Violent Territorialities and the Cultural Politics of Belonging in West Kalimantan Indonesia …separated from the specific historical and environmental conditions of the forested regions where the shaping and claiming of these agrarian landscapes have taken place. I will also examine the parallel…
The Kayapo Conjuncture: An Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance with International Civil Society Against Violence and Rights Abuse by the State and National Security …attract the support of national and international civil society (in the form of nongovernmental organizations devoted to environmental conservation, human rights, and indigenous support), and important sectors of the Brazilian…
HFG Staff …East Africa, she reported on the war in Northern Ethiopia, Sudan’s democratic transition, drought and conflict in Somalia, terrorism in Kenya, and several elections across the African continent. Her work…
Intrahousehold Income Inequality and Conflict: Testing an Economic Model of Domestic Violence in Kerala, India …in the labor market, but in fact the opposite pattern has been observed. Domestic violence and intrahousehold conflict have been observed to actually increase after the introduction of income-generation programs…
War and Economic Development in Vietnam and Sierra Leone The negative consequences of war on society are severe. Armed conflict displaces populations, destroys capital and infrastructure, damages the social fabric of communities, endangers civil liberties, and can create health…
Grassroots Peace: Postconflict Reconstruction in Rural Colombia …postconflict settings. Existing research on postconflict settings has focused on top-down peace programming and failed to consider the theoretical link between conflict dynamics and postconflict outcomes. By studying local reconstruction…
“Conflict and Climate: How Global Warming Leads to Global Violence” …how these factors contribute to violence often attributed to climate change. The speakers challenged dominant narratives about climate-induced conflict; noted the impact of war and conflict on the environment itself,…
Reluctance to Back Down Is No Reason to Fight …war weariness, nor the decision-making that led to this conflict, are fully apparent. The conflict could end up harming Washington’s reputation for resolve and its ability to deter adversaries in…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Welcomes Its 2022 Distinguished Scholars …are exploring important problems of violence in the world. The Distinguished Scholars are investigating a myriad of issues, including violence against women, policing and crime, radicalization, and the environmental parameters…
Malvinas/Falklands War: Argentine Experiences of the 1982 Conflict Through Letters, War Diaries, and Amateur Photographs by Soldiers and Civilians Mobilized During the War …letters sent and received by soldiers during the conflict, as well as amateur photographs taken by them. Since the conflict was so short, in most cases, correspondence was not subject…
