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Submissions from 2024
Peacebuilding and Security Dilemmas in South Asia, Nalanda Roy
Revisiting Geopolitics in the South China Sea, Nalanda Roy
Exploring the Identity of First and Second-Generation Bengali Diaspora in the United States - A Personal Account, Nalanda Roy and Yashaswini Bhowmick
Submissions from 2022
Infirmities of Will: Good Governance, Public Service Reform, and Democratic Legitimacy in the Caribbean, Christopher M. Brown
How Neofascism Emerges from Neoliberal Capitalism, Ronald W. Cox and Daniel Skidmore-Hess
Irregular Warfare, Insurgencies, and Counterinsurgencies: Culture Matters, José de Arimatéia da Cruz
A Qualitative Multi-Disciplinary Analysis of Employers’ Technology Competency Perceptions for Graduates Readiness to the Workforce, Marcel Maghiar and Christopher M. Brown
“No Better Way of Selecting the Man in Whom They Place the Highest Confidence”: A Note on James Madison’s Remarks on the Electoral College at Richmond’s Ratifying Convention, Patrick J. Novotny
Sex Trafficking and the Proliferation of HIV in Africa, Kate Perry and Sam R. Bell
Remembering the “Human” in Human Trafficking: An Analysis of Female Leadership and Anti-Trafficking Policy Choices, Kate Perry and Courtney Burns
China’s Diplomatic Forays in the CARICOM-Caribbean Community in the Light of the Belt and Road Initiative, Nalanda Roy
Is India Retreating from its Act East to Act Indo-Pacific Policy?, Nalanda Roy
One Hundred Years of the Dialectic: Reflections on “Marxism and Philosophy”, Daniel Skidmore-Hess
Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 48: “Novo Cangaço” Style Urban Raid in Guarapuava, Paraná (PR), Brazil, John P. Sullivan, José de Arimatéia da Cruz, and Robert J. Bunker
Submissions from 2021
The Great Equalizer? Gender, Parenting, and Scholarly Productivity during the Global Pandemic, Marijke Breuning, Christina Fattore, Jennifer M. Ramos, and Jamie E. Scalera
Polish Non-violent Resistance against Foreign Occupation 1795-1918: A Post-revisionist Perspective, Jacek Lubecki
Anxiety and the Onset of COVID-19: Examining Concerns of Historically Excluded Scholars, Jennifer M. Ramos, Jamie E. Scalera, Christina Fattore, and Marijke Breuning
A Qualitative Analysis of the South China Sea Dispute, Nalanda Roy
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor – Is It the Road to the Future?, Nalanda Roy
Global Climate Change and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Nalanda Roy
Exploring the Culture of Digital Resistance in India: The Nirbhaya effect, Nalanda Roy and Stephanie Mae-Pedron
Understanding the Face of Humanity- The Rohingya Genocide, Nalanda Roy and Stephanie Mae Pedron
Submissions from 2020
Chapter 5: U.S. Foreign Policy in the South China Sea, Barry J. Balleck
The securitization of Post-9/11 reception patterns of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants: deconstructing the Venezuelan Exodus (A case study), Georgina Chami, Christopher M. Brown, and Nalanda Roy
La légitimation du Rassemblement national et la lutte pour une Franceeuropéenne, Alison Clifton and Jamie E. Scalera
Democracy (Still) on the Edge: An Analysis of Brazil's Political Response to the Covid-19 Crisis, Matthew B. Flynn, André Pereira Neto, and Letícia Barbosa
Evaluating India’s Look-East Policy: Challenges and Opportunities Under UPA Rule, Nalanda Roy
Land Reclamation or Silk Road: Understanding Beijing’s Initiatives in the South China Sea, Nalanda Roy
Review of Nonviolent Resistance: A Philosophical Introduction by Tobb May, Nalanda Roy and Stephanie Mae Pedron
Liminal Stigma and Disaligning Activity: Online Comments about Trump's Family Separation Policy, Eric O. Silva and Matthew Flynn
"Corporate Power, Class Conflict, and the Crisis of the New Globalization" by Ronald W. Cox, (Lexington Books, 2019) A Review Essay, Daniel Skidmore-Hess
