An Emerging Democracy Requires More Than Just Elections
This is hardly a week when we need to be reminded that judges and, in particular, Supreme Court justices, have a profound impact on politics.
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The Tyrant’s Brutal Legacy
There will be no dramatic moment of closure on the era of Muhammad Hosni al-Sayyid Mubarak, the man who ruled and misruled Egypt for 30 years before being overthrown in early 2011.
From Black Revolution to 'Radical Humanism': Malcolm X Between Biography and International History
This article both reviews Manning Marable’s Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention and reflects more broadly upon Malcolm X’s political trajectory and human rights activism in the context of American, Afric
Muslim Integration into Western Cultures: Between Origins and Destinations
To what extent do migrants carry their culture with them, and to what extent do they acquire the culture of their new home?
The Education of Nations: How the Political Organization of the Poor, Not Democracy, Led Governments to Invest in Mass Education
Mass education is vital to sustainable development, particularly in the information age.
A National Call to Action on Citizenship Education
Political polarization in the United States hinders national progress.
The Persistence of Cultural Diversity Despite Cosmopolitanism
Book abstract: Over the past two decades there has been great interest in cosmopolitanism across the human and social sciences.
God and Caesar in America
The essay discusses the negative effects of the politicization of religion in the U.S. The authors note that modern U.S.
Saving the Nonviolent Revolution in Syria: For a Credible Strategy
1. A clear objective: ending the dictatorship: As the world is drawn to the meeting of the Friends of Syria in Tunisia, it remains at a loss on what to do to end the killing.
Politics as a Male Domain and Empowerment in India
The introduction of electoral gender quotas in diverse contexts around the globe has attracted a great deal of scholarly and political interest.
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