Can democratic participation reduce inequalities in citizenship produced by policing? We argue that citizen participation in policing…
“When Javier Zamora was nine, he traveled unaccompanied by bus, boat, and foot from El Salvador to the United States to reunite with his…
In her new book, Vice Patrol: Cops, Courts, and the Struggle over Urban Gay Life before Stonewall, HLS Assistant Professor of Law Anna…
In her new book, Authoritarian Police in Democracy: Contested Security in Latin America, ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Assistant Professor of Public Policy Yanilda…
What are the social and political consequences of poor state governance and low state legitimacy? Under what conditions does lynching –…
In countries around the world, from the United States to the Philippines to Chile, police forces are at the center of social unrest and…
Governments around the world are increasingly recognizing the power of problem-oriented governance as a way to address complex public…
The promise of American democracy is at greater risk than at any time since the 1930s. Among the most important factors of America’s…
Many view civil wars as violent contests between armed combatants. But history shows that community groups, businesses, NGOs, local…