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May 9, 2021

Now More Than Ever, We Must Listen to Mothers’ Plight

By Shani Orgad

A variety of data shows that COVID-19 has had a catastrophic effect on women’s employment, and that it has been particularly punitive for mothers’ paid labor. Millions of mothers, in the United States and elsewhere, have been forced to cut...

April 23, 2021

Jennifer Clark on Uneven Innovation and Receiving the Urban Affairs Association Best Book Award

When I heard the news that Uneven Innovation: The Work of Smart Cities had won the 2021 Urban Affairs Association Best Book Award I reflected on how much the book complements UAA’s own goals and mission as an interdisciplinary organization,...

April 21, 2021

Q&A: Aaron Passell on Preserving Neighborhoods

Preserving Neighborhoods: How Urban Policy and Community Strategy Shape Baltimore and Brooklyn offers a close examination of the different ways that community activists and local governments in Baltimore and Brooklyn use historic preservation as a way of controlling neighborhood change....

January 4, 2021

Q&A: Benjamin Ho on Why Trust Matters

“Illustrating a seemingly noneconomic concept like trust is, in fact, at the heart of many fundamental economic concepts. Why Trust Matters looks back in history to develop the idea that trust undergirds most human interactions. Benjamin Ho has written a...

September 13, 2020

Sam Jackson on Oath Keepers

Sam Jackson discusses the formation and purpose of the Oath Keepers, an influential antigovernment group and a significant player in the broader American militia movement that advocates for the defense of constitutional rights against perceived threats from the federal government. Jackson highlights how the Oath Keepers draw on historical context to justify their actions and how their controversial actions underscore their confrontational stance and commitment to their cause. Despite their claims of rejecting racism, the Oath Keepers face ideological scrutiny due to their connections with far-right ideologies.

September 10, 2020

Heath Brown on Homeschooling the Right

“In this exciting book, Heath Brown enlarges our understanding of conservative public policies and their relation to American political development, helps situate the homeschooling movement within the larger “New Right” enterprise, and offers a novel theory of conservative freedom policies...

August 11, 2020

Off the Page: Meghan Elizabeth Kallman on The Death of Idealism: Development and Anti-Politics in the Peace Corps

“The Death of Idealism confronts the consequences of this void, and makes important contributions to theories of organizations, the history of American volunteering, and the history of the Peace Corps in particular.” ~Nina Eliasoph, author of Making Volunteers: Civic...

August 10, 2020

Off the Page: Tania M. Jenkins on Doctors’ Orders: The Making of Status Hierarchies in an Elite Profession

“This empirically rich comparative study shows how the medical profession conceptualizes itself as rewarding talent, all the while structurally organizing itself to reproduce inequalities. These are important insights for understanding the medical profession, and they extend well beyond, to a...

April 4, 2020

Jason Hackworth on Manufacturing Decline

“Manufacturing Decline implicates conservative thought leadership, anti-urban interests, and elite—and ordinary—laissez-faire racism in a deliberate, decades-long degradation of U.S. cities via privation, demolition, and desertion. It is a thoughtful, stimulating, and efficient read at the intersection of urban geography, planning, and...

April 3, 2020

Ingrid Gould Ellen and Justin Peter Steil on Writing The Dream Revisited

“The deep engagement and spirited debate found in The Dream Revisited make it a must-read for political leaders, housing advocates, and researchers seeking to understand the causes and consequences of segregation in America.” ~Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and...

February 20, 2020

Q&A: Jennifer Clark on Uneven Innovation

“Uneven Innovation problematizes the smart city project, showing us the many ways that it continues—rather than disrupts—underlying patterns of inequality, precariousness, and powerlessness. Clark’s insightful critique is not only a call for action, her work draws to light the ‘operational standards’...

February 12, 2020

Amaka Okechukwu on the Path to Affirmative Action in Higher Education

To continue our celebration of Black History Month, Amaka Okechukwu, author of To Fulfill These Rights: Political Struggle Over Affirmative Action and Open Admissions, reflects on the history and contentious path to affirmative action. Enter our giveaway for a chance...

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