HFG At The Crossroads Forum The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation held At the Crossroads, a forum which examined the rise in gun violence in New York and other cities, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. ATC Report | ATC Series Directed by HFG’s Distinguished Fellow of Practice Greg Berman, the forum is an extension of the At the Crossroads (ATC) editorial series which examined the disturbing phenomenon of violence in New York and other U.S. cities in recent months. The series has fostered public conversation in the last year through in-depth interviews with twelve leading researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and advocates who have studied and considered the problem from numerous angles. The March 29 forum was an in-person and virtual gathering bringing together ATC interviewees and others to discuss the causes of gun violence, what has worked to curb it, and where additional research is needed to understand the problem. Panel One: “What’s Happening?” Over the past two years, gun violence has increased precipitously in many American cities. This panel posed a series of questions about this phenomenon: What’s gone wrong? What are the underlying forces, both long-term and short-term, that have led to the historic increases in violence? And how big a problem do we have exactly? Is the health and vitality of New York and other American cities in peril or is this just a temporary blip? Peter Moskos, Professor of Law, John Jay University of Criminal JusticeMarlon Peterson, Writer, Activist, Host, Decarcerated PodcastElizabeth Glazer, Founder, Vital CityAaron Chalfin, Assistant Professor of Criminology, University of PennsylvaniaGreg Berman (Moderator), Distinguished Fellow of Practice, Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation; Co-Editor, Vital City Panel Two: “What Works and What We Don’t Know” In figuring out how to address violence, we are not starting from scratch — a range of interventions, some grounded in law enforcement and others rooted in community-based crime prevention — have shown encouraging results over the years. At the same time criminal justice research has come a long way from the days when people thought that “nothing works” to reduce crime or change behavior. Still, significant gaps in our knowledge remain. What do we know about what works? Where should researchers be focusing their energies in the days to come if the goal is to advance knowledge about reducing violence? Morgan Williams, Assistant Professor of Economics, Barnard CollegeJoseph B. Richardson Jr., Joel and Kim Feller Endowed Professor of African-American Studies and Anthropology, University of MarylandCaterina Roman, Professor of Criminal Justice, Temple UniversityJeffrey Butts, Director of the Research & Evaluation Center, John Jay College of Criminal JusticeGreg Berman (Moderator), Distinguished Fellow of Practice, Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation; Co-Editor, Vital City In conjunction with the forum, the Foundation published the interview series as a print anthology and report.
At the Crossroads 2021: New York City is at a crossroads moment. After decades of decline in violent crime in New York City, recent years have seen a significant increase in homicides and shootings. The New York Police Department reported that murders in the city rose to 462 in 2020—a 45-percent increase from 2019. The city recorded 1,531 shootings in 2020—a 97-percent increase from the prior year. Is this the beginning of a trend that will lead us back to the “bad old days”? Is it just a COVID-related statistical blip that will soon be forgotten? At the Crossroads, 2021-2022, a year-long series by criminal justice expert and HFG Distinguished Fellow of Practice Greg Berman, examined these questions to foster a public conversation about community violence in New York and other cities through in-depth interviews with leading researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and advocates. Read More In the 1970s and 1980s, New York City was an international symbol of chaos and disorder, with many observers concluding that the city had become “ungovernable.” That all changed in the early 1990s. Violent crime in New York City plummeted, with the number of murders reduced by close to 90 percent from its high of more than 2,200 in 1990. By the second decade of this millenium, it had never been safer to live, work, or visit New York City. Of course, no one is throwing ticker-tape parades for the criminal justice system at the moment. Recent years have been dominated by Black Lives Matter protests, which shined a spotlight on the enduring legacies of racism in the American justice system. These protests have added fuel to a number of local political movements—to close Rikers Island, to halt the building of new jails, and to defund the police. These developments serve as backdrop for a disconcerting increase in the number of shootings in New York City. What is driving this trend, and what can be done to halt or reverse it? Mr. Berman will explore these questions through this HFG series examining community violence in New York City and other metropolitan areas. The Foundation published the interview series as a print anthology and held the At the Crossroads Forum in March 2022. Read the report here. 02/17/2022“There Are Clearly Spaces Where Law Enforcement Does Not Belong”: A Conversation with Tracie KeeseeDr. Keesee has spent more than three decades thinking about police-community relations. She was the first African American commander in the Denver Police Department, Denver’s first female police captain, the first deputy commissioner for equity and inclusion in the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and cofounder of the Center for Policing Equity, an organization dedicated to reducing racial disparities and promoting cultural change within American police departments. She spoke with Greg Berman, the Distinguished Fellow of Practice at The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, about race and policing. “You are now hearing some of the same conversations that happened in the ‘90s, that we are going to need more officers to get spiking crime under control. I think we need to be very careful about this.” – Tracie Keesee Read Full Interview01/20/2022“You Have to Crack Down on Gun Offenders”: A Conversation with Peter MoskosPeter Moskos, a criminologist and John Jay College professor, is an expert on community policing. His book Cop in the Hood, recounts his experience and insights working as a police officer in Baltimore, Maryland. He hosts the podcast Quality Policing and curates the Violence Reduction Project, highlighting strategies for reducing neighborhood violence. In his interview with HFG’s Greg Berman, Moskos discusses community policing in the Black Lives Matter era, the impact of bail reform and police-led crime prevention efforts including ‘broken windows’ policing in New York City. “Is American policing a bad concept that we’re doing our best with, or is it a good concept with flaws?.” – Peter Moskos Read Full Interview12/16/2021“We Need to Value Black Lives in the Same Way That We Value Others”: A Conversation with Kami ChavisKami Chavis is the director of the Criminal Justice Program at Wake Forest University School of Law. A former federal prosecutor, Chavis has spent the bulk of her academic career focusing on issues of police accountability and racial justice. In her interview with HFG’s Greg Berman, Chavis talks about issues of police reform and the relationship between police violence and the recent increase in shootings in many American cities. “When you have the type of police misconduct that we’ve seen, it delegitimizes our entire criminal justice system. And so you won’t have the community partners that you need in order to prevent and address the violence that’s happening.” – Kami Chavis Read Full Interview11/23/2021“Violence Is Contagious”: A Conversation with Andrew PapachristosAndrew Papachristos is a professor of Sociology at Northwestern University. He has been able to show that a relatively small number of individuals are involved in gun violence within any given community—and that these people tend to be connected to one another by a web of relationships. In his interview with HFG’s Greg Berman, Papachristos talks about his research into neighborhood violence and about the challenges faced by academics who choose to venture beyond the academy. “Especially in the current political moment, we’re often pitting the need to address structural problems against the need to intervene in the here-and-now. The truth is that we have to do both.” – Andrew Papachristos Read Full Interview10/21/2021“Why Do People of Color Have to Go to Extremes to Save their Kids?” A Conversation with Joseph RichardsonJoseph Richardson, a professor of African-American Studies and Anthropology at the University of Maryland whose research helped to inform the creation of the Capital Region Violence Intervention Program, a hospital-based program that provides trauma-informed care and psychological services to survivors of violent injury in an effort to prevent further violence and victimization. He spoke with HFG Distinguished Fellow of Practice, Greg Berman, about his work as a scholar-activist, his take on the recent rise in shootings in American cities, and the relationship between structural violence and interpersonal violence. “Scholarship should be informing policy or informing programming or changing the narrative with the public.” – Joseph Richardson Read Full Interview09/21/2021“We Have a Lot of Damage to Undo”: A Conversation with Jeremy TravisJeremy Travis has been involved in almost every significant effort to address crime and violence in the United States during the past 50 years. He tackled a range of crime and violence reform issues through his work with the Vera Institute, the New York Police Department, the U.S. Department of Justice, and John Jay College at the City University of New York where he served as president from 2004 to 2016. Travis is now the executive vice president for criminal justice at Arnold Ventures where he oversees a portfolio of grants that seek to improve racial justice. In this interview with Greg Berman, Travis reflects on his career and the current “once-in-a-half-century” movement to reform the criminal justice system in the United States. “We’ve gone so far off course. We are now in a period of fundamental course correction where we have to recognize the harm that we’ve done and undo many of the policies that have promoted this era of punitive excess.” — Jeremy Travis Read Full Interview08/18/2021“Evidence Doesn’t Seem to Play a Key Role”: A Conversation with David WeisburdDavid Weisburd, the criminologist who led definitive research on “hot spots” policing in the 1990s, says that police should continue to focus their efforts on the places where crime is most concentrated using tactics that will not harm the residents of those areas. In a wide-ranging conversation with HFG’s Greg Berman, Dr. Weisburd discusses his research and developments in the field amid calls for law enforcement reform in the Black Lives Matter era. “There is a lot of talk about changing policing, but there is often little investment in programs that go beyond traditional enforcement efforts.” - David WeisburdRead Full Interview07/16/2021“You Can Reduce Violence But Harm People”: A Conversation with Caterina RomanCaterina Roman, a professor of criminal justice at Temple University, says we need to be concerned about the spike in homicides seen in New York City and other cities over the past year. In her interview with HFG Distinguished Fellow of Practice Greg Berman, Roman calls for more research into violence prevention programs, including “focused deterrence” policing strategies. “It would be great if policymakers and politicians would ... say, ‘We are optimistic that we can make longer term change, and we're going to do it by investing in neighborhood infrastructure. We're going to do this, we're going to tell you where the money's going, and we're going to measure the incremental change over time.’” - Caterina RomanRead Full Interview06/10/2021“True Equity Means Everyone’s Life Has Equal Value”: A Conversation with Shani BuggsDr. Shani Buggs, a national expert on gun violence, is assistant professor with the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California, Davis. She earned her doctorate in health and public policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and worked with the Baltimore mayor’s office and police department on violence reduction strategies and policies. She spoke with HFG’s Distinguished Fellow of Practice Greg Berman about the recent spike in gun violence in New York and other cities. “Individuals carry today because it's better to be caught with a gun than to be caught without a gun. People carry weapons because they perceive that the system doesn't keep them safe.” - Dr. Shani BuggsRead Full Interview05/13/2021“We’re Losing a Sense of Accountability”: A Conversation with Richard AbornRichard M. Aborn is president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City which works with law enforcement, government agencies, community-based organizations, and academia to improve public safety through innovation. The former prosecutor spoke with HFG’s Distinguished Fellow of Practice Greg Berman about the current spike in violence in New York City and the need for more research into the trend. “I'm concerned about whether this de-emphasis on accountability has signaled that we're taking our foot off the gas on violent crime. If you commit violent crimes, the system should respond.” - Richard AbornRead Full Interview04/08/2021“People Who Do Harmful Things Are Reacting to Harmful Things”: A Conversation with Marlon PetersonMarlon Peterson is the author of Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist’s Freedom Song and host of the podcast Decarcerated. After serving a ten year prison sentence for his involvement in an armed robbery that resulted in the deaths of two people, he helped implement Save Our Streets Brooklyn, New York’s first Cure Violence program, which trains credible messengers from the community to help interrupt violence on the streets of Brooklyn. He talks with Greg Berman about his unique history, his take on what’s going on in New York at the moment, and his predictions for the future. “When somebody decides to pick up a gun, it’s because there's something inside that they're dealing with ... Issues with trauma are always at the root before somebody picks up a gun.” - Marlon PetersonRead Full Interview03/02/2021“Social Disruptions Reveal Who We Are”: A Conversation with Jeffrey ButtsJeffrey Butts, the director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College, talks with Greg Berman about the recent spike in homicides during the pandemic in New York and other cities. Dr. Butts discusses the analysis of administrative data to understand patterns of violence and what violence interventions work to reduce violence. He says we need to look beyond law enforcement tactics to prevent violence. “Anyone who thinks that the way to improve public safety is to invest in law enforcement is just pushing us further down the path toward a police state, where the only public safety we have is purchased and maintained through force and coercion.” - Jeffrey ButtsRead Full Interview
