Political sociology

Slavery is one of humanity’s most ancient and persistent inequities. It predates the rise of civilization, played a key role in the growth of Western and Islamic cultures and was an integral part of …

Abortion has remained one of the most volatile and polarizing issues in the United States for over four decades. Americans are more divided today than ever over abortion, and this debate colors the p …

The post-communist states of Central and Eastern Europe have gone from being among the world’s most closed, autarkic economies to being some of the most export-oriented and globally integrated. While …

Using an analysis of imperialism and case studies of Syria, Iran, Iraq, Bosnia, Russia and Ukraine, Global Democracy and the Crisis of Anti-Imperialism shows that the purported anti-imperialism of ma …

War is one of the most lucrative job markets for an increasingly global workforce. Most of the work on American bases, everything from manning guard towers to cleaning the latrines to more technical …

GLOBAL COMPETENCE REVISITED contains a collection of Alicia Su Lozeron’s articles about various topics concerning the world. In bringing global competence to the forefront, the author emphasizes a gl …

A powerful, accessible, and eye-opening analysis of the global economy. Growing up in an African American working-class family in the Midwest, Jon Jeter watched the jobs undergirding a community disa …

Civilization is about to enter a new chapter in its history, yet most of us are so bogged down in our work, personal lives, and daily activities—surviving—that we forget about or don’t see the big pi …

The benefits of globalization have long been trumpeted by right-wing and centre-left politicians and is enshrined in the neoliberal consensus of western democracies. However, in recent years, conserv …

The evergreen debate over government’s involvement in business continues in earnest. Participants straddle all stakeholder groups, from the state itself to the private sector to the public at large. …