Books in the Studies in International Relations series

This book breaks down and elucidates the relationships between the several leaders of an increasingly religious Middle East. Considering Islamic religious figures as well as the political leaders of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, and Egypt, it explains how, in times of crisis, these leaders counter the influences of moderate and extremist Islamists with Islam itself. Each uses an interpretation of the religion to effect equilibrium amongst their people, thus generating relative stability for their rule. As a result, many leaders have enjoyed remarkable longevity of power, and some have managed to obtain legitimate political ends. This book goes beyond state- and society-centered theories to focus on the dynamic interactions between the rulers and the ruled, shedding new light on how international crises create domestic crises, and suggesting new solutions to the Middle East¿s international problems.

A book about how global unionism was born in the maritime shipping sector. It argues that the industrial structure of shipping, and specifically the interconnected nature of shipping production chains, facilitated the globalization of union bargaining strategy, and the transnationalization of union structures for mobilizing industrial action.

In order to illuminate the interplay between national and international levels of analysis, this dissertation research addresses long-term patterns of human rights abuse in Cuba, El Salvador and Nicaragua, from the late 1960s and 70s to 2003.

A documentation of the bureaucratic and philosophical absurdities, this book explores UN bureaucracy and the development dysfunction in four 'most different' African countries. It shows the journey of the author from ardent defender of the UN to profound sceptic.

Examining the 1991 uprisings in Iraq, this book demonstrates how external intervention by the UN and other actors in ethnic conflicts has contributed to the problems with democratization experienced in the post-Saddam era.

Examines different levels of narcotics control cooperation between the United States, Mexico and Colombia. This book finds that Mexico is consistently held to a very different standard than Colombia. It also explores the role of domestic terrorism and presidential reputation in Colombia for the US-Colombia pair.

Traces the processes by which national elections became international events and the effects of this process on foreign sovereignty. This book views that the study of International Election Monitoring does not only belong to the study of purely domestic politics or of foreign policy. It shows how sovereignty has been partially transformed by IEM.

Drawing on recent deconstructions in anthropology, postcolonial studies, and critical sociology, this book situates and explores the phenomenon of international knowledge transfers within the context of globalization.

And Fortune Fled