Political Science & Theory

How can we know a country, such as the United States or China, is revisionist, that is, whether it intends to upset the international order? What ...

A sweeping and innovative study that places young people at the heart of pivotal conflicts, decisions and transformations in American politics. E...

Why Delegate? moves beyond the standard economic accounts of delegation to offer a fresh take on a wide variety of issues and shows how essential t...

Wendy Brown is one of the most prolific and influential political theorists of her generation. This collection of essays, designed for the undergra...

Named one of The Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction While the North prevailed in the Civil War, ending slavery and giving the countr...

Uncovers the relationship between early modern natural law ideas and secular conceptions of politics Provides a fresh interpretation of the histor...

Argues that nationalism and ethnic conflict can be used as strategies to achieve power and influence Collects 8 thoroughly revised articles and bo...

A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year“This absolutely splendid book is a triumph on every level. A first-rate history of the United States, it is...

Translated by Peter ConstantineEdited and with a new introduction by Leo Damrosch'Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains' is the dramatic...

“Fascinating and instructive…King’s philosophy, speaking to us through the written word, may turn out to constitute his most enduring legacy.”—Anne...

"Power" is the central organizing concept for politics. However, despite decades of debate across political science, sociology, and philosophy, sch...

Peggy Noonan is one of the most brilliant and influential political thinkers and writers of our time. The author of five bestselling books (What I ...

Late in life, William F. Buckley made a confession to Corey Robin. Capitalism is "boring," said the founding father of the American right. "Devotin...

Public administration is a sprawling, diverse field that contains elements of political science, economics, law, sociology, ethics, and many other ...

Development aid has become the subject of much discussion. Why do we give aid, and does it help? What do we know about the development paths being ...

Public policy education is oriented around the development of innovative ideas for how to improve governance and make society better. However, it u...

A collection of essays that situates and furthers contemporary debates around the prospects of democracy in diverse societies within and beyond the...

In this book Fred Dallmayr, one of the progenitors of comparative political theory, lays the groundwork for a new understanding of modern democracy...

The Oxford Handbook of Nigerian Politics offers a comprehensive analysis of Nigeria's very rich history and ever changing politics to its readers. ...