02/17/2022“There Are Clearly Spaces Where Law Enforcement Does Not Belong”: A Conversation with Tracie KeeseeDr. Keesee has spent more than three decades thinking about police-community relations. She was the first African American commander in the Denver Police Department, Denver’s first female police captain, the first deputy commissioner for equity and inclusion in the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and cofounder of the Center for Policing Equity, an organization dedicated to reducing racial disparities and promoting cultural change within American police departments. She spoke with Greg Berman, the Distinguished Fellow of Practice at The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, about race and policing. “You are now hearing some of the same conversations that happened in the ‘90s, that we are going to need more officers to get spiking crime under control. I think we need to be very careful about this.” – Tracie Keesee Read Full Interview
01/20/2022“You Have to Crack Down on Gun Offenders”: A Conversation with Peter MoskosPeter Moskos, a criminologist and John Jay College professor, is an expert on community policing. His book Cop in the Hood, recounts his experience and insights working as a police officer in Baltimore, Maryland. He hosts the podcast Quality Policing and curates the Violence Reduction Project, highlighting strategies for reducing neighborhood violence. In his interview with HFG’s Greg Berman, Moskos discusses community policing in the Black Lives Matter era, the impact of bail reform and police-led crime prevention efforts including ‘broken windows’ policing in New York City. “Is American policing a bad concept that we’re doing our best with, or is it a good concept with flaws?.” – Peter Moskos Read Full Interview
12/16/2021“We Need to Value Black Lives in the Same Way That We Value Others”: A Conversation with Kami ChavisKami Chavis is the director of the Criminal Justice Program at Wake Forest University School of Law. A former federal prosecutor, Chavis has spent the bulk of her academic career focusing on issues of police accountability and racial justice. In her interview with HFG’s Greg Berman, Chavis talks about issues of police reform and the relationship between police violence and the recent increase in shootings in many American cities. “When you have the type of police misconduct that we’ve seen, it delegitimizes our entire criminal justice system. And so you won’t have the community partners that you need in order to prevent and address the violence that’s happening.” – Kami Chavis Read Full Interview
11/23/2021“Violence Is Contagious”: A Conversation with Andrew PapachristosAndrew Papachristos is a professor of Sociology at Northwestern University. He has been able to show that a relatively small number of individuals are involved in gun violence within any given community—and that these people tend to be connected to one another by a web of relationships. In his interview with HFG’s Greg Berman, Papachristos talks about his research into neighborhood violence and about the challenges faced by academics who choose to venture beyond the academy. “Especially in the current political moment, we’re often pitting the need to address structural problems against the need to intervene in the here-and-now. The truth is that we have to do both.” – Andrew Papachristos Read Full Interview
10/21/2021“Why Do People of Color Have to Go to Extremes to Save their Kids?” A Conversation with Joseph RichardsonJoseph Richardson, a professor of African-American Studies and Anthropology at the University of Maryland whose research helped to inform the creation of the Capital Region Violence Intervention Program, a hospital-based program that provides trauma-informed care and psychological services to survivors of violent injury in an effort to prevent further violence and victimization. He spoke with HFG Distinguished Fellow of Practice, Greg Berman, about his work as a scholar-activist, his take on the recent rise in shootings in American cities, and the relationship between structural violence and interpersonal violence. “Scholarship should be informing policy or informing programming or changing the narrative with the public.” – Joseph Richardson Read Full Interview
09/21/2021“We Have a Lot of Damage to Undo”: A Conversation with Jeremy TravisJeremy Travis has been involved in almost every significant effort to address crime and violence in the United States during the past 50 years. He tackled a range of crime and violence reform issues through his work with the Vera Institute, the New York Police Department, the U.S. Department of Justice, and John Jay College at the City University of New York where he served as president from 2004 to 2016. Travis is now the executive vice president for criminal justice at Arnold Ventures where he oversees a portfolio of grants that seek to improve racial justice. In this interview with Greg Berman, Travis reflects on his career and the current “once-in-a-half-century” movement to reform the criminal justice system in the United States. “We’ve gone so far off course. We are now in a period of fundamental course correction where we have to recognize the harm that we’ve done and undo many of the policies that have promoted this era of punitive excess.” — Jeremy Travis Read Full Interview
08/18/2021“Evidence Doesn’t Seem to Play a Key Role”: A Conversation with David WeisburdDavid Weisburd, the criminologist who led definitive research on “hot spots” policing in the 1990s, says that police should continue to focus their efforts on the places where crime is most concentrated using tactics that will not harm the residents of those areas. In a wide-ranging conversation with HFG’s Greg Berman, Dr. Weisburd discusses his research and developments in the field amid calls for law enforcement reform in the Black Lives Matter era. “There is a lot of talk about changing policing, but there is often little investment in programs that go beyond traditional enforcement efforts.” - David WeisburdRead Full Interview
07/16/2021“You Can Reduce Violence But Harm People”: A Conversation with Caterina RomanCaterina Roman, a professor of criminal justice at Temple University, says we need to be concerned about the spike in homicides seen in New York City and other cities over the past year. In her interview with HFG Distinguished Fellow of Practice Greg Berman, Roman calls for more research into violence prevention programs, including “focused deterrence” policing strategies. “It would be great if policymakers and politicians would ... say, ‘We are optimistic that we can make longer term change, and we're going to do it by investing in neighborhood infrastructure. We're going to do this, we're going to tell you where the money's going, and we're going to measure the incremental change over time.’” - Caterina RomanRead Full Interview
06/10/2021“True Equity Means Everyone’s Life Has Equal Value”: A Conversation with Shani BuggsDr. Shani Buggs, a national expert on gun violence, is assistant professor with the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California, Davis. She earned her doctorate in health and public policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and worked with the Baltimore mayor’s office and police department on violence reduction strategies and policies. She spoke with HFG’s Distinguished Fellow of Practice Greg Berman about the recent spike in gun violence in New York and other cities. “Individuals carry today because it's better to be caught with a gun than to be caught without a gun. People carry weapons because they perceive that the system doesn't keep them safe.” - Dr. Shani BuggsRead Full Interview
05/13/2021“We’re Losing a Sense of Accountability”: A Conversation with Richard AbornRichard M. Aborn is president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City which works with law enforcement, government agencies, community-based organizations, and academia to improve public safety through innovation. The former prosecutor spoke with HFG’s Distinguished Fellow of Practice Greg Berman about the current spike in violence in New York City and the need for more research into the trend. “I'm concerned about whether this de-emphasis on accountability has signaled that we're taking our foot off the gas on violent crime. If you commit violent crimes, the system should respond.” - Richard AbornRead Full Interview
