Political Science
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Turkish Berlin Integration Policy and Urban Space Annika Marlen Hinze 2013 Fall
- A revealing account of how immigrants create, cope with, and change urban neighborhoods
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The Idea of Haiti Rethinking Crisis and Development Millery Polyné, Editor 2013 Spring
- How do prevailing narratives affect a nation’s sense of itself and its possibilities?
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Pragmatist Politics Making the Case for Liberal Democracy John McGowan 2012 Fall
- A refreshingly liberal account of the possibilities for American democracy
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Struggling Giants City-Region Governance in London, New York, Paris, and Tokyo Paul Kantor, Christian Lefevre, Asato Saito, H. V. Savitch and Andy Thornley 2012 Spring
- The struggle for governability in the world’s four leading global city-regions
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Student Activism in Asia Between Protest and Powerlessness Meredith L. Weiss and Edward Aspinall, Editors 2012 Fall
- How student-led protest movements have challenged governments across Asia since World War II
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Racial Democracy and the Black Metropolis Housing Policy in Postwar Chicago Preston H. Smith II 2012 Spring
- How a black elite fighting racial discrimination reinforced class inequality in postwar America
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Does Local Government Matter? How Urban Policies Shape Civic Engagement Elaine B. Sharp 2012 Spring
- Asks and answers hard questions about the consequences of local government programs for democracy
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Speculative Security The Politics of Pursuing Terrorist Monies Marieke de Goede 2012 Spring
- Does following the money create security or undermine it?
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The Neoliberal Deluge Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism, and the Remaking of New Orleans Cedric Johnson, Editor 2011 Fall
- A critical collection on the politics of disaster and reconstruction in New Orleans
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Trafficking Women’s Human Rights Julietta Hua 2011 Fall
- How images of sex trafficking produce notions of race, sex, and citizenship
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The Autonomous Animal Self-Governance and the Modern Subject Claire E. Rasmussen 2011 Fall
- A wide-ranging reexamination of a foundational tenet of modern democratic society
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Justice and the American Metropolis Clarissa Rile Hayward and Todd Swanstrom, Editors 2011 Fall
- Returning social justice to the center of urban policy debates
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Stare in the Darkness The Limits of Hip-hop and Black Politics Lester K. Spence 2011 Spring
- Critiquing the true impact of hip-hop culture on politics
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Choices Women Make Agency in Domestic Violence, Assisted Reproduction, and Sex Work Carisa R. Showden 2011 Spring
- An inquiry into women’s agency—how it is developed and deployed and how it can be increased
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Microfinance and Its Discontents Women in Debt in Bangladesh Lamia Karim 2011 Spring
- A feminist critique of the much-lauded microcredit process in Bangladesh