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2. Catholic Church and Rural Social Change: Priests, Peasants Organizations, and Politics in Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- McClure,Marian (Author)
- Format:
- Monograph
- Publication Date:
- 1986
- Published:
- Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilm
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 400 p
3. The Shame of the Nation": the Force of Re-Enslavement and the Law of "Slavery" Under the Regime of Jean-Louis Ferrand in Santo Domingo, 1804-1809
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Nessler,Graham (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2012-03
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- NWIG: New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids
- Journal Title Details:
- 86(1) : 5-28
- Notes:
- The article discusses the history of Santo Domingo (which was renamed the Dominican Republic) under the French General Jean-Louis Ferrand from 1804 through 1809. Particular focus is given to Ferrand's efforts, under the direction of the French Emperor Napoleon I, to re-enslave Santo Domingo and overthrow Haiti's ruler Toussaint Louverture. An overview of the slavery laws in Santo Domingo is provided. Ferrand's use of black Haitian captives as slaves, including the Haitians captured by the French who lived near the border with Santo Domingo, is provided.
4. Haitians and African Americans: A Heritage of Tragedy and Hope
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Pamphile,Leon D. (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 2001
- Published:
- Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Press
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 238 p., Study of the relations between Haiti and black America from the colonial period to the present, the author shows how historical ties between these two communities of the African diaspora have affected their respective histories, cultures and community lives. R
5. Nation-State Formation in the Insular Caribbean Before, During, and After the Cold War
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Sekou,Malik (Author)
- Format:
- Monograph
- Publication Date:
- 2000
- Published:
- Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilm
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 374 p
6. Joseph Robert Love, 1839-1914: West Indian Extraordinary
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Lumsden,Joy (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- January, 1983
- Published:
- Buffalo, NY: Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Afro-Americans in New York Life and History
- Journal Title Details:
- 7(1) : 25-40
7. Haiti : a shattered nation
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Abbott,Elizabeth (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 2011
- Published:
- New York: Overlook Duckworth
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- "Revised and updated from Haiti : the Duvaliers and their legacy ... first published in 1988 by McGraw-Hill", 492 p, The tragic modern history of Haiti from 1957 to the present day, including the 2010 earthquake.
8. Should I Stay or Should I Go?: Inter-Caribbean Exile, Creolization, and Repetitive History in Jacques Stephen Alexis's Compère Général Soleil
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Munro,Martin (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Fall 2005
- Published:
- Conway, AR: University of Central Arkansas
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Caribbean Literatures
- Journal Title Details:
- 4(1) : 163-174
- Notes:
- The work of Haitian author Jacques Stephen Alexis is replete with examples of characters caught in the dilemmas of exile. The author focuses on Alexis's characters who go through a "true" expatriation, a movement out of Haiti and into another country, and considers how the various experiences of expatriation are represented, as well as how the presence of the Haitian exiles impacts the host country. Taking examples from Alexis's novel Compère Général Soleil, Monro argues that the Haitian exiles unwittingly, though inevitably, disrupt the illusion of oneness of national identity and culture and become a subversive force, creolizing culture in the place of exile, the Dominican Republic. This cultural creolization in turn is a threat to the monocultural, totalizing political discourses of the host country, it is argued.;
9. The Declining Appeal of Diasporic Connections: African American Organising for South Africa, Haiti and Rwanda*
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Theodore,Wendy (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2008
- Published:
- Routledge
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Global Society: Journal of Interdisciplinary International Relations
- Journal Title Details:
- 22(2) : 297-318
- Notes:
- "In the first half of the century diasporic connections, particularly shared oppression and ancestral ties, triggered responses. When the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), an informal organisation of African American congressional representatives, became the key architects of African American foreign policy in the early 1970s, civil rights tactics were wedded to diasporic appeals to motivate African Americans to help shift US foreign policy towards South Africa and Haiti." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR];
10. Black Voices for Peace focus on Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Nuttall,Rebecca (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- May 26-Jun 1, 2010
- Published:
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- New Pittsburgh Courier
- Journal Title Details:
- 21 : A1-A1,A5
- Notes:
- "This is just the first step. We need to put Haiti on our agenda," said Fred Logon, a member of Black Voices. "In terms of the policy, we need a movement that will force the Obama administration to take a progressive approach to Haiti. I hope we can increase the importance of Haiti to the world at large. " "Haitians are very conscious for the need of education," [Leon Pamphile, Ph.D.] said. "The country is pretty much divided between city dwellers and countryside. If parents don't have money to pay for their children's school, there is no public school for them." "Americans have looked at Haiti as an example of what happens when Black men lead government," Pamphile said. "Haiti is always under the burden of having foreign loans, but now this is being forgiven."