04/08/2021“People Who Do Harmful Things Are Reacting to Harmful Things”: A Conversation with Marlon PetersonMarlon Peterson is the author of Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist’s Freedom Song and host of the podcast Decarcerated. After serving a ten year prison sentence for his involvement in an armed robbery that resulted in the deaths of two people, he helped implement Save Our Streets Brooklyn, New York’s first Cure Violence program, which trains credible messengers from the community to help interrupt violence on the streets of Brooklyn. He talks with Greg Berman about his unique history, his take on what’s going on in New York at the moment, and his predictions for the future. “When somebody decides to pick up a gun, it’s because there's something inside that they're dealing with ... Issues with trauma are always at the root before somebody picks up a gun.” - Marlon PetersonRead Full Interview
03/02/2021“Social Disruptions Reveal Who We Are”: A Conversation with Jeffrey ButtsJeffrey Butts, the director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College, talks with Greg Berman about the recent spike in homicides during the pandemic in New York and other cities. Dr. Butts discusses the analysis of administrative data to understand patterns of violence and what violence interventions work to reduce violence. He says we need to look beyond law enforcement tactics to prevent violence. “Anyone who thinks that the way to improve public safety is to invest in law enforcement is just pushing us further down the path toward a police state, where the only public safety we have is purchased and maintained through force and coercion.” - Jeffrey ButtsRead Full Interview
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Under Many Fires: Factors Influencing the Adoption of Female Circumcision by War-Displaced Southern Sudanese Women in Khartoum Begona Aretxaga (Anthropology, University of Texas, Austin). States of Terror: Nationalist Youth and Political Violence in the Basque Country Yves-Alexandre Chouala (Political Science, Universityof Yaounde II). Violence, Security, and State in Cameroon and South Africa: State De-Monopolization of Organized Violence and Privatization of Public Security John Hagedorn (Criminal Justice, University of Illinois, Chicago). Violence, Gangs, and the Redivision of Space in Chicago Jozsef Haller (Biology, Institute of Experimental Medicine). Mechanisms Underlying Pathological Forms of Aggression in Rats Tobias Hecht (Social Anthropology). The Violent Life of Bruna Verissimo: An Experimental Ethnographic Biography of a Homeless Brazilian Youth Shaheen Asharaf Kagee (Psychology, University of Pennsylvania). The Psychological Sequelae of Political Torture in South Africa Ben Kiernan (History, Yale University). Blood and Soil: Modern Genocide, 1500-2000 Charalambos P. Kyriacou (Genetics, University of Leicester). Molecular Genetics of Aggressive Behavior in Drosophila Melanogaster Royce Lee (Psychiatry, University of Chicago). Effect of Acutely Altering Serotonergic Activity on the Performance of Tasks Relevant to Cortical-Amygdaloid Circuits in IED and Control Subjects Nur Masalha (Political History of the Middle East, Saint Mary's University of Surrey). Political Violence, Military Conflict, and Civil Unrest in Palestine: The Palestinian Police, the Fatah Tanzim and the "al-Aqsa Intifada" Geoffrey Parker (History, The Ohio State University). The World Crisis, 1635-1665 Nancy Lee Peluso (Society and the Environment, University of California, Berkeley). Violent Territorialities and the Cultural Politics of Belonging in West Kalimantan, Indonesia Aki Roberts (Sociology, University of New Mexico). Economic Stress and Crime in Japan Mauricio Rubio (Economics, University of Carlos III, Madrid). Kidnapping in Colombia Nikolaus Wachsmann (History, University of Cambridge). Hitler's Prisons: Prisons and Penal Policy in Germany, 1900-1945 Michael Watts (International Studies, University of California, Berkeley). Economies of Violence: Petroleum, Politics and Community in the Niger Delta, Nigeria Hongling Xie (Developmental Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill). Aggressive Behaviors Among Inner-City Children and Adolescents 2001Bolanle Elizabeth Akande Adetoun (Rural Sociology and Demography, Center for Sustainable Development and Gender Issues). Ethnic Conflict and Socio-Economic Development in the Niger-Delta Region of Nigeria Alex Argenti-Pillen (Anthropology, University College London). A War Trauma Pandemic? The Humanitarian Discourse on "Traumatized" Populations Jose A. Canela-Cacho (Law, University of California, Berkeley). Incidence of Violence in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area: A Comparative Analysis of Two Recent Victimization Surveys John N. Constantino (Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine). Mental Representations of Attachment in Twins: A Study of Monozygotic Female Pairs Concordant and Discordant for Abnormally Aggressive Behavior Lesley Gill (Anthropology, American University). Military Training, Violence, and Human Rights: The School of the Americas Dennis M. Gorman (Health Science, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center). The Texas Three-Cities Study of Neighborhood Structure, Alcohol Availability, and Violent Crime Patricia Hawley (Psychology, Southern Connecticut State University). Social Dominance and Coercive Strategies of Resource Control in Children Vladimir A. Kozlov (Russian and Soviet Studies, University of Rochester). A Social History of Gulag After Stalin's Death: The Emergence of a New Repressive Policy and the Fate of the Prisoners, 1953-1960 William P. Melega (Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles). Frontal Cortical and Hypothalamic Serotonin System Correlates of Individual Difference in Cerebrospinal Fluid 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid Levels Arjuna Parakrama (English, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka). Saturated With Loss: The Bereaved Sexualities of Sri Lanka's Protracted War Katharine B. Payne (Bioacoustics, Cornell University). Competitive and Cooperative Behaviors Among Forest Elephants in the Presence of a Limited Resource 2000Jeffrey Burds (History, Northeastern University). The Soviet "Struggle Against Banditry," 1941-1953 Conerly Casey (Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles). Youthful Martyrdom and Heroic Criminality: The Formation of Youth Groups in Northern Nigeria James M. Dabbs (Psychology, Georgia State University). Testosterone Affects Transient Readiness for Action Henry Friedlander (History). German Law and Nazi Crimes Donald L. Horowitz (Political Science, Duke University). Constitutional Design in Divided Societies: New Reasons for Optimism Stathis N. Kalyvas (Political Science, New York University). The Dynamics of Violence in Civil War: Evaluating the Impact of Ethnicity John Lamphear (History, University of Texas). A Military History of East Africa in the Nineteenth Century Mark D. Meyerson (History, University of Toronto). Social Violence and Religious Conflict in Late Medieval Valencia Dani Nabudere (Political Science, Afrika Study Centre). The Transformation of the Agro-Pastoralist Conflict and Violence in North-Eastern Uganda Jonny Steinberg (Political Science, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation). The Farm Killings Rael D. Strous (Psychiatry, Beer Yaakov Mental Health Center). The Association of Polymorphisms in Genes Affecting Monoamine Neurotransmission With Aggressive Behavior in Schizophrenic and Non-Schizophrenic Violent Individuals Bert Useem (Sociology, University of New Mexico), Anne M. Piehl (Public Policy, Harvard University), and Raymond Liedka (Sociology, University of New Mexico). Cross-National Study of Prisons and Crime Control Richard Wright (Criminology, University of Missouri-St. Louis). The Carjacker's Perspective: A Qualitative Study of