Archive for 2007

Researching Migration: Stories from the Field

DeSipio, Louis, Manuel Garcia y Griego, and Sherri Kossoudji, eds. New York: Social Science Research Council, 2007.

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An SSRC Book of essays by Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows designed to offer general lessons on the selection , combination, and use of various quantitative and qualitative research methods.

In this web-publication, fellows of the International Migration Program reflect upon their experience conducting research . . .

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Contemporary Chinese Literature: From the Cultural Revolution to the Future

Huang, Yibing. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

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This book by 1997 IDRF Fellow Yibing Huang offers a fresh and nuanced perspective into contemporary Chinese literature . . .

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ICT Infrastructure in Emerging Asia: Policy and Regulatory Roadblocks

Samarajiva, Rohan, and Ayesha Zainudeen, eds. Ottawa, Canada: Sage India/IDRC, 2008.

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An outcome of the Information Technology and International Cooperation Program, this volume brings together scholars, practitioners . . .

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Structures of Participation in Digital Culture

Karaganis, Joe, ed. New York: Social Science Research Council, 2007.

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Structures of Participation in Digital Culture, edited by SSRC Program Director Joe Karaganis, explores digital technologies that are engines of cultural innovation, from the virtualization of group networks . . .

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Justice as Prevention: Vetting Public Employees in Transitional Societies

vetting-cover-small.jpgMayer-Rieckh, Alexander and Pablo de Greiff, eds. New York: Social Science Research Council, 2007.



Vetting—the process by which abusive or corrupt employees are excluded from public office—is often practiced . . .

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Friends Indeed?: The United Nations, Groups of Friends, and the Resolution of Conflict

Whitfield, Teresa. Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace, 2007.

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Using a combination of both a scholarly eye and an insider’s perspective of the United Nations, CPPF Director Teresa Whitfield provides an overview . . .

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Practicing Culture

Calhoun, Craig and Richard Sennett, eds. New York: Routledge, 2007.

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Practicing Culture, co-edited by SSRC President Craig Calhoun, revitalizes the field of cultural sociology . . .

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War in Darfur and the Search for Peace

de Waal, Alex, ed. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2007.

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Currently #2 on the African History Bestseller List* War in Darfur and the Search for Peace, edited by SSRC Program Director Alex de Waal, brings together essays by noted Sudanese scholars . . .

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Rethinking Migration: New Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives

Portes, Alejandro and Josh DeWind, eds. New York: Berghahn Books, 2007.

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This volume, co-edited by SSRC Program Director Josh DeWind, takes stock of recent advancements that social science research in both Europe . . .

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Nations Matter: Citizenship, Solidarity, and the Cosmopolitan Dream

Calhoun, Craig. New York: Routledge, 2007.

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This book by SSRC President Craig Calhoun shows why nations still matter . . .

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