The White Power Movement at War on Democracy …of the U.S. Capitol—as part of a global, distributed effort to assert and maintain white dominance. In doing so, she exhorts scholars, policymakers, and law enforcement officials to understand and…
The Mind of the Segregationist …of southern leaders who wrestled with segregationism but decided not to support it. The most interesting in the latter category was the popular evangelist Billy Graham. Graham and his father-in-law,…
Violence and Dysphoria: The Villagization of Kinshasa and the Role of Healers …away of the regime of law and order, the collective imaginary resorts to archaic dual imageries, where the anguish for evil and utopian dream are like two sides of the…
Kidnapping in Colombia …in the aggregate rate—from 1992 to 1995 and from 2001 to date—are not easily explained. A quite common hypothesis—that the first drop was due to an antikidnapping law—was not corroborated…
Hardships and Violence against Street Children in Sub-Saharan African Cities: Understanding Street Children and Street Life in Urban Tanzania …children experience a rough life associated with the lack of basic necessities of life like shelter, food, health, education, and others. Both adult urban residents and law enforcement institutions regard…
Violence and Politics in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Comparative Study of Kingston, Jamaica …and narcotics trafficking, mass extortion of downtown businesses, and obtaining government contracts and patronage. The leadership of the gang depended on close connections with the government for protection from law…
Entertaining, Informing, Discussing: How do Media Spread Messages of Peace and Violence? …new to listeners, regarding democratic institutions and procedures such as anticorruption law and elections. Other radio episodes addressed topics about which listeners likely have pre-existing positions, such as the role…
In Harm’s Way: Violence at the Urban Margins in Contemporary Argentina …argue that law enforcement at the urban margins is intermittent, selective, and contradictory. This fractured presence of the state perpetuates the violence it is presumed to prevent. Fourth, residents of…
Christian Martyrs and the Making of an Islamic Society in the Post-Conquest Period …types of martyrs. The first and most numerous were Christian converts to Islam who then returned to Christianity. Because apostasy was considered a capital offense under Islamic law, they could…
Of Rebels, Spirits, and Social Engineers: The Problems with Ending Female Genital Cutting …laws eventually deem them violent and unjust. The book has received the Michelle Rosaldo book prize. I am currently working on highlighting implications of my research for policies affecting African…
