The Long-Term Harm Caused by Short-Term Exposure to Violence
A study of the political upheaval in Kenya shows what harm violence can have on the children who witness it.
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Egyptian Protests
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Where Have All the Protesters Gone?
Why didn't the biggest protests in world history have a signal effect in stopping the Iraq War? Ten years later, one sociologist argues it's because the crowds had an aversion to party politics.
Morsi Goes to Philadelphia
Egyptian Constitutional voters, unlike Jefferson and Madison, have to deal with Twitter. It’s late afternoon in the Mediterranean,…
OWS, Egypt Expose Limits of Town Square Test
Central plazas were key places for political action in 2011, but historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom says the Town Square Test fails as a method for assessing the divide between democracy and authoritarian.
Applying the Doha Debates to Egypt
In an open letter to the organizers of Egypt’s uprising, international studies professor (and ethnic Egyptian) Nivien Saleh suggests a tool for crafting real democracy.