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After Eden: The Transformation of the Landscape of Political Power in the United States
24 February 2012
A chapter in Anxieties of Democracy, edited by Ira Katznelson and Partha Chatterjee (Oxford University Press, 2012). This volume is a comparative study of democracy in India and the United States, using as its basis Alexis de Tocqueville's landmark study Democracy in America. Link to book details
Chinese–US economic relations after the Global Financial Crisis
14 July 2011
Garrett contributes to Rising China: Global Challenges and Opportunities (edited by Jane Golley and Ligang Song and published by ANU Press) with this chapter on the large and complex challenges facing Sino–American relations post-GFC. Read chapter
Defamation, Libel Tourism and the SPEECH Act of 2010
21 January 2011
US Studies Centre senior lecturer on the US Constitution Harry Melkonian has written the book Defamation, Libel Tourism and the SPEECH Act of 2010: The First Amendment Colliding with the Common Law published by Cambria Press, New York. Melkonian considers how American media interests have expressed profound dismay over the phenomenon of libel tourism whereby American authors and media companies have been successfully sued for defamation in foreign courts where there is little if any connection between the venue and the parties. Media interests view these proceedings as forum shopping of the worst sort because essential American First Amendment rights are being compromised. In response to this concern, federal legislation commonly known as the SPEECH Act (Securing the Protection of Our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act) became law in August 2010. Read More
Latino Representation in State Houses and Congress
28 December 2010
This book argues that Latino representation in U.S. legislative institutions is shaped not only by demographics but by legislative institutional design, as well as elite-driven methods, features of the electoral system, and the increasing mainstreaming of Latinos in American society. The election of Latino legislators in the United States is thus complex and varied. This book provides evidence on how successful Latinos have been in winning state legislative and congressional districts in which they have no natural advantage. In particular, this book demonstrates that Latino candidates benefit from higher percentages of Latino citizens in the state, more liberal citizenries, and citizen legislatures. Jason Casellas argues that the legislatures most conducive to the election of Latino candidates are Florida, New Mexico, and California, whereas the least conducive are the U.S. House and New York. Read More
The Encyclopedia of Political Science
19 October 2010
Editor in Chief: George Thomas Kurian
Editors: James E. Alt, Simone Chambers, Geoffrey Garrett, Margaret Levi and Paula D. McClain
Political science needs a resource that serves as a core reference to the central ideas, concepts, and frameworks underlying the study of politics and that highlights the intersections of politics with other disciplines. The Encyclopedia of Political Science is designed to fill that need. It is the encyclopedia for political science in the twenty-first century. Read More
Financial Fraud and Guerrilla Violence in Missouri's Civil War, 1861-1865
20 July 2010
by Mark Geiger
This highly original work published by Yale University Press explores a previously unknown financial conspiracy at the start of the American Civil War. The book explains the reasons for the puzzling intensity of Missouri’s guerrilla conflict, and for the state’s anomalous experience in Reconstruction. In the broader history of the war, the book reveals for the first time the nature of military mobilization in the antebellum United States. More information
Rebalancing the Global Economy: A primer for policymaking
28 June 2010
This e-book released by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) right before the Toronto G-20 summit features a piece about China-US imbalances and Europe's fiscal crisis by US Studies Centre chief executive Professor Geoffrey Garrett. In it (chapter 22), Professor Garrett says that as the global crisis subsides, focus is shifting to the global imbalances. He argues that China-US economic imbalances, and the challenge of managing them down politically as well as economically, are likely to become even more critical. Read chapter
Liberation and Redemption in 1970s Rock Music
24 June 2010
Sheehan has contributed the chapter "Liberation and Redemption in 1970s Rock Music" to the book The Shock of the Global The 1970s in Perspective written by Niall Ferguson, Charles S. Maier, Erez Manela and Daniel J. Sargent and published by Harvard University Press. Read Chapter
Cold War on the Home Front: The Soft Power of Midcentury Design
11 March 2010
by Associate Professor Greg Castillo
An illustrated history of the persuasive impact of model homes, appliances, and furniture in cold war propaganda. Read More
American Foreign Policy Traditions
1 January 2010
Edited by Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor
A four-volume series highlighting the variety within US foreign policy history. As editor, Dr O’Connor has drawn on the best existing scholarship on America’s foreign policy to examine both the development of the so called American tradition and the emergence of what Dr O’Connor calls the anti‐American tradition. Read More
VIDEOS & INTERVIEWS
Dr David Smith analyses how Obama's public support of same sex marriage may affect his re-election chances.
Edward Blakely discusses his new book 'My Storm' and the lessons that Australians can learn from Hurricane Katrina.
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