Urban Violence Margaret H. Zeller (Psychology, Children's Hospital Medical Center). Contextual Variations in Children's Peer Relations: The Impact of Community Violence and Neighborhood Disadvantage 1999Christopher R. Browning (Psychology, University of Chicago). Intimate Violence in Community Context David Chappell (History, University of Arkansas). The Mind of the Segregationist: The Strategy and Propaganda of Opposition to Civil Rights Stephanie Cronin (History, University of London). The Middle Eastern Military As a Factor in Domestic and Regional Conflict and Violence: A Case-Study of the Iranian Army Allen Feldman (Anthropology, National Development and Research Institutes). Remembering Violence and the Transvaluation of the Public Sphere: Write-Up Proposal for an Ethnography of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Apartheid and Post-Apartheid Violence Jeffrey Alan Hadler (Anthropology). Translations of Antisemitism: Violence and Minorities in Indonesia Sharon Elaine Hutchinson (Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Jok Madut Jok (History, Loyola Marymount). The Militarization of Nuer and Dinka Community Life: A Comparative Field Study of the Transformative Impact of Sudan's Unresolved War Cynthia L. Irvin (Political Science, University of Kentucky). Negotiating End Games: Basque and Spanish Perceptions of the Northern Irish Peace Process As a Model for Conflict Resolution Prospects, Lessons, and Limitations Bruce Kapferer (Anthropology, James Cook University). Globalization, the Forces of Poverty, and Their Formations of Violence Bruce M. Knauft (History, Emory University). Post-Colonial Aspirations and Intimacies of Violence Among Gebusi of the Nomad Area, Papua New Guinea Gary Lafree (Sociology, University of New Mexico). Characteristics and Determinants of Global Homicide Crime Waves, 1946-1998 Alberto Lena (History, Università degli Studi di Padova). Narratives of Empire: Spanish and British Discourse on the Conquest and Colonization of America Joe L. P. Lugalla (Anthropology, University of New Hampshire). Hardships and Violence Against Street Children in Sub-Saharan African Cities: Understanding Street Children and Street Life in Urban Tanzania Terry Martin (History, Harvard University). The Limits of Totalitarian Domination: Soviet Social Practices and the Stalinist System of Social Control Ramiro Martinez, Jr. (Criminology, University of Delaware). Latino Violence in the United States: A Five City Study Vesna Nikolic-Ristanovic (Sociology, Institute for Criminological and Sociological Research, Belgrade). Violence Against Women and Social Changes in Post-Communist Countries Eugenia Rodriguez-Saenz (History, University of Costa Rica). Happy Marriages: Civilizing Domestic Life in Costa Rica (1850-1950) Peter T. Schneider (Sociology, Fordham University) and Jane C. Schneider (Anthropology, City University of New York). Mafia, Antimafia, and the Struggle for Palermo, 1950-1995 Hubert Schwabl (Zoology, Washington State University). Maternal Testosterone and the Development of Offspring Aggression Neal G. Simon (Biology, Lehigh University). Testosterone, Serotonin, and Aggression: Cellular Markers Ira Sommers and Deborah Baskin (Criminology, California State University, Los Angeles). Methamphetamine and Violence Emmanuel Ssempa (Women's Studies, Makerere University). Post-Insurgency Family Livelihood Systems and Conjugal Relations in Soroti District, Uganda Robin Michel Wright (Anthropology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas). Hidden Violence: Social, Political, and Historical Dynamics of Witchcraft and Sorcery Among the Baniwa of the Northwest Amazon, Brazil 1998Adam Ashforth (Political Science, Baruch College, City University of New York). "Witchcraft" and Democracy in the New South Africa: A Political Ethnography of Soweto Michael Barkun (Political Science, Syracuse University). Conspiracy Beliefs and Violence in American Culture: A Comparative Study of Black and White Separatism Janice Boddy (Anthropology, University of Toronto). Writing "Civilizing Women: Modernity's Crusade in Colonial Sudan." Theodore F. Cook, Jr. (History, William Paterson University). The Japanese Soldier's Experience of War, 1937-1945: Violence, Citizenship, and the Individual in Modern Japan's Lost War Malcolm A. Feeley (Law, University of California, Berkeley). An Exploration of the Marked Decline of Women's Involvement in Crime and Criminal Violence: 1700-1900 Allen Feldman (Anthropology, National Development and Research Institutes) and Pamela Reynolds (Anthropology, University of Cape Town). From Silence and Pain to Transparency and Memory: A Proposed Ethnography and Discourse Analysis of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission Roy Godson (Government, Georgetown University). The Political-Criminal Nexus: Emerging Violent Threat to Governability Into the Twenty-First Century Donald L. Horowitz (Political Science, Duke University). Constitutional Design: Many Architects, No Buildings Glenn Melancon (History, Southeastern Oklahoma State University). Drugs, Violence, and National Honor: British Foreign Policy and the Opium Crisis, 1833-1840 Oleg Orlov and Alexandr V. Cherkassov (Political Science, Memorial Human Rights Center). Mechanisms Reproducing Ethnically Motivated Aggression: The Problems of Peacemaking in the Ossetian-Ingush Conflict Zone Randall R. Sakai (Biology, University of Pennsylvania). Neuroendocrine Consequences of Dominance and Subordination Neal G. Simon (Biology, Lehigh University). The Neurosteroid DHEA: A Potential Antiaggressive Agent Steven Stack (Criminal Justice, Wayne State University). The Effect of Publicized Life Sentences, Death Sentences, and Executions on Homicide Valery Tishkov (Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences). Chechnya: Anthropology of War-Torn Society 1997Janet Lippman Abu-Lughod (Sociology, New School for Social Research). Race/Ethnicity, Space, and Political Culture: A Comparative Study of Collective Violence in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles Kimberly Wright Cassidy (Psychology, Bryn Mawr College). The Relationships Between Theory of Mind, Social Information Processing, and Aggression in Preschool Children Miguel Angel Centeno (Sociology, Princeton University). The Peaceful Century: War in 20th Century Latin America Robert Knox Dentan (Anthropology, State University of New York at Buffalo). An Innovative Literary Ethnography of the Long-Term Consequences of Outsiders' Violence on Semai Peaceability Roxanne Lynn Doty (Political Science, Arizona State University). State Practices, National Identity, and Anti-Immigrantism in Western Democracies Donald M. Dougherty (Psychiatry, University of Texas). The Effects of Tryptophan Depletion and Supplementation on Serotonergic Functioning and Aggression in High and Low Aggressive Subjects Christopher I. Eckhardt (Psychology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington). Processing of Anger-Related Information in Maritally Violent and Nonviolent Men Zhengyuan Fu (Political Science, University of California, Irvine). Social Dynamics and Political Control in China's Prison Beatrice Golomb (Psychology, University of Southern California). Low Serum Cholesterol and Violent Behavior Ansley Hamid (Anthropology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice). The Latin Kings and Gang Violence Roger Hewitt (Education, University of London). Adolescents and Racial Violence in South London David Hicks (Anthropology, State University of New York at Stony Brook). Political Control and Female Reproduction in East Timor Vladimir A. Kozlov (Russian and Soviet Studies, University of Rochester). Urban Unrest in Soviet Russia, 1960-1963 Menno R. Kruk (Neuroscience, University of Leiden). Neuroendocrine Response to Stimulation of the Hypothalamic Area Where aggression Is Evoked Laszlo Kurti (Ethnography, Eotvos Lorand University). Transnationalism, Racist Hostilities, and