"Much political oratory has been devoted to safeguarding America’s boundary with Mexico, but policies that militarize the border and criminalize immigrants have overshadowed the region’s widespread violence against women, the increase in crossing deaths, and the lingering poverty that spurs people to set out on dangerous northward treks. This book addresses those concerns by focusing on gender-based violence, security, and human rights f ..."
" More than forty years have passed since President Richard Nixon described illegal drugs as “public enemy number one” and declared a “War on Drugs.” Recently the United Nations Global Commission on Drug Policy declared that “the global war on drugs has failed with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world.” Arguably, no other country has suffered as much from the War on Drugs as Mexico. From 2006 to 2012 al ..."
"More than forty years have passed since President Richard Nixon described illegal drugs as "public enemy number one" and declared a "War on Drugs." Recently the United Nations Global Commission on Drug Policy declared that "the global war on drugs has failed with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world." Arguably, no other country has suffered as much from the War on Drugs as Mexico. From 2006 to 2012 alo ..."
Border Politics in a Global Era Comparative Perspectives by KathleenStaudt Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2017 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-6618-6, ISBN: 1-4422-6618-X
"Initially, research in border studies relied mainly on generalizations from cases in the US-Mexico borderlands before subsequently burgeoning in Europe. Border Politics in a Global Era seeks to expand the study further to include the post-colonial South in response to the major challenge of interdisciplinary border studies: to explore borderlands in many contexts, with and across a variety of states, including the so-called developing, ..."
Pledging Allegiance(1st Edition) Learning Nationalism at the El Paso-Juarez Border [Hardcover] Rippberger, Susan J. and Staudt, KathleenA. by Susan J. Rippberger, KathleenA. Staudt, Ronn Scapp Hardcover, 188 Pages, Published 2002 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-93490-9, ISBN: 0-415-93490-7
Free Trade? Informal Economies at the U.S.-Mexico Border by KathleenA. Staudt 236 Pages, Published by Temple University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4399-0547-0, ISBN: 1-4399-0547-9
"We thank also Ralph Escandon, for help with the narration and recording
equipment, Everardo Hernández and Glen González, offering conscientious and
friendly assistance during the filming and narration at KCOS Public TV, based at
UTEP. Mónica Contreras narrated the video in both its English and Spanish
versions. She exemplifies the binational and bilingual qualities of fronterizas (
borderlanders) with multiple skills and commitments ..."
Border Politics in a Global Era Comparative Perspectives by KathleenStaudt Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2017 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-6617-9, ISBN: 1-4422-6617-1
"Initially, research in border studies relied mainly on generalizations from cases in the US-Mexico borderlands before subsequently burgeoning in Europe. Border Politics in a Global Era seeks to expand the study further to include the post-colonial South in response to the major challenge of interdisciplinary border studies: to explore borderlands in many contexts, with and across a variety of states, including the so-called developing, ..."
"1–24. Nugent, Paul. 1996. “Arbitrary Lines and the People's Minds: A Dissenting
View on Colonial Boundaries in West Africa.” In Paul Nugent and A. I. Asiwaju,
eds., African Boundaries: Barriers, Conduits and Opportunities. London: Pinter,
pp. 35–67. Nugent, Paul, and A. I. Asiwaju, eds. 1996. African Boundaries:
Barriers, Conduits and Opportunities. London: Pinter. Ochoa O'Leary, Anna. 2009
. “In the Footsteps of Spirits: Migrant Wo ..."
"Political scientist Rodney Hero (1992) has conceptualized what he calls “
twotiered pluralism" rather than the idealized single-tiered system ofAmerican
pluralism, which puts Latinos (including Mexican Americans) at a structural
disadvantage in a second tier ... Halperin (1974), too, emphasizes the
Governmental Politics model, titling his book Bureaucratic Politics and Foreign
Policy and comparing decisions across three presidential ..."
Shaping a Faithful Life Discernment and Discipleship for Young Adults by Staudt, Kathleen Henderson Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2021 by Morehouse Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-64065-443-3, ISBN: 1-64065-443-7
Hope for Justice and Power Broad-based Community Organizing in the Texas Industrial Areas Foundation by KathleenStaudt Hardcover, 360 Pages, Published 2020 by University Of North Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57441-794-4, ISBN: 1-57441-794-0
"Texas-based affiliates in the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) offer a strong, mature organizing model compared with other community organizations. In Hope for Justice and Power, Kathleen Staudt examines the twenty-first-century activities of the Texas IAF in multiple cities and towns around the state, drawing on forty years of academic teaching and on twenty years of active leadership experiences in the IAF. She identifies major contr ..."
"Ciudad Juárez has recently become infamous for its murder rate, which topped 3,000 in 2010 as competing drug cartels grew increasingly violent and the military responded with violence as well. Despite the atmosphere of intimidation by troops, police, and organized criminals, women have led the way in civil society activism, spurring the Juárez Resistance and forging powerful alliances with anti-militarization activists. An in-depth ex ..."
"In the seven years since the first edition of this book, global attention has focused on some remarkable transitions to democracy on different continents. Unfortunately, those transitions have often failed to improve the situation of women, and democratic practices have not included women in government, homes, and workplaces. At the same time, non-governmental organizations have continued to expand a policy agenda with a concern for wom ..."
At the Turn of a Civilization David Jones and Modern Poetics (Hardback) by Kathleen Henderson Staudt Hardcover, 232 Pages, Published 1994 by University Of Michigan Press ISBN-13: 978-0-472-10468-0, ISBN: 0-472-10468-3
The Three U.S.-Mexico Border Wars(2nd Edition) Drugs, Immigration, and Homeland Security, (Praeger Security International) by Tony Payan, KathleenStaudt Hardcover, 255 Pages, Published 2016 by Praeger ISBN-13: 978-1-4408-3541-4, ISBN: 1-4408-3541-1
"This book addresses the three central issues that continue to dominate the U.S.-Mexico relationship today: drugs, immigration, and security. Nowhere is this more palpable than at the 2,000-mile border shared by the two countries.The U.S.-Mexico border remains a hot topic in the news―and a contentious one. This second edition of a popular work brings readers up to date on what is really going on at the U.S.-Mexico border and why. The boo ..."