Dr. Deborah Avant is the Director of International Studies and the Center for Research on International and Global Studies at the University of California, Irvine. Her research focuses on civil-military relations, military change, and the politics of controlling...
Joe Stork is the Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa division. He has written numerous books and widely published articles on the Middle East.
Salih Booker is the Executive Director of The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions. As the former Executive Director of Africa Action and Global Rights, he has extensive experience in the fields of human rights and African issues.
Dr. Carol B. Thompson is a professor of political science at Northern Arizona University. Dr. Thompson’s research interests focus on analysis of global economic relations which constrain small scale farmers’ ability to sustain biodiversity and to provide...
Dr. Peter Rosset is a researcher at Center of Studies for Rural Change in Mexico and co-coordinator of the Land Research Action Network. He is also Global Alternatives Associate of the Center for the Study of the Americas and an affiliated scholar of the University of...
Roxanne Lawson is an International Policy Campaigner for Friends of the Earth where she works to promote community rights related to natural resources and the environment on the African continent.
William D. Hartung is Director of the Arms and Security Initiative at the New America Foundation, which serves as a resource for journalists, policymakers, and organizations focused on issues of weapons proliferation, military spending, and alternative approaches to...
Emira Woods is a consultant, strategist, researcher, and advocate specializing in social impact and innovation. Emira is a Senior Adviser at Shine. The Shine Campaign is a growing community of foundations, faith-based groups and NGOs dedicated to catalyzing investment...
Dr. Clarence Lusane is a professor at American University’s School of International Service. His current research interests are in international race politics, human rights, and electoral politics.
Dr. Carl Patrick Burrowes is Associate Professor of Communications & Humanities at Penn State Harrisburg. His areas of research interest are media history, cultural studies and press freedom, especially in Africa and its Diaspora.
