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Week of Events
Alternatives to Incarceration in Latin America and the Caribbean
Drug laws and the region’s untenable prison crisis are at the center of the drug policy debate in Latin America and the Caribbean. The incarceration of low-level drug offenders for exceptionally long sentences has left the region’s prisons bursting at the seams; the impact is not only felt by those incarcerated, but also by their families and communities. Cutting edge research by the Colectivo de Estudios Drogas y Derecho (Research Consortium on Drugs and the Law, CEDD) and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) sheds new light on the problem and efforts to address it through alternatives to incarceration. The latest investigation …
The SSRC Connects a Vietnamese National History Project Delegation with American Scholars and Primary Sources
A Vietnamese research delegation working on a national-level research project, entitled "Studying and Compiling the History of Vietnam," received support from the SSRC during their visit to the US to meet with experts and obtain primary sources. The national project will produce 25 volumes of Vietnamese History, five volumes of Vietnamese Historical Chronicles, and a Historical Database of Vietnam to be used in education and research on the country's history. Members of the delegation included Professor Tran Duc Cuong, Vice Chairman of the national history project, Professor Nguyen Manh Ha, Professor Nguyen Van Nhat and Dr. Pham Thi Hong Ha from …
Monday, October 30, 2017
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