Beckley demonstrates that no country is poised to upend American primacy, not
economically, not militarily, and not technologically.... The evidence he assembles should be …

The concept of social innovation has become pervasive among practitioners and
academics, though its definition remains elusive. This paper seeks to address this by …

This book explores the socio-political implications of human heredity from the second half of
the nineteenth century to the present postgenomic moment. It addresses three main phases …

In this extensively revised new edition of Global Politics, internationally renowned author
Andrew Heywood provides a systematic and integrated analysis of the theory and practice of …

The development discourse has long been dominated by best practices prescriptions for
reform, but these are not a useful way of responding to the governance ambiguities of the …

Magnificent and Beggar Land is a powerful account of fast-changing dynamics in Angola, an
important African state that is a key exporter of oil and diamonds and a growing power on …

The TseTse fly is unique to Africa and transmits a parasite harmful to humans and lethal to
livestock. This paper tests the hypothesis that the TseTse reduced the ability of Africans to …

How did human societies evolve from small groups, integrated by face-to-face cooperation,
to huge anonymous societies of today, typically organized as states? Why is there so much …

ABSTRACT The paper compares Anglo-American and Chinese approaches to the
outcomes of higher education, primarily but not solely collective outcomes, by examining the …