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From Guerillas to Gangsters: Neoliberalism, Transnationalism, and the Rise of Mara Salvatrucha

By Matthew Lymburner and Eliot Che — February 27th, 2008
Contemporary security discourse emphasizing “terrorism” has displaced the focus on the “gang epidemic” that prevailed in the latter decades of the twentieth century. However, since 2005, law enforcement agencies and media organizations have sparked a renewed interest in gangs such as Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), dubbed …


The Gin Craze: Drink, Crime & Women in 18th Century London

By Elmire — November 30th, 2007
Eighteenth century London was home to the gin craze, a chapter in English history that marked the unprecedented mass consumption of this newly developed spirit. This paper traces the development of this complex urban phenomenon and examines how Parliamentarians came to attribute many of the …


Law and liberties in the “Age of Terrorism”

By Eliot Che — November 2nd, 2007
In Before the next attack, legal and political philosopher Bruce Ackerman presents a fascinating approach to one of the most pressing and polarizing issues of our time. While debates over the balance between security and civil liberties are nothing new, Ackerman makes an innovative politico-legal …