This dissertation demonstrates how a transnational conception of poor people as 'backwards' and culturally distinct emerged from the nexus of intellectuals, activists, and administrators who …
This collection is an exploration of familial history, immigration, and how one acquires and understands language. The poetry is concerned both with things said and …
According to the numbers, Peru’s economy is growing rapidly with poverty rates declining apace. Yet Peruvians themselves remain skeptical of this success. They argue that …
This dissertation attends to an emergent empirical puzzle. Contrary to the overarching rollback of social welfare assistance that has characterized the U.S. public sector over …
This thesis explores the ways that three Protestant groups: selected Mainline denominations, the Poor People's Campaign, and the Institute for Christian Socialism, read the Bible …
Birth to 3 is a critical period for child development and later life outcomes, but due to persistent socioeconomic inequality in the United States, many …
People throughout history and around the world have drawn on religion to frame and negotiate disaster phenomena. Recent research shows that these links between religion …
This dissertation focuses on what I call “the War on Poverty Paradox.” How could scholars of every persuasion nearly unanimously agree that the War on …
Children in developing countries face a myriad of hardships including poverty, household economic shocks, and high disease burden. These adverse conditions curtail children’s human capital …