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Items
- Items is a space for engagement with insights from the work of the Council and the social sciences.
- Decolonization, Decoloniality, and the Future of African Studies: A Conversation with Dr. Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni
  by Duncan Omanga
- Action in Polarized Times: Understanding the Legislative Strategy of the Congressional Black Caucus
  by Mamie E. Locke
- Sociolinguistic Frontiers: Emancipation and Equality
  by Monica Heller
The Immanent Frame
- The Immanent Frame publishes interdisciplinary perspectives on religion, secularism, and the public sphere.
- economy
  by Webb Keane
- economy
  by Amira Mittermaier
- economy
  by Kathryn Lofton
Kujenga Amani
- Kujenga Amani facilitates the exchange of ideas about diverse aspects of peacebuilding in Africa.
- Hon. Zulekha: Leading the Campaign for the Rights of Breast-feeding Working Mothers in Kenya
  by David Omozuafoh
- An Interview with Next Gen Alumnus Marion Atieno Ouma
  by Next Generation Social Sciences and African Peacebuilding Network
- Building Bridges Initiative: Is the Kenyatta-Odinga Handshake the Panacea for Kenya’s Peacebuilding Agenda?
  by Muema Wambua
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Special Projects

A Universe of Terms

This project began in November 2019, publishing multiple original responses on distinct terms related to the study of religion and secularism.

Is this all there is

A special project of The Immanent Frame to mark its tenth anniversary. Co-curated by Courtney Bender and Nancy Levene and published in 2017-2018.

Reverberations

A digital forum on prayer, with unique contributions published from 2013-2015 as part of the New Directions in the Study of Prayer initiative of the SSRC’s Program on Religion and the Public Sphere.

Frequencies: A Collaborative Genealogy of Spirituality

Frequencies seeks to commence a genealogy of spirituality and published unique entries and artwork from 2011-2012 as part of the SSRC’s Spirituality, Political Engagement, and Public Life project.