December 1997 Issue, AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW

- Editor's Notes, p. viii
- The Gains Debate: Framing State Choice
  Jeffrey Berejikian
  , pp. 789-806
- Hegel and the Ontological Critique of Liberalism
  Alexander Kaufman
  , pp. 807-818
- Schumpeter, the New Deal, and Democracy
  John Medearis
  , pp. 819-832
- The Boundaries of Public Reason
  Fred M. Frohock
  , pp. 833-844
- A Not-so-distant Mirror
  Sara Brandes Crook and John R. Hibbing
  , pp. 845-854
  The 17th Amendment and Institutional Change
- The "Veepstakes"
  Lee Sigelman and Paul J. Wahlbeck
  , pp. 855-864
  Strategic Choice in Presidential Running Mate Selection
- Distance versus Direction
  Anders Westholm
  , pp. 865-884
  The Illusory Defeat of the Proximity Theory of Electoral Choice
- Culture and the Environment in the Pacific Northwest
  Richard J. Ellis and Fred Thompson #2
  , pp. 885-898
- The Realist Paradigm and Degeneration versus Progressive Research Programs
  John A. Vasquez
  , pp. 899-912
  An Appraisal of Neotraditional Research on Waltz's Balancing Proposition
- Evaluating Theories
  Kenneth N. Waltz
  , pp. 913-918
- Progressive Research on Degenerate Alliances
  Thomas J. Christensen and Jack Snyder
  , pp. 919-922
- Lakatos and Neorealism: A Reply to Vasquez
  Colin Elman and Miriam Fendius Elman
  , pp. 923-926
- New Realist Research on Alliances
  Randall L. Schweller
  , pp. 927-930
  Refining, Not Refuting Waltz's Balancing Proposition
- The Progressive Power of Realism
  Stephen M. Walt
  , pp. 931-936
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  Political Theory (20 Reviews) , p. 937
  1. [+]
    Review The Dissonance of Democracy, by Susan Bickford (Review)
    David Kahane
    , p. 937
    1. The Dissonance of Democracy by Susan Bickford
  2. [+]
    2 Reviews Privacy and the Politics of Intimate Life, by ... (2 Reviews)
    Eileen Bresnahan
    , p. 938
    1. Privacy and the Politics of Intimate Life by Patricia Boling
    2. Women, Politics, and Reproduction by Ingrid Makus
  3. [+]
    Review Reasonable Democracy, by Simone Chambers (Review)
    William E. Scheuerman
    , p. 939
    1. Reasonable Democracy by Simone Chambers
  4. [+]
    Review Public Morality and Liberal Society, by Harry ... (Review)
    Dennis G. Stevens
    , p. 940
    1. Public Morality and Liberal Society by Harry M. Clor
  5. [+]
    Review Beyond Orientalism, by Fred R. Dallmayr (Review)
    Norma Claire Moruzzi
    , p. 941
    1. Beyond Orientalism by Fred R. Dallmayr
  6. [+]
    Review Please Don't Wish Me a Merry Christmas, by Ste... (Review)
    Marla Brettschneider
    , p. 942
    1. Please Don't Wish Me a Merry Christmas by Stephen M. Feldman
  7. [+]
    2 Reviews Domesticating Passions, by Nicole Fermon (2 Reviews)
    Cheryl Hall
    , p. 943
    1. Domesticating Passions by Nicole Fermon
    2. Rousseau and the Politics of Ambiguity by Mira Morgenstern
  8. [+]
    Review Machiavelli's Virtue, by Harvey C. Mansfield (Review)
    Timothy Fuller
    , p. 944
    1. Machiavelli's Virtue by Harvey C. Mansfield
  9. [+]
    Review Socrates' Discursive Democracy, by Gerald M. Mara (Review)
    Chris Rocco
    , pp. 945-946
    1. Socrates' Discursive Democracy by Gerald M. Mara
  10. [+]
    Review Judging Rights, by Kirstie M. McClure (Review)
    Melissa A. Butler
    , p. 947
    1. Judging Rights by Kirstie M. McClure
  11. [+]
    Review The Heart of Altruism, by Kristen Renwick Monroe (Review)
    Howard Margolis
    , p. 947
    1. The Heart of Altruism by Kristen Renwick Monroe
  12. [+]
    Review Requiem for Modern Politics, by William Ophuls (Review)
    John Martin Gillroy
    , p. 948
    1. Requiem for Modern Politics by William Ophuls
  13. [+]
    Review The Legacy of Rousseau, by Clifford Orwin and ... (Review)
    Eve Grace
    , p. 949
    1. The Legacy of Rousseau by Clifford Orwin and Nathan Tarcov
  14. [+]
    Review Tragedy and Enlightenment, by Christopher Rocco (Review)
