Summer 2024
Volume: 23 | Number: 3
same behavior, different meaning
What does it mean to drive an electric vehicle? For some, it may be a bold act of climate action while for others it may … Read More
paying attention. period.
Menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) are absent from both the Millennium Development Goals and the Sustainable Development Goals, which have shaped global and national-level policies … Read More
travel and the times
How do you choose where to go on vacation? Maybe you consult friends or family or follow the advice of a travel influencer. Or maybe … Read More
saving money, saving relationships
When a friend or family member asks for money and you are unable or unwilling to help, how do you say no without damaging the … Read More
our forests, ourselves
Environmental dilemmas require social solutions. In North America, urbanites frequently lead the charge on environmental activism, often implicitly constructing rural people as oppositional to their … Read More
are you holding?
Say you want to buy or sell some secondhand fashion online. To determine whether the platform you intend to use is legitimate, you might look … Read More
a broader look at the housing crisis
As the housing crisis continues to affect millions of renters around the world, scholars tend to focus on urban areas. But people rent in rural … Read More
making merit
Elites often strive to justify their success by invoking the concept of merit. But how do they define merit? According to a new article by … Read More
Letter from the Editors: Summer 2024
Contexts is trying to stay cool as the summer sizzles, blending dreams with reality. The essays in our new issue, Dream … Read More
Summer 2024 Table of Contents
from the editors in brief: “Making Merit,” by Elena G. Van Stee. “A Broader Look at the Housing Crisis,” by Parker Muzzerall. “Saving … Read More
