About this Cambridge Elements series

This new series will provide important contributions on both established and new topics on the politics and political economy of developing countries. A particular priority is to give increased visibility to a dynamic and growing body of social science research that examines the political and social determinants of economic development, as well as the effects of different development models on political and social outcomes. 

The series will publish several different types of works, including 1) extended reference and review essays on the state of the art in enduring research traditions; 2) essays that set a new research agenda on emerging fields and point to future directions in empirics and theory; and 3) original empirically grounded and theoretically engaged research. Topics will cover a broad range of issues and areas including Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and post-communist countries (including the middle income countries of Eastern Europe, Russia, and China).

The series is open to all methodologies. Bringing together diverse research strands and critically engaging broad cross-regional policy and disciplinary debates, the series will be a valuable resource for scholars, students, and practitioners.

Areas of interest

Ideas and development; political regimes and regime change; developmental states and industrial policy; property rights and taxation; identity politics; historical roots of contemporary development and underdevelopment; corruption and governance; gender; resource wealth and development; political violence and development; local institutions and subnational development; politics and capital mobility; inequality; welfare regimes and social service delivery; informality; poverty and poverty alleviation policies; social capital; war and illicit trade networks; state-owned enterprises; crime and insecurity; representation and accountability.

This is a preliminary and evolving list, and we welcome inquiries on other topics related to the politics of development.