11. Prominent blacks back call by Aristide to be allowed to return to homeland
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Jan 27-Feb 2, 2011
- Published:
- Coral Springs, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- South Florida Times
- Journal Title Details:
- 5 : 5A
- Notes:
- "A broad sector of Haitian grassroots organizations, women's groups, human rights activists and educators have made it clear that now is the time to end president [Aristide]'s forced exile in South Africa," said the letter, paid for by Haiti Action Committee. The letter accuses the Haitian government, the United States, France, Canada and the United Nations forces in Haiti of blocking Aristide's return. It said the Haitian government had not responded to Aristide's request for a passport and that U.S and U.N. officials had issued public statements opposing Aristide's return. The other: "We do not doubt President Aristide's desire to help the people of Haiti. But today Haiti needs to focus on its future, not its past."
12. The hour of truth has come for the Provisional Electoral Council
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Sep 14-Sep 21, 2005
- Published:
- Brooklyn, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Haiti Observateur
- Journal Title Details:
- 37 : 11
- Notes:
- Although wide sectors of the Haitian population continue to doubt that the general elections will take place on the announced dates, in a matter of just a few weeks, the Provisional Electoral Council (French acronym CEP), even facing a blatant lack of preparation, is determined to arouse the citizens' enthusiasm for the upcoming ballot. Having remained on the sidelines for a long time, because they doubted the will of the former to set in motion a flawless process, the political parties rushed to get in line, cramming themselves into the building complex of the electoral body, as if they were in a real race against the clock. This stage having been finally crossed, the hour of truth has inevitably come for the CEP. It is almost incredible that we have arrived at this juncture, indeed, after all the procrastination, the bungling and the stumbling, as well as the tug-of-war which was going on freely within the Provisional Electoral Council. After this long journey, the efforts undertaken and the large sums of money invested, both by the international community and by the temporary government, in order to start the process, and accompany it up to this last phase, to allow the CEP to falter would amount to treacherousness, even to treason, which certainly would discredit the members of the electoral body both individually and collectively.
13. The up-coming elections: A potential disaster
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Sep 14-Sep 21, 2005
- Published:
- Brooklyn, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Haiti Observateur
- Journal Title Details:
- 37 : 11
- Notes:
- In spite of an acceleration of the registration process of the voters recorded recently, the 2.4 million registered voters, from a number of approximately 4.2 million citizens of voting age, continues to show a lack of enthusiasm. Such concerns are evident, in certain cases, by the absence of Voter Registration Bureaus (VRB) in hundreds of communal sections; or by the controversial creation of Communal Electoral Bureaus (CEB) and Departmental Electoral Bureaus (DEB). In addition, the dysfunction of the CEB and the DEB triggered protests from numerous candidates. It's also worth noting the installation of Candidates Registration Bureaus (CRB), on September 11th, which should have been functional since September 5th. Keeping in mind that the registration of candidates comes to an end September 15th, it's worth wondering what conjuring the CEP will do in order to achieve the registration of about 7, 733 posts to be provided for every party, on a total of 45 approved parties.
14. The Neptune affair, a challenge to the judicial system
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- May 25-Jun 1, 2005
- Published:
- Brooklyn, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Haiti Observateur
- Journal Title Details:
- 21 : 11
- Notes:
- Within the framework of the vast campaign led collectively by the former Haitian president, from his exile in South Africa, his partisans and sympathizers as well as personalities and bribed organizations, in Haiti and abroad, to defeat the election process, is the stepped up strategy to have Mr. Neptune released. This strategy is entirely consistent with the logic according to which Lavalas would have no luck in imposing itself on the political scene if the next ballot were to be organized in a context where the high dignitaries of the former regime are called upon to answer charges before the courts. Obviously, the eventual indictment of Yvon Neptune, the highest Lavalas official involved in the crime of the La Scierie massacre, will without doubt also implicate Mr. [Jean-Bertrand Aristide] himself. The lawsuit, which would possibly be determined by the committing magistrate of Saint Marc, the jurisdiction which has the responsibility for handling the case, will put the whole Lavalas regime on the stand. Thus the doggedness to resort to obtain the "unconditional" release of the exPrime Minister by all means possible.
