Political Science: New Titles http://www.press.umich.edu/rss/newPolisci.xml New Political Science Books en-us ump.webmaster@umich.edu Congressional Parties, Institutional Ambition, and the Financing of Majority Control | Eric S. Heberlig and Bruce A. Larson http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=4060427 Fundraising for the party has rapidly replaced more traditional criteria for advancement and other rewards in Congress Coalition Politics and Cabinet Decision Making: A Comparative Analysis of Foreign Policy Choices | Juliet Kaarbo http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=4195139 Kaarbo assesses the nature and quality of coalition decision-making in foreign policy The Influence of Campaign Contributions in State Legislatures: The Effects of Institutions and Politics | Lynda W. Powell http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=2454352 The influence of campaign contributions varies greatly across state legislative chambers The Floor in Congressional Life | Andrew J. Taylor http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=3644507 Taylor offers a historically grounded comparative assessment of the rules governing proceedings on the floors of the U.S. House and Senate Brandishing the First Amendment: Commercial Expression in America | by Brian L. Porto http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=291038 How the First Amendment has been aggressively and inappropriately expanded by commercial entities The Supreme Court and the NCAA: The Case for Less Commercialism and More Due Process in College Sports | Brian L. Porto http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=3676883 Porto identifies the Court's role in shaping college sports and advances a prescription for reform Seven Stories of Threatening Speech: Women's Suffrage Meets Machine Code | Ruth A. Miller http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=3918350 Treating language as a type of machine code opens new avenues for the study of history and politics Psychology and Constructivism in International Relations: An Ideational Alliance | Vaughn P. Shannon and Paul A. Kowert, Editors http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=3212291 Psychology and constructivism together offer new ways of understanding international relations American Public Opinion on the Iraq War | by Ole R. Holsti http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=1039750 Shifts in public opinion have had an impact on U.S. foreign policy Security Integration in Europe: How Knowledge-based Networks Are Transforming the European Union | by Mai'a K. Davis Cross http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=3250714 The European Union is becoming able both to protect its common borders and to contribute to global security Political Survival of Small Parties in Europe | by Jae-Jae Spoon http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=3210669 Strategic choices allow small parties to balance their interests and achieve success Greening China: The Benefits of Trade and Foreign Direct Investment | by Ka Zeng and Joshua Eastin http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=2099075 Trade and foreign direct investment can have a positive effect on the environment Transforming Masculine Rule: Agriculture and Rural Development in the European Union | by Elisabeth Prugl http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=2146717 European agricultural policy has the potential to restructure gender relations Textual Conspiracies: Walter Benjamin, Idolatry, and Political Theory | by James R. Martel http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=3124327 Engaging political and literary luminaries in an alternative narrative about power Money, Mandates, and Local Control in American Public Education | by Bryan Shelly http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=1200038 State and federal governments supply a fraction of school funding yet enjoy disproportionate control over education policy Secular Morality and International Security: American and British Decisions about War | by Maria Fanis http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=93383 The impact of national moral standards on international diplomacy The Madisonian Turn: Political Parties and Parliamentary Democracy in Nordic Europe | by Torbjorn Bergman and Kaare Strom, editors http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=312561 An assessment of the health of parliamentary democracy and its two most crucial institutions---political parties and elected legislatures Tax Politics in Eastern Europe: Globalization, Regional Integration, and the Democratic Compromise | by Hilary Appel http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=2101103 Fundamental shifts in Eastern European tax policy Why They Die: Civilian Devastation in Violent Conflict | by Daniel Rothbart and Karina V. Korostelina http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=1913185 When civilians are perceived as the enemy, atrocities and violence result beyond the battlefield Teaching about Religions: A Democratic Approach for Public Schools | by Emile Lester http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=2180004 Public schools can play a role in promoting respect for religious differences Responsive Democracy: Increasing State Accountability in East Asia | by Jeeyang Rhee Baum