GOVERNANCE

The Summer 2009 issue of the quarterly journal International Security is now available. It includes articles by Matthew Fuhrmann, Elizabeth Stanley, Daniel Lake, Christopher Layne, and more.

Journal homepage ›

• Graham Allison
• Juhi Ginger Dagli
• Elaine Kamarck
• Martin Malin
• Ernest May
• Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger
• Richard Rosecrance

see all governance researchers ›

1. Creating a Climate Policy Review Mechanism
2. South Korea's Growing Soft Power
3. Three Pillars of Post-2012 International Climate Policy

more publications ›

Governance and Information Technology: From Electronic Government to Information Government

Developments in information and communication technology and networked computing over the past two decades have given rise to the notion of electronic government, most commonly used to refer to the delivery of public services over the Internet. This volume argues for a shift from the narrow focus of "electronic government" on technology and transactions to the broader perspective of information government—the information flows within the public sector, between the public sector and citizens, and among citizens....

Governance and Information Technology: From Electronic Government to Information Government is the result of a collaboration between the authors, the Dubai Initiative, and the Dubai School of Government (DSG). The original papers were presented at a DSG conference held in Dubai in May 2005.

read more ›

Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters

It's not just Bush and Cheney that are to blame. The system is broken. That's the message in this provocative sequel to Against All Enemies. When Richard Clarke apologized for 9-11, he never thought that there would be so many more government failures in so short a time, but climate change, Katrina, the struggle with al Qaeda, the insecurity in cyberspace, and the failure of homeland security all bespeak a larger problem, a systemic failure. Clarke documents the failures and suggests solutions for making government work better in its most important job, protecting us.

read more ›

War, Peace and Hegemony in a Globalized World:The Changing Balance of Power in the Twenty-First Century

This book focuses on how the US could adapt its foreign policy initiatives to fit in with the growing aspirations of a multipolar world for a more balanced international order.

read more ›

Ibrahim Index of African Governance

Strengthening African governance is the goal of a new ranking system that has been developed. The Index draws heavily on pioneering work by Robert I. Rotberg, Director of the Belfer Center's Program on Intrastate Conflict.

read more ›