Association for Political and Legal Anthropology

PoLAR‘s first virtual issue came out in 2010 as a companion to its symposium issue on NGOs (Volume 33, Issue 2). Featuring nine articles published between 1998 and 2009, this issue highlighted the growing role of international and private organizations in changes all over the globe — from Nepal to Zimbabwe to Mexico. Additional virtual issues are in the works for 2012 and beyond, so check back for updates!

In 2012, PoLAR launched its Digital Editorial Fellows Program for graduate students interested in enhancing their knowledge and experience in the areas of academic publishing and digital studies. The program is part of an effort to expand PoLAR‘s virtual presence and foster dialogue among members, while continuing APLA’s tradition of graduate student mentorship in the field. Working with Online Content Editor, Kate Henne, inaugural cohort will develop themes for  virtual issues, initiate new spillover conversations, and collaboratively create new initiatives with colleagues in other disciplines and countries. At the end of the program, Fellows have the opportunity to meet with PoLAR editors and reflect on the program as well as their future academic goals.

For additional information and application, click here. To see how they rebooted the original Virtual issues, go to: http://www.polaronline.org/virtual-issues/ngos/

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Virtual Issue on NGOs

Mediating Dilemmas: Local NGOs and Rural Development in Neoliberal Mexico by Analiese M. Richard
Volume 32, Issue 2: November 2009

Becoming Maya? The Politics and Pragmatics of “Being Indigenous” in Postgenocide Guatemala by Karine Vanthuyne
Volume 32, Issue 2: November 2009

Gluing Globalization: NGOs as Intermediaries in Haiti by Mark Schuller
Volume 32, Issue 1: May 2009

Seeing Like a “Failed” NGO: Globalization–s Impacts on State and Civil Society in Haiti by Mark Schuller
Volume 30, Issue 1: May 2007

The Verge of Good and Evil: Christian NGOs and Economic Development in Zimbabwe by Erica Bornstein
Volume 24, Issue 1: May 2001

Benefit Sharing for All?: Bioprospecting NGOs, Intellectual Property Rights, New Governmentalities by Kristin Peterson
Volume 24, Issue 1: May 2001

Politics of the Poor? NGOs and Grass-roots Political Mobilization in Bangladesh by Lamia Karim
Volume  24, Issue 1: May 2001

Between Jesse Helms and Ram Bahadur: Participation and Empowerment in Women’s Literacy Programming in Nepal by Lauren G. Leve
Volume  24, Issue 1: May 2001

Health ‘Anti-Reform’ In El Salvador: Community Health NGOs And The State In The Neoliberal Era by Sandy Smith-Nonini
Volume 21, Issue 1: May 1998