Building a Civil Society: Associations, Public Life, and the Origins of Modern Italy. By Steven C. Soper. University of Toronto Press, 2013. 310 pp.
Conservative Internationalism: Armed Diplomacy Under Jefferson, Polk, Truman, and Reagan. By Henry R. Nau. Princeton University Press, 2013. 321 pp.
De-mystification of Participatory Democracy: EU Governance and Civil Society. By Beate Kohler-Koch and Christine Quittkat. Oxford University Press, 2013. 218 pp.
Democratising the EU From Below? Citizenship, Civil Society and the Public Sphere. Edited by Ulrike Liebert, Alexander Gattig, and Tatjana Evas. Ashgate, 2013. 199 pp.
Legally Married: Love and Law in the UK and the US. By Scot Peterson and Iain McLean. Edinburgh University Press, 2013. 240 pp.
Lobbying in the European Union: Interest Groups, Lobbying Coalitions, and Policy Change. By Heike Klüver. Oxford University Press, 2013. 278 pp.
A Mere Machine: The Supreme Court, Congress, and American Democracy. By Anna Harvey. Yale University Press, 2013. 366 pp.
Mobilizing Opportunities: The Evolving Latino Electorate and the Future of American Politics. By Ricardo Ramírez. University of Virginia Press, 2013. 177 pp.
Nation of Devils: Democratic Leadership and the Problem of Obedience. By Stein Ringen. Yale University Press, 2013. 250 pp.
The Normalization of the European Commission: Politics and Bureaucracy in the EU Executive. By Anchrit Wille. Oxford University Press, 2013. 243 pp.
Representing Europeans: A Pragmatic Approach. By Richard Rose. Oxford University Press, 2013. 166 pp.
The Spanish Socialist Party and the Modernisation of Spain. By Paul Kennedy. Manchester University Press, 2013. 226 pp.