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What is the role of the press in a democracy? For nearly a century, scholars, media critics, and pol
In research on 'mass killings' such as genocides and campaigns of state terror, the role of ideology
Anastasia Shesterinina begins Mobilizing in Uncertainty: Collective Identities and War in Abkhazia (
Trump’s voters. The yellow jackets in France. Putin’s base in Russia. The Brexiteers. One thing all
As the newest nation in Southeast Asia, Timor-Leste has been independent for just over 20 years. Tim
Oil, the State, and War: The Foreign Policies of Petrostates (Georgetown University Press, 2022) by
Paul A. Djupe, Anand Edward Sokhey, and Amy Erica Smith, The Knowledge Polity: Teaching and Research
In 2018 India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, inaugurated the world's tallest statue: a 597-foot fi
Most people can tell you two things about Clarence Thomas: Anita Hill accused him of sexual harassme
In The New Pan-Americanism and the Structuring of Inter-American Relations (Routledge, 2022), David
The formation of post-colonial states in Africa, and the Middle East gave birth to prolonged separat
There have been times when Korea has lived in periods of prolonged stability and tranquillity. But t
On its face, spying and counter-intelligence activities seem morally suspect. They tend to involve s
Is a Chinese invasion on Taiwan a storm on the horizon when the West is busy with the Ukrainian war?
This is part two of a two part interview.Mark Solovey’s ‘Social Science for What?’ is essential read
Who runs American politics? In Producing Politics: Inside the Exclusive Campaign World Where the Pri
The little-known and under-studied 1807 Insurrection Act was passed to give the president the abilit
With the upcoming G20 summit this November, all eyes should be on Indonesia – the fourth largest cou
The European Union, we are told, is facing extinction. Most of those who believe that, however, have
Freedom is often considered the cornerstone of the American political project. The 1776 revolutionar
