Handbook of global social policy / edited by Stuart S. Nagel, Amy Robb.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Social policy : an introduction / Stuart S. Nagel -- Ethnic nepotism as an explanation for ethnic conflicts / Tatu Vanhanen -- Differences in the determinants of internal conflict between the Cold War and post-Cold War periods / Hae S. Kim -- Religion : for or against democracy? / Mira Marody -- Recasting foreign policy analysis using a gender analysis : where to begin? / Deborah Stienstra -- Political rights, electoral systems, and the legislative representation of women in 73 democracies : a preliminary analysis / Wilma Rule -- Ethnicity, democracy, and conflict management in Africa / Victor Azarya --The role of mass communication in Egyptian family planning policy / Amany A. Khodair and Steven K. Wisensale -- Coexistence of secularism and fundamentalism in India / Pelgy Vaz -- Caste and class relations in Bihar / Shyam Nand Singh -- Identity collapse and ethnic politics : a Sri Lankan example / William W. Bostock -- Politics of agenda-building in South Korea : imperial Japan's military sexual slavery case / Bang-Soon Yoon -- Public participation in China's urban development / Tingwei Zhang -- Social development amidst economic reform : family policy in a changing Vietnam / Steven K. Wisensale -- Nations and minorities : a conceptual comparison between the western and Islamic understanding with a case study / Andrea K. Riemer -- Russian nationalism and nation-building in the Russian Federation : implications for Russian foreign policy in the near abroad / Susanne M. Birgerson and Roger E. Kanet -- Forming a new nation-state and the repression or protection of ethnic minorities : the case of Slovenia / Miran Komac -- Freedom versus equality? Some thoughts about attitudes toward gender equality politics in Eastern and Central Europe / Vlasta Jalušič -- Conceptualizing the German state : putting women's politics in its place / Birgit Sauer -- The limits of tolerance in a liberal society : in search of guidelines / Marlies Galenkamp -- Back from the edge : rebuilding a public heritage--a case study of Dubrovnik, Croatia / Linda K. Richter and William L. Richter -- Human rights, civil society, and the Guatemalan peace process / Scott Turner -- Managing diversity in multiethnic federations : the case of Canada / Réjean Pelletier.