Book Reviews

Carl Schmitt and the Politics of Hostility, Violence and Terror | 09/28/2010
Gabriella Slomp's "Carl Schmitt and the Politics of Hostility, Violence and Terror" examines Schmitt's work as a whole, but sets out in particular to draw out contradictions and tensions in Schmitt's theoretical endorsement of authoritarian state power.
United Nations Justice: Legal and Judicial Reform in Governance Operations | 09/28/2010
Calin Trenkov-Wermuth's "United Nations Justice" provides a thoughtful and useful contribution to the understanding of how UN governance operations have evolved.
New Perspectives on Liberal Peacebuilding | 09/28/2010
This edited volume moves beyond the more common analyses of what works and what does not in building sustainable peace in order to raise deeper theoretical questions, such as what can be realistically expected of peacebuilding efforts.