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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Liza Weinstein 2014 Spring

How Dharavi, Mumbai’s megaslum, has escaped eradication for decades

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 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 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

The Marrying Kind? Debating Same-Sex Marriage within the Lesbian and Gay Movement Mary Bernstein and Verta Taylor, Editors 2013 Spring

A look inside the lesbian and gay movement’s disagreements over same-sex marriage

Strategies for Social Change Gregory M. Maney, Rachel V. Kutz-Flamenbaum, Deana A. Rohlinger and Jeff Goodwin, Editors 2012 Spring

Examines how strategies within social movements develop and work

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