Tag: Civil Society
120 Articles
- Forum
The Arctic is Transforming… Can We?
This metamorphosis has dramatic implications for ecosystems in the region. Early indications show that ecosystems are rearranging at every level. Near the base of the food chain,…
May 1, 2020
- Society & Culture
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
- Global Governance
Politics at the End of the Anthropocene
The above introduction was supposed to be the opening of a text focusing on the overlap of the climate crisis, right-wing authoritarianism, and the origins of both in our fossil…
April 20, 2020
- Dialogues
Dr. Victor Cha on China and the NBA
GJIA: In the lecture, you mentioned China is practicing “Predatory Liberalism.” Could you explain what that is? VC: “Predatory liberalism” is essentially the idea…
April 6, 2020
- Human Rights & Development
Building a Multi-Directional Transnational Solidarity Movement
Within this predominant relationship, the colonial mindset continues to influence our understanding of who needs help, who is responsible for the conditions of those in need, and…
February 13, 2020
- Forum: LGBTQ+ Issues in International Relations
- Society & Culture
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
- Society & Culture
To Impeach or Not to Impeach: Lessons from Latin America
Since 1978, congresses from six of the nineteen Latin American countries have removed ten presidents through impeachments or declarations of incapacity (or the leaders have…
December 13, 2019
- Society & Culture
Hong Kong’s Escalating Protests: Three Questions
In February 2019, Hong Kong’s government proposed a bill to permit extradition requests from mainland China and Macau for criminal suspects. Opponents expressed long-standing…
December 9, 2019
- Global Governance
A Transition from Above or From Below in Venezuela?
Existing scholarly research suggests that a lack of prominent pro-government political moderates makes a transition from above unlikely. Instead, re-democratization depends on…
August 30, 2019
- Forum: LGBTQ+ Issues in International Relations
- Society & Culture
LGBTIQ Rights in Kenya: On Artivism and Social Change
In a country where many consider homosexuality to be “un-African,” the High Court decision will mark a watershed moment in a twenty-year struggle. For two decades, a lively…
May 14, 2019