Governance Publications
China and Coexistence
Mar 21, 2012"Peaceful coexistence," long a key phrase in China's strategic thinking, is a constructive doctrine that offers China a path for influencing the international system. So argues Liselotte Odgaard in this timely analysis of China's national security strategy in the context of its foreign policy practice. more
China Orders the World: Normative Soft Power and Foreign Policy
Jan 31, 2012This volume examines a series of complex debates surrounding the role of China's historical ideals in shaping its foreign policy. Presenting and analyzing the works of key Chinese philosophers and prominent international relations theorists, the contributors—prestigious scholars from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France—examine how an idealized version of China's imperial past now inspires a new generation of Chinese scholars and policymakers and their plans for China's future. more
Separation of Powers in Russia and Ukraine: A Comparative Perspective
Nov 28, 2011Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Kennan Institute Occasional Paper Series #306, 2011. PDF 58 pages. more
Chronic Violence and its Reproduction: Perverse Trends in Social Relations, Citizenship, and Democracy in Latin America
Nov 01, 2011The Latin American Program is pleased to share a new report "Chronic Violence and its Reproduction: Perverse Trends in Social Relations, Citizenship, and Democracy in Latin America" by Tani Adams. This report reviews a broad literature on the causes and social effects of chronic violence in Latin America – particularly in Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and the Caribbean – and details the consistent and diverse ways that chronic violence undermines social relations and support for democracy. more
Does Participatory Governance Matter?
Oct 31, 2011On May 9-10, 2011, the Wilson Center’s Comparative Urban Studies Project, in partnership with Boise State University, convened over twenty decentralization and local governance specialists to assess nearly three decades of widespread adoption of participatory governance institutions. Authors Brian Wampler and Stephanie McNulty offer case studies, policy recommendations, and a new research agenda that will reshape our understanding of the role participatory institutions can play in improving democracies and public life. more
Organized Crime in Central America: The Northern Triangle, Report on the Americas #29
Sep 14, 2011This publication attempts to create a better understanding of the nature, origins, and evolution of organized crime in Central America by examining the dynamics of organized crime in the three countries of the so-called Northern Triangle—El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras—as well as the broader regional context that links these case studies. more
State, Society, and Transformation
Aug 31, 2011Based on a conference sponsored by the Centers for Advanced Study and Education (CASE) Program, this report discusses reintroducing the concept of society back into the study of the state in the former Soviet Union and Russia. more
