1. Social science and the citizen

   Departments Pages: 2 - 5

2. Letter from the editor

   • Irving Louis Horowitz

   Departments Pages: 6 - 6

3. The development of the “common risk” society

   • Martin Shaw

   Symposium: Democratizing the Military Pages: 7 - 15

4. The military in democratic societies

   • Christopher Dandeker

   Symposium: Democratizing the Military Pages: 16 - 24

5. Re-nationalization of military strategy?

   • Wilfried von Bredow

   Symposium: Democratizing the Military Pages: 25 - 30

6. Doubting culture wars

   • Jonathan B. Imber

   Feature Articles Pages: 31 - 37

7. Dirtytricks or trump cards?

   • Roy Godson

   Feature Articles Pages: 38 - 51

8. New evidence for the benefits of never spanking

   • Murray A. Straus

   Social Science and Public Policy Pages: 52 - 60

9. C. Wright Mills recalled

   • Dennis H. Wrong

   Profile Pages: 61 - 64

10. Tocqueville’s algeria

    • Richard Boyd

    Society Abroad Pages: 65 - 70

11. Liberalism and the science of human nature

    • Brad Lowell Stone

    Culture and Society Pages: 71 - 78

12. Making sense of media mergers

    • William Hoynes

    Review Essay Pages: 79 - 81

13. Books in review

    • Lauren Weiner
    • Stuart Brody
    • Jacob Neusner

    BookReview Pages: 82 - 93

14. Social science books of the month

    Departments Pages: 94 - 94