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Tackling “Wicked” Rights and Justice Issues
In a world increasingly focused on measurable impact, human rights inequities are difficult to frame and fight. Yet solving them is key to meeting other social challenges
Social Issues - Articles
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Lessons in Scaling and Failing
The challenges of scaling up programs aimed at empowering adolescent girls in Bangladesh and Uganda.
Framing Is Personal
In campaigns to promote human rights, messages that highlight the experience of specific victims tend to be most effective.
Beyond the Classroom
For students who attended one high-profile charter school, going there has resulted in lasting benefits—academically and otherwise.
Why Cooperate?
A study of producer organizations in Uganda highlights the role of reciprocity as a motivating force among members.
Gaming Out Collective Action
Cultural factors, including gender norms, can have a decisive impact on efforts to build social cohesion in developing countries.
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When Everyone Is an Expert
In an era of instant feedback and crowdsourcing, the government misses out when it relies solely on authorized voices.
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On the Rise
A new book reminds pessimists that growing numbers of people around the world are wealthier and healthier than ever before.
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A First-Class Solution
The success of the Housing First movement shows why social service providers must listen to the people they serve.
Lost to Foreclosure
One of the cities hit hardest by the wave of home foreclosures was Stockton, Calif., a city that later declared bankruptcy.