Publications
Greater China: Migration and Chinese Transnational Communities
Jan 01, 2011This Special Report examines the history, structure, and dynamics of Chinese transnational communities. more
China Environment Series 11(2010/2011)
Nov 10, 2010China's success in promoting clean energy technology has been a hot story over the past year as the China Environment Forum team pulled together this special Energy and Climate issue of the China Environment Series. We ambitiously aimed to create; and hope our readers think we succeeded;in creating an issue that takes a snapshot of major energy trends in China and understand some of the complexities in the U.S.-China energy and climate relations. This eleventh issue is our biggest yet, due not just to our inability to say no to so many great paper proposals, but also because of the dynamism in clean energy developments in China and many exciting developments in U.S.-China energy cooperation;in both government, NGO, and business spheres. We hope you enjoy this issue!
This special Energy and Climate issue was made possible through a grant from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, as well as support from the Blue Moon Fund, USAID, Vermont Law School, Western Kentucky University, and the ENVIRON Foundation.
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PEN 19 - Voluntary Initiatives, Regulation, and Nanotechnology Oversight
Nov 04, 2010Enough voluntary initiatives for nanotechnology have been implemented so they can be looked at together, in a comparative sense, and historically, in terms of their relationship to programs that have preceded them. This report provides that analysis for the first time. In Voluntary Initiatives, Regulation, and Nanotechnology Oversight: Charting a Path, Dr. Daniel Fiorino provides a taxonomy of the various types of voluntary initiatives (past and present) and the partnerships that underlie them, as well as an assessment of the factors that are most likely to contribute to program success. As nanotechnologies advance, along with other emerging technologies, voluntary programs will continue to play an important role in the governance portfolio. For this reason, evaluating and learning from these endeavors will remain critical to better oversight. This report is an important contribution to that learning process. more
Urban Diversity: Space, Culture, and Inclusive Pluralism in Cities Worldwide
Oct 26, 2010Edited by Caroline Wanjiku Kihato, Blair A. Ruble, and Mejgan Massoumi. more
Stalin and Togliatti: Italy and the Origins of the Cold War
Oct 01, 2010Stalin and Togliatti reveals the dependence of the Italian Communist Party on Soviet decisionmaking in the early Cold War and the willingness of Stalin to sacrifice the interests of the Italian Communist Party to Soviet foreign interests. It explores the connection between the domestic Italian politics and the international affairs during the final phases of the Second World War and in the first years of the Cold War. more
The Heart of Russia: Trinity-Sergius, Monasticism, and Society after 1825
Oct 01, 2010Long neglected by historians of Russia and specialists in Religious Studies, monasticism in Russia receives the attention it deserves in The Heart of Russia. The case study here is Russia's most famous monastery, the Trinity-Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad near Moscow. more
Orange Revolution and Aftermath: Mobilization, Apathy, and the State in Ukraine
Oct 01, 2010After the success of the Orange Revolution, it was widely expected that civil society groups would take an increasingly prominent role in Ukrainian politics, reinvigorating democracy. Yet that influence diminished rapidly, and when the new government also became tainted with corruption, there was no protest or counterattack. Orange Revolution and Aftermath: Mobilization, Apathy, and the State in Ukraine explores why the influence of civil society groups waned so quickly. more
Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty: The CIA Years and Beyond
Oct 01, 2010Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty examines the first twenty years of the organization, policies, and impact of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, arguably one of the most important and successful policy instruments of the United States during the Cold War. more
Urban Diversity: Space, Culture, and Inclusive Pluralism in Cities Worldwide
Oct 01, 2010As the world's urban populations grow, cities become spaces where increasingly diverse peoples negotiate such differences as language, citizenship, ethnicity and race, class and wealth, and gender. Using a comparative framework, Urban Diversity examines the multiple meanings of inclusion and exclusion in fast—changing urban contexts. more
Washington's U Street: A Biography
Oct 01, 2010http://www.wilsoncenter.org/dialogue-program/washingtons-u-street-biographyThe audio version can be found here. This book traces the history of the U Street neighborhood in Washington, D.C., from its Civil War–era origins to its recent gentrification. more
