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Comparative Case Study: Abortion Access in Morocco vs. Missouri

Comparative Case Study: Abortion Access in Morocco vs. Missouri

November 22, 2019November 10, 2021 Maeve Williams
In the era of first world feminism, it seems that double standards feed deeper divisions more often than they cause compassion. The severity of a female’s struggle is too often compared to another female’s, rather than her male counterpart.

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The United States’ Use of Human Rights as a Bargaining Chip in its Trade War with China: Why Here? Why Now?

The United States’ Use of Human Rights as a Bargaining Chip in its Trade War with China: Why Here? Why Now?

November 15, 2019November 10, 2021 Laurence Campanella
As the trade war rages on between China and the United States, President Donald Trump’s recent strategy of calling out the human rights abuses of President Xi Jinping’s administration comes as an interesting development.

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David Malpass at McGill: An Uncertain Future For the World Bank?

David Malpass at McGill: An Uncertain Future For the World Bank?

November 12, 2019November 10, 2021 Ariana Castillon
Nonetheless, while the World Bank does contribute to some important projects and initiatives, there is still pervasive institutional bias that values the desires of its Western donors over the needs of the developing nations it seeks to assist.

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Discontent in Hong Kong: Breakdown of the Protests Featuring an Interview with Action Free Hong Kong Montreal

Discontent in Hong Kong: Breakdown of the Protests Featuring an Interview with Action Free Hong Kong Montreal

November 10, 2019November 10, 2021 Bérénice Collignon
This global trade hub is currently demonstrating its concern and anger regarding its current social state and political standing.

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Rage Against the Decree: the Role of Indigenous and Marginalized Ecuadorians in Revoking Decree 883

Rage Against the Decree: the Role of Indigenous and Marginalized Ecuadorians in Revoking Decree 883

November 8, 2019November 10, 2021 Joy Kwak
Within its short existence, the decree has already disproportionately impacted marginalized Ecuadorians, including Indigenous communities, lower-class workers and the rural poor.

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Mongolia’s Raw Coal Ban Promises Results… But What Kind of Results?

Mongolia’s Raw Coal Ban Promises Results… But What Kind of Results?

November 4, 2019November 10, 2021 Enkhuun Byambadorj
This is a story of development – the aid-dependent economy, deep public mistrust in the government, rapid urban migration, and a silent plague that blankets the sky in the cold winter months.

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Welcome to the 2019-2020 Publication Year!

Welcome to the 2019-2020 Publication Year!

November 3, 2019 The Catalyst Editorial Board
Please join us in welcoming our 2019-2020 Staff!

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Safari Animals, Nature Hikes and Children: How International Voluntourism Perpetuates the White Savior Complex

Safari Animals, Nature Hikes and Children: How International Voluntourism Perpetuates the White Savior Complex

September 23, 2019November 10, 2021 Tess Buckley
The modern systems and institutions shared through international voluntourism are from former colonial powers. These colonial legacies in post-colonial societies solidify the hegemony of the west. Voluntourism is neocolonial in nature, although not always malicious in intent.

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Interview with Olivia Bizot

Interview with Olivia Bizot

April 10, 2019 The Catalyst Editorial Board
Catalyst contacted Olivia Bizot to discuss her upcoming article “The Victims, the Villains, the Voiceless: An Examination of the British Media’s shifting Representations of Refugees During the 2015 Refugee Crisis” in the Spring 2019 edition of Chrysalis. Her article discusses the ways in which British media portrayed refugees during the refugee crisis.

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Interview with Xiying Xu

Interview with Xiying Xu

April 9, 2019 The Catalyst Editorial Board
Our team organized an interview with Xiying Xu to talk about her article “Butterfly (2004) and Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Collective Movements” which will be featured in the Spring 2019 edition of Chrysalis. In her article, she compares the movie Butterfly to Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy movements.

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