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Inside the journal…
The Future of Cities
Gentrification without Displacement? A Cautionary Tale from Brooklyn to Detroit, Jana Pohorelsky
Opportunity Zones: Driver of Economic Development or Domestic Tax Shelter for the Rich, Hilary Gelfond
Movement Matters: Why We Should Commit to Universal Basic Mobility, Daniel Comeaux
Of Kings, Pawns, and Horse-Trading: Barriers to Transportation Solutions in the Philippines, Reggie B. Ramos
Think Global, Act Local: European Cities on the Front Lines of Climate Action, Nikhil Kumar
Rebuilding After Conflict
When the Dictator Wins: How Assad Is Using Reconstruction to Strengthen His Grip on Syria, Anna Mysliwiec
Cow Vigilantes and the Rise of Hindu Nationalism, Kalpana Jain
Guilty by Association: The Fate of ISIL Families in Iraq, John Millock
Storytelling in Post-conflict Argentina: How Keeping Memory Alive Can Bring about Justice, Darby Jones
Social Policy Solutions
“Radical Acts of Community Care”: Lessons from Bail and Abortion Funds, Katie Monroe
A Prescription for Inclusion: Lessons from the Medical Field in Centering Transgender Communities, Laura Merryfield and Pranav Reddy
Why We Keep Doing Things We Know Don’t Work, Jeff Lambart
When Trauma-Informed Pedagogy Is Not Enough: The Need for Increased School-Based Mental Health Services in Public Schools, Prachi Naik
Higher Education Access: Filling in the Cracks versus Rebuilding the Foundation, Chidi Agu
Human Rights & Migration
An Untold Story: The Need to Address Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Refugee Boys, Emily Ausubel
Public Charge: A Threat to Public Health and the American Dream, Nusheen Ameenuddin
The Effects of the Travel Ban on Refugee Resettlement in Jordan, Niku Jafarnia
The Ruse of Repatriation: Why the Current Efforts to Repatriate the Rohingya back to Myanmar Will Fail, Nikita Taniparti
Global Governance
African Solutions to African Problems? A Review, Marc Anani-Isaac and Chichi Anyoku
The Rise of the Global South: Can South-South Cooperation Reshape Development? Rafael Beleboni
A Quest for Relevance: The United Nations’ Tryst with Youth, Vandinika Shukla
The Disjointed State of US-Africa Affairs, Jackson Miller
Interest Rates Must Remain Disinterested: The Growing Threat to Central Bank Independence and Why It Must Be Preserved, Megan White
Technology & Digital Governance
Government as a Platform: How Policy Makers Should Think about the Foundations of Digital Public Infrastructure, David Eaves, Richard Pope, and Ben McGuire
In .gov We Trust: The Troubled but Crucial Relationship between Technology and Government, Kevin Frazier
State Influence and Technical Standards, Julia Voo
Using Blockchain for Immutable Mediation and Autonomous Governance, Will Hickey
Past the Pilot Stage: Policy Makers Must Consider Impacts of Police Body-Worn Cameras beyond Accountability, Katie Miller
Improving Democracy
Referendums Are Dangerous for Democracy, Sakina Haider
Electing the Supreme Court: Breaking Down Partisanship and Improving Accountability over Our Judiciary, Signe Janoska-Bedi
Not So Plum: The Shortcomings of the Plum Book and Tracking Political Appointments, Amanda Patarino
Taming Tech Giants Requires Fixing the Revolving Door, Carlotta Alfonsi
Civil Society: A Key Player in the Global Fight Against Misinformation, Raina Davis, Bo Julie Crowley, and Casey Corcoran