http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=1286186 When and why do democratic governments respond to their citizens? When Protest Makes Policy: How Social Movements Represent Disadvantaged Groups | by S. Laurel Weldon http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=1285595 Do social movements lead to more inclusive democracy or to a more polarized, fragmented, elite-dominated polity? The Justice of Mercy | by Linda Ross Meyer http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=328658 Is there room for mercy in a system of justice? Lost Eagles: One Man's Mission to Find Missing Airmen in Two World Wars | by Blaine Pardoe http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=1842201 The first biography of the man who created the way we look for airmen downed in combat behind enemy lines Defacing Power: The Aesthetics of Insecurity in Global Politics | by Brent J. Steele http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=591457 How do nations create and maintain images of power? Ethnic Cues: The Role of Shared Ethnicity in Latino Political Participation | by Matt A. Barretos http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=352787 Does placing a Latino candidate on the ticket mobilize Latino voters? Presidential Elections, 1789-2008: County, State, and National Mapping of Election Data | by Donald R. Deskins, Jr., Hanes Walton, Jr., and Sherman C. Puckett http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=152297 From Washington to Obama, the single best source on U.S. presidential elections Lifting the Fog of Peace: How Americans Learned to Fight Modern War | by Janine Davidson http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=236784 How military organizations trained for conventional war adapt---or fail to adapt---to nontraditional missions Citizen Rauh: An American Liberal's Life in Law and Politics | by Michael E. Parrish http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=1189267 The first published biography of a key figure in 20th century American liberalism Americans, Congress, and Democratic Responsiveness: Public Evaluations of Congress and Electoral Consequences | by David R. Jones and Monika L. McDermott http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=1137179 The public's satisfaction with Congress determines policy shifts as well as turnovers at election time Governing the Global Polity: Practice, Mentality, Rationality | by Iver B. Neumann and Ole Jacob Sending http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=371804 Governmentality offers an explanation for the 21st century global web of power relations Suing the Tobacco and Lead Pigment Industries: Government Litigation as Public Health Prescription | by Donald G. Gifford http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=291047 A history and critique of public health litigation Illusive Utopia: Theater, Film, and Everyday Performance in North Korea | by Suk-Young Kim http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=370207 A rare glimpse into North Korean propaganda---in parades, posters, murals, theater, and films. Striving to Save: Creating Policies for Financial Security of Low-Income Families | by Margaret Sherrard Sherraden and Amanda Moore McBride http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=231248 The struggles of low-income families trying to build savings accounts. Understanding Torture: Law, Violence, and Political Identity | by John T. Parry http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=155927 Legal prohibitions against torture cannot prevent state violence Martin Luther King | by Godfrey Hodgson http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=2779407 Martin Luther King allows the charisma and power of King's personality to shine through, showing in gripping narrative style exactly how one man helped America to progress toward its truest ideals. Hodgson's extensive research and detail help paint an accurate, complex portrait of one of America's most important leaders. The Next Twenty-five Years: Affirmative Action in Higher Education in the United States and South Africa | by David L. Featherman, Martin Hall, and Marvin Krislov, editors http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=229720 A must-read for anyone who cares about the future of higher education in diverse democracies Newcomers, Outsiders, and Insiders: Immigrants and American Racial Politics in the Early Twenty-first Century | by Ronald Schmidt Sr., Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh, Andrew L. Aoki, and Rodney E. Hero http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=110371 How has the arrival of new racial and ethnic groups affected the political gains of long-standing minorities in the United States? Barack Obama's America: How New Conceptions of Race, Family, and Religion Ended the Reagan Era | by John Kenneth White http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=17422 Research and reflections on the American demographic shift that led to the election of President Barack Obama. Conflict Resolution in the Twenty-first Century: Principles, Methods, and Approaches | by Jacob Bercovitch and Richard Jackson http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=106467 A textbook for students and a must-have guide for practitioners. Curbing Bailouts: Bank Crises and Democratic Accountability in Comparative Perspective | by Guillermo Rosas http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=1050729 Grassroots at the Gateway: Class Politics and Black Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, 1936-75 | by Clarence Lang http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=354425 Offers a new conceptualization of black workingclass participation in the civil rights movement. The Price of Racial Reconciliation | by Ronald W. Walters http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=135227 NEW IN PAPER! Presents the conceptual difficulties involved in the project of racial reconciliation by a comparative analysis of South African Truth and Reconciliation and the demand for Reparations in the United States. Imagining America in 2033: How the Country Put Itself Together after Bush | by Herbert J. Gans http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=226276 NEW IN PAPER! A utopian narrative. Handbook of War Studies III: The Intrastate Dimension | edited by Manus I. Midlarsky http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=348477 Original work from leading international relations scholars on domestic strife, ethnic conflict, and genocide. Treaty Politics and the Rise of Executive Agreements: International Commitments in a System of Shared Powers | by Glen S. Krutz and Jeffrey S. Peake http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=363522 Executive agreements offer both the president and Congress a more efficient way to conduct international affairs. Americans, Congress, and Democratic Responsiveness: Public Evaluations of Congress and Electoral Consequences | by David R. Jones and Monika L. McDermott http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=365482 The public's satisfaction with Congress determines policy shifts as well as turnovers at election time. No Boundaries: Transnational Latino Gangs and American Law Enforcement | by Tom Diaz http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=287594 An alarming report on Latino crime gangs and the efforts of U.S. law enforcement to contain them. The Information Master: Jean-Baptiste Colbert's Secret State Intelligence System | by Jacob Soll http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=243021 A fascinating inquiry into Jean-Baptiste Colbert's collection of knowledge. Law and Democracy in the Empire of Force | H. Jefferson Powell and James Boyd White, editors http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=360278 Neither law nor democracy can survive where the empire of force dominates. Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea | by Joshua Horwitz and Casey Anderson http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=180934 Does the gun lobby threaten the democratic institutions safeguarding individual liberty in America? The Playing Fields of Eton: Equality and Excellence in Modern Meritocracy | by Mika LaVaque-Manty http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=186189 Can equality and excellence coexist in a democratic society? No Middle Ground: How Informal Party Organizations Control Nominations and Polarize Legislatures | by Seth E. Masket http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=349912 The new political machines fuel partisanship by supporting only candidates who follow the party's agenda. The U.S. Army Stability Operations Field Manual : U.S. Army Field Manual No. 3-07 | by The United States Army http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=1308805 Field Manual 3-07, Stability Operations, represents a milestone in Army doctrine. To Shake Their Guns in the Tyrant's Face : Libertarian Political Violence and the Origins of the Militia Movement | by Robert H. Churchill http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=327258 Did a long-standing and libertarian understanding of the American Revolution create the perfect climate for the militia movement in the United States? America at Risk: Threats to Liberal Self-Government in an Age of Uncertainty | edited by Robert Faulkner and Susan Shell http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=263002 A group of eminent thinkers and writers address the question, what are some of the greatest dangers facing America today? Judges and Unjust Laws: Common Law Constitutionalism and the Foundations of Judicial Review | by Douglas E. Edlin http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=319239 Judges have a legal obligation to overrule unjust laws. Dying Inside: The HIV/AIDS Ward at Limestone Prison | by Benjamin Fleury-Steiner http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=17471 A graphic expose of the inhumane treatment of HIV-positive inmates in U.S. prisons. Politics in the Pews: The Political Mobilization of Black Churches | by Eric L. McDaniel http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=322916 Examines the factors underlying the political mobilization of Black churches. Neither German nor Pole: Catholicism and National Indifference in a Central European Borderland | by James E. Bjork http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=217738 A unique study of the importance of religious identification in a multi-national region . International Political Earthquakes | by Michael Brecher http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=293883 A preeminent scholar examines the global causes and consequences of international conflict. Capitol