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The causes of civil war. Authors: Reynal-Querol, Marta; Djankov, Simeon; June 15, 2007, WPS4254 (33 pages, PDF) Summary: “The dominant hypothesis in the literature that studies conflict is that poverty is the main cause of civil wars. We instead analyze the effect of institutions on civil war, controlling for income per capita. In our set …
Press release: “Program to Put Digitized Newspapers Online Makes Eight Awards – “Approximately 310,000 digitized newspaper pages, dating from 1900 to 1910, are now accessible through the Chronicling America Web site…New features in Chronicling America include: 80,000 pages have been added (including 11 new titles); The page display has been revised. Adobe Flash Player is …
National Trust’s 20th List of America’s Most Endangered Historic Places: America’s priceless heritage is at riskfrom the storied waterfront of Brooklyn to the neon-clad mom-and-pop motels of Route 66some of America’s most irreplaceable landmarks are threatened. “The sites on this year’s list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places embody the diversity and complexity of …
Press release: “Citing the results of a new economic study, Governor Tom Ridge, the first Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security…detailed how welcoming more overseas travelers to the United States could provide more resources for needed security enhancements. Ridge emphasized that overseas visitors are critical to Americas economy and public diplomacy and that …
The Coalition for an Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights released an Airline Stranding Reportcard 2007 (21 pages, PDF) on June 13, 2007. “This report card is a combination of press reports, government statistics and eye witness accounts provided by our coalition members.” See also Coalition for an Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights and the Airline …
International Center for Media and the Public Agenda (University of Maryland), Openness and Accountability: A Study of Transparency in Global Media Outlets: “The Libby, Enron and Arthur Andersen cases have all put the issue of transparency in the forefront of the news. But how transparent are the media themselves? How candid are they about how …
Koo, Gene, New Skills, New Learning: Legal Education and the Promise of New Technology (March 26, 2007). Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2007-4, via SSRN. [thanks Darlene Fichter] “Today’s legal workplace demands technology-related skills that the traditional law school curriculum does not cover. The original research conducted for this white paper finds that these skills …
Via NPR News Blog and PoliticalWarfare.org: “It took 18 months and some prodding from other agencies, but the State Department finally has a new strategy for communications and public diplomacy. The new plan is intended to help State Department diplomats around the world provide a unified message about U.S. policies and programs, something critics say …
“The Yearbook is SIPRI’s annual compendium of data and analysis of developments in security and conflicts, military spending and armaments and non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament. The SIPRI Yearbook 2007: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security was launched at a press conference on 11 June 2007.” Download the press release and chapter summaries booklet (28 pages)
Human Rights First press release: “Hate crimes are on the rise in many parts of Europe, according to Human Rights Firsts 2007 Hate Crimes Survey, a new report examining hate-driven violence in countries from the Russian Federation and the Central Asian states across Europe to North America.” 2007 Hate Crime Survey
Press release: “The CIA recently delivered more than 420,000 additional pages of redacted declassified electronic records to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) facility in College Park, Maryland. The declassified CIA records are hosted on the CIA Records Search Tool (CREST), which is an electronic search and retrieval system. CREST now includes more than …
Source: “Privacy International (PI) is a human rights group formed in 1990 as a watchdog on surveillance by governments and corporations. PI is based in London, and has an office in Washington, D.C. Together with members in 40 countries, PI has conducted campaigns throughout the world on issues ranging from wiretapping and national security activities, …