    Denise Schaeffer
    , p. 950
    1. Tragedy and Enlightenment by Christopher Rocco
  15. [+]
    Review A Conscience as Large as the World, by Thomas ... (Review)
    Mark David Hall
    , p. 951
    1. A Conscience as Large as the World by Thomas R. Rourke
  16. [+]
    Review John Dewey and the High Tide of American Liber... (Review)
    Alfonso J. Damico
    , p. 952
    1. John Dewey and the High Tide of American Liberalism by Alan Ryan
  17. [+]
    Review Liberal Modernism and Democratic Individuality... (Review)
    David Weinstein
    , p. 953
    1. Liberal Modernism and Democratic Individuality by Austin Sarat and Dana R. Villa
  18. [+]
    Review Democracy's Place, by Ian Shapiro (Review)
    Henry S. Richardson
    , p. 954
    1. Democracy's Place by Ian Shapiro
  19. [+]
    Review Liberal Economics and Democracy, by Conrad P. ... (Review)
    Claudio J. Katz
    , p. 955
    1. Liberal Economics and Democracy by Conrad P. Waligorski
  20. [+]
    Review International Relations and the Limits of Poli... (Review)
    Steven Forde
    , p. 956
    1. International Relations and the Limits of Political Theory by Howard Williams
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  American Politics (21 Reviews) , p. 957
  1. [+]
    Review The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity, by Frank An... (Review)
    Michael Johnston
    , p. 957
    1. The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity by Frank Anechiarico and James B. Jacobs
  2. [+]
    Review Taking the Initiative, by John B. Bader (Review)
    Donald C. Baumer
    , p. 958
    1. Taking the Initiative by John B. Bader
  3. [+]
    Review Politics or Principle?, by Sarah A. Binder and... (Review)
    Fred R. Harris
    , p. 959
    1. Politics or Principle? by Sarah A. Binder and Steven S. Smith
  4. [+]
    Review It Takes a Nation, by Rebecca M. Blank (Review)
    Lawrence M. Mead
    , p. 960
    1. It Takes a Nation by Rebecca M. Blank
  5. [+]
    2 Reviews The Constitution of Interests, by John Brigham (2 Reviews)
    Mark Tushnet
    , p. 961
    1. The Constitution of Interests by John Brigham
    2. Constitutional Rights and Powers of the People by Wayne D. Moore
  6. [+]
    Review Affirmative Action and the Stalled Quest for B... (Review)
    Abigail Thernstrom
    , p. 962
    1. Affirmative Action and the Stalled Quest for Black Progress by W. Avon Drake and Robert D. Holsworth
  7. [+]
    Review The Face of the Nation, by Keith Fitzgerald (Review)
    Rodolfo O. de la Garza
    , p. 963
    1. The Face of the Nation by Keith Fitzgerald
  8. [+]
    Review National Elections and the Autonomy of America... (Review)
    Peter F. Galderisi
    , p. 964
    1. National Elections and the Autonomy of American State Party Systems by James G. Gimpel
  9. [+]
    Review Race, Campaign Politics, and the Realignment i... (Review)
    Thad Beyle
    , p. 965
    1. Race, Campaign Politics, and the Realignment in the South by James M. Glaser
  10. [+]
    Review The Presidential Republic, by Gary L. Gregg II (Review)
    Samuel B. Hoff
    , p. 966
    1. The Presidential Republic by Gary L. Gregg II
  11. [+]
    Review Down from Bureaucracy, by Joel F. Handler (Review)
    William T. Gormley, Jr.
    , p. 966
    1. Down from Bureaucracy by Joel F. Handler
  12. [+]
    Review Continuity and Disruption, by Matthew Holden, Jr. (Review)
    John Rouse
    , p. 967
    1. Continuity and Disruption by Matthew Holden, Jr.
  13. [+]
    Review Media Entrepreneurs and the Media Enterprise i... (Review)
    Burdett A. Loomis
    , p. 968
    1. Media Entrepreneurs and the Media Enterprise in the U.S. Congress by Karen M. Kedrowski
  14. [+]
    Review The Power of Separation, by Jessica Korn (Review)
    Charles R. Shipan
    , p. 969
    1. The Power of Separation by Jessica Korn
  15. [+]
    Review Environmental Management and Governance, by Pe... (Review)
