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Books
2002 Faculty Books
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William Becker, Professor of History and International Affairs
The Voice of the Marketplace: The National Petroleum Council (co-authored with Joseph Pratt and William McClenahan, Jr., Texas A&M University Press, 2002)
Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff, Associate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs
Partnership for International Development: Rhetoric or Results (Lynne Rienner, 2002).
In the search for institutional models that can deliver more and better development outcomes, partnership is arguably among the most popular solutions proposed. But the evidence of partnerships' contributions to actual performance has been for the most part anecdotal. Partnership for International Development bridges the gap between rhetoric and practice, clarifying what the concept means and providing a roadmap for how to achieve meaningful partnership results. The discussion is enhanced by case studies of partnerships for public service, corporate social responsibility, and conflict resolution.
Nathan Brown, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of the Middle Eastern Studies Program
Constitutions in a Nonconstitutional World: Arab Basic Laws and the Prospects for Accountable Government (SUNY Press, 2002)
The collapse of authoritarian regimes and the global resurgence of liberal democracy has led to a renewed interest in constitutions and constitutionalism among scholars and political activists alike. This book uses the Arab experience to explain the appeal of constitutional documents to authoritarian regimes and assesses the degree to which such constitutions can be used in the effort to make the regimes more accountable.
David F.J. Campbell, Part-Time Faculty, Elliott School of International Affairs
Demokratiequalität in Österreich. Zustand und Entwicklungsperspektiven (David F.J. Campbell / Christian Schaller eds., 2002. [The Quality of Democracy in Austria. Status and Scenarios]. Opladen: Leske + Budrich; ISBN 3810033723.)
During the last years questions about democracy and its quality in Austria have been essential topics of the internal political as well as the
political-scientific discussions. This book analyzes several selected political areas with respect to their quality of democracy: political change and
competition, parliamentarism, political participation, consequences of joining the EU, gender aspects in democracy, and political education of adults.
The following four research questions will be treated for each topic:
1. How are democracy and the (theoretical) criteria for the quality of democracy defined?
2. How are the contemporary state and historical development of democracy and quality of democracy constituted, and how are they to be evaluated according to the quality criteria of democracies?
3. Which present reforms and/or trends of democracy and quality of democracy are occurring?
4. What are possible or desirable (long-term) scenarios of democracy and quality of democracy: also relative to the quality criteria of democracy?
The book closes with a "do-it-yourself audit" as well as general reflections on quality of democracy.
Shoko Hamano, Associate Professor of Japanese and International Affairs<'p>
Making Sense of Japanese Grammar: A Clear Guide Through Common Problems (Co-authored with Zeljko Cipris; University of Hawaii Press, 2002)
Making Sense of Japanese Grammar explains in a lively and highly informative manner basic principles that underlie a wide range of phenomena in Japanese. Students – irrespective of proficiency level and linguistic training – will find clarification on matters of grammar that often seem idiosyncratic and Japanese-specific, such as avoiding the use of certain pronouns, employing the same word order for questions, hidden subjects, polite and direct forms. Organized for easy access and readability, Making Sense of Japanese Grammar consists of short units, each focused on explaining a distinct problem and illustrated with a wealth of examples. To further enhance their usefulness, the units are cross-referenced and contain brief comprehension exercises to test and apply newly acquired knowledge. A glossary and keys to the exercises are at the back of the book.
Taras Kuzio, Visiting Assistant Professor of International Affairs
Dilemmas of State-Led Nation Building in Ukraine (Taras Kuzio and Paul D'Anieri eds., Praeger, 2002)
How has the Ukrainian state sought to build national identity over the past decade, and with what results? The premise of the book is that assertions about the role of the state in identity politics should be treated as questions to be debated theoretically and studied empirically instead of assumptions made casually and left unexamined. Each essay begins with a common set of questions. Is it true that overcoming Ukraine's current cleavages is a prerequisite for holding the country together or for reforming it? How have the legacies of history constrained the state's nation-building project? What obstructing cleavages exist, and what sorts of national identity might provide a solid foundation for building an overarching Ukrainian national identity? Statistical analysis of mass attitudes, case studies on culture, education, the military, and foreign policy provide a detailed look at efforts to promote national identity, with surprising conclusions. Taken together the essays provide an overdue evaluation of the role of the state in nation building.
Taras Kuzio, Visiting Assistant Professor of International Affairs
Ukrainian Foreign and Security Policy (Taras Kuzio with Jennifer Moroneyand Mikhail Molchanov, eds., Praeger, 2002)
A key country for stability and security in Europe, Ukraine is struggling to create consistent foreign and security policies. Political alliances, identity struggles, economic goals, and geopolitical position all pull this newly emergent state in different and often conflicting directions. Due to its dependencies on both the West and Russia, Ukraine's foreign policy is in a state of flux. To ensure stability in this newly-emergent state, the contributors to this volume argue that the West should be more assertive in offering an unambiguous developmental perspective, supporting democracy and the rule of law, and offer E.U. affiliation in the near future.
International Relations theory and Ukraine's foreign policy are examined in the first section, followed by chapters exploring civil-military relations. Next comes a look at Ukraine's foreign and security policy orientations in comparative context. The book concludes with chapters focusing on matters of national identity, ideology, and their impact on Ukrainian security policy. Scholars and analysts of contemporary Eastern European politics will be interested in what these well-known scholars and government officials have to say about the contemporary state of affairs in this pivotal nation.
Henry R. Nau, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
At Home Abroad: Identity and Power in American Foreign Policy (Cornell University Press, 2002)
The United States has never felt at home abroad. The reason for this unease, even after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, is not frequent threats to American security. It is America's identity. The United States, its citizens believe, is a different country, a New World of divided institutions and individualistic markets surviving in an Old World of nationalistic governments and statist economies. In this Old World, the United States finds no comfort and alternately tries to withdraw from it and reform it. America cycles between ambitious internationalist efforts to impose democracy and world order, and more nationalist appeals to trim multilateral commitments and demand that the European and Japanese allies do more.
In At Home Abroad, Henry R. Nau explains that America is still unique but no longer so very different. All the industrial great powers in Western Europe (and, arguably, also Japan) are now strong liberal democracies. A powerful and peaceful new world exists beyond America's borders and anchors America's identity, easing its discomfort and ending the cycle of withdrawal and reform.
Nau draws on constructivist and realist perspectives to show how relative national identities interact with relative national power to define U.S. national interests. He provides fresh insights for U.S. grand strategy toward various countries.
James H. Williams, Associate Professor of International Education and International Affairs
Education Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa: Paradigm Lost? (Co-authored with Jeanne Moulton, Karen Mundy and Michel Welmond, Greenwood Press, 2002)
Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have proclaimed it their goal to provide free universal primary education to all children, and the period between 1990 and 2000 saw the international community pay renewed attention to this goal.
This study looks at the new educational reform movement that began in the late 1980s in sub-Saharan Africa. ... [The] overall purpose is to document and better understand what has happened to the plans for system-wide education reform that were agreed upon by governments and international funding agencies during the 1990s. The study brings emipirical evidence from five country case studies—in Malawi, Uganda, Benin, Guinea, and Ethiopia—to examine how an emergent paradigm of education reform has been designed,d ebated, and implemented across sub-Saharan African countries. That paradigm calls for the top-down and system-wide reform of the education system, based on a technical, comprehensive plan for improving quality, and access at the primary level. In what ways has the paradigm proven useful? What are its shortcomings?
