We owe cultural rights defenders a significant debt of gratitude for the work they do to defend human rights and ensure beauty, color, dignity, expression, celebration, thought, meaning and memory…
The failure of scholars to recognize the agency of children in political spheres matches the failure in practice to engage children when developing programs aimed at responding to their specific…
As the Biden administration appears to recommit to a foreign policy based on democracy and human rights, Bahrain offers a stark reminder of the difficulty of pursuing such a policy…
Outright deplatforming and suppression of religiously and ideologically motivated extremist users, groups, and content does not appear to effectively curb their influence or prevent the radicalization of new users. This…
The Mapuche movements in Chile have had an important role in recent decades, pressing for changes to the nation-state model that will allow recognition of their rights of…
The Syrian Civil War has witnessed grassroots mobilization for education combined with agendas of political resistance. Here is why education lends itself to activism…
The recent tragic war between Armenia and Azerbaijan brought the parties closer than ever to a final peace settlement. The three-decade-long peace talks have focused on the territorial questions at…
While the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals direct all countries to reduce environmental impacts, governments and businesses continue to promise and prioritize economic growth. Degrowth theory draws on the science…
The trial and imprisonment of Alexei Navalny has provoked widespread protest in Russia and condemnation in Western states. At least in the short term, the extent to which it marks…
