Geography

Building Dignified Worlds Geographies of Collective Action Gerda Roelvink 2016 Spring

Long before the Occupy movement, contemporary collectives have been constructing surprising alternative economies

Fast Policy Experimental Statecraft at the Thresholds of Neoliberalism Jamie Peck and Nik Theodore 2015 Spring

The first systematic analysis of global policy mobility across two fast-changing policy fields

Making Other Worlds Possible Performing Diverse Economies Gerda Roelvink, Kevin St. Martin and J. K. Gibson-Graham, Editors 2015 Spring

Rethinking economy to produce resilient communities

Genetic Geographies The Trouble with Ancestry Catherine Nash 2015 Spring

Making sense of the science of ancestry and origins

The Price of Thirst Global Water Inequality and the Coming Chaos Karen Piper 2014 Fall

Imagine a world where water is only for those who can afford it. We’re already there.

Debt to Society Accounting for Life under Capitalism Miranda Joseph 2014 Fall

Reveals how credit, debt, and accounting shape and influence our lives

The Deadly Life of Logistics Mapping Violence in Global Trade Deborah Cowen 2014 Fall

A genealogy of logistics, tracing the link between markets and militaries, territory and government

Health Rights Are Civil Rights Peace and Justice Activism in Los Angeles, 1963–1978 Jenna M. Loyd 2014 Spring

How demands for dignified medical care and healthy living conditions brought together social justice advocates

Fires on the Border The Passionate Politics of Labor Organizing on the Mexican Frontera Rosemary Hennessy 2013 Fall

Examining the affective bonds of labor organizing and collective agency in northern Mexico

The Changs Next Door to the Díazes Remapping Race in Suburban California Wendy Cheng 2013 Fall

The multiracial suburb, offering a glimpse into America’s future

Building a House in Heaven Pious Neoliberalism and Islamic Charity in Egypt Mona Atia 2013 Fall

The merging of religion, capitalism, and politics in Islamic charities in Egypt

Meeting Place The Human Encounter and the Challenge of Coexistence Paul Carter 2013 Fall

Do we really need to encounter others?

Corporate Sovereignty Law and Government under Capitalism Joshua Barkan 2013 Fall

Corporate power to govern life is increasing not because regulation has failed but because it has succeeded

Lifeblood Oil, Freedom, and the Forces of Capital Matthew T. Huber 2013 Fall

Using oil to retell twentieth-century American political history

Degraded Work The Struggle at the Bottom of the Labor Market Marc Doussard 2013 Fall

Why service-sector jobs have gotten worse—and what can be done to improve pay and working conditions for low-wage workers

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