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Internships have gained critical attention in Canada, thanks largely to the efforts of intern labour activists, who have generated media coverage, lobbied and advised politicians, conducted education and outreach, and advocated for an end to the proliferation of unpaid internships in Canada. This roundtable interview with intern labour activists Ella Henry, Andrew Langille, Joshua Mandryk, and Claire Seaborn was conducted by Nicole Cohen and Greig de Peuter in Toronto on March 1, 2015. Follow up interviewing was conducted over e-mail in May 2015. The interview has been edited and condensed.

2013-2014 was a milestone for intern rights, with significant accomplishments in the fight to have interns recognized as employees with rights to both pay and workplace protections reviews activist efforts to bring an end to the precarious position of unpaid and underpaid interns in the United States, from the work of the advocacy group Intern Labor Rights and other organizations, to efforts on the judicial and legislative levels. We highlight the movement’s accomplishments in 2013-14 and look forward to the goals it hopes to attain in the near future, all the while contextualizing this is- sue within the larger framework of national labour and wage movements.

Private sector unionism is in decline in the United States. As a result, labor advocates, community groups, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals concerned with the well-being of workers have sought to develop alternative ways to represent workers' interests. Emerging Labor Market Institutions for the Twenty-First Century provides the first in-depth assessment of how effectively labor market institutions are responding to this drastically altered landscape. This important volume provides case studies of new labor market institutions and new directions for existing institutions. The contributors examine the behavior and impact of new organizations that have formed to solve workplace problems and to bolster the position of workers. They also document how unions employ new strategies to maintain their role in the economic system. While non-union institutions are unlikely to fill the gap left by the decline of unions, the findings suggest that emerging groups and unions might together improve some dimensions of worker well-being. Emerging Labor Market Institutions is the story of workers and institutions in flux, searching for ways to represent labor in the new century.

01 02 This collection of essays explores the transformations of the political landscapes within which black social movements in Latin America have been operating since the end of the 1970s. Evaluating social movements in their various national contexts, the essays reveal that the official, state narratives about these movements have gone from considering these movements to be part of \"monocultural mestizaje\" to seeing them as multicultural and incorporated into, or coopted by, the state. As the contributions to this volume show, these new situations have rendered Afro-Latino political struggles more complex, at times even heightening the antagonism they encounter. 13 02 Jean Muteba Rahier is an associate professor of Anthropology and director of the African & African Diaspora Studies program at Florida International University. 31 02 This collection of essays examines in different national contexts the consequences of the 'Latin American multicultural turn' in Afro Latino social movements of the past two decades 02 02 Drawing from a wide spectrum of disciplines, the essays in this collection examine in different national contexts the consequences of the \"Latin American multicultural turn\" in Afro Latino social movements of the past two decades. 19 02 Includes interviews of two Afro Latino women who served as Minister and Vice-Minister, respectively, in their national government (Ecuador and Brazil) This is a multidisciplinary volume, which presents the work of specialists in sociocultural and political anthropology, human geography, sociology, political science, Latin American cultural studies, international law and human rights The first book to interrogate the recent political and scholarly developments of Latin American state corporatism/cooptation of Afro Latinos. The book will mark the paradigmatic shift that is taking shape in Afro Latin-American studies, where scholarly and political activists' narratives of Afro Latin American 'invisibility' are quickly becoming more and more untenable in front of current realities 04 02 Introduction: Black Social Movements in Latin America: From Monocultural Mestizaje and 'Invisibility' to Multiculturalism and State Corporatism/Cooptation - J.M.Rahier PART I: SETTING UP THE STAGE Afro In/Exclusion, Resistance, and the 'Progressive' State: (De)colonial Struggles, Questions, and Reflections - C.Walsh International Organizations and the Human Rights of Afro Latin Americans: The Case of UNESCO - P.M.Fontaine PART II: A FOCUS ON CENTRAL AMERICA Garifuna Activism and the Corporatist Honduran State since the 2009 Coup - M.Anderson The Afro-Guatemalan Political Mobilization: Between Identity Construction Processes, Global Influences, and Institutionalization - C.Agudelo PART III: A FOCUS ON THE ANDEAN REGION The Quest for a Counter-Space in the Colombian Pacific Coast Region: Towards Alternative Black Territorialities or Cooptation by Dominant Power? - U.Oslender Multicultural Politics for Afro-Colombians: An Articulation 'Without Guarantees' - R.Cardenas The Afroecuadorian Social Movement: Between Empowerment and Cooptation - C.Torre &  J.A.Sanchez Does 'Still Relatively Invisible' Mean 'Less Likely to be Co-opted'? Reflections on the Afro-Peruvian Case - S.Greene Interview of María Alexandra Ocles Padilla, Former Minister, Secretaría de Pueblos, Movimientos Sociales y Participación Ciudadana, Ecuador - J.M.Rahier &  M.Prosper PART IV: A FOCUS ON THE BRAZILIAN EXPERIENCES State and Social Movements in Brazil: An Analysis of the Participation of Black Intellectuals in State Agencies; C.B.R. - Silva From the Black Councils to the Federal Special Secretary for the Adoption of Policies that Promote Racial Equality (SEPPIR): New Identities of the Black Brazilian Movement - J.Silva Interview of Maria Inês Barbosa, Former Vice-Minister, Secretaria Especial de Políticas de Promoção da Igualdade Racial (SEPPIR), Brazil - J.M.Rahier

