Essays that describe the efforts of several groups in a variety of political settings to achieve greater control over the policies that affect them, the strategies they employ to do so, and their status today.

Elevates in systematic ways the importance of organizational thinking about sustainability and emphasizes the importance of cultural organizations in facilitating societal sustainability goals.

Illuminates the cross-border migration and settlement of Catholics from Canada to northern New York.

Recounts how preservationists and environmentalists ultimately succeeded in persuading a powerful state agency to abandon its plans for privately developing Buffalo’s waterfront and instead revitalize the city by enhancing opportunities for members of the public to use and enjoy that same space.

Explores the varying influence of foreign policy recommendations on education reforms in Chile, Argentina, and Colombia.

The exciting story of New York in the progressive era told by the reformers and visionaries who shaped its history,

Explores various unusual sites of statelessness like sea, cities, and laws, beyond mere legal and regulatory frameworks, that determines statelessness.

Examines how contemporary novels document and define social problems using a variety of narrative techniques to focus attention on systemic failure.