First in International Relations

We are pleased to announce that Cambridge University Press received top ranking among publishers in the 2006/2007 TRIP Survey of International Relations Faculty in the United States and Canada. Published by the Program on the Theory and Practice of International Relations at the College of William & Mary, Cambridge was ranked #1 by the 1,112 surveyed scholars in the categories of top publisher of books in International Relations, and top publisher of books in the scholars' respective areas of expertise. Additionally, International Organization, published by Cambridge, was ranked as the top journal in the field and in the surveyed scholars' respective areas of expertise.

We are honored by these results and are committed to continue publishing the finest work in International Relations and Political Science. To view the publication of the survey's findings online, please click here (PDF).

European Thinkers on Oriental Despotism in the Middle East and India

Michael Curtis

Through an historical analysis, Curtis reveals the complex positive and negative interaction between Europe and the Orient, arguing that the European concept of Oriental despotism was based not on arbitrary prejudicial observation, but rather on perceptions of real processes and behavior in Eastern systems of government.

Accommodation and Transformation

Michaelle L. Browers

By examining the writings of Arab nationalist, socialist and Islamist intellectuals, and through numerous interviews with political participants from different persuasions, Browers traces ideological developments from the 'Arab age of ideology' through an 'age of ideological transformation', demonstrating clearly how the recent flow of ideas from one group to another have their roots in the past.

History, Purpose, and Limits

Matthew E. Price

Who should qualify for asylum? Many believe that its scope should be widened to protect others exposed to serious harm. Price argues for retaining asylum's focus on persecution – even as other types of refugee aid are expanded – and offers a framework for deciding what constitutes persecution.

The Globalization of Accountability

Valerie Sperling

Sperling traces the impact of economic, political, military, judicial, and civic globalization on state accountability and investigates the degree to which transnational institutions are themselves responsible to the people whose lives they alter.

Alexis de Tocqueville, the First Social Scientist

Jon Elster

Elster proposes a new interpretation of Alexis de Tocqueville that views him first and foremost as a social scientist rather than a political theorist. Consistently going beyond exegetical commentary, Elster argues that Tocqueville is eminently worth reading today for his substantive and methodological insights.

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Letters and Other Writings

Edited and translated by Aurelian Craiutu, Jeremy Jennings

Following the publication of the second volume of Democracy in America in 1840 until his death in 1859, Alexis de Tocqueville continued to monitor American political developments, expressing his shift in thinking and growing disenchantment with America through letters, articles, and speeches.

The Myth of Presidential Representation

B. Dan Wood

Wood evaluates the nature of American presidential representation, examining the strongly embedded belief – held by the country's founders, as well as current American political culture and social science theory – that presidents should represent the community at large.

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Why NATO Endures

Wallace J. Thies

Thies argues that NATO marks an important departure from all pre-1939 alliances, whose members viewed their alliance partners with suspicion and rivalry. In contrast, NATO’s democratic members have formed a mutually supportive alliance fostered by a need for one another's approval in conducting foreign policy, which allows NATO to endure.

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Religion, Class Coalitions, and Welfare States

Edited by Kees van Kersbergen, Philip Manow

This book radically revises established knowledge in comparative studies of the three welfare regimes of the Western world and introduces a new perspective on how religion shaped modern social protection systems.

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Designing International Cooperation

Christine Jojarth

Globalization creates lucrative opportunities for traffickers of drugs, dirty money, blood diamonds, weapons, and other contraband. Effective countermeasures require international collaboration, but what if some countries suffer while others profit from illicit trade?