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Former Prisons and the Power of Place

Author Michael Welch discusses the Bastille Effect, or the unique ways that former prisons and detention centers are transformed, both physically and culturally.
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When US Corporations Play Government: Notes from Africa

Author Amy Elizabeth Stambach on Amazon's recent expansion in South Africa and imagining futures that don’t rely on corporate alibis.
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Public Law in a Hybrid State: Legal Reform and Global Sociology in Uzbekistan

by Chris Thornhill (Author), Rustamjon Urinboyev (Author), and 1 more
Jul 2026
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Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life

by Nathan Schneider (Author), Darija Medic (Illustrator)
Feb 2024
Open Access

Globalization: Past, Present, Future

by Manfred B. Steger (Editor), Roland Benedikter (Editor), and 2 more
Dec 2023
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Bridging Two Worlds: Comparing Classical Political Thought and Statecraft in India and China

by Daniel A. Bell (Editor), Amitav Acharya (Editor), and 2 more
Jan 2023
Open Access