Social Movements

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June 23^rd 2009

Social scientists comment on Iran's post-election conflict

Tom Asher, SSRC's program officer for Islam and Muslim in World Contexts, has invited several of the program's grantees and their associates to comment on the post-electoral situation in Iran.

December 2^nd 2008

Author, Meet Blog

Columbia humanities professor Mark Lilla writes for himself, prefers to discuss his works in front of live audiences, and doesn't read blogs. No wonder he was pleasantly surprised by his experience writing for the SSRC's The Immanent Frame about his book, The Stillborn God. As he explains in this interview with Nathan Schneider, he enjoyed the exchanges so much that he was inspired to write an afterword for the book's paperback edition.

April 16^th 2008

Sociologist Charles Tilly Wins 2008 Hirschman Prize

June 6^th 2007

Revisiting the Beijing Spring Protests, 18 Years Later

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