Collective vigilantism, group violence to punish perceived offenses to a community, is both global and common in the contemporary world. It…
Ten years after the onset of the Arab Spring, the Middle East and North Africa are torn between two visions of progress: a democratic one…
What are the social and political consequences of poor state governance and low state legitimacy? Under what conditions does lynching –…
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This month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reconsecrated the Hagia Sophia — a UNESCO world heritage site and museum — as a house of…