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Political Science & Law 2011 Political Science & Law 2011 press.princeton.edu contents 1 general interest 8 american politics & policy 16 international politics 21 political economy 27 political philosophy & theory 33 law & legal theory 37 judicial politics 38 political sociology 42 comparative politics 44 princeton studies in muslim politics 46 political behavior 47 political methodology 48 education policy 50 reference 52 index/order form FORTHCOMING Still a House Divided Race and Politics in Obama’s America Desmond S. King & Rogers M. Smith “Still a House Divided deftly lays to rest the idea of postracialism in American politics and, through the concept of rival racial-policy coalitions, reveals the modern potency of the dispute between color-blind and race- conscious camps. King and Smith make a compelling case that competing visions over the role of race continue to define the core of American political life, and their bold and meticulously researched book offers new and much-needed leverage on a frustratingly durable problem.” —Lawrence D. Bobo, Harvard University Presenting a powerful account of American political alliances and their contending racial agendas, Still a House Divided sheds light on a policy path vital to the country’s future. Desmond S. King is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of American Govern- ment at the University of Oxford. Rogers M. Smith is the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Princeton Studies in American Politics October 2011. 392 pages. 5 halftones. 36 tables. Cl: 978-0-691-14263-0 $35.00 | £24.95 general interest FORTHCOMING The Darwin Economy Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good Robert H. Frank “The Darwin Economy debunks popular nostrums of both left and right, and takes particular aim at the notion that a well-functioning competitive market system will necessarily produce socially optimal results. Frank suggests novel approaches to America’s problems that go well beyond the tired ideas of the present debate.” —Francis Fukuyama, author of The Origins of Political Order Robert H. Frank is an economics professor at Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management. October 2011. 256 pages. Cl: 978-0-691-15319-3 $26.95 | £18.95 FORTHCOMING NEW Strings Attached Blind Spots Untangling the Ethics of Incentives Why We Fail to Do What’s Right and Ruth W. Grant What to Do about It Max H. Bazerman & Ann E. Tenbrunsel “This remarkable book asks some deceptively simple questions: With what norms should we “Showing that the human mind sometimes judge the use of incentives? How can we compare leads us to behave in ways that are inconsistent incentives to coercion and persuasion? With with our own ethical standards, Blind Spots characteristically lucid prose and a productive introduces behavioral ethics and reveals how blend of theory and case studies, Ruth Grant this emerging field has important implications illuminates an often-neglected arena of inquiry. for wise decision making in our personal and At a time when philosophers advocate ‘libertarian professional lives. This is a must-read for those paternalism’ as an alternative to coercion and responsible for shaping regulatory policies in governments deploy ‘conditional cash transfers’ organizations and government.” as instruments of social policy, Grant’s reflections —Robert H. Mnookin, Harvard University could hardly be more relevant.” —William Galston, The Brookings Institution Max H. Bazerman is the Jesse Isidor Straus Profes- sor of Business Administration at Harvard Business Ruth W. Grant is professor of political science School. Ann E. Tenbrunsel is the Rex and Alice A. and philosophy and a senior fellow of the Kenan Martin Professor of Business Ethics at the Mendoza Institute for Ethics at Duke University. College of Business, University of Notre Dame. Copublished with the Russell Sage Foundation 2011. 208 pages. 10 line illus. Cl: 978-0-691-14750-5 $24.95 | £16.95 December 2011. 216 pages. 2 line illus. Cl: 978-0-691-15160-1 $24.95 | £16.95 press.princeton.edu general interest • 1 FORTHCOMING NEW The Priority of Democracy Liberal Leviathan Political Consequences of Pragmatism The Origins, Crisis, and Transformation of Jack Knight & James Johnson the American World Order G. John Ikenberry “Knight and Johnson have written an essential volume for scholars, public officials, and citizens “Nobody has thought longer or deeper about living in the contemporary era. They stress that the nature of the American liberal world order democracy does not just work by itself. No single than John Ikenberry. Tough-minded yet visionary design enables every democracy to generate fair and optimistic, this inspirational volume should and effective outcomes given the vast diversity become required reading for all those tasked of circumstances around the world. Knight and with the great responsibility of steering us to Johnson examine factors that increase the likeli- safety through the very choppy international hood that democratic systems can be effective.” waters into which we are now heading.” —Elinor Ostrom, Nobel Laureate in Economics —Michael Cox, London School of Economics and Political Science Jack Knight is professor of political science and law at Duke University. James Johnson is associ- G. John Ikenberry is the Albert G. Milbank ate professor of political science at the University Professor of Politics and International Affairs at of Rochester. Princeton University. Copublished with the Russell Sage Foundation Princeton Studies in International History and Politics October 2011. 