Volume 128 - Number 1 - Spring 2013

How the Economy and Partisanship Shaped the 2012 Presidential and Congressional Elections
Gary C. Jacobson analyzes the 2012 presidential and congressional elections. He finds that Barack Obama won despite the weak economy because Democrat partisans outnumbered Republican in the highly polarized electorate and remained unusually loyal to their candidate. The relationship between presidential and House and Senate voting patterns was extraordinarily strong, making it the most partisan, nationalized, and president-centered election in at least 60 years. 

Creating a New Racial Order: How Immigration, Multiracialism, Genomics and the Young Can Remake Race in America, Jennifer L. Hochschild
Reviewed by Rogers M. Smith

Social Protest and Contentious Authoritarianism in China, Xi Chen
Reviewed by Andrew Scobell

The Saddam Tapes: The Inner Workings of a Tyrant’s Regime, 1978–2001, Kevin M. Woods
Reviewed by Andrew Flibbert

Poverty in Common: The Politics of Community Action during the American Century, Alyosha Goldstein
Reviewed by Rose Ernst

Volume 127 - Number 4 - Winter 2012-2013

The Paradox of Islam’s Future
RAYMOND W. BAKER argues that although violent extremism flows from radical Islamic movements, the Islamic mainstream has effectively adapted to the globalized world and will shape the future of Islam in ways open to principled accommodation with the West. He claims that mainstream assertiveness, unencumbered by Western interference, provides the most effective way to counter destructive radicalism. 

Open Source Intelligence in a Networked World, Anthony Olcott
Reviewed by Robert Jervis

Democratic Deficit: Critical Citizens Revisited, Pippa Norris
Reviewed by QUINTON MAYNE

Gender, Nationalism, and War: Conflict on the Movie Screen, Matthew Evangelista
Reviewed by Mia Bloom

Disciplining the Poor: Neoliberal Paternalism and the Persistent Power of Race, Joe Soss
Reviewed by SCOTT W. ALLARD

Volume 127 - Number 3 - Fall 2012

From Cold War to Hot Peace: The Habit of American Force
Richard K. Betts considers the discrepancy between ambition and cost tolerance that has led the United States to use force too often but also too indecisively since the Cold War. He argues that Washington should use American primacy not to attempt dominance on the cheap but to manage a transition to a global balance of power.

Hegemony in International Society, Ian Clark
Reviewed by Carla Norrlof

Partisan Balance: Why Political Parties Don’t Kill the U.S. Constitutional System, David R. Mayhew
Reviewed by Paul Frymer

Selling Fear: Counterterrorism, the Media, and Public Opinion, Brigitte L. Nacos
Reviewed by Montague Kern

Volume 127 - Number 2 - Summer 2012

The China Card: Playing Politics with Sino-American Relations
Peter Trubowitz and Jungkun Seo examine how and when China emerged as a “hot button” issue in American politics. They show that the politicization of Sino-American relations has had as much to do with electoral strategizing and gamesmanship in the United States as it did with geopolitical considerations in dealing with Beijing.

American Public Opinion and Health Care, Robert J. Blendon
Reviewed by Robert Y. Shapiro

Asiaʼs Flying Geese: How Regionalization Shapes Japan, Walter F. Hatch
Reviewed by Akira Iriye

Power, Politics, and Universal Health Care: The Inside Story of a Century-Long Battle, Stuart Altman
Reviewed by Daniel Skinner

Leaders at War: How Presidents Shape Military Interventions, Elizabeth N. Saunders
Reviewed by David A. Crockett

Volume 127 - Number 1 - Spring 2012

Accomplished and Embattled: Understanding Obama's Presidency
Theda Skocpol and Lawrence R. Jacobs assess the policy accomplishments and shortfalls of President Barack Obama since 2009. They highlight the obstacles with which Obama and his political allies have had to contend and challenge commentators who claim that Obama has accomplished little. They explain why conservative and Republican opposition to Obamaʼs presidency has been fierce and unremitting.

U.S. Presidents and Foreign Policy Mistakes,Reducing Uncertainty: Intelligence Analysis and National Security, Stephen G. Walker
Reviewed by Robert Jervis

Worse than a Monolith: Alliance Politics and Problems of Coercive Diplomacy in Asia, Thomas J. Christensen
Reviewed by David Kang

China in 2020: A New Type of Superpower, Hu Angang
Reviewed by Andrew Scobell

Americanism in the Twenty-First Century: Public Opinion in the Age of Immigration, Deborah J. Schildkraut
Reviewed by Robert Y. Shapiro