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Howard J. Wiarda
This book explores the distinct tradition of social change and political development in Latin America. Looking particularly at the challenges presented by redemocratization and the new pluralism, it raises the…
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This integrated collection of original essays evaluates and assesses whether democracy is viable in Latin America and, if so, how and in what form.
Howard J. Wiarda is one of the leading global scholars of international relations, comparative politics, and foreign policy, and the author/editor of more than sixty books. Now in this highly…
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This book emphasizes the necessity of coming to grips with historic and contemporary corporatism in order to fully comprehend Latin American and Iberian development on its own terms and in…
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Since the 1980s a remarkable consensus has emerged in U.S. foreign policy based on three main pillars: democracy, free trade, and open markets.
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New edition of a pioneering exploration of Latin American politics and political culture.
This book presents the career stories of twenty scholars and policy practitioners to give readers an accurate and realistic view of life outside the academic world.
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Focusing on development, breakthroughs and setbacks to democracy in Latin America, this work examines US-Latin American relations. It emphasises the importance of recognising that concepts such as democracy , rights…
Since the end of the Cold War, there has been a great deal of debate about what U.S. foreign policy should be and how priorities should be reordered.
Emphasizes the global impact of American partisan divisions. This book examines various divisions within American society, from red states and blue states to the bureaucratic divisions of foreign policy apparatus…
This book offers a region-wide overview of the patterns and processes of Latin American history, politics, society, and development. It provides a detailed country-by-country treatment and unique features of all…
One of the most eminent authors on Latin America addresses questions crucial to US policy in the Caribbean area.
The Dutch Diaspora is a comprehensive and personal study of the former colonial empire of the Netherlands. The Netherlands is considered one of the most successful societies and at one…
Conservative Brain Trust traces the rise, fall, and rise again of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI). More than that, it is the story of one of…
Tracing the developments in Southern and Eastern Europe, which has undergone impressive transitions to democracy, experienced vast social changes, and joined the EU and NATO, this study shows that culture…
Harvard’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs (WCFIA) is one of the nation’s leading foreign policy research institutions. In this penetrating book, Howard J. Wiarda explores Harvard’s history and culture, the…
This book examines the declining role of universities in policy generation and analyzes the increasing political influence of Washington-based institutions. This provocative new book identifies such Washington think tanks and…
In this important book, well known Comparativist, Howard J. Wiarda, traces the long and controversial history of culture studies, and the relations of political culture and identity politics to political…
A study of the basic tenets and ideologies behind America’s policy towards Latin America during the Reagan-Bush administrations. Wiarda’s insider account of this era serves as a link between the…
Corporatism is the third great ideolgy of modern social and political organization and it is one of the main organizing concepts used in comparative political analysis. This study traces corporatism…
The puzzle or query that chiefly concerns this author is why the United States (US) and its foreign policy have such a hard time understanding cultures and societies other than…
Howard J. Wiarda, who was the Dean Rusk Professor of International Relations at the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia, outlines a paradigm shift in…
This book focuses on the processes and politics of dismantling corporate economies and political systems in the Third World. It explores how this separation would create a move toward civil…
This book analyzes the connections between international relations, comparative politics, and foreign policy. Howard J. Wiarda points out where these fields have gone astray, indicates what must be done to…
Dispatches from the Frontlines analyzes some of the world’s most contentious hotspots. It focuses on such compelling global issues as Third World development, the role of the state, corporatism, and…
Think tanks have become increasingly important in American politics foreign policy. In the last thirty years think tanks have emerged as major actors on the political stage, comparable in influence…
In Military Brass vs. Civilian Academics at the National War College: A Clash of Cultures, Howard J. Wiarda uses his first-hand experience to examine the conflict between the two cultures…
A provocative and controversial look at Latin America as it stands at a crossroads, this book analyzes the complex economic and social roots of the debt crisis and evaluates the…
This study explores the main themes of Latin American political culture and its models of democracy and why they differ so greatly from those of the USA. It focuses on…
Professor Howard J. Wiarda, a leading academic expert on foreign policy, comparative politics, and international affairs, is the author of more than eighty books. Wiarda has traveled to many of…