    William R. Lowry
    , p. 970
    1. Environmental Management and Governance by Peter J. May, Raymond J. Burby, and Neil J. Ericksen, ...
  16. [+]
    Review Education and Democratic Citizenship in Americ... (Review)
    Michael X. Delli Carpini
    , p. 971
    1. Education and Democratic Citizenship in America by Norman H. Nie, Jane Junn, and Kenneth Stehlik-Barry, ...
  17. [+]
    Review Who Deliberates?, by Benjamin I. Page (Review)
    James S. Fishkin
    , p. 972
    1. Who Deliberates? by Benjamin I. Page
  18. [+]
    Review Building a Democratic Political Order, by Davi... (Review)
    Clyde P. Weed
    , p. 973
    1. Building a Democratic Political Order by David Plotke
  19. [+]
    Review The New Citizenship, by Craig A. Rimmerman (Review)
    Dick Simpson
    , p. 974
    1. The New Citizenship by Craig A. Rimmerman
  20. [+]
    Review A Matter of Interpretation, by Antonin Scalia ... (Review)
    David Schultz
    , p. 975
    1. A Matter of Interpretation by Antonin Scalia and Amy Gutmann
  21. [+]
    Review The Making of an American Senate, by Elaine K.... (Review)
    Richard Bensel
    , p. 976
    1. The Making of an American Senate by Elaine K. Swift
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  Comparative Politics (18 Reviews) , p. 977
  1. [+]
    Review City of Stone, by Meron Benvenisti (2 Reviews)
    Hillel Frisch
    , p. 977
    1. City of Stone by Meron Benvenisti
    2. Governing Jerusalem by Ira Sharkansky
  2. [+]
    Review Taking on Goliath, by Kathleen Bruhn (Review)
    Charles L. Davis
    , p. 978
    1. Taking on Goliath by Kathleen Bruhn
  3. [+]
    3 Reviews Social Movements, Political Violence, and the ... (3 Reviews)
    Christian Davenport
    , pp. 979-980
    1. Social Movements, Political Violence, and the State by Donatella della Porta
    2. Taking Lives by Irving Louis Horowitz
    3. Terror, Force and States by Rosemary H.T. O'Kane
  4. [+]
    Review The Transformation of Property Rights in the G... (Review)
    Robert Fatton, Jr.
    , p. 981
    1. The Transformation of Property Rights in the Gold Coast by Kathryn Firmin-Sellers
  5. [+]
    2 Reviews Voting for Reform, by Stephan Haggard and Stev... (2 Reviews)
    Leslie Elliott Armijo
    , pp. 982-983
    1. Voting for Reform by Stephan Haggard and Steven B. Webb
    2. Global Change, Regional Response by Barbara Stallings
  6. [+]
    Review Traditional Politics and Regime Change in Braz... (Review)
    David S. Brown
    , pp. 984-985
    1. Traditional Politics and Regime Change in Brazil by Frances Hagopian
  7. [+]
    3 Reviews Daughters of Palestine, by Amal Kawar (3 Reviews)
    Joyce Gelb
    , pp. 986-987
    1. Daughters of Palestine by Amal Kawar
    2. Gender Bias and the State by Amy G. Mazur
    3. Comparative State Feminism by Dorothy McBride Stetson and Amy G. Mazur
  8. [+]
    Review Comparing Policy Networks, by David Knoke, Fra... (Review)
