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Features and Press Releases
- October 17th 2008
- Two leading thinkers on justice and American education talk to Adam Strom of Facing History and Ourselves about why they edited a major new work exploring the challenges schools are facing in accommodating various races, backgrounds, and religions. The book came out of an SSRC project.
- May 7th 2008
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- January 23rd 2008
- "Boy, if you're an immigrant, you'd better hope your case never makes it to the
Supreme Court." Anna Law never forgot this remark by her boss at the U.S.
Commission on Immigration Reform. Ultimately, it led her to registering for
Ph.D. studies in U.S. immigration policy. But despite her dedication to the
topic, Law found that the rigors of doctoral research presented some surprising
methodological challenges, beginning with the need to combine the disciplines
of political science and law. She leads us through the maze in this article and
audio interview for SSRC.org.
- September 10th 2007
- In commemoration of the sixth anniversary of 9/11, the SSRC has convened five
leading social scientists to comment on how well the United States and other
governments have responded to issues that have arisen in the tragedy's
aftermath, including the rise of Islamic radicalism, threats of violence from
non-state actors, and the tension between civil liberties and the need for
effective law enforcement.
- April 22nd 2007
- What triggered Cho Seung-hui's rampage killing at Virginia Tech on April 16?
Richard Arum, professor of sociology and education at New York University, and
Edward Taylor, professor of social work at the University of Minnesota,
appeared on an episode of Voice of America's Encounter to discuss lessons that
could be drawn from the tragedy. The program was hosted by Kent
Klein.
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Programs and Projects
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Diaspora-Government Relations
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Immigration and Religion in America
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Media Research Hub
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Migration and Security
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Necessary Knowledge for a Democratic Public Sphere
- Building a culture of collaboration between media research and media reform
Publications
- Anthology
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- Book
- ed. Martha Minow, Richard Shweder and Hazel Rose Markus
- Book
- ed. Richard Shweder, Martha Minow and Hazel Rose Markus
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