Investments: The Marketability of Political Skills | by Glenn R. Parker http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=323198 Members of Congress purposefully develop expertise to improve their employment prospects after they leave office. Sacred Violence: Torture, Terror, and Sovereignty | by Paul W. Kahn http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=336363 Is torture the inevitable reaction to terrorism? Are Worker Rights Human Rights? | by Richard P. McIntyre http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=189253 In a global economy, workers must assert their collective rights as workers in order to win human rights as individuals. The Supreme Court on Trial: How the American Justice System Sacrifices Innocent Defendants | by George C. Thomas III http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=119352 Has the American criminal justice system abandoned its duty to protect the innocent?. Beyond Sputnik: U.S. Science Policy in the Twenty-First Century | by Homer A. Neal, Tobin L. Smith, and Jennifer B. McCormick http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=22958 A timely introduction to all facets of U.S. national science policy. Good Money: Birmingham Button Makers, the Royal Mint, and the Beginnings of Modern Coinage, 1775-1821 | by George Selgin http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=307069 Private Enterprise and the Foundation of Modern Coinage. To See Ourselves as Others See Us: How Publics Abroad View the United States after 9/11 | by Ole R. Holsti http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=148997 As anti-American sentiment grows abroad, the U.S. is losing the power of persuasion. Federalism: Political Identity and Tragic Compromise | by Malcolm M. Feeley and Edward Rubin http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=106254 New analysis of a fundamental concept in politics and law, by a pair of influential and respected scholars. Imagining America in 2033: How the Country Put Itself Together after Bush | by Herbert J. Gans http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=226276 A utopian narrative. The American Voter Revisited | by Michael S. Lewis-Beck, William G. Jacoby, Helmut Norpoth, and Herbert F. Weisberg http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=92266 Presenting a new classic in political psychology and voter behavior. The Umma and Dawla: The Nation State and the Arab Middle East | by Tamim Al-Barghouti | Pluto Press http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=343644 This unique book should be required reading for students of Middle East international relations and Islamic political theory. Deployed: How Reservists Bear the Burden of Iraq | by Michael Musheno and Susan M. Ross http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=262968 The stories of the citizen soldiers of an Army Reserve unit who were among the first wave of reservists mobilized after September 11. Distrusting Democrats: Outcomes of Participatory Constitution Making | by Devra C. Moehler http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=203954 Does participation lead citizens of new democracies to invest or disinvest in democracy? Small Change: Money, Political Parties, and Campaign Finance Reform | by Raymond J. La Raja http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=293864 A rich analysis of the colorful and contentious history of campaign finance reform. When Courts and Congress Collide: The Struggle for Control of America's Judicial System | by Charles Gardner Geyh http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=106478 NEW IN PAPER! Can our nation's judiciary remain independent, in light of the battle over judicial appointments? Mark One or More: Civil Rights in Multiracial America | by Kim M. Williams http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=17441 NEW IN PAPER! The little-known story of the struggle to include a multiracial category on the U.S. census, and the profound changes it wrought in the American political landscape. Racial Union: Law, Intimacy, and the White State in Alabama, 1865-1954 | by Julie Novkov http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=89977 A stunning exploration of America's attitudes on interracial marriage. The Cult of Statistical Significance: How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives | by Stephen T. Ziliak and Deirdre N. McCloskey http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=186351 How the most important statistical method used in many of the sciences doesn't pass the test for basic common sense. In Defense of Monopoly: How Market Power Fosters Creative Production | by Richard B. McKenzie and Dwight R. Lee http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=93419 A provocative defense of market dominance. Fighting for Public Services: Better Lives, A Better World | by Fritz Keller and Andreas Hoferl | Pluto Press http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=343759 This book celebrates the centennial anniversary of Public Services International. The Price of Racial Reconciliation | by Ronald W. Walters http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=135227 Presents the conceptual difficulties involved in the project of racial reconciliation by a comparative analysis of South African Truth and Reconciliation and the demand for Reparations in the United States.