Mass movement of population is associated with some of the greatest achievements of human ingenuity and some of the greatest failings. Our research includes work on the comparative historical study of conflict-induced displacement across North America, the Middle East, Brazil, East Asia, and South Asia; the comparative study of municipal governance during periods of rapid migration from the countryside to cities; the delivery of public services to immigrant communities; and the policing of border regions.
“The Voice of Your Brother’s Blood: Reconstructing Genocide on the Local Level,” in Jewish Histories of the Holocaust: New Transnational Approaches, ed. Norman Goda (New York: Berghahn Books, 2014), 105-134.
CANCELLED - Sara Branco ─ Black Immigration in Brazil: What Are the Challenges Faced in a So-called "Open Country"?
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Annette Idler — Borderland Battles: Violence, Crime, and Governance at the Edges of Colombia's War
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Nina Alvarez — The Perfect Immigrant and Other Myths
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
January 23, 2019 Rolling Stone
