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Black-Palestinian Transnational Solidarity: Renewals, Returns, and Practice / Erakat,, Noura ; Hill, Marc Lamont

Noura Erakat, Marc Lamont Hill	Journal Article
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This introductory essay outlines the context for this special issue of the Journal of Palestine Studies on Black-Palestinian transnational solidarity (BPTS). Through the analytic of “renewal,” the authors point to the recent increase in individual and collective energies directed toward developing effective, reciprocal, and transformative political relationships within various African-descendant and Palestinian communities around the world. Drawing from the extant BPTS literature, this essay examines the prominent intellectual currents in the field and points to new methodologies and analytics that are required to move the field forward. With this essay, the authors aim not only to contextualize the field and to frame this special issue, but also to chart new directions for future intellectual and political work.

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solidarity ; Transnationalism ; Gaza ; Ferguson ; Black-Palestinian

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Rights revolution in the age of obama and ferguson: policing, the rule of law, and the elusive quest for accountability / Dodd, Lynda G

Dodd, Lynda G	Article
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Recent political science scholarship examining the institutional features of the rights revolution has highlighted the importance of the private enforcement of civil rights. This article discusses a less well-known line of Supreme Court cases concerning government liability that have undermined effective private enforcement of constitutional rights. I examine the impact of the Court’s “procedural assault” on private civil rights enforcement and possible responses to the recent protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere across the country regarding police use of force. After identifying the ways in which the Court has undermined a core strand of the rights revolution, I assess the challenges confronting the Obama administration and civil rights leaders as they respond to these developments.

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Civil rights ; Rule of Law ; Policing ; Obama ; Rights Revolution ; Ferguson ;
Elusive Quest for Accountability ; Private Enforcement

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