…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…

…state legislature to increase our taxes to pay for more police officers. It was a remarkable political moment when you think about it. There was deep concern about our city’s…

…appear that little can be done about this, a broad range of thinkers and organizations of differing political stripes are in fact attempting to address these divisions. In The Polarization…

…political violence are increasing in frequency and intensity, assessing the actual likelihood of politically motivated acts of physical harm remains challenging, as does determining what to do about such threats….

…spiral. Looking forward, he predicts a future of renewed political violence, plagued by “terrorism, urban uprisings, and intercommunal violence of the kind that has plagued Israel and Northern Ireland.”  We’ve…

…of heightened political instability as well as the vulnerability of these groups for government targeting as the political demands of the moment require. Interestingly, despite a freezing of relationships between…

Against a backdrop of escalating political violence and deepening polarization in the United States, a new HFG-supported report from the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights  examines how…

…weaker side to concede, facilitating agreement. The argument has important implications for bargaining, collective action, and political transitions. The third chapter analyzes the Tunisian political crises of 2013 to explain…

…Their thoughtful consideration of the mechanisms that drive spikes in some forms of violence and drops in others suggests timely and compelling opportunities for crucial social-science research that can complement…

Infant abuse and neglect is not a phenomenon unique to the human species. In monkeys and apes, some mothers occasionally display violent behavior towards their infants and a few others…