Deterrence Gap: Avoiding War in the Taiwan Strait

The likelihood China will attack Taiwan in the next decade is high and will continue to be so, unless Taipei and Washington take urgent steps to restore deterrence across the Taiwan Strait. This monograph introduces the concept of interlocking deterrents, explains why deterrents lose their potency with the passage of time, and provides concrete recommendations […]

Why America Can’t Retrench (And How It Might)

Even as growing polarization and hyper-partisanship define society and politics at home, American leaders seem to agree on one thing: US military dominance abroad is essential for national security and international stability. This is despite an upswing in popular support for “doing less” overseas. What explains Washington’s blinkered view of its foreign policy options? Why […]

Farmed Out: Agricultural Lobbying in a Polarized Congress

Farmed Out uses US agricultural policy as a vehicle to understand how the rapidly polarizing political environment has altered the role of interest groups in Washington, D.C. Often understudied, agricultural policy impacts the livelihood of millions, the success of thousands of companies, the implementation (or lack thereof) of nationwide conservation efforts, and the diet, health, […]

Advances in International Environmental Politics

State-of-the-art surveys of key research areas within the field of international environmental politics which collectively provide a comprehensive and pluralistic overview you of the field. Chapters cover key substantive debates as well as different ways of evaluating the quality of global environmental politics: effectiveness, transparency, sustainability, justice.

Simulations in the Political Science Classroom: Games without Frontiers

This book addresses the challenges of using games and simulations in the political science classroom, both online and in person. Each chapter offers a game or simulation that politics teachers can use to teach course concepts and explains ways to execute it effectively. In addition, the authors in this volume make a proactive case for […]

American Lullaby – Still Singing

American Lullaby – Still Singing was an evening-length dance theatre performance created by Judy Bejarano, artistic director of IMPACT Dance Company. This collaborative performance featured IMPACT company members as well as faculty and students of the Colorado State University (CSU) Dance Program. American Lullaby – Still Singing was part of CSU’s thematic “Year of Democracy” […]

Caesarism in the 21st Century: Crisis and Interregnum in World Order

The troubles of the cotemporary moment in history can be interpreted many different ways. Indeed, there has been no shortage of analysis and commentary on events like the attacks of September 11th, the Great Recession, the Arab Spring, the election of Donald Trump and the global pandemic. This book, however, argues that the most insightful […]

Comic Drunks, Crazy Cults, and Lovable Monsters: Bad Behavior on American Television

Contradictory to its core, the sitcom—an ostensibly conservative, tranquilizing genre—has a long track record in the United States of tackling controversial subjects with a fearlessness not often found in other types of programming. But the sitcom also conceals as much as it reveals, masking the rationale for socially deviant or deleterious behavior behind figures of […]

The Constitutional and Legal Rights of Women

Authors Goldstein, Baer, Daum and Fine skillfully blend doctrinal and political developments to document and explain the evolution of women’s rights and the law as well as the dynamics and dissension among feminist activists. Building on three previous editions, this book combines updated material on constitutional law, sex and gender discrimination, and women’s reproductive rights, […]