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The Idea of Haiti: Rethinking Crisis and Development 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Microfinance and Its Discontents Women in Debt in Bangladesh Lamia Karim 2011 Spring
A feminist critique of the much-lauded microcredit process in Bangladesh
The City, Revisited: Urban Theory from Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York The City, Revisited Urban Theory from Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York Dennis R. Judd and Dick Simpson, Editors 2010 Fall
Reexamining urban scholarship for the twenty-first century