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CIAO DATE: 06/05
Volume 120 No. 1 (Spring 2005)
Abstracts
Transatlantic Bipolarity and the End of Multilateralism
John Van Oudenaren examines the trend toward the establishment of a bipolar relationship between the United States and its European allies, based on the consolidation of the European Union and the EU's increased responsibilities for foreign, security, economic and monetary policy. He challenges the view that a bipolar transatlantic relationship, even if conceived of as a "partnership," will be harmonious or will lead to a revitalization of the multilateralism that characterized the post-World War II period.
The 2004 Presidential Election: The Emergence of a Permanent Majority?
Paul R. Abramson, John H. Aldrich, and David W. Rohde examine the election results, the appeals of the candidates, the exit poll conducted by Edison Media Research/Mitofsky International, and a series of polls conducted by Knowledge Networks over the course of the 2004 election year to evaluate the reasons that George W. Bush was reelected. They conclude that the vote decisions were based largely upon retrospective evaluations in which Bush was perceived by a narrow margin to have been a successful president as well as a leader who would be successful in combating terrorism. They argue that pundits may have exaggerated the role of social divisions in the election. Analyses of candidate appeals and of the concerns of the electorate show that the candidates made few appeals to values and that only a small proportion of the public said that social issues would be the most important factor in determining their vote.
The Implications of Leadership Change in the Arab World
Daniel L. Byman addresses how changes in leadership in the Arab world will affect the region's politics and relationship to the United States. He pays particular attention to identifying which factors hinge upon individual leaders, which are related to particular regimes, and which are inherent to the interests of the state in question.
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State Secrets and Executive Power
William G. Weaver and Robert M. Pallito examine the state secrets privilege, the most powerful tool of secrecy available to the president of the United States. They conclude that the privilege is increasingly subject to abuse and is wrongly used to protect the executive branch from embarrassment, to hide criminal activity, and to thwart legal requests for information.
Law, Rules, and Presidential Selection
Samuel Issacharoff argues that the electoral college is a historic compromise that, despite its problematic origins, is not a significant departure from the weak majoritarianism in American constitutional politics. Indeed, the greatest distortion in American politics resulting from the electoral college arises from an excess of majoritarianism, the winner-take-all feature of awarding electoral votes in almost all states.
Book Reviews
Stefan Halper and Jonathan Clarke America Alone: The Neo-Conservatives and the Global Order
Reviewed by Robert Jervis
Noah Feldman, What We Owe Iraq: War and the Ethics of Nation Building
Reviewed by Robert I. Rotberg
[Full Text, PDF, 3 pages, 56.9 KB]
Derek Gregory, The Colonial Present: Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq
Reviewed by Charles Tilly
Russell J. Dalton, Democratic Challenges, Democratic Choices: The Erosion of Political Support in Advanced Industrial Democracies
Reviewed by Eric M. Uslaner
Nancy Bermeo, Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times: The Citizenry and the Breakdown of Democracy
Reviewed by Marc Morjé Howard
[Full Text, PDF, 3 pages, 57.0 KB]
Bruce Ackerman and James S. Fishkin, Deliberation Day
Reviewed by Adam J. Berinsky
Ezra N. Suleiman, Dismantling Democratic States
Reviewed by Roger Schoenman
Barry Buzan and Ole Wæver, Regions and Powers: The Structure of International Security
Reviewed by Kristian Skrede Gleditsch
Roland Paris, At War's End: Building Peace after Civil Conflict
Reviewed by Roberto Belloni
Anne Orford, Reading Humanitarian Intervention: Human Rights and the Use of Force in International Law
Reviewed by Richard Falk
John D. Orme, The Paradox of Peace: Leaders, Decisions, and Conflict Resolution
Reviewed by Randall L. Schweller
Bertram I. Spector and I. William Zartman, eds., Getting It Done: Postagreement Negotiation and International Regimes
Reviewed by Andrea Bartoli
Simon Chesterman, You, the People: The United Nations, Transitional Administration, and State-Building
Reviewed by Roy Licklider
Virginia Page Fortna, Peace Time: Cease-Fire Agreements and the Durability of Peace
Reviewed by Roy Licklider
Alex J. Bellamy, Paul Williams, and Stuart Griffin, Understanding Peacekeeping
Reviewed by James S. Sutterlin
James M. Goldgeier and Michael McFaul, Power and Purpose: U.S. Policy Toward Russia After the Cold War
Reviewed by Peter Juviler
[Full Text, PDF, 4 pages, 59.9 KB]
Christian Tomuschat, Human Rights: Between Idealism and Realism
Reviewed by George Andreopoulos
Peter Shearman and Matthew Sussex, eds., European Security After 9/11
Reviewed by Jakub J. Grygiel
Dennis Ross, The Missing Peace: The Inside Story of the Fight for Middle East Peace
Reviewed by Peter L. Hahn
Seymour Martin Lipset and Jason M. Lakin, The Democratic Century
Reviewed by Ethan J. Leib
Matthew A. Baum, Soft News Goes to War: Public Opinion and American Foreign Policy in the New Media Age
Reviewed by Thomas E. Patterson
Pippa Norris, Electoral Engineering: Voting Rules and Political Behavior
Reviewed by Herbert Kitschelt
Jocelyn Elise Crowley, The Politics of Child Support in America
Reviewed by Bryan D. Jones
Bill Ong Hing, Defining America Through Immigration Policy
Reviewed by Louis DeSipio
Edward D. Berkowitz, Robert Ball and the Politics of Social Security
Reviewed by Brian Balogh
[Full Text, PDF, 3 pages, 56.8 KB]
H.V. Savitch and Paul Kantor, Cities in the International Marketplace: The Political Economy of Urban Development in North America and Western Europe
Reviewed by Peter Marcuse
Jon V. Kofas, Under the Eagle's Claw: Exceptionalismin Postwar U.S.-Greek Relations
Reviewed by Katherine E. Fleming
Kevin Farnsworth, Corporate Power and Social Policy in a Global Economy: British Welfare Under the Influence
Reviewed by Sandra L. Suúrez
Kenneth C. Shadlen, Democratization Without Representation: The Politics of Small Industry in Mexico
Reviewed by Peter Kingstone
Edward L. Gibson, ed., Federalism and Democracy in Latin America
Reviewed by Maria Escobar-Lemmon
Ernest J. Wilson III, The Information Revolution and Developing Countries
Reviewed by Kenneth Rogerson
Benny Morris, The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited
Reviewed by Issam Nassar
Charles Kurzman, The Unthinkable Revolution in Iran
Reviewed by Mohsen Ashtiany
Elizabeth C. Economy, The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge to China's Future
Reviewed by Shui-Yan Tang