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The Straight Line: How the Fringe Science of Ex-Gay Therapy Reoriented Sexuality The Straight Line How the Fringe Science of Ex-Gay Therapy Reoriented Sexuality Tom Waidzunas 2015 Fall
The consequences, for science as well as public policy, of relegating ex-gay therapies to the scientific fringe
Civil Resistance: Comparative Perspectives on Nonviolent Struggle Civil Resistance Comparative Perspectives on Nonviolent Struggle Kurt Schock, Editor 2015 Fall
A much-needed cross-disciplinary survey of the most recent scholarship on nonviolent resistance
Security in the Bubble: Navigating Crime in Urban South Africa Security in the Bubble Navigating Crime in Urban South Africa Christine Hentschel 2015 Fall
Can high-crime cities become safer by changing perceptions of space?
Elusive Jannah: The Somali Diaspora and a Borderless Muslim Identity Elusive Jannah The Somali Diaspora and a Borderless Muslim Identity Cawo M. Abdi 2015 Fall
The contrasting lives of Somali refugees and migrants on three continents
Leverage of the Weak: Labor and Environmental Movements in Taiwan and South Korea Leverage of the Weak Labor and Environmental Movements in Taiwan and South Korea Hwa-Jen Liu 2015 Fall
Why do social movements appear at different times in a nation’s development?
Chicago Hustle and Flow: Gangs, Gangsta Rap, and Social Class Chicago Hustle and Flow Gangs, Gangsta Rap, and Social Class Geoff Harkness 2014 Fall
Explores the symbiotic relationship between gangsta rap and Chicago street gangs
Total Liberation: The Power and Promise of Animal Rights and the Radical Earth Movement Total Liberation The Power and Promise of Animal Rights and the Radical Earth Movement David Naguib Pellow 2014 Fall
All oppression is linked: radical environmental and animal liberation movements in the struggle for social justice
Jakarta, Drawing the City Near Jakarta, Drawing the City Near AbdouMaliq Simone 2014 Fall
Explores urban change between the superblock and the slum in contemporary Jakarta, Indonesia
Protesting Culture and Economics in Western Europe: New Cleavages in Left and Right Politics Protesting Culture and Economics in Western Europe New Cleavages in Left and Right Politics Swen Hutter 2014 Fall
Brings social movement studies and research on populist parties into productive dialogue
More Than Shelter: Activism and Community in San Francisco Public Housing More Than Shelter Activism and Community in San Francisco Public Housing Amy L. Howard 2014 Spring
Public housing projects in San Francisco reveal the power of community action
Fighting for Peace: Veterans and Military Families in the Anti–Iraq War Movement Fighting for Peace Veterans and Military Families in the Anti–Iraq War Movement Lisa Leitz 2014 Spring
The story of the “military peace movement” that opposed the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
The Durable Slum: Dharavi and the Right to Stay Put in Globalizing Mumbai The Durable Slum Dharavi and the Right to Stay Put in Globalizing Mumbai Liza Weinstein 2014 Spring
How Dharavi, Mumbai’s megaslum, has escaped eradication for decades
Answer the Call: Virtual Migration in Indian Call Centers Answer the Call Virtual Migration in Indian Call Centers Aimee Carrillo Rowe, Sheena Malhotra and Kimberlee Pérez 2013 Fall
What are the personal and political consequences of being a “virtual American” in India?
Oye Loca: From the Mariel Boatlift to Gay Cuban Miami Oye Loca From the Mariel Boatlift to Gay Cuban Miami Susana Peña 2013 Fall
Illustrates the development of a Cuban American gay male culture in Miami
The Future of Social Movement Research: Dynamics, Mechanisms, and Processes The Future of Social Movement Research Dynamics, Mechanisms, and Processes Jacquelien van Stekelenburg, Conny Roggeband and Bert Klandermans, Editors 2013 Fall
An up-to-date and comprehensive overview of current and future social movement scholarship