Comparative Politics

COMPARATIVE POLITICS Globalization After the Pandemic

Thoughts on the Coronavirus Qin Hui Translated by David Ownby

The coronavirus pandemic that broke out in 2019 has finally calmed down in China after much initial bungling. Qin Hui offers a bracing reflection on the pandemic effects on political institutions in both China and the West.

$29.95 cloth 978-988-237-231-3 2022 120 pages

THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG PRESS

A Comparative Exploration Gergana Dimova Foreword by Todor Yalamov and Rumena Filipova

Gergana Dimova combines statistical analysis and qualitative case studies to answer some of comparative politics' most important questions: To what extent is uncertainty invariable and unavoidable in political life? Why does uncertainty arise and how is it affecting liberal democracies?

$35.00 paper 978-3-8382-1385-9 November 2022 220 pages

IBIDEM PRESS

Soviet and Post-Soviet Russian Foreign Policies III

East-West Relations in Europe and Eurasia in the Post-Cold War Transition, 1991–2001 Robert M. Cutler

This collection of studies investigates the political economy of international relations between the Soviet bloc and West European countries, both individually and as the European Economic Community. It covers the Post-Cold War transition years between 1991-2001.

$40.00 paper 978-3-8382-1728-4 October 2022 270 pages

IBIDEM PRESS

States Beyond Borders

A Comparative Study of Central American Sending States and Their Emigrant Policy (1998–2021) Isabel Rosales Sandoval

Isabel Rosales Sandoval focuses on the factors that influence the implementation of the policies that Central American states have adopted to reach out to their citizens abroad. Specifically, she investigates why and how sending states implement transnational emigrant policies.

$34.00 paper 978-3-8382-1722-2 2022 240 pages

IBIDEM PRESS

How Patronal Networks Shape Opportunities for Local Citizen Participation in a Hybrid Regime

A Comparative Analysis of Five Cities in Ukraine Oleksandra Keudel Foreword by Sabine Kropp

Oleksandra Keudel proposes a novel explanation for why some local governments in hybrid regimes enable citizen participation while others restrict it. She argues that mechanisms for citizen participation are byproducts of the political dynamics of informal business-political (patronal) networks that seek domination over local governments.

$66.00 paper 978-3-8382-1671-3 2022 520 pages 4 illus.

IBIDEM PRESS

A New Eastern Question?

Great Powers and the PostYugoslav States Edited by Soeren Keil and Bernhard Stahl

Contributors to this volume explore the intersection of international politics in the postYugoslav states with a focus on the influence and impact of the European Union, the United States, Russia, China, and Turkey.

$45.00 paper 978-3-8382-1375-0 2022 446 pages 3 illus.

IBIDEM PRESS

Constructing the Limits of Europe

Identity and Foreign Policy in Poland, Bulgaria, and Russia Since 1989 Rumena Filipova Foreword by Harald Wydra and Gergana Yankova-Dimova

This comparative study asks critical questions about the reconfiguration of Europe after 1989. Rumena Filipova argues that the foreign policy behavior of Poland, Bulgaria, and Russia has been shaped principally by these countries' dominant conceptions of national identity.

$60.00 paper 978-3-8382-1649-2 2022 480 pages

IBIDEM PRESS

World as Family

A Journey of MultiRooted Belongings Vishakha N. Desai

Vishakha N. Desai uses her life experiences to explore the significance of living globally and its urgency for our current moment. She reframes the idea of what it means to be global, considering how to lead a life of multiple belongings without losing local and national affinities.

$17.95 / £14.95 paper 978-0-231-19599-7 $26.00 / £20.00 cloth 978-0-231-19598-0 2022 296 pages 60 illus.