Phosphorous is in, or impacts, almost everything. Highly reactive and glowing slightly when coming into contact with oxygen, the element is in your bones, your muscles, and in the food you…
Civil society, social change, and anthropology: A conversation with Maple Razsa about ‘Bastards of Utopia’
In the early 1990’s, as the Cold War ended, Eastern Bloc countries began untethering themselves from Soviet influence, discarding decades of socialism and communism as they did so. Colby College…
The Question Concerning Genocide
Cultural genocide — that’s what a Canadian commission ruled that country’s former practice of forcibly removing First Nations children from their family homes. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada…
When Water Runs Dry — The Reality of a Diminishing Resource
California is littered with signs asking readers not to call authorities. They’re not a gimmick, nor do they have anything to do with violent crime. The signs are water related….
Gender and ‘Migrating Out of Poverty’
Emotions are seen as ephemeral in nature, but they can have a huge impact on individuals as well as the communities they leave behind. Framing Fellow Deirdre McKay studies affect…
Win a copy of Framing the Global!
Wednesday and Thursday of this week you have the chance to win a copy of our Framing the Global volume. The book introduces readers to the project’s approach to global…
Five Questions with Faranak Miraftab
Migration has become a major issue for countries around the world. It’s also been a major news story as Europeans struggle to accommodate refugees crossing the Mediterranean while south Asian…
What is regional, international, and global?
Universities around the United States are rethinking area studies, international studies, and global studies, pondering what each adds to our understanding of the world. Some of those institutions were represented…
Agriculture, Aid, and Hunger in India
The issue of development aid is often a complicated one. A recent workshop at Penn State University traced its complicated history in India. “A History of Aid, Agriculture, and Hunger…
Russia, China, and the World: Focus on Africa
As the international community begins to debate what the next set of global development goals will be, scholars at Indiana University recently discussed what the future of Russian and Chinese…