The Politics Brief

In this photo, Cuban exiles and supporters march through downtown Ottawa, Canada, protesting the Cuban government's repression of the historic July 2021 demonstrations. The protest denounced mass arrests, censorship, and especially the nationwide internet shutdowns used by Cuban authorities to silence dissent and prevent the spread of images and information.

The Politics Brief

Internet Shutdowns as a Tool of Authoritarian Repression

An analysis of internet shutdowns as instruments of state repression, digital censorship, and the erosion of civil liberties worldwide.

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Selected Works in Social Sciences and Humanities

The Book Curator

Laureate Picks

Enslaved People _Cover-of-the-book-Patchwork-Freedoms_Law-Slavery-and-Race-beyond-Cubas-Plantations-by-Adriana-Chira

Patchwork Freedoms: How Enslaved People Won Their Rights

cover of The Creole Archipelago: Race and Borders in the Colonial Caribbean

Rethinking Colonial Caribbean History

Colonialism-Cover of the book Ruling Emancipated Slaves and Indigenous Subjects

3 Ways Colonialism Shaped Modern Inequality

Cover of the book Resisting-Change-in-Suburbia

Asian Immigration and the Myth of Suburban Stability

Cover of the Book Laboratories against Democracy-National Politics

How U.S. States Became Battlegrounds for National Politics

Cover of the book Winners and Losers. The Psychology of Foreign Trade

Why Public Opinion on Trade Is Not Just About Economics