We develop the concept of the satellite political movement (SPM), a form of movement-party interaction that emerges in support of a…
While the presence of a strong civil society is recognized as desirable for democracies, an important question is what motivates citizens…
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…
The international community has historically maintained hope that advances in science and technology offer humanity a wide range of options…
A historic shift has occurred in the organizational structures through which the lower classes in Latin America express voice and find…
Unemployed and informal workers seem an unlikely source of large-scale collective action in Latin America. Since 1997, however, Argentina…