336 pages. 2011. 392 pages. 1 line illus. 8 tables. Cl: 978-0-691-15123-6 $29.95 | £20.95 Cl: 978-0-691-12558-9 $35.00 | £24.95 NEW With a foreword by Stephen Breyer Collaborative Governance Private Roles for Public Goals in Turbulent Times John D. Donahue & Richard J. Zeckhauser “No one has summed up quite as concisely the transcendent idea behind the deregulation movement of the last fifty years as have Donahue and Zeckhauser: that by carefully granting decision-making authority to private entities, profit and non-profit enterprises alike, government can achieve considerable gains in both efficiency and consent.” —David Warsh, Economic Principals John D. Donahue and Richard J. Zeckhauser both teach at the Harvard Kennedy School—Zeckhauser economics and analytics, Donahue public management and business-government relations. 2011. 320 pages. 5 line illus. 3 tables. Cl: 978-0-691-14979-0 $27.95 | £19.95 2 • general interest NEW Exceptional People How Migration Shaped Our World and Will Define Our Future Ian Goldin, Geoffrey Cameron & Meera Balarajan “Migration is not a zero-sum game; it brings great benefits to the receiving country, the sending country, and to migrants themselves. That is the clear message of the evidence from history, economics, and the social sciences more generally. This wise book assembles that evidence in a very thoughtful, careful, and scholarly way, making an enormous contribution to this crucial subject and providing fundamental guidance on one of the key issues of our times.” —Nicholas Stern, London School of Economics and Political Science Ian Goldin is director of the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, and professorial fellow at Balliol College, Oxford. Geoffrey Cameron is a research associate at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford. He currently works as a senior policy advisor with Foreign Affairs and Inter- national Trade Canada. Meera Balarajan works for a research organization in the United Kingdom. 2011. 392 pages. 37 line illus. 14 tables. Cl: 978-0-691-14572-3 $35.00 | £24.95 NEW Theories of International Politics and Zombies Daniel W. Drezner “Drezner elucidates the often-arcane world of international theory in an interesting and highly amusing way. He also shows how close the relationship between politics and popular culture is, how the latter can convey social and political critique in the most unlikely ways, and why satire remains such an important form of that critique.” —Stephanie Lawson, Times Higher Education Daniel W. Drezner is professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. 2011. 168 pages. 4 line illus. 3 tables. Pa: 978-0-691-14783-3 $14.95 | £10.95 forthcoming spring 2012 Creating a New Racial Order How Immigration, Multiracialism, Genomics, Governing America and the Young Can Remake Race in America Essays on Political History Jennifer L. Hochschild, Vesla Weaver & Julian E. Zelizer Traci Burch How to Win an Election The Spirit of Compromise An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians Why Governing Demands It and Campaining Quintus Tullius Cicero Undermines It Translated and with an introduction by Amy Gutmann & Dennis Frank Thompson Philip Freeman press.princeton.edu general interest • 3 NEW FORTHCOMING Inside the Castle All the Missing Souls Law and the Family in 20th Century A Personal History of the War America Crimes Tribunals Joanna L. Grossman & David Scheffer Lawrence M. Friedman “Few persons have been so intimately involved as “Deeply learned but also clear and lively, this David Scheffer in the contemporary emergence of book explains how the law of marriage, divorce, international criminal justice. His insightful book parentage, and inheritance has responded to shows not only his important role in bringing social changes that have eroded old bonds of about the tribunals and the International Criminal intimacy and dependence while creating new Court, but also reveals the inner workings of the ones. This is simply the best overview of family international legislative processes.” law in print.” —M. Cherif Bassiouni, DePaul University —Robert W. Gordon, Yale Law School David Scheffer is the Mayer Brown/Robert A. Hel- Joanna L. Grossman is professor of law at Hofstra man Professor of Law and director of the Center University. Lawrence M. Friedman is the Marion Rice for International Human Rights at Northwestern Kirkwood Professor of Law at Stanford University. University School of Law. 2011. 456 pages. Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity Cl: 978-0-691-14982-0 $35.00 | £24.95 January 2012.
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