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Civil Non-State Actors in Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding in West Africa
(Brill Online Books and Journals, 2013)This paper advances the notion of civil non-state actors in peacekeeping and peacebuilding. Using Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d’Ivoire as cases studies, the paper identifies three kinds of civil non-state actors in ... -
The Use of the Talmudic Format for the Presentation of Qualitative Work
(Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, 2009)In this article, I propose to adapt the Talmud, a Jewish religious text, for the written representation of qualitative research. The form and the style of argumentation in and engendered by the Talmud can be adapted to ... -
Structural Levels of Mental Illness Stigma and Discrimination
(Oxford University Press and Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, 2004)Most of the models that currently describe processes related to mental illness stigma are based on individual-level psychological paradigms. In this article, using a sociological paradigm, we apply the concepts of structural ... -
Bike Messengers and the Really Real: Effervescence, Reflexivity, and Postmodern Identity
(Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, 2006)Out of more than two thousand bike messengers in New York City, a few hundred participate in alleycats—illegal races held in open traffic. Surrounding this racing scene is a vibrant messenger community. Messengers who ... -
Elementary School Girls and Heteronormativity: The Girl Project.
(SAGE, 2010)This article examines preadolescent girls in a group setting as they coconstructed heteronormativity. The authors contend that heteronormativity is not the product of a coming-of-age transformation but instead an everyday ... -
Immigration Offenses Involving Unlawful Entry: Is Federal Practice Comparable Across Districts?
(University of California Press, 2002)N/A
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