15. Black Solidarity or Self Interest?
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2004-04-07
- Published:
- Brooklyn, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Haiti Observateur
- Journal Title Details:
- 14 : 11
- Notes:
- -, Do they know that the "democratically elected" president they are defending didn't abide by the rules of democracy? Do they know that he condoned violence and assassination, including that of journalists? Do they know that kidnapping for ransom were ordered by the chief to fill up his coffers? Do they know that Haiti became a haven for drug dealers under the watch of their "democratically elected" friend? It won't be long before the truth comes out concerning the crimes that have been committed in the name or at the command of [Jean-Bertrand Aristide]. The defenders of the "humble priest of the shanty-towns" will have much explaining to do about the new multimillionaire status of their man. Anyway one cuts it, it's a major scandal of corruption and embezzlement for a president whose monthly salary was $10,000.
16. Black Caucus questions Aristide's removal
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2004-03-10
- Published:
- Jamaica, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Weekly Gleaner
- Journal Title Details:
- p. 11
- Notes:
- Congressman Gregory Meeks who represents the Sixth Congressional District of South East Queens, home to a large Haitian migrant population, also expressed his concern about [Jean-Bertrand Aristide]'s removal from office and the role the United States, might have had in the affair. "I'm one who thinks that Aristide had some problems in the country. However, I believe in the institution of democracy and that we needed both sides to sit down pursuant to the CARICOM agreement," he told the Gleaner. Other members of the delegation who called on Secretary General [Kofi Annan] were Congresswoman Barbara Lee of California; Kendrick Meek from Florida; Donald Payne - New Jersey; Major Owen - New York; John Conyers - Michigan and actor and human rights activist, Danny Glover.
17. HAU, St. Fleur Host Town Meeting On Crisis
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- DesRosiers,Steve (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2004-03-31
- Published:
- Dorchester, MA
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Boston Haitian Reporter
- Journal Title Details:
- 3 : 16
- Notes:
- Rep. St. Fleur and the panelists also called for a change in the Bush administration's policy denying safe harbor to Haitians fleeing Haiti for the shores of Florida by boat. In a strong show of support for St. Fleur's resolutions, representatives of presidential hopeful [John Kerry] circulated a statement from the candidate supporting the presence of a multinational police force in Haiti including police from the United States, OAS and CARICOM. The statement also called for U.S. funded training and support for Haiti's police force, the lifting current sanctions on aid to Haitians for health and education programs, and renewed pressure on international financial institutions to assist the Haitian government in confronting these issues. Kerry's statement went on to state, "If we hope to lead the nations of the world toward a more democratic future, we must act now to protect a fragile democracy in our own backyard."
18. There Are Some Missing Voices On Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Fletcher,Bill (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Apr 8-Apr 14, 2004
- Published:
- Sacramento, CA
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Sacramento Observer
- Journal Title Details:
- 18 : C8
- Notes:
- In the current crisis, the voice of Black America has been inconsistent or hushed. While the Congressional Black Caucus has been outspoken in challenging the [Bush] administration on its entire attitude toward Haiti, there has not been a widespread outcry in our communities. Our voices need to be heard insisting that, one, U.S. and French troops be immediately withdrawn and replaced by soldiers from neutral countries, that is, countries that were not involved in destabilizing the [Aristide] presidency; two, the thugs of the armed opposition need to be immediately disarmed and the convicted criminals among them must be imprisoned; and three, The Caribbean Community or CARICOM should be used as a vehicle to move a national reconciliation program that ultimately results in free and fair elections.
19. Before Haiti : race and citizenship in French Saint-Domingue
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Garrigus,John D. (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 2011
- Published:
- Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 396 p., In 1804 French Saint-Domingue became the independent nation of Haiti after the only successful slave uprising in world history. Before Haiti explains the origins of this free colored class, exposes the ways its members both supported and challenged slavery, and examines how they created their own New World identity from 1760 to 1804.
