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The politics list at Princeton stands out as one of the most venerable and distinguished in the field. We publish books that speak not only to topics of contemporary and immediate relevance, but also to enduring questions regarding states, governments, social behavior, and political conflict.
Featuring works that are empirically deep, substantively interesting, and methodologically diverse, the list is representative of the subject in the broadest sense, with books in international relations, comparative politics, political behavior, American politics and political development, political theory and philosophy, legal studies, and political methodology.
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Eric Storm on the rise and evolution of nationalism
Is nationalism more alive than ever? Eric Storm, author of “Nationalism,” discusses the nature and evolution of nationalism, from the early modern era to the present.
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The Tech Coup
Over the past decades, under the cover of “innovation,” technology companies have successfully resisted regulation and have even begun to seize power from governments themselves. Facial recognition firms track citizens for police surveillance.
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Up from feudalism: the Black American liberal tradition
What did it mean to be an enlightened “liberal” in the United States before the twentieth century? What’s race got to do with it?
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Ungoverning: an unfamiliar name for an unfamiliar danger
The idea that those entrusted with responsibility for governing a democracy would intentionally make the state less capable—degrading its ability to collect taxes, to deliver mail, to conduct diplomacy, to prosecute violations of civil rights—is almost unthinkable. We call this “ungoverning.”
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Books for understanding the US election
Voting, both a fundamental civic duty and a hard-won right, is at the core of our democratic process. With election season upon us, delve into this list of books for understanding today’s increasingly complex election politics.
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