The Chinese Communist Party rose to power thanks to a small band of young men who navigated treacherous political waters. Anthony Saich traces this rise and how it has shaped modern China.
Collective vigilantism is a global phenomenon. Based on original survey and focus group data collected during fieldwork in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and Khayelitsha, South Africa, coauthors Cohen and Jung suggest that curbing collective vigilantism hinges on ensuring that state governments can provide for the basic needs of their populations.
How should society think about trade? Mathias Risse synthesizes this complex network of human activity into a philosophical framework, one that defines right from wrong, justice from injustice, and success from failure.
The system the United States uses to elect its most powerful public official has for decades not only received little public support, but been widely criticized. Alex Keyssar outlines three primary reasons why it’s still around.
The Chinese Communist Party is profoundly influential both inside and outside China’s borders. But few know of its early history, and until recently, the most prominent narrative of its origins came from the Party itself. The recent release of two collections of documents reveals a more nuanced story than the official narrative.
Tracing the presidencies of Franklin D. Roosevelt through Donald Trump, Joseph Nye offers an analytical toolkit for how the American public can assess the morality of past, present, and future presidential foreign policy decisions.
Stephen Goldsmith outlines a variety of operational reforms that he argues will produce better public services and more citizen trust through analytics, social engagement, and big data.
Nicco Mele argues that unless we exercise deliberate choices over the use of our technologies, we doom ourselves to a future that tramples human values, generates chaos in our social structures, and destroys rather than enhances freedom.
Institutional reforms are common across the globe, but often produce limited results. They lead to new laws that are not properly implemented, and new organizations with poor capacities. Matt Andrews explains why reform results are frequently limited and offers solutions for overcoming those limits.