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About Jeffrey C. Isaac

Jeffrey C. Isaac is James H. Rudy Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy and Public Life at Indiana University, Bloomington. His most recent book is Democracy in Dark Times (Cornell, 1998).

Articles by Jeffrey C. Isaac

Thursday 14th March

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan: the limits of Marc Herold's 'comprehensive accounting'

Jeffrey C. Isaac, 14 March 2002
Marc Herold’s report on the civilian victims of US bombing in Afghanistan has gained wide circulation. But are his own methods and conclusions reliable?On 10 December 2001 Marc W. Herold, a professor in the departments of economics and women’s studies at the University of New Hampshire, publicly released A Dossier on Civilian Victims of United States’ Aerial Bombing of Afghanistan: A Comprehensive Accounting. Herold claims that (up to that date) over 3,500 Afghan civilians had been killed by American bombs.
Thursday 29th November

What we do with words

Jeffrey C. Isaac, 29 November 2001
Making a clear declaration about major public events is not just wordplay, but an act of civic responsibility. And being attentive to the complex meanings inside such declarations is part of the public intelligence that distinguishes a democratic society. What, then, does it mean to say “I am a supporter of the war”?
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