SHELF LIFE Recently published works by Mason faculty and staff Understanding Homeland Security: Foundations of Security Policy Ehsan Zaffar, adjunct faculty, Criminology, Law and Society Routledge, November 2019 This textbook on homeland security blends the latest research from the areas of immigration policy, counterterrorism research, and border security with practical insight from homeland security experts and leaders such as Tom Ridge and Janet Napolitano, former secretaries of the Department of Homeland Security.
Origins and Traditions of Organizational Communication: A Comprehensive Introduction to the Field Anne Nicotera, chair and professor, Communication Routledge, 2020 This book provides an overview of the fundamentals of organizational communication as a field of study, examining the field’s foundations and providing an assessment of the field to date, as well as offering an explanation and demonstration of a communicational approach to the study of organization.
Negotiation: Moving from Conflict to Agreement Kevin Rockmann, Claus Langfred, and Matthew Cronin, School of Business SAGE Publication, January 2020 Using everyday and business examples, the authors explain how to negotiate with an emphasis on when and why to use certain tactics and approaches. Focusing on the psychology of negotiation levers, such as reciprocity, uncertainty, power, and alternatives, the text helps students understand all the ways they can negotiate to create value.
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Network Origins of the Global Economy Hilton Root, professor, Schar School of Policy and Government Cambridge University Press, April 2020 The upheavals of recent decades show that traditional models of understanding processes of social and economic change are failing to capture real-world risk and volatility. This has resulted in flawed policy that seeks to capture change in terms of the rise or decline of regimes or regions. This book uses the tools of network analysis to understand great transitions in history, particularly those concerning economic development and globalization.
Reimagining Black Masculinities: Race, Gender, and Public Space Mark C. Hopson, associate professor, Communication and African and African American Studies, with Mika’il Petin, editors Rowman & Littlefield, October 2020 This collection addresses how Black masculinities are created, negotiated, and contested in public spaces. Contributors disentangle complexities of the Black experience and reimagine the radical progressive work required for societal health and well-being, forming a mental picture of what the world has the potential to be without excluding current realities for Black boys and men, civic manhood, maleness, and the fluidity of masculinities.
Inclusive Public Speaking: Communicating in a Diverse World Melissa Broeckelman-Post, associate professor, Communication, with Kristina Ruiz-Mesa Fountainhead Press, 2020 The text is designed to serve students across the nation, using rural, urban, and suburban examples to connect students to familiar situations and to varied classroom experiences. Each chapter is written in accessible language and engages student experiences and prior knowledge as the starting place for learning.
