In this comparative-historical analysis of Spanish America James Mahoney offer...In this comparative-historical analysis of Spanish America James Mahoney offers a new theory of colonialism and postcolonial development. The book explores why certain kinds of societies are subject to certain kinds of colonialism and why these forms...more
Why are some communities able to come together to improve their collective lot...Why are some communities able to come together to improve their collective lot while others are not? Looking at variation in local government performance in decentralized West Africa this book advances a novel answer: communities are better able to...more
Branding is ubiquitous yet its workings inpolitics are still untheorized. Dra...Branding is ubiquitous yet its workings in politics are still untheorized. Drawing on the experiences of three cities on three continents Eleonora Pasotti fills the gap by showing how cities suffering for decades from poor government entrenched...more
This pioneering work explores a new wave of widely overlooked conflicts that h...This pioneering work explores a new wave of widely overlooked conflicts that have emerged across the Andean region coinciding with the implementation of internationally acclaimed indigenous rights. Why are groups that have peacefully cohabited for...more
Like the postcolonial world more generally Southeast Asia exhibits tremendous ...Like the postcolonial world more generally Southeast Asia exhibits tremendous variation in state capacity and authoritarian durability. Ordering Power draws on theoretical insights dating back to Thomas Hobbes to develop a unified framework for...more
This book examines the causal impact of ideology through a comparative-histori...This book examines the causal impact of ideology through a comparative-historical analysis of three cases of post-imperial democracy the early Third Republic in France (1870-1886); the Weimar Republic in Germany (1918-1934); and post-Soviet Russia...more
Contemporary debates give the impression that the presence of immigrants neces...Contemporary debates give the impression that the presence of immigrants necessarily spells strife. Yet as Immigration and Conflict in Europe shows the incidence of conflict involving immigrants and their descendants has varied widely across groups...more
State-Building as Lawfare explores the use of state and non-state legal system...State-Building as Lawfare explores the use of state and non-state legal systems by both politicians and ordinary people in postwar Chechnya. The book addresses two interrelated puzzles: why do local rulers tolerate and even promote non-state legal...more
States are often minimally present in the rural periphery. Yet a limited prese...States are often minimally present in the rural periphery. Yet a limited presence does not mean a limited impact. Isolated state actions in regions where the state is otherwise scarce can have outsize long-lasting effects on society. The Scarce State...more
The Evolution of Modern States is a significant contribution to the literature...The Evolution of Modern States is a significant contribution to the literatures on political economy globalization historical institutionalism and social science methodology. The book begins with a simple question: Why do rich capitalist democracies...more
Leaders of political parties often have to choose among conflicting objectives...Leaders of political parties often have to choose among conflicting objectives such as influence on policy control of the government and support among the voters. This book examines the behavior of political parties in situations where they experience...more
Post-apartheid South African elections have borne an unmistakable racial impri...Post-apartheid South African elections have borne an unmistakable racial imprint: Africans vote for one set of parties whites support a different set of parties and with few exceptions there is no crossover voting between groups. These voting...more
Why do some parties formed by social movements develop top-down structures whi...Why do some parties formed by social movements develop top-down structures while others stay more open and responsive to their social bases? The first rigorous comparative study of movement-based parties this book shows not only how movements can form...more
Social movements have an elusive power but one that is altogether real. From t...Social movements have an elusive power but one that is altogether real. From the French and American revolutions to the post-Soviet ethnic and terrorist movements of today contentious politics exercises a fleeting but powerful influence on politics...more
This book is about politicsin Brazil during the military regime of 1964-85 an...This book is about politics in Brazil during the military regime of 1964-85 and the transition to democracy. Unlike most books about contemporary Brazilian politics that focus on promising signs of change this book seeks to explain remarkable political...more