Interethnic Violence: Conflicts in Hungary and Romania David D. Laitin (Political Science, University of Chicago). Nationalism and Violence in Two Postsoviet Republics: Azerbaijan and Moldova Dario Maestripieri (Psychology, Emory University). Determinants of Infant Abuse and Neglect in Group-Living Macaques Robert L. Meisel (Psychology, Purdue University). Neuropharmacology of Female Aggression Sonoko Ogawa (Neuroscience, Rockefeller University). Role of Estrogen Receptors in Aggressive Behaviors Alexander G. Ossipov (Political Science, Russian Academy of Sciences) and Sergei N. Abashin (Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences). Constructed "Ethnic Conflict" in Post-Soviet Societies: The Case of Meskhetian Turks Alex Pillen-Argenti (Anthropology, University College London) and Nicolas Argenti (Anthropology, University College London). Communities and Families of the Disappeared in Southern Sri Lanka: Contemporary Indigenous Modes of Survival in Interaction With the International Medical Culture Randall R. Sakai (Biology, Rockefeller University). Behavioral and Physiological Characterization of Dominance and Subordination: Persistence and Reversibility James Tong (Political Science, University of California Los Angeles). Violence in the 1989 Democracy Movement in China: An Analysis of Defiant Cities Terence Turner (Anthropology, University of Chicago). The Kayapo Conjuncture: An Indigenous Peoples' Alliance With International Civil Society Against Violence and Rights Abuse by the State and National Society Robert White (Sociology, Indiana University). Provisional Irish Republicans: Ten Years On 1996Les Back (Sociology, University of London). The Cultural Mechanisms of Racist Expression: A Study of Racism and Anti-Semitism in Graffiti, Pamphlets, Style, and Body Symbolism Russel Lawrence Barsh (Native American Studies, University of Lethbridge). Blackfoot Traditional Models of Aggression and Healing Jeffrey Burds (Russian and Soviet History, University of Rochester). The Roots of Ethnic Violence in West Ukraine: War and Rebellion in Galicia, 1918-1953 Rene Devisch (Social Anthropology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven). Violence and Dysphoria: The Villagisation of Kinshasa and the Role of Healers Stephen T. Driscoll (Archaeology, University of Glasgow). Forging a Nation: Ethnic Accommodation in the Creation of Scotland in the Early Middle Ages William F. Fisher (Anthropology, Harvard University). Contesting the Nation: The "Restoration" of Democracy and the Volatility of Ethnic/State Conflict in Nepal Laurence Frank (Psychology, University of California, Berkeley). Proximate and Ultimate Factors Modulating Aggression in a Unique Animal Model David Maxwell (History, Keele University). Protestant Fundamentalism, Post-War Reconstruction: Pentecostalism As a Transnational Religious Movement Richard H. Melloni, Jr. (Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical Center). Neuronal Plasticity and the Control of Aggressive Behavior Robert M. Sapolsky (Biology, Stanford University). The Endocrine Stress-Response and Behavioral Status in the Olive Baboon L. J. Shrum (Marketing, Rutgers State University). Applying Social Cognition Theory Toward Understanding the Influence of Television Violence on Social Perceptions, Attitudes, and Behavior Ralph A. Thaxton, Jr. (Politics, Brandeis University). Predatory Socialism and the Formation of Peasant Resistance to State Domination in Rural China, 1949-1995
The Harry Frank Guggenheim African Fellows (Formerly Harry Frank Guggenheim Young African Scholars) 2025–2026Aroob Alfaki (University of Khartoum, Social Anthropology). Reproduction of Inequalities or Construction of New Commonalities? Socio-Spatial and Cultural Reconfigurations of the Urban and the Rural in Sudan Between Revolution and War Tamia Botes (University of the Witwatersrand, Anthropology). Eldorado Park as Demonic Grounds: A Social History from 1960s–Present Nonhlanhla Gumede (University of Pretoria, Social Work). Narratives of Male Perpetrators on Factors Contributing to Gender-Based Violence: A Case Study of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Lameck Kachena (University of Cape Town, Environmental and Geographical Sciences). Migration, Socioecological and Geopolitical Trajectories along the Great Limpopo and Chimanimani Transboundary Parks Stanley Kiswaga (Makerere University, Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR)). Theatre for Development and the Neoliberal Divides: Rethinking “New Nation-Building” in “Post-Socialist Tanzania” Kgomotso Komane (University of Pretoria, Political Science and International Relations). An Intersecting Theoretical Analysis on Lesotho’s Struggle with Political Violence: A Case Study on the (Re)Configuration and (Re)Construction of Basotho Wem on Mediation and Peacebuilding in Lesotho Abdirizak Muhumed (University of the Witwatersrand, Political Science). Unfinished Imperialism and Lived Experiences of Occupation in Ogaden, 1994–2018 Faridah Muli (University of Nairobi, Department of Diplomacy and International Studies). Digital Technologies in Counterterrorism: Assessing US-Kenya Partnerships in Violent Extremism Prevention in the Horn of Africa Azzeddine Tajjiou (Université Mohammed Premier, English Studies). Colonial Shadows and Post-Colonial Dreams: Exploring Corruption and Hope in Anglophone African Literature Rukayat Usman (University of Ibadan, Sociology/Public Policy). Violence Continuum and the Mobility Trajectories of Young Internally Displaced Persons Exiting Camps in Nigeria Alida van der Walt (Stellenbosch University, Department of Music; Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest). Sensing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in South Africa: Vocal Performance as Witness and Apology 2023–2024Doyinsola Oluwagbemi Agunbiade (University of Ibadan, Department of Peace, Security and Humanitarian Studies). Impact Assessment of Violent Conflicts on the Democratic Development in Côte d'Ivoire Benyin Akande (University of Uyo, Department of Political Science & Public Administration). Separatism and Gender Roles: Exploring Women's Involvement in IPOB’s Agitations in Nigeria's South-east Region Adventino Banjwa (Makerere University, Makerere Institute of Social Research). Contesting the Postcolonial Political Order: A Critical Historical and Political Study on the Federalist Movement in Uganda Kigambo Gaaki (University of Cape Town, Centre for Film and Media Studies). Mediating Contentious Politics in Hybrid Regimes: Press Coverage of Political Protests in Uganda Marie-Grace Kagoyire Gasinzigwa (Universiteit Stellenbosch, Department of Psychology). Construction of Genocide Memories: Narratives of Second-generation Rwandans Yosef Sintayehu Jemberie (Makerere University, Department of Social Studies). The Making of State of Emergency: A Historical Critique of Modern Political Power in Ethiopia Awet Halefom Kahsay (Addis Ababa University, Institute for Peace and Security Studies). Preventing Inter-Ethnic Conflict through Traditional Institutions: Evidences from North-East Ethiopia Learnmore Mvundura (University of the Witwatersrand, School of Social Sciences). Debunking Foreigner-Citizen Identity Binaries: Immigrant Women’s Negotiation of Maternal Health Inequities in Johannesburg Kenechukwu Nwachukwu (Makerere University, Makerere Institute of Social Research). Nigeria’s Unresolved Political History and the Production of Violence Through Historical Narratives: The IPOB Question Jacob Tagarirofa (University of the Free State, Centre for Gender and Africa). ‘Invisible Objects’ and Everyday Violence in a Post-war Community: A Posthuman Analysis of the Gendered Materialities of Landmines in the North-Eastern Border Area of Zimbabwe 2019–20Jacqueline Adongo (Cultural Studies, Makerere University). Rethinking Childhood: Child Identity Formation in Post-War Northern Uganda Stephen David (English Studies, Stellenbosch