary Stabilization Programs: by Alfaro, Laura; This paper provides a political economy explanation for temporary exchange–rate–based stabilization programs by focusing on the distributional effects of real exchange–rate appreciation. I...; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: July 2002 More

The UK Decision re EMU: Implications of Currency Blocs for Trade and Business Cycle Correlations: by Frankel, Jeffrey; Recent econometric estimates suggest that currency unions have far greater effects on trade patterns than previously believed. Since currency unions are good for trade, and trade is good for growth,...; Publication Type: WCFIA Working Paper; Published Date: February 2004 More

Lessons on Religion and Conflict Resolution Based on Empirical Studies of Religion and Conflict: by Jonathan Fox; The role of religion in conflict has, of late, been attracting increasing attention in academic, media and policy–making circles. Academic literature on the topic can well be called a growth...; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: May 2002 More

Do Muslims Engage in More Domestic Conflict Than Other Religious Groups?: by Jonathon Fox; This article examines the validity of the stereotypical idea which is not endorsed here, that Muslim groups are more violent than groups of other religions, using data on domestic conflict from 1950...; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: March 2003 More

Was the Afghan Conflict a Just War?: by Leaning, Jennifer; Wars fought to redress grievous wrongs or put a stop to evil have been termed "just wars." The concept has its origins in classical and theological philosophy and was explicit in the...; Publication Type: Published Paper; Published Date: More

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