Author Archives: TCI
The Story Hunters
The Story Hunters An Anthropologist’s Conversation with a Caribbean Peasant Rice Farmer Inspires an Innovative Civic Project. The author, Bertrand Laurent, is an anthropologist who works on governance, workforce development and crime reduction in the Caribbean. He is Executive Chair … Continue reading
Environmental Governance and the Anthropocene
Bertrand Laurent, January 18, 2022 Since Andrew Revkin, the renowned environmental journalist, introduced the concept of an Anthropocene Epoch in 1992, it has been under healthy debate among geologists, environmentalists, and biologists. The Anthropocene is a period of time defined … Continue reading
Unattached Urban Youth in Haiti and Jamaica
There’s a great deal of misunderstanding, especially among foreigners, about the difference between #gangs and #krews in Jamaica and the difference between gangs and #baz in Haiti. The two groups, in both countries, involve young #unattached_urban_males but the krews and baz are different phenomena. … Continue reading
Women In the Traditional Caribbean Agricultural Market Chain
In much of the Caribbean, women provide the link between the farm and the traditional market place. Most market stalls are run by women, who are also a central feature of the agricultural economy and value chain. In Dominica and … Continue reading
Can We Name the Current Epoch After Ourselves?
Since Andrew Revkin, the renowned environmental journalist, introduced the concept of an Anthropocene Epoch in 1992, it has been under healthy debate among geologists, environmentalists, and biologists. The Anthropocene is a period of time defined by the impact of humans, … Continue reading
Biden Support to Community Policing Can Address Social Equity and Racial Justice Issues
By Bertrand Laurent @BHLaurent1 Community Policing is a Social Equity and Racial Justice Strategy Social justice and community policing, strongly supported by President Elect Joe Biden, is an approach to community security in which police forces and communities partner with … Continue reading
Haiti-Caribbean Gang Crime Relationships
This article was previously published under the title “Beyond the Box” @BHLaurent1 By Bertrand Laurent Gangs are effective at collaborating across jurisdictions, but police forces and civil society aren’t. Recent reviews have documented that crime and violence are the greatest … Continue reading
Civic Education Through the Arts
By Bertrand Laurent @BHLaurent1 It was a warm spring evening as Yves, my sociologist colleague, and I, an agricultural anthropologist, visited Remèd, a rice farmer near Acul du Nord in Northern Haiti to expand our understanding of local governance relationships. … Continue reading
Perfect Storms in Haiti and Jamaica: Community Policing is a Governance Strategy.
By Bertrand Laurent @BHLaurent1 In many Caribbean communities over the past five years, gang wars have been increasing in number and level of casualties, exacerbating insecurity and social tensions. Jamaica and Haiti are two of the most extreme cases, though … Continue reading
The Caribbean Institute for Sustainable Development 