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Turkish Berlin Integration Policy and Urban Space Annika Marlen Hinze 2013 Fall

A revealing account of how immigrants create, cope with, and change urban neighborhoods

The Idea of Haiti Rethinking Crisis and Development Millery Polyné, Editor 2013 Spring

How do prevailing narratives affect a nation’s sense of itself and its possibilities?

Pragmatist Politics Making the Case for Liberal Democracy John McGowan 2012 Fall

A refreshingly liberal account of the possibilities for American democracy

Struggling Giants City-Region Governance in London, New York, Paris, and Tokyo Paul Kantor, Christian Lefevre, Asato Saito, H. V. Savitch and Andy Thornley 2012 Spring

The struggle for governability in the world’s four leading global city-regions

Student Activism in Asia Between Protest and Powerlessness Meredith L. Weiss and Edward Aspinall, Editors 2012 Fall

How student-led protest movements have challenged governments across Asia since World War II

Racial Democracy and the Black Metropolis Housing Policy in Postwar Chicago Preston H. Smith II 2012 Spring

How a black elite fighting racial discrimination reinforced class inequality in postwar America

Does Local Government Matter? How Urban Policies Shape Civic Engagement Elaine B. Sharp 2012 Spring

Asks and answers hard questions about the consequences of local government programs for democracy

Speculative Security The Politics of Pursuing Terrorist Monies Marieke de Goede 2012 Spring

Does following the money create security or undermine it?

The Neoliberal Deluge Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism, and the Remaking of New Orleans Cedric Johnson, Editor 2011 Fall

A critical collection on the politics of disaster and reconstruction in New Orleans

Trafficking Women’s Human Rights Julietta Hua 2011 Fall

How images of sex trafficking produce notions of race, sex, and citizenship

The Autonomous Animal Self-Governance and the Modern Subject Claire E. Rasmussen 2011 Fall

A wide-ranging reexamination of a foundational tenet of modern democratic society

Justice and the American Metropolis Clarissa Rile Hayward and Todd Swanstrom, Editors 2011 Fall

Returning social justice to the center of urban policy debates

Stare in the Darkness The Limits of Hip-hop and Black Politics Lester K. Spence 2011 Spring

Critiquing the true impact of hip-hop culture on politics

Choices Women Make Agency in Domestic Violence, Assisted Reproduction, and Sex Work Carisa R. Showden 2011 Spring

An inquiry into women’s agency—how it is developed and deployed and how it can be increased

Microfinance and Its Discontents Women in Debt in Bangladesh Lamia Karim 2011 Spring

A feminist critique of the much-lauded microcredit process in Bangladesh

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