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Here you can read the latest news and views from our Fellows and associates. Many articles are also reprinted in the ISRF Bulletin, the Foundation’s in-house periodical.

The Blog and Bulletin are edited by Baindu Kallon.

Latest blog post

Sierra Leone’s harsh new laws to protect women and girls are causing harm in the wrong places

by Luisa Schneider

Efforts to progress on gender equality in Sierra Leone have led to the passage of laws designed to protect women and children from gendered violence. Luisa T. Schneider argues that such reforms can actual harm young people and fail to reflect the social realities in marginalised communities.
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Bulletin 33: Counterpoints

by Baindu Kallon

This issue of the Bulletin is inspired by the idea of the counterpoint as a way in which to interrogate, re-conceptualise and reveal the underlying assumptions that shape our most pressing debates. It features contributions from Margot Verdier, Anthony Pickles, Yasamin Alkhansa, Milan Babić, and Beatriz Aragón.
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Latest publication

Bulletin #33: Counterpoints: Power and Its Discontents

Based on research presented at the ISRF’s fifth Congress in June 2025, the contributions unravel dominant discourses to offer more nuanced understanding of contemporary social, political, and cultural issues.
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