Comparative Politics Books
There is a back story to this page and the comparable one on peacebuilding. A few years ago, a former colleague at the Alliance for Peacebuilding suggested I should write summaries of the books I read and share them. Her point made sense to me then because I actually read a lot, do so in multiple fields, and include both trade and academic books that friends and colleagues should know about.
I never followed through until I saw that same friend at a conference just as I was building this web site. She reminded me of the conversation, and this feature of the site was born.
It will include books that I think a) are important and b) are worth reading. I’m not going to waste your time or mine by including a book that doesn’t help us deal with some significant aspects of wicked problems in either political science or peacebuilding.
But do note that I define those fields very broadly…
It is going to take me a while to work through the backlog of books I’ve read on my iPad which functions as my Kindle. You can expect to find at least a book or two a week added to this page and/or the comparable one on peacebuilding.
And, as always, send me suggestions of books to read and review.
To read these short summaries and reviews, just slide your mouse or your finger across the book’s image below and click.
a remarkable new book from the World Economic Forum on the enduring consequences of COVID-19 and what we should do about them.
Who would ever think that defining and handing out addresses matters? Deirdre Mask does, and she makes you sit up and take notice.
The best manifesto I've read on what a socially conscious capitalism has to look like and how it is already being built.
In Transcend, Kaufman updates Abraham Maslow's ideas in the light of a half century of evidence on values and beliefs.
A great book about anthropology and a whole lot more, including peacebuilding and comparative politics.
A truly depressing but beautiful and powerful book which we all should read.
A very important and challenging new book on social movements and their success.