The piece examines how recent diplomatic recognition of a Palestinian state by more than 150 countries—including Australia, Belgium, France, Portugal, and the United Kingdom—could, under certain geopolitical conditions, unintentionally heighten the risk of large-scale violence in the West Bank.

By James Ron In 2006, I co-authored a study with Howard Ramos and Kathleen Rodgers examining a fundamental question: why do some human...

In 2000, I published an article in Social Problems titled S avage Restraint: Israel, Palestine and the Dialectics of Legal Repression . ...

James Ron's 2003 book, Frontiers and Ghettos, anticipated the violence 20 years later in the Gaza Strip.

Surveys from around the world show that the people who are critical of police are not, on average, the same as those who criticize business.

Religous faith and importance shapes views towards immigration in the US.

Marxist perspectives have long argued that religion is an illusion that suppresses the willingness of ordinary people to change the...

I posted a striking public opinion survey that appeared in the English edition of Haaretz, Israel’s leading liberal newspaper, indicating that a very large majority of Jewish Israelis supported the expulsion of Gazans. The poll’s author is a respected scholar. The post generated substantial engagement on LinkedIn. However, soon after, several researchers raised concerns about the survey's methods and interpretation. I have reached out to the author of the survey for more

This backgrounder helps contextualize this event by summarizing what we know from official Mexican data.

If you are trying to persuade a person of faith to treat others with dignity, why not know what their religion has to say on the topic?

Most federal workers in the US are employed in defense-related entities.

A New York Times article says top conflict health researchers belive the official Gaza body count underestimates the true extent of deaths.

All social movements need sympathizers, part-time supporters, and committed activists; they need people.

On October 25, 2023, Foreign Affairs published an article summarizing the Gaza results of the bi-annual Arab Barometer Survey....

According to a poll conducted by the Israeli Democracy Institute on October 18-19, 2023, less than two weeks after the deadly October 7...

Israeli forces occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip in June 1967 during a war with Jordan and Egypt. In 1980,...

This week, a brief clash between rival armed factions in Libya's capital city, Tripoli, again emphasized the country's unresolved civil...

Palestinians must find a way to enter a dialogue with Israelis protesting the current government's judicial overhaul and find common ground.

The New York Times published an article recently by noted columnist Thomas Friedman, who said that the Biden administration is...

Why are people confident they can make a difference? I was searching through some old survey data my colleagues and I collected in Mexico...