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Bahrain Beyond the Pearl: Political Prisoners and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Gulf's Forgotten Uprising
(2024)
In February and March 2011, thousands of Bahrainis flooded into the streets and the Pearl Roundabout to protest political, economic, and social inequality. After approximately two weeks of protest, the Bahraini government, ...
New World, New Rules: Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 Responses in Sweden and Denmark
(2024)
The COVID-19 Pandemic presented significant challenges for the Danish and Swedish governments. Despite overarching political and social similarities, these longstanding historical connections between countries did not ...
Choreographing National Identity: The Role of Movement and Biopower in Countries of Real Socialism
(2024)
The driving research question behind this thesis is: how do ballet and its derivatives choreograph society in countries of real socialism, like Cuba and Yugoslavia, by disseminating political motivations into the body of ...
Humanitarian Trojan Horse? The Politicization of Humanitarian Aid by INGOs in Sudan and the case of Medecins Sans Frontieres
(2024)
The humanitarian response to the conflict in Sudan during the late 20th and early 21st centuries was significantly limited by hostile operating conditions imposed by the Sudanese Government, which sought to impede INGO ...
Imprisonment as State Repression: Recent Carceral Approaches to Gang Violence in Central America
(2024)
In some Central American states, gang violence dominates everyday life and causes high homicide rates that sometimes rival those of states actively at war. However, this pattern does not occur in all countries in that ...
Neoliberal Pathologies and African Development: The Case of the Ugandan Healthcare Sector
(2024)
Uganda's healthcare system has undergone significant transformations influenced by neoliberal policies over the past few decades. How has Uganda's historical embrace of neoliberalism influenced the structure of its modern ...
Living in Liminality: An Analysis of the Role of NGOs Aiding Eritrean Asylum-Seekers in Israel from 2007 - 2018
(2024)
State repression in Eritrea has caused many people to flee, and many Eritrean asylum-seekers have landed in Israel because it is geographically accessible by foot. Eritrean asylum-seekers who arrive in Israel experience a ...
Cartel Capitalism: Assessing the Macro and Micro Economic Effects of Cartel Activity on Mexico's Agricultural Industry Performance
(2024)
Since the early prohibition era, cartels have played a violent, impactful, and inextricable role within Mexican society. Cartel influence has grown exponentially, with current operations leading to a $500-million USD net ...