The Drug War’s Impact on Executive Power, Judicial Reform, and Federalism in Mexico
Juan D. Lindau examines the impact of the drug war on critical aspects of Mexican democratization, namely the expansion in the scope of certain features of executive power, judicial reform, and the construction of substantive federalism. He concludes that the drug war has increased the power of the least-transparent, least-accountable institutions tied to the executive branch. It has also preserved practices that impinge on civil and human rights, while complicating judicial reform and the deepening of federalism.
pp. 177-200
Judicial Supremacy or Judicial Defense? The Supreme Court and the Separation of Powers
Katy J. Harriger argues that the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of the George W. Bush administration's policies on the trials of Guantanamo detainees should be understood within the context of separation-of-powers jurisprudence. During this time, the Court has asserted itself as the “referee” of the separation-of-powers system and has consistently defended judicial power, often at the expense of congressional and executive power.
pp. 201-221
Paper Tiger? Chinese Soft Power in East Asia
GREGORY G. HOLYK uses survey data to examine the supposed rise of Chinese soft power and parallel decline of U.S. soft power in East Asia. He finds that contrary to conventional wisdom, Chinese soft power is relatively weak, while U.S. soft power remains strong.
pp. 223-254
Hispanic Public Opinion and Partisanship in America
MARISA A. ABRAJANO AND R. MICHAEL ALVAREZ examine Hispanic public opinion and partisanship in the United States. They find variations in Hispanics' policy views based on their ethnic identity, time in the United States, and previous experiences.
pp. 255-285
The Challenges of Decreasing Oil Consumption
STEVE A. YETIV AND ERIC S. FOWLER quantify the benefits for the United States of achieving hybrid-like efficiency in its vehicle fleet. They show not only how important such a move can be, but also that if Chinese consumers continue to buy inefficient vehicles at a fast pace, they will sap America's efficiency gains rather quickly. They argue that oil dependence is not only an American, but also a global problem that cannot be addressed seriously without multilateral cooperation.
pp. 287-313
Winner-Take-All Politics: A Review Essay
Jennifer Hochschild reviews the recently published Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer—And Turned Its Back on the Middle Class . In this seminal work, Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson analyze the sharp rise in income inequality in the United States and identify the policies and politics that have been adopted to work in favor of only the richest 1 percent of Americans. Hochschild finds it a persuasive and much-needed analysis.
pp. 315-320
The Decline and Fall of the American Republic, Bruce Ackerman Reviewed by Rogers M. Smith
pp. 321-322
Living with the Dragon: How the American Public Views the Rise of
China, Benjamin Page and Tao Xie Reviewed by Andrew Scobell
pp. 322-324
China: The Pessoptimist Nation, William A. Callahan Reviewed by Samuel S. Kim
pp. 324-325
Shifting Superpowers: The New and Emerging Relationships between
the United States, China and India, Martin Sieff Reviewed by Mark L. Haas
pp. 326-327
America's Uneven Democracy: Race, Turnout, and Representation in
City Politics, Zoltan Hajnal Reviewed by Wilbur C. Rich
pp. 327-328
Going to Extremes: How Like Minds Unite and Divide, Cass Sunstein Reviewed by Nolan McCarty
pp. 328-329
Ruling Europe: The Politics of the Stability and Growth Pact, Martin Heipertz and Amy Verdun Reviewed by David M. Andrews
pp. 330-331
Red Families v. Blue Families: Legal Polarization and the Creation
of Culture, Naomi Cahn and June Carbone Reviewed by Mark A. Smith
pp. 331-332
How Terrorism Ends: Understanding the Decline and Demise of
Terrorist Campaigns, Audrey Kurth Cronin Reviewed by Maria Rasmussen
pp. 332-333
A Community of Europeans? Transnational Identities and Public
Spheres, Thomas Risse Reviewed by Gustav Peebles
pp. 333-335
India, Pakistan, and the Bomb: Debating Nuclear Stability in South
Asia, Sumit Ganguly and S. Paul Kapur Reviewed by Il Hyun Cho
pp. 335-336
America's Global Advantage: US Hegemony and International Cooperation, Carla Norrlof Reviewed by Giacomo Chiozza
pp. 336-337
Bad Advice: Bush's Lawyers in the War on Terror, Harold H. Bruff Reviewed by Laura K. Donohue
pp. 337-339
Bush on the Home Front: Domestic Policy Triumphs and Setbacks, John D. Graham Reviewed by Richard Skinner
pp. 339-340
Terrorizing Ourselves: Why U.S. Counterterrorism Policy Is Failing and How to Fix It, Benjamin H. Friedman, Jim Harper and Christopher A. Preble, eds. Reviewed by Brigitte L. Nacos
pp. 340-341
Reforming Jim Crow: Southern Politics and State in the Age Before
Brown, Kimberley Johnson Reviewed by Richard Bensel
pp. 342-343
Medical Governance: Values, Expertise, and Interests in Organ Transplantation, David Weimer Reviewed by Kevin M. Esterling
pp. 343-344
The American Public Mind: The Issues Structure of Mass Politics in the
Postwar United States, Byron E. Shafer and William J.M. Claggett Reviewed by Matthew S. Levendusky
pp. 344-346
Britain's War on Poverty, Jane Waldfogel Reviewed by James Midgley
pp. 346-347
Your Britain: Media and the Making of the Labour Party, Laura Beers Reviewed by Jeff Ringer
pp. 347-348
The Politics of Welfare State Reform in Continental Europe: Modernization in Hard Times, Silja Häusermann Reviewed by Daniel Béland
pp. 348-350
Recasting Welfare Capitalism: Economic Adjustment in Contemporary
France and Germany, Mark I. Vail Reviewed by William Chandler
pp. 350-352
Decentralization and Subnational Politics in Latin America, Tulia G. Falleti Reviewed by Peter Kingstone
pp. 352-353
Political Competition, Partisanship, and Policy Making in Latin
American Public Utilities, María Victoria Murillo Reviewed by Alison Post
pp. 353-355
Political Corruption in Mexico: The Impact of Democratization, Stephen D. Morris Reviewed by R. Douglas Hecock
pp. 355-356
A Nation of Emigrants: How Mexico Manages Its Migration, David Fitzgerald Reviewed by Judith Adler Hellman
pp. 356-357
Weapons of Mass Migration: Forced Displacement, Coercion, and
Foreign Policy, Kelly Greenhill Reviewed by Tadeusz Kugler
pp. 357-359
Capital Ideas: The IMF and the Rise of Financial Liberalization, Jeffrey M. Chwieroth Reviewed by Anastasia Xenias
pp. 359-390
Stability-Seeking Power: U.S. Foreign Policy and Secessionist Conflicts, Jonathan Paquin Reviewed by Zachary Selden
pp. 360-362
Foreign Investment and Political Regimes: The Oil Sector in Azerbaijan,
Russia, and Norway, Oksan Bayulgen Reviewed by Tatiana Vashchilko
pp. 362-364