by Kiel Downey | Jan 1, 2015 | Publication
The SAGE Guide to Key Issues in Mass Media Ethics and Law is an authoritative and rigorous two-volume, issues-based reference set that surveys varied views on many of the most contentious issues involving mass media ethics and the law. Divided into six...
by Kiel Downey | Nov 1, 2014 | Publication
Over two decades of external efforts at institution-building in Somalia have failed to revive a functional central government there. There are many reasons for this, not least of which are powerful local interests in perpetuating weak government institutions,...
by Kiel Downey | Apr 1, 2014 | Publication
Ken Menkhaus asks how viable it is to mobilize the legitimacy of local leadership for peace. Legitimate representation is difficult to identify in talks to end violent conflict that can include a proliferation of armed groups, severe social and political...
by Kiel Downey | Jan 1, 2014 | Publication
Emerging market countries are currently facing a dual challenge. How do countries incorporate transnational regulations into their societies, while building their own versions of regulatory capitalism? This raises a multitude questions and challenges. Will the...
by Kiel Downey | Jan 1, 2013 | Publication
With new technologies accompanied by new roles for police in providing security and maintaining order, the Fourth Amendment’s relevance to modern life is becoming increasingly tenuous. In fact, one federal appeals court judge recently announced the death of the Fourth...