How the Academy Looks at Marx is all Wrong, the Point However is to Change It, Daniel Skidmore-Hess
Submissions from 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court and the Death Penalty, Katherine J. Bennett and Henry Christian Tecklenburg IV
Field Research in Conflict Zones: Analyzing Civilian Support for Maoist Rebels in India, Srobana Bhattacharya
Gender, Insurgency, and Terrorism: Introduction to the Special Issue, Srobana Bhattacharya
What’s War Got to Do with It? Post-conflict Effects on Gender Equality in South and Southeast Asia, 1975–2006, Srobana Bhattacharya and Courtney Burns
Nutritional Mapping & Technical Agriculture in the OEEC: Pacifying Europe’s Postwar Food Supply, William Biebuyck
It’s Not Just Paul Manafort. This is Why White-Collar Criminals Often Evade Harsh Punishment, Brett W. Curry and Banks Miller
CounterTerrorism Strategy From An Extended Global Online Level, José de Arimatéia da Cruz
Intelligence Sharing among Agencies and Internationally, José de Arimatéia da Cruz
International Relations in a State of Flux: Rising Powers, New Challenges, José de Arimatéia da Cruz
The Feet of the Masters: Lessons on Irregular Cyber warfare, José de Arimatéia da Cruz
The Legislative Framework: The EU Convention on Cybercrime, José de Arimatéia da Cruz
The Legislative Framework in the Americas: Cybercrime rather than Cybersecurity, José de Arimatéia da Cruz and Norah Godbee
Review of Christopher L. Gibson's "Movement-Driven Development: The Politics of Health and Democracy in Brazil", Matthew Flynn
Brazil and the US Internet-Based Medicines, Matthew B. Flynn, Tiago Coutinho, and Vera Lucia Luiza
Criticizing and Legitimating Patent Monopolies: The Struggle over Hepatitis C Medicines in Brazil's Digital Universe, Matthew Flynn and Eric O. Silva
An Unfulfilled Promise: The Genocide Convention and the Obligation of Prevention, Zachary Karazsia
The President and the Congress, Joshua B. Kennedy
Primo Levi’s Journey Home from Auschwitz in the Light of Ancient Civic Pilgrimage: Levi’s The Truce as a Form of Theōria, Robert Pirro
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor- Is it the Road to the Future?, Nalanda Roy
Reviewing Ocean Governance in Asia, Nalanda Roy
Review of Dispossession and Resistance in India: The River and the Rage by Alf Nilsen, Nalanda Roy
Review of The Rohingyas: Inside Myanmar’s Hidden Genocide by Azeem Ibrahim, Nalanda Roy
Chapter 5: Opening the Floodgates? Migration as a Catalyst for Domestic Contestations of Enlargement, Jamie Scalera
Power of the Pen or the Gavel? Determining Asylum Standards on the Courts of Appeals, Maureen T. Stobb
Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 12 Brazilian Prison Gangs Attack Civil Infrastructure in Fortaleza and other cities in Ceará State, John P. Sullivan, Robert J. Bunker, and José de Arimatéia da Cruz
Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 19: Comando Classe a (CCA) Massacre of Comando Vermelho (CV) Gang Members in Altamira Prison, Brazil—58 Dead (Including 16 Decapitations), John P. Sullivan, José de Arimatéia da Cruz, and Robert J. Bunker
The White Nationalist on Campus: Reexamining University Free Speech and Leading through Crisis, Henry Christian Tecklenburg IV and Kimberly Martin
Submissions from 2018
Book Review of "Poets and Prophets of the Resistance: Intellectuals and the Origins of El Salvador’s Civil War", Srobana Bhattacharya
Research Ethics in International Relations, Srobana Bhattacharya
Chapter 2: Case-Driven Theory-Building in Comparative Democratization: The Heuristics of Venezuela’s “Democratic Purgatory”, Christopher M. Brown
Judicial Specialization and Ideological Decision Making in the US Courts of Appeals, Brett Curry and Banks Miller
Janus v. AFSCME on Mandatory Fees to Public Sector Unions, Brett W. Curry
