N Morris
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 2316 |
|---|---|
| NOME | N Morris |
| PRENOMES | N |
| SOBRENOME | Morris |
| ASSINATURA | MORRIS N |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Arizona |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0098-4604 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 6 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1987 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Crisis, corruption and state-led development in the making of the Mexican drug trade
The state of Durango has long been a centre of Mexican heroin production and an important node in transnational drug trafficking networks. As early as 1944, it was the site of one of the biggest drug busts in Mexican history, when an opium poppy plantation the size of 325 football pitches, irrigated by a purpose-built aqueduct, was discovered in the state's northern mountains. By the mid 1970s, a combination of kinship ties and concrete connected…
On Indigenous Politics and Political Revolution in Mexico and Beyond
W hen I began the research project that became Soldiers, Saints and Shamans, I had two aims in mind.One was essentially political: to better understand why ethnic mobilizations and radical political movements have so often clashed, with important consequences for so many of the revolutions (and counter-revolutions) of the twentieth century.Studying the participation of the Wixrika (Huichol), Nayari (Cora), O'dam (Southern Tepehuan), and Mexicaner…
Memory, magic and militias
Mexico’s Cora Indians have played an outsized role in national history, thanks to their skilful use of guerrilla tactics and success in forging strategic alliances with outside forces in defence of their cultural, territorial and political autonomy. Cora participation in elite struggles between Liberals and Conservatives (1850–73), and subsequently in the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), helped to shape the way that both conflicts played out in West…
Towards a Protection Strategy for UNRWA
Four components of protection for UNRWA are identified. An examination of the context and constraints illustrates the extraordinary seriousness and intractability of the protection challenge, focusing on the West Bank and Gaza, where the need is not limited to refugees. Three avenues are suggested that could help increase protection there: shifting engagement from reaction to Israeli actions that are incompatible with the principles of the UN tow…
The Evolution of Humanitarian Action
Journal Article The Evolution of Humanitarian Action Get access Nicholas Morris Nicholas Morris * * The author was a UNHCR staff member from 1973 to 2001. Headquarters assignments included appointments as the first Chief of the UNHCR Emergency Unit, as Deputy Director of the Regional Bureau for Africa, and as Director of the Division of Programmes and Operational Support. He served as the High Commissioner's Special Envoy for the Gulf emergency (…
Crime and Justice
Crime and Justice
The Evolution of Humanitarian Action
Journal Article The Evolution of Humanitarian Action Get access Nicholas Morris Nicholas Morris * * The author was a UNHCR staff member from 1973 to 2001. Headquarters assignments included appointments as the first Chief of the UNHCR Emergency Unit, as Deputy Director of the Regional Bureau for Africa, and as Director of the Division of Programmes and Operational Support. He served as the High Commissioner's Special Envoy for the Gulf emergency (…
Crisis, corruption and state-led development in the making of the Mexican drug trade
The state of Durango has long been a centre of Mexican heroin production and an important node in transnational drug trafficking networks. As early as 1944, it was the site of one of the biggest drug busts in Mexican history, when an opium poppy plantation the size of 325 football pitches, irrigated by a purpose-built aqueduct, was discovered in the state's northern mountains. By the mid 1970s, a combination of kinship ties and concrete connected…
Crime and Justice
The Evolution of Humanitarian Action
Journal Article The Evolution of Humanitarian Action Get access Nicholas Morris Nicholas Morris * * The author was a UNHCR staff member from 1973 to 2001. Headquarters assignments included appointments as the first Chief of the UNHCR Emergency Unit, as Deputy Director of the Regional Bureau for Africa, and as Director of the Division of Programmes and Operational Support. He served as the High Commissioner's Special Envoy for the Gulf emergency (…
Towards a Protection Strategy for UNRWA
Four components of protection for UNRWA are identified. An examination of the context and constraints illustrates the extraordinary seriousness and intractability of the protection challenge, focusing on the West Bank and Gaza, where the need is not limited to refugees. Three avenues are suggested that could help increase protection there: shifting engagement from reaction to Israeli actions that are incompatible with the principles of the UN tow…
Memory, magic and militias
Mexico’s Cora Indians have played an outsized role in national history, thanks to their skilful use of guerrilla tactics and success in forging strategic alliances with outside forces in defence of their cultural, territorial and political autonomy. Cora participation in elite struggles between Liberals and Conservatives (1850–73), and subsequently in the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), helped to shape the way that both conflicts played out in West…
On Indigenous Politics and Political Revolution in Mexico and Beyond
W hen I began the research project that became Soldiers, Saints and Shamans, I had two aims in mind.One was essentially political: to better understand why ethnic mobilizations and radical political movements have so often clashed, with important consequences for so many of the revolutions (and counter-revolutions) of the twentieth century.Studying the participation of the Wixrika (Huichol), Nayari (Cora), O'dam (Southern Tepehuan), and Mexicaner…
Crisis, corruption and state-led development in the making of the Mexican drug trade
The state of Durango has long been a centre of Mexican heroin production and an important node in transnational drug trafficking networks. As early as 1944, it was the site of one of the biggest drug busts in Mexican history, when an opium poppy plantation the size of 325 football pitches, irrigated by a purpose-built aqueduct, was discovered in the state's northern mountains. By the mid 1970s, a combination of kinship ties and concrete connected…
Political science (6 obras) · Law (3 obras) · Politics (3 obras) · Sociology (3 obras) · Law (2 obras) · Political economy (2 obras) · Politics and Society in Latin America (2 obras) · Action (physics (1 obras) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 obras) · Art (1 obras)