Recent Articles
NOV 21, 2018 • Journal Online Exclusive
The Truth is Not Always as It Seems, and What That Means for Reconciliation and Justice
In this blog post, Caroline Nguyen writes that the difficulty of defining and enforcing the right to truth explains why many scholars and practitioners are ...
NOV 8, 2018 • Journal Online Exclusive
Truth, Justice, and Power: Why Victimization Continues After Conflict
The cases of South Korea, Spain, and the Gambia show how political institutions can marginalize survivors in the aftermath of conflict.
NOV 5, 2018 • Article
The Ethics of Personal Data Collection: A Spectrum of Experiences from Kenya, India, and The Gambia
Many advocates now depend on mobile apps and crowdsourced data to address violations of human rights, such as physical assaults on women in India. In ...
NOV 1, 2018 • Article
Sanders' "Selective Engagement" versus Transactional Internationalism
As the Trump administration moves U.S. engagement to a form of "transactional internationalism," Senator Bernie Sanders has unveiled his vision of "selective engagement." Both ...
OCT 31, 2018 • Journal Online Exclusive
Sanders' "Selective Engagement" versus Transactional Internationalism
Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders each offer a different alternative to the traditional "bipartisan consensus" in U.S. foreign policy.
OCT 30, 2018 • Journal Online Exclusive
The Alternatives to War: From Sanctions to Nonviolence, with James Pattison
In this interview, James Pattison discusses his book, "The Alternatives to War." His goal is to offer policymakers a pragmatic moral map of the main ...
OCT 24, 2018 • Journal Online Exclusive
The Importance of Memory: Unreliable, Precarious, and Crucial to Reconciliation
Several recent cases involving the Gambia, Japan and Korea, and Spain highlight the tenuous relationship between memory, history, and state-building.
OCT 17, 2018 • Article
Unlocking the Potential of Young Working Women in the Middle East and North Africa
Through the story of Fatima AlRiami, a doctor in Yemen, Mariel Davis of Education for Employment not only illustrates some of the challenges that young ...
OCT 10, 2018 • Article
Professor Nick Rengger: A Reflection
Professor Nick Rengger, one of the leading political thinkers of his generation, passed away in September 2018. "Nick had the most generous of intellects, always curious, ...