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Designed to assist the reader in the study of Program Evaluation in the Human Services by Robert O. Washington (UPA, 1980), this volume facilitates teaching of the evaluative process by familiarizing students with 1) models of evaluation, 2) the basic steps involved in the preparation and implementation of an evaluation strategy, and 3) how the information obtained from the program evaluation assists managers to make decisions about program effectiveness. This workbook is also written for human service practitioners who are desirous of keeping abreast of new developments, and filling the gaps in their knowledge base of program.

Despite the ubiquity of conflict, significant gaps remain in our knowledge of what influences its escalation and resolution. How collective identity formation impacts social conflicts is taken up in these compelling case studies, ranging from church and community disputes, ethnic conflicts, environmental disputes, to international trade disputes and wars. Important themes include the dynamics of enemy-imaging, the constructs of race and gender, in-groups and out-groups, and the double-edged potential of collective identity formation to both escalate and de-escalate conflicts. Throughout, social conflicts are presented as potent forces for cultural and political change. The contributors highlight methods for resolving intractable identity-based conflicts, including challenging assumptions about the 'Other,' creating inclusive identities, and using various negotiation and mediation venues as catalysts for constructive identity shifts. With its ground-breaking scholarship, "Social Conflicts and Collective Identities" is sure to become a basic building block for the burgeoning conflict resolution field and for improved understanding of identity dynamics in human conflict.

A classic textbook on international relations updated to take account of recent research and the consequences of the end of the cold war. Covers both foreign policy analysis and the international environment. Introduces students to methodology and international relations and looks at the important role now played by multinational corporations and at the independences that have formed in the last two decades.

This book of essays deals with the effect of the rising cost of health care in the U.S. and the ethical questions raised by them. The book grows out of work done by a special Task Force of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., but treats the issues also from the standpoint of ordinary citizens concerned about a profound and pressing social problem. The first three essays present factual information about our health care situation. They also express ethical concern about the fact that with rising costs, insurers are putting more of the expense of treatment back upon patients, more than many can afford. The next section contains essays on Christian ethical principles. The final section of the book contains suggestions about how the church might show greater sensitivity to issues of health and healing in its own life and ministry.

This volume, a comprehensive review of forty years of public opinion data, shows Americans do not support initiating use of nuclear weapons to defend allies in Western Europe, but they strongly support NATO, internationalist policies, and the defense of Western Europe. Since the advent of standardized public opinion polling in the mid-1930s, a large academic literature has been produced on public attitudes and American foreign policy. Three theoretical ideas have taken hold in universities, and hold sway, at least indirectly, with a number of foreign policy experts. First, some scholars posit that America's attitudes towards foreign policy are unstable. A second relevant concept suggests that many Americans have little interest or knowledge about foreign policy, and so their attitudes are strongly influenced by a small elite. Finally, many public opinion analysts argue that there was a "consensus" in public attitudes during the Cold War. This volume examines the validity of these three theories. Co-published with the Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University.

Peiman examines the failure of the eight countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia to address their economic problems since independence has created grounds for the outbreak of violent intra- and inter-state conflicts in their regions. Such conflicts could escalate to regional wars, which could drag in Iran, Turkey, Russia, China, and the United States, with implications for regional and international security.

This study of modern France explores the politics of urban planning during the twentieth century in ideological terms and within the realities of contemporary life. Its chapters cover the period of 1880 to 1980.

Exploring the controversies and problems surrounding post-communist transitions, this innovative volume brings together a distinguished group of political scientists, economists, historians, and sociologists. Within a strong theoretical framework, the book moves between general issues of transitology and specific analyses. Hungary, a state that has weathered political and economic transition more successfully than most, is used as the volume's case study for illuminating both comparative and regional issues. By bridging the divide between area studies and comparative politics, this book will be a key resource for advanced students and for scholars in East-European/post-communist studies, comparative politics, and international relations.

How do the foreign policy priorities of Latino Americans relate to U.S. foreign policy in general and U.S. policy toward Latin America in particular? Public policy elites and the general U.S. public doubt the depth of Latino patriotism, suspecting Latinos of representing their homelands' interests over and above those of the U.S. Through a series of studies surveying Latinos throughout the U.S., this book demonstrates that Latino Americans are more like other Americans with respect to foreign policy than is popularly assumed. At the same time, differences between and among various Latino communities (e.g., those with ties to Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Mexico) exist, and may be a source of growing Latino political power--perhaps more relevant to domestic politics than to foreign policy.