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AIDS and Security: New Evidence, New Actions

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AIDS and Security: New Evidence, New Actions

Leon Sigal on U.S.-North Korea Relations

Research Talks:

Leon Sigal on U.S.-North Korea Relations

Keeping the Faith: Robert Bellah in conversation with Mark Juergensmeyer

RESEARCH TALKS:

Keeping the Faith: Robert Bellah in conversation with Mark Juergensmeyer

"Immanent Frame" contributors report their summer reading picks

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"Immanent Frame" contributors report their summer reading picks

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Many commentators have blamed Kenya's post-election crisis on a bad constitution. In a blog post for African Arguments, Yash Ghai calls this an oversimplification.

In conversation with Nathan Schneider on The Immanent Frame, literary critic Terry Eagleton explains why he has taken the "new atheists" to task in his latest book.

More discussion

"If proof and success elude the leader for long, if he appears deserted by his god or his magical or heroic powers, above all, if his leadership fails to benefit his followers, it is likely that his charismatic authority will disappear. This is the genuine meaning of the divine right of kings..." Who wrote this? [+]

German sociologist and economist Max Weber (1864-1920), in Economy and Society (1922)

Related link: Societas Podcast #4: "Breaking Out of the Iron Cage," with Craig Calhoun.

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