Book Review off "The Chess- Board & The Web: Strategies of Connection in a Networked World 2017" by Anne-Marie Slaughter, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Book Review of "Tar Wars: Oil, Environment and Alberta’s Image" by Geo Takach, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Book Review of "What's the Point of International Relations?", Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Strategic Insights: The Strategic Relevance of Latin America in the United States’ National Security Strategy, José de Arimatéia da Cruz
Review of Craddock, Susan, “Compound Solutions: Pharmaceutical Alternatives for Global Health, Matthew B. Flynn
Critiquing Zones of Exception: Actor-Oriented Approaches Explaining the Rise of Immigration Detention, Matthew B. Flynn and Michael J. Flynn
Uneven Business: Privatization of Immigration Detention in Europe, Matthew B. Flynn, Michael J. Flynn, and Eryn Wagnon
A Long Way to Peace: Identities, Genocide, and State Preservation in Burma, 1948-2018, Adam E. Howe and Zachary A. Karazsia
Agency Characteristics and the Use of Executive Orders, Joshua B. Kennedy
Haphazard, Systematic, or Both? An Empirical Investigation of the US Attorney Firings in 2006, Banks Miller and Brett Curry
Experts Judging Experts: The Role of Expertise in Reviewing Agency Decision Making, Banks Miller and Brett W. Curry
Risk Factors For The Ill-defined Causes Of Death In The Brazilian States: A Multilevel Analysis, Nadia Cristina Pinheiro Rodrigues, Regina Paiva Daumas, Andrea Sobral de Almeida, Gisele O'Dwyer, Monica Kramer de Noronha Andrade, Matthew B. Flynn, and Valeria Teresa Saraiva Lino
Immigration and Security—Post 9/11 United States, Nalanda Roy
Sovereignty in a Borderless Economy, Nalanda Roy
The Motivation of European Union Mediation in Civil Conflicts, Jamie Scalera and Krista E. Wiegand
A Shield in Battle: The Contingent Value of Human Rights Treaties to INGOs in Autocracies, Maureen Stobb
Republican National Coalition for Life, Maureen Stobb
The Saturday Night Massacre, Maureen Stobb
Threat and Suspicion: Scalia’s Legacy for A Transnational Judicial Dialogue, Maureen Stobb
Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 10: Military Takes Control of Policing in Rio de Janeiro, John P. Sullivan, José de Arimatéia da Cruz, and Robert Bunker
Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 9: Concerns About Potential Gang (PCC-Primeiro Comando da Capital & CV-Comando Vermelho) Influence on Upcoming Brazilian Elections, John P. Sullivan, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz, and Robert J. Bunker
Submissions from 2017
Inequality and Elections: The Nationwide Origins and State-Level Dynamics of India's Maoist Insurgency, Vasabjit Banerjee, Srobana Bhattacharya, and Anand Jha
Comparing Civilian Support for Terrorism, Srobana Bhattacharya
Cultural Political Economy, William Biebuyck and Judith Meltzer
Committee to Reelect the President (CREEP), Christopher M. Brown
Case Citation Patterns in the U.S. Courts of Appeals and the Legal Academy, Brett W. Curry and Banks Miller
Book Review of "Exploring Africa: The Influence of Maoist China in Algeria, Ghana, and Tanzania" by Donovan C. Chau, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Book Review of "The Political Construction of Brazil: Society, Economy, and State Since Independence" by Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Brazil and Iran Diplomatic Relations, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Iran Finds Friends in Latin America, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Iran in the Lands of the Incas, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
The Not-So-Marvelous City: The Socioeconomic Roots of Rio de Janeiro’s Violence, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in the 21st Century: No Longer Just an Academic Endeavour, José de Arimatéia da Cruz
Stay the Course: Why Trump Must Build on Obama’s Cybersecurity Policy, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Travis Howard