In this book, leading international scholars examine the way new media is reshaping lives and politics. Covering topics from women's rights to terrorism, and countries from Israel to Saudi Arabia, these authors explore the global and regional ramifications of the proliferation of communication technologies and the information they disseminate.

As women increasingly play a role and gain even greater prominence in congressional politics, they need to navigate the at times conflicting demands of loyalty to party culture, responsiveness to party leadership, political goals, and the need to get re-elected. Based on extensive interviews and historically informed, this book examines differences between Republican and Democratic political cultures, how these differences affect women members of congress as they pursue agendas and seek to bolster their electability, and the effectiveness of women within an institution traditionally dominated by men.

To overcome the political deadlock that overshadows the pressing problems facing the United States, the academies top scholars address the causes and consequences of polarization in American politics, and suggest solutions for bridging the partisan divide.

El artículo trata el tema de la (muy activa) política exterior de México en torno a la regulación de las armas de fuego y la falta de cumplimiento interno de varios de los tratados que la cancillería impulsa en foros multilaterales alrededor de este tema. Como hipótesis principal, se propone que la brecha entre la política exterior activa y la falta de medidas a nivel interno se explica por la resistencia de actores internos y la ausencia de una política de Estado articulada y coherente en torno a las armas a nivel federal. Si bien la cancillería ha adoptado una política activista y protagónica sobre el tema, ésta se inscribe más bien en la tradición diplomática que favorece el desarme, la no proliferación y la solución pacífica de los conflictos. Se argumenta que las recientes acciones diplomáticas que han respondido al tráfico ilícito de armas han sido iniciativas aisladas de la cancillería. Además de contribuir a la literatura sobre la interacción entre la política exterior y la política interna en torno a las armas de fuego (tema que ha recibido atención insuficiente), el propósito de este texto es presentar un análisis integral de la política del Estado mexicano sobre este tema, incluyendo sus contradicciones y áreas de oportunidad. This paper addresses the issue of Mexico’s (very active) foreign policy on the regulation of firearms and the domestic lack of compliance with a number of treaties that the Foreign Ministry promotes in multilateral forums. The principal hypothesis is that the gap between active foreign policy and the absence of domestic measures is explained by the resistance of domestic actors and the lack of a coordinated policy on firearms at the federal level. Although the Foreign Ministry has adopted an activist and leading policy on the matter, this forms a part of the diplomatic tradition that favors disarmament, non-proliferation and a peaceful solution to conflicts. It is argued that recent diplomatic actions in response to the illegal trafficking of arms have been isolated initiatives. As well as contributing to the literature on the interaction between foreign policy and domestic policy on firearms (an issue that has received insufficient attention), the aim of this text is to present a comprehensive analysis of Mexican government policy on the issue, including its contradictions and areas of opportunity. L’article aborde la question de la politique étrangère (très active) du Mexique concernant la réglementation des armes à feu et le non-respect á l’intérieur de plusieurs traités que le ministère des Affaires étrangères promeut dans les forums multilatéraux sur le sujet. Comme hypothèse principale, il est proposé que l’écart entre la politique étrangère active et l’absence de mesures au niveau interne s’explique par la résistance des acteurs internes et l’absence d’une politique étatique articulée et cohérente autour des armes au niveau fédéral. Bien que le ministère des Affaires étrangères ait adopté une politique militante et pionnière sur la question, celle-ci s’inscrit plutôt dans la tradition diplomatique qui privilégie le désarmement, la non-prolifération et la résolution pacifique des conflits. On avance la thèse que ses récentes actions diplomatiques en réponse au trafic illicite d’armes ont été des initiatives isolées. En plus de contribuer à la littérature sur l’interaction entre la politique étrangère et la politique intérieure en matière d’armes à feu (une question qui n’a pas reçu suffisamment d’attention), le but de ce texte est de présenter une analyse complète de la politique de l’État mexicain en matière d’armes à feu, y compris ses contradictions et ses opportunités.

