We are a group of scholars from Indiana University, the University of Illinois, and other universities interested in exploring the ways that globalization affects the lives of ordinary people in the developing world. More...

Visit the Indiana Democracy Consortium, a project at Indiana University focused on asking why some democracies succeed and others fail.

 

 

Video documentary:
Investigating Effects of Development & Tourism

University of Illinois
College of Law
504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
Champaign, IL 61820

 

Recent Scholarship:
Keenan and Ochoa, The Human Rights Potential of Sovereign Wealth Funds
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How do communities facing uncertainty or risk come together to make decisions, resolve disputes, or reconstitute themselves after a crisis?
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What happens when Western corporations go to communities in the developing world in search of commodities? What are the mechanisms by which they finance this activity, and how can communities ensure that their interests are protected?
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One of the most attractive arguments in favor of globalization is that it promises to empower individuals. When anyone with a mobile phone can search the Internet, send a text message to a BBC reporter, or find out the current market price of her crops, local people have more power than perhaps ever before in human history.
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