Center on Modernity in Transition

Pivot Press is live! We're a new scholarly imprint from the Center on Modernity in Transition. We bring scholars, practitioners, and engaged communities into collaborative inquiry, forging understanding through exchange rather than compilation. pivotpress.org

Vol 1: Development in Transition: Rethinking Rural Futures. Three chapters available now: • Mapping competing paradigms for rural transformation • Michael Corbett on rural education • Miguel Altieri & Richa Kumar on agroecology and food sovereignty pivotpress.org/development-in…

First release from @Pivot_Press : three open-access chapters from Development in Transition: Rethinking Rural Futures—on rural education, agroecology, and competing paradigms for rural transformation. All publications freely available. Explore at pivotpress.org

Announcing @Pivot_Press COMIT's publishing imprint. After years of cultivating a community of research and dialogue, we created Pivot Press to give these insights durable form.

"History is asking a hard question: how do we honor human oneness without flattening human diversity?" COMIT Co-Director Shahrzad Sabet maps the tension between universalism and identity at the One Planet Summit. @OnePlanetOps youtube.com/watch?v=yy5Qrl…

Senior Fellow, @KerilynSchewel's new book, "Moved by Modernity: How Development Shapes Migration in Rural Ethiopia" is now available for pre-order from the Oxford University Press! More details here: lnkd.in/eJSE4BsB

Our Senior Fellow, Benjamin Davis' new book is now available in paperback. Links to order: bookculture.com/book/978139954… or blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/produ…

✒️ 'A well-researched study of concepts of humanity, as advanced by decolonial thinkers.' Read a new review by @KirkusReviews of Benjamin P. Davis' recent book, Another Humanity: edin.ac/3FEw9L5 📖 Check the review out here 👉 edin.ac/442Q8Nl

Big congrats to our research fellow, Lee Miller, for being named an @AspenInstitute Food Leader Fellow! aspenfood.org/fellow/lee-mil…

Congratulations to Dr. Benjamin Davis on the publication of his new book, Another Humanity: Decolonial Ethics from Du Bois to Arendt Q&A with Dr. Davis and pre-order here: euppublishingblog.com/2025/05/05/dec… @EdinburghUP

This week at the IPK: @niobe_way discussed her new book Rebels with a Cause: Reimagining Boys, Ourselves, and Our Culture with @CarolGilligan1 and Shahrzad Sabet. Co-sponsored by @COMIT_research and @PACHNYU.

This Wednesday, join @niobe_way, @CarolGilligan1, and Shahrzad Sabet at @nyu_ipk for a conversation on "boy" culture and our common humanity. Register for the in-person event here: #checkout" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ipk.nyu.edu/registration-c… Co-sponsored by @PACHNYU

COMIT's research Fellow, Dr. Benjamin Davis will discuss his book, Another Humanity: Decolonial Ethics from DuBois to Arendt, with @AFR_PSU tomorrow morning at 9am EDT. Link to register: lnkd.in/gxrVYmDq

What do we in the West owe those who grow our food, sew our clothes and produce our electronics? 🎧 EUP author Benjamin P. Davis considers this question and more as he posits an ethics for the present on @NewBooksNetwork Listen now 👉 edin.ac/41ZwIIe

Dive into a fascinating discussion on rural wisdom & new agrarian philosophy with Brooks Lamb & Grace Olmstead, exploring how rural communities can guide us toward a more sustainable future. Watch the full conversation: youtu.be/mAFs1rh1BQE Co-hosted by @COMIT_research @DukeDCID @DukeWFPC

Join us for an enlightening discussion on "Importing the Right to Food" featuring Smita Narula & Joshua Lohnes. Part of our Rural Transformations series, this talk explores food systems, rights-based approaches & global movements. #RightToFood #FoodJustice #RuralDevelopment Watch now: youtu.be/s6lc2FUMhJE?si… @DukeWFPC @DukeDCID @COMIT_research

Join us today, Thursday, July 11th, 12:00 - 1:30 pm ET for a conversation with Jessica Shoemaker, Ann Eisenberg, and Jed Purdy on "Imagining New Property Relations". @DukeWFPC @DukeDCID @COMIT_research Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Join us tomorrow, Thursday, July 11th, 12:00 - 1:30 pm ET for a conversation with Jessica Shoemaker, Ann Eisenberg, and Jed Purdy on "Imagining New Property Relations". @DukeWFPC @DukeDCID @COMIT_research Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…