20. 'Sweet Mickey' off to shaky start in Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Julal,Beverly (Author) and Davis,Clair (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2011-04-10
- Published:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Philadelphia Tribune
- Journal Title Details:
- 21 : 5B
- Notes:
- "Haiti's New Bad Boy President," "Carnival King is New Leader of Haiti" are just two of the headlines in local and national news. Many Haitians here in the U.S. feel that the newspapers are making a spectacle of the election of Michael "Sweet Mickey" [Michael Martelly] to the highest political office in Haiti, the Presidency. Martelly beat his opponent Lady Mirlande Manigat, 67.57 percent to 31.74 percent but in accordance with the electoral process complaints can be filed up until April 16 when the votes will be closed. His flamboyant attire and sometimes raucous performances endeared him to some but distanced him from others. At first, his notoriety as an entertainer made it almost impossible for him to be accepted into a party to declare his political aspirations and to be thought of as a viable candidate.
21. Haitians suspicious of Baby Doc's timing
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Julal,Beverly (Author) and Davis,Clair (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2011-01-23
- Published:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Philadelphia Tribune
- Journal Title Details:
- 10 : 5B
- Notes:
- Jean Lans, a Haitian American who resides in the area, said that it's all very strange to him, as it is to many Haitians. "Haiti requested [Jean-Claude Duvalier]'s extradition from France some time ago but they denied that request," stated Lans. "The French Ambassador to Haiti, Didier Le Bret, was very vocal in talking with the media about the results of the recent election. It is very strange that the Ambassador would speak out long before the government is behind his returning to Haiti." M.P. said that Preval is corrupted and [Jean Bertrand Aristide], who was supposed to be a priest, was corrupt also. Neither one of them has done much for the country except pocketing the money and taking care of their own. "They have taken food out of their own people's mouths," stated M.P. passionately. "With this election, Preval wants his sonin-law to become the new President but the people want "Sweet Mickey" Michael Martelly. They would burn Haiti before allowing someone else to be President." She said it would not be such a bad thing if Duvalier regains power. "Twenty-five years after his exile and where are wre now? When he was in control, they gave him the name 'Dictator' but he was what the country needed."
22. Haitians celebrate unity in time of crisis
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Schwab,Jeremy (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2004-05-20
- Published:
- Boston, MA
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Bay State Banner
- Journal Title Details:
- 40 : 1
- Notes:
- "The change in government is not really a good change for Haiti now," said Roslindale resident Rosemond Cineus. "We have to follow the constitution. This president was elected for five years." "I always sent money, food and clothes," said Jean, whose aunts and uncles live in Port au Prince and Gonaives. "[Since the rebellion] we have to send more money, because everything is more expensive. They're hopeful things will get better, but it's worse in terms of jobs and food is scarce." "We didn't expect [foreign troops]," said [Jacques Victor]. "We wish that in the long run we can have our own troops in there directing them, but for now we work with them."
23. Haiti in chains
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- The,Black Commentator (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2004
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Black Commentator
- Journal Title Details:
- 98
- Notes:
- An editorial focusing on legitimacy sought by Gerard Latortue in the ranks of 15-nation regional body the Caribbean Community Caricom. Mentions that the United States President George W. Bush administration had installed the dictatorship regime of Gerard Latortue in the Republic of Haiti in Caribbean islands after the forced exile of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Also highlights the human rights violations under the dictatorship regime of Latortue.
24. Haiti 2009: Stability at Risk
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2009-03-03
- Published:
- Port-au-Prince, Haiti: International Crisis Group
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 15 p., Warns about a series of crises that have increased the potential for serious trouble in Haiti. Suggests there is an urgent need for broad political consensus and improved relations between the executive and legislative branches of government, as well as a government-donor-civil society partnership to kick-start a community-oriented reconstruction process. This includes building a social safety net for hurricane victims and jobs-oriented infrastructure projects that prioritize areas hard-hit by the floods, boosting agriculture and enhancing a longer-term poverty reduction and economic growth strategy.
25. Haiti's Election Debacle: A Coup Legacy
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Annis,Roger (Author) and Ives,Kim (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Jan 2011
- Published:
- New York, NY: North American Congress on Latin America, Inc.
