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The biggest enemy of democracy? It may be democracy itself.

Time behind bars can increase the likelihood that someone will re-offend, research finds. In many cases, programs that rehabilitate, rather than punish, may be a better solution.

Can the CDC and other health organizations apply the lessons learned in 2003?

With roots in the small press and fanzine communities, the girl zine movement relied on pen, paper, and copy machines to fight structural oppression.

In an era of laissez-faire governance, a growing number of federal and state regulations were justified as necessary to protect public health and morality.

Fictional representations of procedures and providers mirror—but may also undermine—popular attitudes on abortion.

Analyses including both static and dynamic costs can help us make better decisions while developing technologies to address climate change.

National security, borders and migration, climate change and global food supplies, war and terrorism. These make up the academic field of security studies.

Security studies originated in the era of Cold War geopolitics and decolonization. This annotated bibliography introduces readers to scholarship in the field.