My contribution: a review of a great book by Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni and JC Sherman - provocative ideas about NGOs!

Nice account of nexus between philanthropy and inequality nytimes.com/2022/12/26/opi…

Awesome guest speakers in our new "conflict transformation skills" course Middlebury College! First up, Bruce Dayton (SITGraduateInstitute) at 12:15 ET on Friday, Jan 6. Join livestream or come in person to RAJ CON. middlebury.edu/stream sites.middlebury.edu/sarahstroup/co…

Yay! Print version!

Fun gift in my office mailbox today - free copies in Munroe for Midd folks who brave the rain :)

Tomorrow (Wed, 1/18) at 3 pm ET: sujatha baliga is an attorney, abuse survivor, restorative justice practitioner, 2019 MacArthur Fellow. Her Middlebury College talk is live in Dana Auditorium or via livestream. RJ and conflict transformation! Full description: middlebury.edu/events/event/h…

This article has been a labor of love with an amazing co-author, Sarah Bush. Special thanks to QualitativeDataRepo for amazing support with annotations.

In our Global Trends issue, Sarah Stroup considers the consequences of the rise of NGOs dedicated to enforcing international law, or even engaging in vigilantism, in a review of a book by Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni and J. C. Sharman. online.ucpress.edu/currenthistory…

Krista Tippett (our 2019 commencement speaker) and Amanda Ripley (whose work informs our "conflict transformation skills" syllabus) talk about Good Conflict: onbeing.org/programs/amand…

Today at Middlebury Institute - conflict transformation, year one. So thrilled to be here for the week! middlebury.edu/institute/even…

Impressive oral history - politi.co/3Is6eE3 via POLITICO

Really enjoyed this- the conversation is never over.

Today Middlebury College - Peter Dixon '02 will speak on his peacebuilding work at 4:30 pm ET. His career has taken him from the ICC to the UN to Colombia to Oakland and Brooklyn. Come to RAJ CON or click here for the Zoom link: middlebury.edu/events/event/e…

I'm in The Globe and Mail tackling what to do with the #AIpause. It's time to take #humanrights seriously in next steps! theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… cc Schwartz Reisman Institute FASS UBCO @UBCO_Research

If you live on more than $30 a day, you are part of the richest 15% of the world. 👇This chart shows the global income distribution. from my Our World in Data article on global inequality: ourworldindata.org/global-economi…

Couldn’t ask for better role models 🖤

From June 26-July 10, the "Voices of St. Joseph's Oral History Project" is at the Davis Library atrium at Middlebury College. This powerful exhibit was part of a restorative inquiry. If you are around campus, please visit! You can also learn more here: stjosephsrjinquiry.com/about

"Persuasion and Listening in an Era of Polarization" - the newest episode in the "Opening Up" podcast features Josh Kalla Josh Kalla's talk Middlebury College from October 2023. Learn about non-judgmental listening and storytelling in canvassing - sites.libsyn.com/209063

USAID piece… theconversation.com/us-isnt-first-…

Western foreign aid budgets are shrinking — and the change is clearest in the US. Sarah Stroup examines the Trump administration’s justifications for aid cuts and calls for a renewed focus on poverty reduction.⤵️ fiia.fi/en/publication…