Sociology
Nepal’s revamped truth commissions will need to go beyond ‘ritualism’ to deliver justice to civil war victims.
In new book, CU Â鶹ӰԺ researcher Liam Downey argues that different forms of violence produce both consent to the social order and divisions among subordinate social groups, which helps to maintain the power and wealth of economic and political elites.
Research from CU Â鶹ӰԺ sociology professor shows that for many prisoners, gang affiliation tends to drop off once they are released back into their communities .
The new edition of CU Â鶹ӰԺ Professor Jill Turanovic’s book explains how and why victimization happens, as well as what can be done about it.
German historian Paul Nolte discusses what populist movements in the United States and Europe mean for liberal democracies during CU Â鶹ӰԺ colloquium.
Eminent German historian Paul Nolte will discuss whether the golden age of democracy is over or whether it can escape collapse and recover.
CU Â鶹ӰԺ PhD candidate Tracy Fehr’s research examines the intersecting identities limiting Nepali women’s access to disaster relief funds following the devastating 2015 earthquakes
CU Â鶹ӰԺ sociology instructor Laura Patterson details how feminism is influencing female roles in horror films, expanding them far beyond the ‘damsel in distress’ trope.
How PhD student Brigid Mark joined the fight for environmental justice after spending four years battling a pipeline that she says taints clean water, worsens climate change and erodes native treaty rights.
Don Grant’s new book takes readers inside a hospital where nurses and others tending to patients are also navigating between science and spirituality.