Global JusticeAtrocity Prevention: A Modern Social Justice Movement
An internet search for "social justice movements" yields what you might think - rights-based campaigns for race, gender, sexual orientation, and class...
Sean Langberg
14 articles on Insights
Global Justice
The Power of Norm Diffusion
Last month, the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act and paved the way for same-sex marriages to resume in...
International Institutions: By the Rich, For the Rich
France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Canada. These countries comprise, in whole or part, the Group...
Human RightsThe Protests Will Not Be Televised
If protests happen in Turkey and they rarely appear on the US nightly news, did they even happen? Yes, but they will...
Climate JusticeConnecting Climate Change to Armed Conflict
Much has been made of the sizzling weather this summer. You've heard about it around the water cooler and in line at...
Human RightsOlympics Series Week 6: Profiles in Courage
Saudi Arabian Women Athletes Saudi Arabia is notorious for its troublesome human rights record and most especially for denying women an assortment...
Human RightsOlympics Series Week 5: Heats, Meets, and Tweets
Social media is now a part of everyday life for millions of people across the world and even more so for young...
Global JusticeOlympics Series Week 4: Incorporating Emerging Norms in a Multipolar World
The 2012 Summer Olympics in London are only eighteen days away and the famous logo featuring five interlocking rings is appearing daily...
Human RightsOlympics Series Week 3: Saluting to Equality at the 1968 Games
American runner Tommie Smith won the gold medal in the 200 meter dash at the 1968 Olympic games with a record 19.83...
Rethinking Our International Institutions
The Rio+20 summit, intended to develop a global sustainable development agenda, concluded last week. In the words of author Gwynne Dyer, "rarely...
Global CooperationOlympics Series Week 2: Marching For Peace on the Korean Peninsula
Modern tension on the Korean Peninsula dates back to 1945 when the Soviet Union declared war on the current occupiers, Japan. In...
Global JusticeCreating a Comprehensive Counter-LRA Strategy
Last October, President Obama announced the deployment of 100 United States military advisors to Central Africa. Obama hoped to combat the remaining...