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- NACLA Report on the Americas
- Journal Title Details:
- 44(1) : 22-24
- Notes:
- Haiti's election debacle of November 28 can be directly linked to the 1991 and 2004 coups. The political upheaval in both cases allowed the de facto president to unilaterally select members of the electoral council, bypassing constitutional provisions requiring popular representation. The result this time: the arbitrary banning of 14 political parties, including Haiti's largest and most representative, the Fanmi Lavalas party of ousted, exiled former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
26. Haiti-Haitii: Philosophical Reflections for Mental Decolonization
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Aristide,Jean-Bertrand (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2011
- Published:
- Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 160 p., Chronicles the history of slavery in Haiti through a recitation of the brutality of the colonisers and the often mundane and trivial ways in which they attempted to dehumanize Haitians. It seeks to illustrate how Haitians' 300-year journey to freedom was illuminated by the African philosophy of Ubuntu, a world view that embodies human solidarity, respect, dignity, justice, liberty, and love. In this philosophy, Africans found an unmatched strength to resist slavery.
27. Lessons from the Haiti Earthquake: Protecting Small States
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Chong,Alan (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2010-01-21
- Published:
- S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 3 p., The earthquake tragedy in Haiti offers lessons in how the world should prepare well in advance for such non-traditional security threats. Small states should focus on good governance while the international community should exercise rehabilitative soft power.
28. Aid to Haiti: Reconstruction Amidst Political Uncertainty
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Cohen,Marc J. (Author) and Gauthier,Amelie (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- Mar 2011
- Published:
- Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estrategicos
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 7 p., Following the 20 March 2011 elections, Haiti faces a potential political stalemate whilst confronting the massive reconstruction needs created by last year's earthquake. Many organizations have criticized the government for its lack of leadership in addressing pressing issues of relief, relocation and reconstruction. This paper analyses the effects of the political situation on aid effectiveness, good governance and the strategies of the international community.
29. Still Trembling: State Obligation Under International Law to End Post-Earthquake Rape in Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Davis,Lisa (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Apr 2011
- Published:
- Coral Gables, FL: University of Miami
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- University of Miami Law Review
- Journal Title Details:
- 65(3) : 867-892
- Notes:
- Examines how post-earthquake conditions in Haiti have left women and girls in a heightened state of vulnerability as well as the ineffectiveness of the U.N. and government to uphold obligations under international law to include grassroots women's leadership in the planning and implementation sessions to address sexual violence in displacement camps.
30. Mission to Haiti. It Won't Be Easy or Cheap, but the U.S. Military Has a Crucial Long-Term Role to Play
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Donnelly,Thomas (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2010-02-01
- Published:
- New York, NY: News America Incorporated
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- The Weekly Standard
- Journal Title Details:
- 15(19) : 22-24
- Notes:
- Discusses the importance of US leadership in the reconstruction of Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake. Attention is given to unity of effort & the primacy of security in Haiti.
31. Haïti au carrefour de la reconstruction : vie politique et coopération internationale
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Gedeon,Jean (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Language:
- French
- Publication Date:
- 2013
- Published:
- Paris: Editions L'Harmattan
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 180 p., Can Haiti be put on a path to true reconstruction? Today, what Haiti needs most is a 'New Deal' which could enable it to keep pace towards a sustainable development. The primary issue the country faces on this issue is the divide between the poverty-stricken majority and the rest of the population.
32. Haiti Reconstruction: U.S. Efforts Have Begun, Expanded Oversight Still to Be Implemented
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Gootnick,David (Author) and Ragland,Susan (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- May 2011
- Published:
- United States Government Accountability Office
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 70 p., Congress appropriated more than 1.14 billion dollars in supplemental funds for reconstruction assistance following the earthquake in Haiti, most of which was provided to the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State (State). The Haitian government created the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission (IHRC), a joint Haitian-international entity, for an 18-month term to coordinate donors, conduct strategic planning, approve reconstruction projects, and provide accountability. GAO addressed (1) the planned uses for US reconstruction assistance and the amounts provided so far, (2) USAID's internal controls for overseeing US funds, and (3) IHRC's progress establishing governance and oversight structures.
