The Fanmi Lavalas Political Project

The Fanmi Lavalas Political Project

The Prophet and Power: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the International Community, and Haiti by Alex Dupuy, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006, 258 ...
Reform in Rio: Reconsidering the Myths of Crime and Violence

Reform in Rio: Reconsidering the Myths of Crime and Violence

In April 2003, Brazil’s media convulsed with shocking and conflicting images, as they struggled to define new public debates on ...
Robocop in Mexico City

Robocop in Mexico City

In October 2001, just a month after the terrorist attacks on Washington and New York, when questions of security were ...
The Rise of Crime, Disorder and Authoritarian Policing: An Introductory Essay

The Rise of Crime, Disorder and Authoritarian Policing: An Introductory Essay

Last year, New York City’s famous former mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, a proponent of tough punishments for minor infractions and hard-line ...