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Rising from the Ashes: Development Strategies in Times of DisasterMary B. Anderson and Peter J. Woodrow Drawing on case histories of emergency relief programs that have successfully promoted development, Anderson and Woodrow offer guidelines for fashioning assistance programs designed to counter the effects of both natural and human-caused disasters. Arguing that relief efforts must support and enhance existing capacities, they present an analytical framework for assessing the characteristics and More > | |
Ritual and Symbol in PeacebuildingLisa Schirch Conflict is dramatic. In theater, literature, story telling, and news reporting, it is a powerful mechanism that draws attention, heightens the senses and evokes emotion. Schirch argues that peacebuilding has the potential to do just the same.
Examples of peacebuilding often center on the serious, rational negotiations and formal problem-solving efforts in conflict situations. Schirch argues, More > | ![]() |
Rituals of Conflict: Religion, Politics, and Public Policy in IsraelIra Sharkansky An assassination, the election of a new prime minister, and a fresh round of Palestinian unrest have highlighted the ongoing tensions between religious and secular Israeli Jews. Among the latter, the events have introduced fear about the onset of a new religious war and a dramatic shift in public policy. However, Ira Sharkansky notes that, while religious interests in Israel have been powerful More > | |
Road to Europe [ a novel]Ferdinand Oyono, translated by Richard Bjornson Oyono’s third novel is the bittersweet, first-person story of Aki Barnabas, a young Cameroonian scholar who seeks to become “someone” by using the rules of the colonial system to his personal advantage.
Failing in his nearly ten-year effort to win a scholarship to Paris, sacrificing his very self in a futile quest for prestige, Barnabas becomes lost at home and unwanted abroad. More > | |
Robben Island Rainbow Dreams: The Making of Democratic South Africa’s First National Heritage InstitutionNeo Lekgotla laga Ramoupi, Noel Solani, André Odendaal, and Khwezi ka Mpumlwana, editors Following the birth of democracy in South Africa in 1994, Robben Island, once a symbol of pain, injustice, and closed spaces, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a global symbol of the commitment to democracy, tolerance, and human dignity. In the years that followed, however, conflict marred the high hopes for this cherished location. Robben Island Rainbow Dreams offers a behind-the-scenes More > | ![]() |
Roots of African American Violence: Ethnocentrism, Cultural Diversity, and RacismDarnell F. Hawkins, Jerome B. McKean, Norman A. White, and Christine Martin What explains the well-documented racial disparities in rates of homicide and other acts of criminal violence in the United States?
Critically confronting the conventional narratives that purport to answer this question, the authors of Roots of African American Violence offer an alternative framework—one that acknowledges the often hidden cultural diversity and within-race ethnocentrism More > | ![]() |
Running Out of Control: Dilemmas of GlobalizationR. Alan Hedley Alan Hedley argues that, although for centuries technological innovation allowed humanity to gain increasing control over its fate, the trajectory of that control is now—due to globalization—on a downward course. Hedley also proposes approaches and strategies for dealing with the new reality. More > | ![]() |
Rural Progress, Rural Decay: Neoliberal Adjustment Policies and Local InitiativesLiisa L. North and John D. Cameron, editors How do rural development programs, especially those run by nongovernmental organizations, cope in a time of structural adjustment programs and economical liberalization? Using Ecuador as a representative example, the authors of Rural Progress, Rural Decay explore the consequences of neoliberal macroeconomic policies for equitable development—and demonstrate that NGOs can make little headway More > | ![]() |
Russia vs. the EU: The Competition for Influence in Post-Soviet StatesJakob Tolstrup Do Russia and the European Union have any substantial influence over the political trajectories of post-Soviet states? Shedding new light on the interplay between domestic and external drivers of regime change, Jakob Tolstrup analyzes the impact of Russia and the EU on the democratization and autocratization processes in Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine. More > | ![]() |
Russia’s Far East: New Dynamics in Asia Pacific and BeyondRensselaer Lee and Artyom Lukin The strategically pivotal Russian Far East—a vast expanse stretching from Lake Baikal to the Pacific Ocean—is notable not only for its rich natural resources, but also for the economic challenges, internal dissent, and risks of foreign encroachment that it faces. Rensselaer Lee and Artyom Lukin explore the history, economics, and politics of the RFE in the context of its geopolitical More > | ![]() |