As Russia, Ukraine, and the West appear to be locked in an escalating conflict, the most commonly asked question is: what does Russia want? To provide some context and analysis of Russia’s part in this crisis, this virtual issue of Communist and Post-Communist Studies presents a range of ...
Sara Curran is Professor of Sociology, Professor of Public Policy & Governance, and Professor of International Studies at University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. She is currently the Director of UW’s Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology and...
Afghanistan has a rich history of customary or traditional governance structures which have remained central to the lives of most citizens, who rely on these community-based bodies to resolve disputes, provide small-scale public goods and services, and to broker relations with local g...
We’ve removed the paywall from Asian Survey‘s annual year-in-review issue which looks back at the biggest stories concerning Asia in 2020, a year during which the COVID-19 pandemic and a trade dispute between the United States and China dominated the headlines. As the world continues ...
Payal Arora is Professor and Chair in Technology, Values, and Global Media Cultures at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Co-founder of FemLab.Co, a feminist future of work initiative, and Editor of the Communication and Media section of UC Press’s journal Global Perspectives. Rumman Chowdhury...