University). Biafra as Third Space: Reading the Politics of Belonging in Nigeria-Biafra Civil War Literature Florence Ncube (Anthropology, University of the Western Cape). Navigating Exile: A Case Study of Rwandan Former Soldiers Living in South Africa Elizabeth Animashaun (Peace Studies, University of Ibadan). Contending for Power: Intersections of Spiritualism, Violence, and Dominance in Commercial Sex Work Khanyile Mlotshwa (Media and Cultural Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal). Interrogating Anti-Black Violence and Xenophobia in Discursive Construction of Black Subjectivity in Post-Apartheid Johannesburg, South Africa Charlotte Ofori (Population Studies, University of Ghana). Bridewealth Payment and Male-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Ghana Martin Ihembe (Political Science, University of Ibadan). Electoral Violence and Reforms in Nigeria’s Fledgling Democracy Chenai Matshaka (Political Science, University of Pretoria). Civil Society Narratives of Violence and the Shaping of the Transitional Justice Agenda in Zimbabwe Isaac Dery (Gender Studies, Unaffiliated). "Illegal Border Crossing" and Gender-Based Violence: Developing an African-Centered Perspective on Masculinities Michael Owojuyigbe (Sociology, University of Ibadan). Sexual Learning Among the "Omo Ita" in Ibadan 2017–18Simbarashe Gukurume (Sociology, University of Cape Town). Militarization of University Spaces in Zimbabwe: Institutionalised Political Violence Yahya Sseremba (Political Science, Makerere University). A Historical and Political Inquiry Into the Political Violence in the Rwenzori Area of Uganda Edmore Chitukutuku (Anthropology, University of the Witwatersrand). Youth Militias As Victims of Political Violence in Northern Zimbabwe Torque Mude (Political Science, Religions, and Philosophies, Midlands State University). Effects of Violent Protests in Zimbabwe: Interrogating the April-August 2016 Anti-Government Protests Benard Kilaka (Political Science). When Comrades Become Radicalized: Students’ Fears, Everyday Relations, and Perceptions of Security in Moi University, Kenya Chibuzor Azubuike (African Studies, University of Ibadan). Negotiating Homeland and Return Among Female Bakassi Refugees in Cross River State Souad Belhorma (Gender Studies, Moulay Ismail University-Meknes). Violence and Socioeconomic Development in a Transnational Context: A Case Study of Sub-Saharan Women in Morocco Rosette Vuninga (History, University of the Western Cape). Combattants: Activists or Gangs? Ethno-Regional Violence Among Congolese Immigrants of South Africa Elizabeth Animashaun (Conflict Studies, University of Ibadan). Commercial Sex Workers and Gender-Based Violence in Communities along Benin-Republic- Nigeria Border Corridor Naume Choguya (Sociology and Anthropology University Of the Western Cape). Student Protests and Responses in South Africa: Violent Clashes
HFG Journalism Fellowships and Awards SAN FRANCISCO – SEPTEMBER 20: Freshly printed copies of the San Francisco Chronicle roll off the printing press at one of the Chronicle’s printing facilities September 20, 2007 in San Francisco, California. Newspaper sales in the U.S. continue to slide as people turn to the internet and television for their news. The Chronicle saw its circulation plunge more than 15 percent in 2006 to 398,000 during the week which has hurt newspaper vendor Rick Gaub’s business. Unable to sell as many papers as he used to, Gaub is looking for a new way to earn money after selling papers for 42 years. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) As a research organization dedicated to understanding violence in all forms, the Foundation recognizes the importance of accurate, in-depth reporting on crime and violence. The Foundation supports the work of journalists through its annual journalism fellowships and awards for excellence in reporting administered by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and The Crime Report. HFG Justice Reporting Fellows at John Jay College of Criminal Justice Each year, the Foundation awards 20-30 fellowships to reporters, broadcasters, editors, and writers covering crime and violence in the U.S. so they can attend the annual Harry Frank Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America. Fellows participating in the two-day winter symposium have an opportunity to speak with leading national and state criminal justice researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to better understand the dynamics of crime, violence, and the U.S. justice system. Fellows are selected by the Center on Media, Crime and Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice based in part on their work in progress or proposed projects that will benefit from participation in the symposium. HFG Awards for Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting at John Jay College Each year the Foundation honors a reporter or team of reporters who have made an extraordinary contribution to public awareness of crime and justice issues. The prizes for Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting, administered by John Jay’s Center on Media, Crime and Justice, recognize the previous year’s best print, online, or broadcast justice reporting by a U.S.-based media outlet. The 2023 award for best series went to “Broken Doors,” a six-part, investigative podcast from the Washington Post hosted by Jenn Abelson and Nicole Dungca. The series examined the deployment of no-knock warrants in the American criminal legal system and explored the ramifications of flawed accountability at every level. The award for the single-story category went to “The Mother Trap” and the companion video by Mother Jones magazine, reported and written by Samantha Michaels. Detailed information on the award-winning work and a listing of those named runner-ups in the single and series categories can be found here. Past Awards: The 2022 award for best series went to Jim Mustian and Jake Bleiberg of the Associated Press for their series, “Beatings, Buried Videos and Cover-Ups at the Louisiana State Police,” which revealed a pattern of violence against mostly Black motorists. The award for best single story went to Meribah Knight of Nashville Public Radio and Ken Armstrong of ProPublica for “Black Children Jailed for a Crime that Doesn’t Exist,” an examination of a wayward juvenile justice system in Tennessee’s Rutherford County. The 2022 runner-up award for a series went to public radio station KQED in San Francisco for “On Our Watch,” a podcast series investigating police misconduct and excessive use of force in California. Simone Weichselbaum and Sachi McClendon of The Marshall Project, and Uriel Garcia of the Arizona Republic were recognized as runners up in the single-story category for their article “U.S. Marshals Act Like Local Police With More Violence and Less Accountability.” The 2021 awards went to the staff of ProPublica for a series on infrequent disciplinary actions for alleged use of excessive force by the New York Police Department and to Anna Wolfe and Michelle Liu of Mississippi Today, working in partnership with The Marshall Project, for a story about de facto debtors prisons in Mississippi. Runners-up were Tony Plohetski, of the Austin American-Statesman, for a series on the collaboration of a Texas sheriff’s office with a reality TV show that allegedly led to violent tactics, and Hannah Dreier, of the Washington Post, for her story on how therapy sessions with undocumented migrant children were shared with U.S. immigration authorities for possible use in court proceedings against them. The prizes are the only national awards that exclusively recognize work on crime and justice topics. Judging criteria include the work’s impact on public policy at the local or national level. Prizes are awarded to winners and runners-up for a single story and for a series at the annual Harry Frank Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America.