By Dianna Carlson WILPF Program Support Intern The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom caught my attention in the summer of 2015 when I was researching organizations that work toward human and women's rights and international equity. The internship brought many different subtopics of peace work-such as Disarm/End Wars, Earth Democracy, and Advancing Human Rights, to name a few-into my life, and I was lucky enough to grow more knowledgeable about disarmament and the organization practices, thanks to my advisors, Program Chairs Maureen Ngozi Eke and Odile Hugonot Haber, whom I deeply admire. Together, we worked on a document called the Program Strategic Plan, which was drafted by WILPF members during a program planning retreat in an effort to define best practices for WILPF and to coordinate the activities of the branches. The key to my drive and the work of WILPF can be found in a statement Kozue Akibayashi made during her \"Ending War and Patriarchy\" presentation: \"WILPF is powerful [and still around] because intersectional feminist ideology is inevitable to end war [and to create a more peaceful society], \" By Krystal Kilhart Communications Intern I was initially drawn to activism when I was in high school, after...

I Danmark er kritiske kulturelle studier af handicap et stæ rkt underbelyst forskningsområde, som er sæ rdeles begræ nset i sammenligning med fremvæ ksten af kulturelle perspektiver i engelsksprogede grene af critical disability studies. Den sparsomme opmæ rksomhed herpå viser sig fx i mangler på udvikling af ny fagterminologi og opdaterede begrebsforståelser på dansk, samt i analytiske nuancer i forhold til at forstå (mangler på) handicapkropslig repræ sentation i en dansk kulturel kontekst. Disse begræ nsninger har i høj grad medvirket til at motivere mit ph.d.-projekt, hvori jeg har beskæ ftiget mig med handicapkropslighed som et online medieret fæ nomen og har analyseret en ræ kke (visuelle) repræ sentationer af handicap, som de kommer til udtryk i online og på sociale medier. Afhandlingens analysearbejde samler sig om fire online cases: (1) Projektet LigeLyst (2013-2015), en fotografisk seksualoplysningskampagne, der havde til formål at væ re en projektplatform for og om unge mennesker med handicap som en seksuel minoritetsgruppe. (2) Oplysningskampagnen Det er ikke et handicap (2013-2019), en folkelig dansk mediekampagne, der fandt sted på tv og sociale medier med et bredt formål om at nedbryde fordomme om mennesker med handicap. (3) Et aktivistisk blogprojekt på Tumblr og Facebook med titlen Dear Julianna (2015-2016), der udfoldede sig via online brevskrivninger fra et transnationalt fæ llesskab af mennesker med neuromuskulæ re handicap som et kollektivt modsvar til en amerikansk nyhedshistorie om en 5-årig pige med muskelsvind, hvis foræ ldre havde givet hende lov til at fravæ lge at modtage livsnødvendig behandling. Og (4) Madeline Stuart (2015-), en australsk fotoog catwalkmodel med Downs syndrom, som igennem massiv tilstedevæ relse og selvrepræ sentation på sociale medier har opnået international anerkendelse og berømmelse i modeverdenen.