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Cornell International Affairs Review - 2016 VOL. 10 NO. 1

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Economic Development
2016, Vol. 10 No. 1
Bridging the Gap - Towards a Transatlantic Approach to Reducing Inequality: A Policy Proposal
By Sergio Mukherjee
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
We met Scott and Kerstin on different sides of the Atlantic. I met the former in Philadelphia on my way to a convenience store in the early hours of a busy morning when my work schedule benefited from a short coffee break. Håvard met Kerstin... Read Article »
Inequality Wealth Gap Income Inequality Poverty Economic Development International Aid
Chinese Politics
2016, Vol. 10 No. 1
Quantifying China's Influence on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
By Abigail Grace
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
Following the People's Republic of China's "Reform and Opening Up" (gaige kaifang) ushered in by Deng Xiaoping in 1978, China's participation in international organizations has dramatically increased.2 These organizations cover a range of issues... Read Article »
Chinese Politics ASEAN Shanghai Cooperation Organization Chinese Foreign Policy Military Cooperation
Extremist Organizations
2016, Vol. 10 No. 1
Lasting and Expanding: An Analysis of the Islamic State's Incentive System
By Isabelle Canaan
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
In the past five years, millions of people have lost their homes, loved ones, and lives.2 The Syrian territory is now a battlefield, contested by multiple actors. The rise of the Islamic State underscores the hopeless nature of this bloody quagmire... Read Article »
ISIS Islamic State Extremism Extremist Organizations Terrorism Organizational Theory Collective Action Mass Mobilization
Political Economy
2016, Vol. 10 No. 1
Child Care Policy and Female Labor Force Participation: A Comparison of Germany and Sweden
By Analia Cuevas-Ferreras
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
Labor markets have traditionally been regarded as the product of a demand and supply of labor.2 In Varieties of Capitalism: The Institutional Foundations of Comparative Advantage, political economists Peter A. Hall and David Soskice put forth two... Read Article »
Labor Markets Political Economy Female Labor Force Child Care Gender Inequality Social Policy
International Trade
2016, Vol. 10 No. 1
The ASEAN Experience, Northeast Asia and Beyond: Free Trade and Economic Integration
By Aik Seng Tan
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
Economic regionalism has been an observable phenomenon worldwide. Many countries around the world pursue some degree of economic integration with neighbouring countries, in the hopes of capitalizing on the benefits of such an arrangement. At the... Read Article »
ASEAN International Trade Trade Policy Economic Intergration Free Trade Southeast Asia
Gender Studies
2016, Vol. 10 No. 1
The Role of Female Quotas and Female Activism in Passing Gender Based Violence Legislation in Sub Saharan Africa: South Africa as a Case Study
By Gina Starfield
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
"One thing governments have got is legislation. Legislation has an impact. It affects millions of people in a country just by a stroke of a pen."  – Executive Director of UN Women, Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, "Gender and Violence... Read Article »
Gender Violence Violence Against Women Domestic Violence South Africa Social Policy Sub-Saharan Africa Gender Quotas

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