The past decade has brought an unprecedented boom in the study of courts as political
actors in Latin America. We examine the extraordinary diversity of academic research on …

Although International Relations and Middle East Studies share an interest in several
aspects of Middle East politics, interdisciplinary research remains surprisingly scarce. This …

In this history of the social and human sciences in Mexico and the United States, Karin
Alejandra Rosemblatt reveals intricate connections among the development of science, the …

Columbus Memorial Lighthouse in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in
1992 included a series of spectacular events. But plans began to dim when every American …

Este artículo of rece una visión general de la literatura sobre la lucha por la democracia en
América Latina. Después de introducir la agenda de investigación sobre regímenes …

Este artículo se enfoca en investigaciones pasadas y actuales de la política
Latinoamericana. Ofrece una revisión de las agendas de investigación desarrolladas en las …

The role played by the humanities in reconciling American diversity—a diversity of both
ideas and peoples—is not always appreciated. This volume of essays, commissioned by the …

Energy efficiency is a national priority for China as rapid energy consumption growth
aggravates its greenhouse gas emissions, local air pollution and energy scarcity. In the …

This paper focuses on the relationship between the social sciences in the US and the
formation of empire. I argue that the peculiar way the US has established a global presence …

The study of comparative politics has been defined in critical ways by research on Latin
America. Latin America's experiments with problems such as democratization, good …