33. Damming the Flood: Haiti and the Politics of Containment
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Hallward,Peter (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Published:
- London: Verso
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 442 p., Once the lucrative European colony in the Caribbean, Haiti has become one of the divided and impoverished countries in the world. This title analyzes how and why President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's enemies in Haiti, the US and France instigated a second coup in 2004 to remove Aristide and a mobilization known as Lavalas for good.
34. Governing Haiti: Time for National Consensus
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- International Crisis Group (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2013-02-04
- Published:
- International Crisis Group
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 33 p., Warns that without an inclusive national pact on critical priorities, President Michel Martelly faces the spectre of a failed presidency, and Haiti risks international abandonment. To finally start the long-promised transformation, Martelly should build on the tenuous Christmas Eve 2012 agreement for a credible electoral body to hold much delayed Senate, municipal and local polls quickly. He also should bring key actors into a national dialogue on selecting the Constitutional Council and resolving credibility questions about the appointment of the president of the Supreme Court and the Superior Judicial Council, as well as on pursuing other critical short- and longer-term public policies. Figures, Appendixes, References.
35. Haiti: Stabilisation and Reconstruction after the Quake
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- International Crisis Group (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2010-03-31
- Published:
- International Crisis Group
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 23 p., Argues that now is the moment to lift Haiti from under the dust and rubble and transform it into a less vulnerable and more equitable nation. The opportunity must not be lost.
36. Haiti's Fatally Flawed Election
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Johnston,Jake (Author) and Weisbrot,Mark (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- Jan 2011
- Published:
- Center for Economic and Policy Research
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 15 p., This report describes the results of an independent recount of vote tally sheets from Haiti's November 28 presidential election. These 11,181 election tally sheets from across Haiti were posted online by Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). It finds that for some 1,326 voting booths, or 11.9 percent of the total, tally sheets were either never received by the CEP or were quarantined for irregularities. This corresponds to about 12.7 percent of the vote, which was not counted and is not included in the final totals that were released by the CEP on December 7, 2010 and reported by the press. It also found many more tally sheets that had irregularities in the vote totals that were sufficient to disqualify them, and a large number of clerical errors that further undermines the credibility of the vote count. The report finds that based on the numbers of irregularities, it is impossible to determine who should advance to a second round. If there is a second round, it will be based on arbitrary assumptions and/or exclusions.
37. Earthquakes, Nongovernmental Organizations, and Governance in Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Pierre-Louis',Francois (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Mar 2011
- Published:
- Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Black Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 42(2) : 186-202
- Notes:
- Argues that the historical boycott of Haiti's government in the 19th and 20th centuries by the international community, the constant internal struggle among the members of the elite for the control of state power, and the weakening of state structures through the creation of nongovernmental organizations have weakened the government's capacity to deal with major catastrophe and meet the needs of its citizens.
38. Displacement and Disaster Recovery: Transnational Governance and Socio-legal Issues Following the 2010 Haiti Earthquake
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Sapat,Alka (Author) and Esnard,Ann-Margaret (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2012
- Published:
- United States: Berkeley Electronic Press
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Risks, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy
- Journal Title Details:
- 3(1)
- Notes:
- The 2010 earthquake in Haiti and its aftermath have highlighted inherent but understudied transnational governance and socio-legal complexities of disaster recovery and displacement. This paper examines the key transnational governance and socio-legal issues that have arisen in the South Florida region for four distinct groups: (i) displacees and their related legal, social, cultural, and economic issues; (ii) host communities and governance, legal, and monetary complexities associated with compensation payments (e.g., to hospitals for their services to earthquake survivors); (iii) immigrants within the United States and related legalization and citizenship issues; and (iv) diaspora communities and socio-legal issues related to dual citizenship and their ongoing struggles to have a louder voice in the future of Haiti.
39. Freedom is not enough: Haiti's sustainability in peril
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Tippenhauer,Hans (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- May 2010
- Published:
- London, UK: Routledge/Taylor & Francis
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Local Environment
- Journal Title Details:
- 15(5) : 493-507
- Notes:
- Examines Haiti's past, present and future sustainability based on a thorough cause and effect analysis of the country's current situation, research on relevant social and economic factors, years of field experience, as well as training and consulting for businesses, political parties and non-profit organisations. In addition to identifying the current major core conflicts of Haiti, the article also suggests solutions to various social, economical and environmental issues.
