Category: Society & Culture
112 Articles
- Society & Culture
Melting and Mining in Greenland: Understanding Arctic Climate Change Through Dialogue with Locals
Introduction Approximately 13.1 million people live in the Circumpolar North. Communities and cultures established throughout the Arctic thousands of years ago have adapted to…
May 29, 2020
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US-Iranian Relations Remain on Track for Escalation
While regime continuity is not in doubt, Iran is undergoing its worst period of turmoil since the 1980s. The sudden closing of external trade, currency depreciation, and…
May 27, 2020
- Society & Culture
Climate Change in Central America: The Drug War Connection
Ecological destruction by narcotics traffickers is hardly unusual; similar dynamics are reported across Latin America. It is particularly widespread in Central America, however.…
May 13, 2020
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Investing in the Front Line of the COVID-19 Crisis: Young People as Partners and Leaders
In Chile, for example, a young entrepreneur named Daniela has pivoted her 3-D printing business to produce much-needed PPE components. A young business owner in Canada is…
April 30, 2020
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State Authority Restoration in the Central African Republic: The Striking Gap Between Its Past, Its Potential, and People’s Expectations
The vibrant academic debate on state authority restoration demonstrates how crucial the issue is to the endurance or abatement of conflict. Joel Migdal investigates how state…
April 27, 2020
- Society & Culture
Troll Politics
The Trolls Are Everywhere Medieval Iceland has one of the most significant literary heritages of Europe, including a wide variety of prose texts in the vernacular. These…
April 22, 2020
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The Ties that Bind: Tribes and Borders in the Gulf
The non-ruling Dawasir tribe, for instance, helped determine the “line in the sea” between Bahrain and Qatar. Eighty years ago, the broken boat of a Dawasir tribesman was…
February 28, 2020
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Alcohol Policies in Australia: Indigenous Activism and International Blueprints
A significant dimension of the WHO definition of alcohol policy is the suggestion that such “authoritative decisions” and measures to limit health or social harm may be made,…
February 14, 2020
- Society & Culture
Pope Francis: Extending his “Culture of Encounter” into the Arab and Muslim Worlds
Links to History Pope Francis’ visit is not an unprecedented aspect of papal diplomacy. Historical parallels reinforce why Jorge Mario Bergoglio chose to be named after Francis…
January 22, 2020
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Same-Sex Marriage and the Liberal Transformation of Ireland
Social Change The Constitution of Ireland, adopted in 1937, was heavily influenced by Catholic social teaching and aligned with the values of the majority of citizens at the. …
January 15, 2020