    Robert Huckfeldt
    , p. 988
    1. Comparing Policy Networks by David Knoke, Franz Urban Pappi, and Jeffrey Broadbent, ...
  9. [+]
    Review The Politics of Clientelism, by John D. Martz (Review)
    J. Mark Ruhl
    , p. 989
    1. The Politics of Clientelism by John D. Martz
  10. [+]
    2 Reviews The Policy-Making Process in Contemporary Japa... (2 Reviews)
    T.J. Pempel
    , p. 990
    1. The Policy-Making Process in Contemporary Japan by Minoru Nakano
    2. Japanese Democracy by Bradley M. Richardson
  11. [+]
    Review Ethnoregional Conflict in Democracies, by Saul... (Review)
    Robert J. Thompson
    , p. 991
    1. Ethnoregional Conflict in Democracies by Saul Newman
  12. [+]
    Review The Undermining of the Sandinista Revolution, ... (Review)
    Andrew J. Stein
    , p. 992
    1. The Undermining of the Sandinista Revolution by Gary Prevost and Harry E. Vanden
  13. [+]
    Review Building a Palestinian State, by Glenn E. Robi... (Review)
    Ian S. Lustick
    , p. 993
    1. Building a Palestinian State by Glenn E. Robinson
  14. [+]
    Review Repertoires and Cycles of Collective Action, b... (Review)
    Pamela E. Oliver
    , p. 994
    1. Repertoires and Cycles of Collective Action by Mark Traugott
  15. [+]
    Review Democracy, Capitalism, and Empire in Late Vict... (Review)
    William H. Field
    , p. 995
    1. Democracy, Capitalism, and Empire in Late Victorian England, 1885-1910 by E. Spencer Wellhofer
  16. [+]
    Review Corporatism and Comparative Politics, by Howar... (Review)
    Douglas A. Chalmers
    , p. 996
    1. Corporatism and Comparative Politics by Howard J. Wiarda
  17. [+]
    Review Class Counts, by Erik Olin Wright (Review)
    Tom Mayer
    , p. 997
    1. Class Counts by Erik Olin Wright
  18. [+]
    Review Markets, States, and Public Policy, by Nikolao... (Review)
    Anthony Daley
    , pp. 998-999
    1. Markets, States, and Public Policy by Nikolaos Zahariadis
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  International Relations (15 Reviews) , p. 1000
  1. [+]
    Review Debt Games, by Vinod K. Aggarwal (Review)
    Cedric Dupont
    , p. 1000
    1. Debt Games by Vinod K. Aggarwal
  2. [+]
    Review Security Threatened, by Asher Arian (Review)
    Michael Barnett
    , p. 1001
    1. Security Threatened by Asher Arian
  3. [+]
    Review The Dynamics of Foreign Policy Analysis, by Vi... (Review)
    Richard J. Payne
    , pp. 1001-1002
    1. The Dynamics of Foreign Policy Analysis by Vincent A. Auger
  4. [+]
    Review Imperial Encounters, by Roxanne Lynn Doty (Review)
    Craig N. Murphy
    , p. 1003
    1. Imperial Encounters by Roxanne Lynn Doty
  5. [+]
    Review Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control in the Middle... (Review)
    Amit Gupta
    , p. 1004
    1. Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control in the Middle East by Shai Feldman
  6. [+]
    2 Reviews Dirty Tricks or Trump Cards, by Roy Godson (2 Reviews)
    David M. Barrett
    , p. 1004
    1. Dirty Tricks or Trump Cards by Roy Godson
    2. Secret Agencies by Loch K. Johnson
  7. [+]
    Review Postmodern War, by Chris Hables Gray (Review)
    Francis A. Beer
    , p. 1005
    1. Postmodern War by Chris Hables Gray
  8. [+]
    Review The State, War, and the State of War, by Kalev... (Review)
    Russell J. Leng
    , p. 1006
    1. The State, War, and the State of War by Kalevi J. Holsti
  9. [+]
    Review Why Syria Goes to War, by Fred H. Lawson (Review)
    Allison Astorino-Courtois
    , p. 1007
    1. Why Syria Goes to War by Fred H. Lawson
  10. [+]
    Review Does Conquest Pay?, by Peter Liberman (Review)
    Charles A. Kupchan
    , p. 1008
    1. Does Conquest Pay? by Peter Liberman
  11. [+]
    Review Sovereign Creations, by Malik Mufti (Review)
    Steven Heydemann
    , p. 1009
    1. Sovereign Creations by Malik Mufti
  12. [+]
    Review Who Elected the Bankers, by Louis W. Pauly (Review)
    Timothy J. Sinclair
    , p. 1010
    1. Who Elected the Bankers by Louis W. Pauly
  13. [+]
    2 Reviews Japan's Foreign Aid to Thailand and the Philip... (2 Reviews)
    David Arase
    , p. 1011
    1. Japan's Foreign Aid to Thailand and the Philippines by David M. Potter
    2. The New Multilateralism in Japan's Foreign Policy by Dennis T. Yasutomo
  14. [+]
    Review Societies and Military Power, by Stephen Peter... (Review)
    Claude E. Welch
    , p. 1012
    1. Societies and Military Power by Stephen Peter Rosen
  15. [+]
    Review Win, Lose, or Draw, by Allan C. Stam III (Review)
    James Lee Ray
    , pp. 1013-1014
    1. Win, Lose, or Draw by Allan C. Stam III
- APSR External Reviewers 1996-97, pp. 1015-1020
- Index to Volume 91, pp. 1021-1060