Publications
WCFIA Publications
Building Democracy in Japan
- by Haddad, Mary Alice
- How is democracy made real? How does an undemocratic country create new institutions and transform its polity such that democratic values and practices become integral parts of its political culture?...
- Publication Type: Book
- Published Date: May 2012 More
- Why Do Nations Fail?
- Publisher: Boston Globe
- Publication Type: Op-ed
- Several centuries ago, there was a nation that rose to become a world power on the strength of its innovation and its dedication to capitalist enterprise. It became a major center of trade, a...
- Published Date: March 2012 More
Demographic Forecasting
- by King, Gary; Girosi, Federico
- Demographic Forecasting introduces new statistical tools that can greatly improve forecasts of population death rates. Mortality forecasting is used in a wide variety of academic fields, and for...
- Publication Type: Book
- Published Date: August 2008 More
The Future of Political Science: 100 Perspectives
- by King, Gary
- This book contains some of the newest, most exciting ideas now percolating among political scientists, from hallway conversations to conference room discussions. To spur future research, enrich...
- Publication Type: Book
- Published Date: March 2009 More
- How Americans Vote
- by Keyssar, Alexander
- Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy (ELJ) is the leading peer-reviewed journal for up-to-date coverage of this evolving area of specialization. The Journal offers timely perspectives on...
- Publication Type: Book Review
- Published Date: December 2011 More
- Early Primary Literacy Instruction in Kenya
- by Jukes, Matthew
- We report on a study that used observations, conversations, and formal interviews to explore literacy instruction in 24 lower-primary classrooms in coastal Kenya. Specifically, we report the ways...
- Publication Type: Published Paper
- Published Date: February 2012 More