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2012
Re-thinking Western Policies in Light of the Arab Uprisings
Author: Riccardo Alcaro, Steven Heydemann, Robert Springborg, Issandr El Amrani, Silvia Colombo, Nathalie Tocci, Ahmed Driss, Khaled Elgindy, Muriel Asseburg, Miguel Haubrich-Seco
Publisher: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)
This paper examines the response of external actors to the Arab Spring, particularly the United States and the European Union. More on «Re-thinking Western Policies in Light of the Arab Uprisings»

Dec 2011
Muslim Brotherhood Organization in America
Author: Lorenzo Vidino
Publisher: Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
This lecture traces the history of the Muslim Brotherhood, founded in Egypt and spread around the globe, before focusing on the organization in the US context. More on «Muslim Brotherhood Organization in America»

Nov 2011
Advancing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Author: Allen Moore, Sarah Kornblet, Mohammad Kamali, Janet E Lord, Michael Ashley Stein, Ali Saberi, Allison deFranco, Hengameh Saberi, Ari Ne’eman, Soheil Moeini, Michael E Waterstone, Michael Ashley Stein
Publisher: Henry L Stimson Center
This book is the result of a Stimson Center project focusing on how the US and Iran should best implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. More on «Advancing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities»

Mar 2011
The Politics of Evo Morales’ Rise to Power in Bolivia
Author: Rafael Loayza Bueno, Ajoy Datta
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper explores how Evo Morales came to power through the support of indigenous social movements and their relationship with think tanks. More on «The Politics of Evo Morales’ Rise to Power in Bolivia»

10 Feb 2011
¿Democracia árabe? Una presencia que se abre paso más allá del espejismo
Author: Carlos Varona Narvión
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Los incipientes pasos hacia la libertad política, incluida la libertad de expresión, habidos en Túnez, y contagiados más tarde en efecto dominó al menos a Egipto, ofrecen una inesperada oportunidad para la democratización del mundo árabe. More on «¿Democracia árabe? Una presencia que se abre paso más allá del espejismo»

15 Feb 2010
Historia Actual Online, Número 21
Author: Víctor Manuel Marí Sáez, Jorge A Núñez, Jeffrey Juris, Marina Sitrin, David Graeber, Laura Muñoz Encinar, Gonzalo Palomo Guijarro, José Antonio Recio Cuesta, Francisco José Cuevas Noa, Graham Kelsey, Frank Mintz, Juan Ceballos Reyes, José Luis Gutiérrez Molina, Beltrán Roca Martínez, Miryam Colacrai, Michael M Ogbeidi, Rebeca Viguera Ruiz, Eladi Mainar Cabanes, Gaspar Díez Pomares, Elena Yeste
Publisher: Asociación de Historia Actual (AHA)
Este número de Historia Actual Online trata de la transición española, de la reconciliación nacional a cambio de desmemoria, del olvido público de la guerra civil. More on «Historia Actual Online, Número 21»

2010
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs Vol 39, No 3 (2010)
Author: Ming-sho Ho, Anru Lee, Wen-hui Anna Tang, James W Y Wang, I-lun Tsai, Chin-shou Wang, Stephen Philion, Dong Wang, Kay Hearn
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) / National Institute of Chinese Studies (NICS)
This issue of the Journal of Chinese Affairs focuses on social movements and democratization in Taiwan, and presents a slice of the life story of contemporary social activism that has sought to reform Taiwanese society. More on «Journal of Current Chinese Affairs Vol 39, No 3 (2010)»

Dec 2009
Armed Conflict, Crime and Social Protest in South Bolivar, Colombia (1996-2004)
Author: Gonzalo Vargas
Publisher: Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This paper challenges the dominant interpretations of the development of the conflict in Colombia during the late 1990s and early 2000s and focuses mainly on the region of South Bolivar. More on «Armed Conflict, Crime and Social Protest in South Bolivar, Colombia (1996-2004)»

Sep 2009
Decentring Poverty, Reworking Government
Author: Anthony Bebbington, Diana Mitlin, Jan Mogaladi, Martin Scurrah, C Bielich
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
This paper considers how social movements in South Africa and Peru rework poverty as a domain of policy intervention. More on «Decentring Poverty, Reworking Government»

Jul 2009
Analyzing Social Movements
Author: Camille Goirand
Publisher: CIDOB Foundation
This paper compares Latin American with European and North American approaches to studying social movements. More on «Analyzing Social Movements»

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