Publications
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
A Distant Front in the Cold War: The USSR in West Africa and the Congo, 1956–1964
Oct 01, 2010A Distant Front in the Cold War reveals West Africa as a significant site of Cold War conflict in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Although the region avoided the extreme tensions of the standoff in Eastern Europe or in the Cuban missile crisis, it nevertheless offers a vivid example of political, economic,and propagandistic rivalry between the US and the USSR. more
More than Neighbors
Sep 10, 2010An overview of Mexico's Politics, Economy, and Society and an assessment of key issues in U.S.-Mexico Relations with particular focus on economic integration, security cooperation, migration, and the U.S.-Mexico border. more
From the Classroom to Washington: Einsteins on Education Reform
Sep 07, 2010On June 28-29, 2010, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars hosted the 20th Anniversary Summit of the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program. The fellows offer a unique perspective on U.S. schools and educational policy making; they have been chosen by the Department of Energy to spend a fellowship year, or two, in congressional or executive offices based on their excellence in teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects in K-12 schools. This report highlights the outcomes of the summit and focuses on key issues in STEM education. more
