Volume 22

Author: Renee Sahatdjian University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy ABSTRACT Reports of technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation have increased substantially over the past decade, even as governments have expanded criminal penalties and platform-based detection systems. This article examines online child sexual exploitation as a problem of public governance rather

Authors: Thomas Day2 and Sarah Meadows1 1University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability, 2Deloitte ABSTRACT The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) plays a central role in informing decision-making on climate change, yet scholarship has paid limited attention to the authors who produce its assessment reports. This study examines

Author: Arabella Smith-Velleux University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs ABSTRACT Hydraulic fracturing near American Indian reservations has raised urgent concerns about environmental degradation, public health, and its role in intensifying gender-based violence against Indigenous women. This policy analysis examines the intersection between fracking, extractive-industry “boomtown” dynamics, and the

Author: Eda Bozkurt University of Michigan Department of Architecture ABSTRACT This article examines state-led urban renewal as a problem of public accountability, arguing that prevailing policy frameworks systematically obscure the epistemic and temporal harms produced by prolonged displacement. Drawing on community-engaged research conducted in Ankara’s Mamak district in Turkey between

Authors: Erykah Benson1 and Love Lundy2 University of Michigan 1Department of Sociology, 2Ford School of Public Policy ABSTRACT Between 2019 and 2020, grocery delivery services grew in popularity, offering convenience by making food easier and quicker to access without needing to travel. These services also present a potential tool to

Dear Readers, We are honored to present Volume 22 of the Michigan Journal of Public Affairs. As we began this year’s editorial process, one reality remained at the forefront of our minds: our nation and our world are navigating an era of polycrisis. Between the pressures of political polarization, mounting