Brookings Institution Press: 357 books
The Irony of Vietnam
The System Worked
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
"If a historian were allowed but one book on the American involvement in Vietnam, this would be it." - Foreign Affairs When first published in 1979, four years after the end of one of the most divisive conflicts in the United States, The Irony of Vietnam raised eyebrows. Most students of...
The New Autocracy
Information, Politics, and Policy in Putin's Russia
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Corruption, fake news, and the "informational autocracy" sustaining Putin in power
After fading into the background for many years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia suddenly has emerged as a new threat—at least in the minds of many Westerners. But Western assumptions...
Axis of Convenience
Moscow, Beijing, and the New Geopolitics
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
Few relationships have been as misunderstood as the "strategic partnership" between Russia and China. Official rhetoric portrays it as the very model of international cooperation: Moscow and Beijing claim that ties are closer and warmer than at any time in history. In reality, however, the...
The Consequences of Chaos
Syrias Humanitarian Crisis and the Failure to Protect
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
The massive dimensions of Syria's refugee crisis—and the search for solutions
The civil war in Syria has forced some 10 million people—more than half the country's population—from their homes and communities, creating one of the largest human displacements since the end of World War II....
The Fifth Estate
Think Tanks, Public Policy, and Governance
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
The Fifth Estate: Think Tanks, Public Policy, and Governance is a comprehensive look at think tanks and the important role they play in shaping public policy and public discourse in the United States. Author James G. McGann illustrates the lasting impact of think tanks in today’s civil society.
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Turkey and the West
Fault Lines in a Troubled Alliance
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Turkey: A necessary ally in a troubled region
With the new administration in office, it is not clear whether the U.S. will continue to lead and sustain a global liberal order that was already confronted by daunting challenges. These range from a fragile European Union rocked by the United Kingdom’s...
Public Policymaking by Private Organizations
Challenges to Democratic Governance
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
How private groups increasingly set public policy and regulate lives-with little public knowledge or attention.
From accrediting doctors and lawyers to setting industry and professional standards, private groups establish many of the public policies in today’s advanced societies. Yet this...
Exceptions to the Rule
The Politics of Filibuster Limitations in the U.S. Senate
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
Special rules enable the Senate to act despite the filibuster. Sometimes.
Most people believe that, in today's partisan environment, the filibuster prevents the Senate from acting on all but the least controversial matters. But this is not exactly correct. In fact, the Senate since the 1970s...
Handcuffed
What Holds Policing Back, and the Keys to Reform
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
Whatever happened to community and problem-oriented policing? How the current crisis in policing can be traced to failures of reform.
The police shooting of an unarmed young black man in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, in August 2014 sparked riots and the beginning of a national...
by Sandford F. Borins
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Sandford Borins addresses the enduring significance of innovation in government as practiced by public servants, analyzed by scholars, discussed by media, documented by awards, and experienced by the public. In The Persistence of Innovation in Government, he maps the changing landscape of American...
Governing the Nile River Basin
The Search for a New Legal Regime
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015
The effective and efficient management of water is a major problem, not just for economic growth and development in the Nile River basin, but also for the peaceful coexistence of the millions of people who live in the region. Of critical importance to the people of this part of Africa is the reasonable,...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
Money and politics in an election that broke the mold
Beginning with the 1960 election, readers could turn to one book for an authoritative and comprehensive examination of campaign finance at the federal level. Now, the latest in this respected series, Financing the 2016 Election, explores...
Catalysts for Change
How the U.N.'s Independent Experts Promote Human Rights
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2012
Catalysts for Change examines the strengths and weaknesses of one of the United Nations' most important human rights mechanisms-the collection of independent experts known as special procedures-as they negotiate the rocky terrain where rights meet reality. These independent experts serve as the eyes...
Military Engagement
Influencing Armed Forces Worldwide to Support Democratic Transitions
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2013
The response of an autocratic nation's armed forces is crucial to the outcome of democratization movements throughout the world. But how can military officers and defense officials in democratic nations persuade their counterparts in autocratic regimes to favor democratic transitions? Here, Admiral...