“I left Gabon in a wheelchair; I’ll come back on my two legs. People that have said I’m dead andMore…
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| September 5, 2012
An African Lysistrata in Togo
On Saturday 25 August in Lomé Togo, a group of female civil society activists from the organization Let’s Save TogoMore…
| June 4, 2012
Democracy in Mali: A True Festival of Robbers
The political crisis in Mali, precipitated by a military coup d’état on 22 March that toppled the country’s increasingly unpopularMore…
American Ethnologist on Occupy
The May 2012 issue of American Ethnologist has three open-access articles focused on the Occupy movement. In “The Occupy MovementMore…
| May 1, 2012
Social Science’s New Occupation
According to Jennifer Schuessler reporting in the New York Times, the Occupy movement has inspired numerous research projects in theMore…
But is it a General Strike?
In light of the general strike called for today by the Occupy movement, Bhaskar Sunkara asks, “What is a generalMore…
Sitrin: “Think Differently, Do Differently” on May 1
For The Nation, Marina Sitrin, postdoctoral fellow at the CUNY Graduate Center Committee on Globalization and Social Change and authorMore…
| April 20, 2012
Scholars and Activists Launch “Making Sense of Kony”
The recent “Kony 2012″ viral video has highlighted serious disagreement within and between the research, humanitarian, activist, and policy communitiesMore…
| March 30, 2012
Rights Groups and Scholars Discuss the LRA
The dramatically successful viral video “Kony 2012″ continues to prompt debate within academic, NGO, and activist circles. Supporters argue thatMore…
| March 20, 2012
Challenges to Popular Movements and Change in Sudan
On 4 March, Sudanese police dispersed a group of 100 students protesting in front of the presidential palace. The studentsMore…
