Professor, University of Cincinnati; Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Human Rights, Danish Institute for Human Rights, Denmark; Senior Research Scholar, Center for Sociological Research at the University of Johannesburg
Jan Marie Fritz is a professor at the University of Cincinnati and a senior research scholar with the Center for Sociological Research at the University of Johannesburg. Her areas of interest include clinical sociology, women’s studies, conflict intervention/analysis and mediation. As the senior representative for the International Sociological Association to the UN, she became p...
Former Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia
Alan Goulty retired in 2008 after 40 years service in the British Diplomatic Service, including postings as Ambassador to Tunisia (2004-8) and Sudan (1995-9), and as the UK Special Representative for Sudan (2002-4) and Darfur (2005-6), when he led the UK team in the Naivasha and Abuja peace talks. He was Director (Assistant Secretary-equivalent) for the Middle East and North Africa in t...
journalist
ExpertiseReligion; globalization
Professor, Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University
Drawing on observations from an anthropological research project conducted between 2001 and 2004, "Youth Matters: Crafting Urban Space in Zambia," is a study of the social, cultural, and economic processes that are affecting young people's possibilities for becoming social adults in the rapidly growing capital Lusaka. Demonstrating how and why youth matters, the study raises critical questions abo...