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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 …
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2018 Democratic Erosion Conference
2018 Democratic Erosion Conference
To mark the conclusion of the first year of Democratic Erosion, a cross-institutional collaborative course, a student conference was held at the Watson Institute at Brown University on August 29, 2018. Students at institutions participating in the Democratic Erosion consortium at the time were invited to apply to attend. The conference featured faculty-led seminars on syllabus materials, research presentations from Bright Line Watch and Texas A&M/USAID, breakout sessions and presentations where students generated research designs for projects about democratic erosion, and a debate about contentious issues related to democracy. Meghan Kallman delivered a keynote address on civic engagement. Democratic Erosion is a cross-institutional collaborative course …
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Anxieties of Democracy at APSA 2018
Anxieties of Democracy at APSA 2018
The Anxieties of Democracy program is thrilled to sponsor several panels and a program reception at the 2018 American Political Science Association (APSA) annual meeting in Boston. A related panel will also be featuring SSRC President Alondra Nelson. "Comparative Perspectives on U.S. Populism and Potential for Democratic Erosion" This panel will explore the role of political institutions in the success of populist appeals in the United States and abroad. Participants: Nolan McCarty, David J. Samuels, Kirk A. Hawkins, Levente Littvay, Karen Long Jusko, Kenneth M. Roberts, and Frances Lee. Division: Official APSA theme panel Details: August 30, 8am–9:30am; Hynes 302. "Globalization, the Knowledge Economy, and the Politics of Inequality" This …
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MOA at NYC Open Data Week
MOA at NYC Open Data Week
Co-director Sarah Burd-Sharps will participate in a panel organized by NYU’s GovLab for NYC’s Open Data Week, along with representatives from the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, Viacom, and the Sunlight Foundation. The “If You Build It, Will They Come? A Case for Demand-Driven Data” panel will discuss the demand for open data.