40. Coloniality and the Contours of Global Production in the Dominican Republic and Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Werner,Marion (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2011
- Published:
- Oxford, UK: Blackwell
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Antipode (Antipode)
- Journal Title Details:
- 43(5) : 1573-1597
- Notes:
- Examines changing relations of accumulation taking shape in the garment export industry in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Draws upon a framework called "the coloniality of power" to consider the reworking of the social and spatial boundaries between hyper-exploited wage work and the people and places cast out from its relations.
41. Building a More Resilient Haitian State
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Crane,Keith (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Published:
- Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corp
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 179 p., This report supports the development of a Haitian state-building strategy by identifying the main challenges to more capable governance, evaluating existing plans for strengthening government institutions and improving the delivery of public services, and proposing a realistic and carefully limited set of critical actions. The recommended priorities, in the areas of public administration, justice, security, economic policy, infrastructure, education, and health care, merit the greatest degree of Haiti's and international donors' policy attention and financial commitment.
42. The prophet and power: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the international community, and Haiti
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Dupuy,Alex (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Publication Date:
- 2007
- Published:
- Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 239 p, Contents: Globalization, the "new world order imperialism," and Haiti -- Before Aristide : class power, state power, and the Duvalier dictatorships, 1957-1990 -- The prophet armed : the popular movement for democracy and the rise of Jean-Bertrand Aristide -- The prophet disarmed : the first Lavalas government and its overthrow -- The prophet checkmated : the political opposition and the low-intensity war against Aristide -- The prophet banished : the second overthrow of Aristide and the pacification of Haiti
43. Anatomy of a Haitian Tragedy: When the Fury of Nature Meets the Debility of the State
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Gros,Jean-Germain (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Mar 2011
- Published:
- Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Black Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 42(2) : 131-157
- Notes:
- Argues that geography and geology sparked the Haitian earthquake, but the extent of the destruction was due to the massive failure of Haitian institutions, in particular the state, and international policy, which predated the earthquake.
44. The Domestic Politics of Humanitarian Intervention: Public Opinion, Partisanship, and Ideology
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Hildebrandt,Timothy (Author), Hillebrecht,Courtney (Author), Holm,Peter M. (Author), and Pevehouse,Jon (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Jul 2013
- Published:
- Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Foreign Policy Analysis
- Journal Title Details:
- 9(3) : 243-266
- Notes:
- Examines the sources of domestic political will for intervention, particularly the role of partisanship, ideology, and public opinion on Congressional members' willingness to support US intervention for humanitarian purposes. Analyzes several Congressional votes relevant to four episodes of US humanitarian intervention: Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo. Finds that public support for humanitarian intervention increases Congressional support and that other political demands, primarily partisanship and ideological distance from the president, often trump the normative exigencies of intervention.
45. Urban governance and disaster risk reduction in the Caribbean: the experiences of Oxfam GB
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Pelling,Mark (Author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- Oct 2011
- Published:
- United Kingdom: Sage Publications
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Environment & Urbanization
- Journal Title Details:
- 23(2) : 383-400
- Notes:
- This paper provides a cross-cultural analysis of the experiences of Oxfam GB in supporting urban community-based disaster risk reduction in Haiti, Guyana and the Dominican Republic. The paper focuses on the efforts of Oxfam GB and its local partners to overcome the determining influence of local governance on who benefits from interventions, and the longevity of positive outcomes.
46. Le vertige haïtien : réflexions sur un pays en crise permanente
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Saint Louis,Rose Nesmy (Author)
- Format:
- Book, Whole
- Language:
- French
- Publication Date:
- Jan 2011
- Published:
- Paris: Editions L'Harmattan
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 335 p., This study offers in-depth discussion and a new approach to interpreting the failure of the nation state and the chronic weakness of economic development in Haiti. It illustrates, through presentations and recommendations, how the road to true democracy and the eradication of endemic poverty in Haiti has to go through the establishment of the rule of law and strong and sustained economic growth.
47. Dominican Republic: Background and U.S. Relations
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Seelke,Clare Ribando (Author)
- Format:
- Monograph
- Publication Date:
- 2012-11-06
- Published:
- Washington DC: Congressional Research Reports
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 16 p, This report provides background information on current political and economic conditions in the Dominican Republic, as well as an overview of some of the key issues in US-Dominican relations.