HFG Symposium on Crime in America The Foundation sponsors an annual two-day symposium at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The event brings together leading researchers and policymakers with journalists to deepen public understanding of the most relevant crime and violence issues in the United States. On Oct. 3-4, 2023, John Jay College will host The 18th Annual Harry Frank Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America, “Reporting on Gun Violence: Engaging the Public on the Issues.” The symposium will offer a series of discussions with experts, public officials, and journalists exploring gun violence, a critical public safety and public health issue affecting communities across the United States. Panels will address how various policies, programs, politics, and historical dynamics impact gun violence, from police departments to legislators to local communities. This virtual event is open to the public. REGISTER HERE SYMPOSIUM DETAILS AND AGENDA 2022 SYMPOSIUM HIGHLIGHTS HFG Awards for Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting at John Jay College The symposium will honor the winners of the 2023 Harry Frank Guggenheim Awards for Excellence in Criminal Justice Journalism. The prizes, administered by the Center on Media, Crime and Justice, recognize the previous year’s best print and online justice reporting by a U.S.-based media outlet. Winners are chosen for the best series and best single story. The 2023 winners will be announced prior to the conference at The Crime Report, a project of The Media, Crime and Justice Center at John Jay College, which is hosting the awards.
HFG Pembroke College Research Fellow The Harry Frank Guggenheim Research Fellowship at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, was established in 2011 to support post-doctoral research proposing to make a significant contribution to the study of violence. Selected by Pembroke College, the three-year award focuses on the causes, manifestations, and control of violence in the present world. Priority is given to candidates who make a compelling case for the relevance of potential findings for policies intended to reduce these ills. Candidates are drawn from the disciplines of human, political, and social sciences, international relations, and aligned fields. The fellow is resident at, and admitted as a fellow of, Pembroke College during their tenure. The fellowship provides an opportunity to organize a conference at Cambridge to explore an aspect of the fellow’s research that is pertinent to both scholarship and practice and to write and speak on their work in coordination with the Foundation.Sophia Goodfriend is the Foundation’s 2025-2028 Pembroke Fellow. Goodfriend is researching the impact of big data and machine learning on military conflict in the Middle East. Surer Mohamed completed her HFG Pembroke Fellowship in 2024. As a fellow and PhD student in Politics and International Studies at Queens’ College Cambridge, she studied post-conflict urban reconstruction and conflict-related property disputes in Mogadishu, Somalia. About Pembroke College Founded in 1347, Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Its mission is to bring together the brightest students, from the broadest range of backgrounds; nurture outstanding research; provide the very best educational opportunities; and by doing so help to make a difference to the world.
HFG African Fellows The Harry Frank Guggenheim African Fellow Awards (formerly the Harry Frank Guggenheim Young African Scholars) recognize emerging African scholars studying aspects of violence on or directly related to the African continent. Every two years, the Foundation selects a cohort of Harry Frank Guggenheim African Fellows. Approximately a dozen emerging scholars are recognized for projects judged to be of high quality and closely relevant to the Foundation’s interest in violence. The Foundation welcomes proposals for the African Fellow Awards from any of the social and natural sciences or allied disciplines that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence and aggression. Highest priority is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence and aggression in the modern world. The proposed project must relate directly to the African continent. The Foundation is interested in violence related to many subjects, including, but not limited to, the following: War Crime Terrorism Family and intimate-partner relationships Climate instability and natural resource competition Racial, ethnic, and religious conflict Political extremism and nationalism The Foundation supports research that investigates the basic mechanisms in the production of violence, but primacy is given to proposals that make a compelling case for the relevance of potential findings for policies intended to reduce these ills. Likewise, historical research is considered to the extent that it is relevant to a current situation of violence. Examinations of the effects of violence are appropriate for a proposal only if a strong case can be made that these outcomes serve, in turn, as causes of future violence. The African Fellow Awards Fellowships are offered to individual scholars for a period of two years. The African Fellow Awards include an in-person methods workshop on the African continent, fieldwork research grants of $10,000 each, mentoring from senior African and Africanist scholars, sponsorship at an international conference to present research findings, and editorial and publication assistance through a writing workshop geared to support and prepare scholars to write for and submit to international peer-reviewed journals and other outlets for their research. Timing Candidates for the African Fellow Awards may apply online annually between December 1 and March 1. Final decisions are made by the Board of Directors. Applicants will be informed promptly by email of the Board’s decision. The program begins with a research proposal workshop held on the African continent. Eligibility Applicants for the fellowship may be citizens of any country. They must be aged 45 or younger, currently enrolled in an accredited Ph.D. program at an African higher-education institution, and living on the continent. Application The March 1 application deadline occurs every other year, in accordance with the program application cycle. Applicants must create an account to access the application. The guidelines are also available through the second link below. Online Application (Login required) Application Guidelines (PDF) Advice for Applicants (PDF) Related: African Fellows at the African Studies Association UK 2024 Conference Recent Recipients2025–2026Aroob Alfaki (University of Khartoum, Social Anthropology). Reproduction of Inequalities or Construction of New Commonalities? Socio-Spatial and Cultural Reconfigurations of the Urban and the Rural in Sudan Between Revolution and War Tamia Botes (University of the Witwatersrand, Anthropology). Eldorado Park as Demonic Grounds: A Social History from 1960s–Present Nonhlanhla Gumede (University of Pretoria, Social Work). Narratives of Male Perpetrators on Factors Contributing to Gender-Based Violence: A Case Study of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Lameck Kachena (University of Cape Town, Environmental and Geographical Sciences). Migration, Socioecological and Geopolitical Trajectories along the Great Limpopo and Chimanimani Transboundary Parks Stanley Kiswaga (Makerere University, Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR)). Theatre for Development and the Neoliberal Divides: Rethinking “New Nation-Building” in “Post-Socialist Tanzania” Kgomotso Komane (University of Pretoria, Political Science and International Relations). An Intersecting Theoretical Analysis on Lesotho’s Struggle with Political Violence: A Case Study on the (Re)Configuration and (Re)Construction of Basotho Wem on Mediation and Peacebuilding in Lesotho Abdirizak Muhumed (University of the Witwatersrand, Political Science). Unfinished Imperialism and Lived Experiences of Occupation in Ogaden, 1994–2018 Faridah Muli (University of Nairobi, Department of Diplomacy and International Studies). Digital Technologies in Counterterrorism: Assessing US-Kenya Partnerships in Violent Extremism Prevention in the Horn of Africa Azzeddine Tajjiou (Université Mohammed Premier, English Studies). Colonial Shadows and Post-Colonial Dreams: Exploring Corruption and Hope in Anglophone African Literature Rukayat Usman (University of Ibadan, Sociology/Public Policy). Violence Continuum and the Mobility Trajectories of Young Internally Displaced Persons Exiting Camps in Nigeria Alida van der Walt (Stellenbosch University, Department of Music; Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest). Sensing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in South Africa: Vocal Performance as Witness and Apology See Full List
