About the chapter
Confluence SSN is composed of dedicated scholars from Missouri, southern Illinois, and Kansas looking to enact positive change through policy work in the American Midwest and Upper South. Confluence SSN was founded in 2013 and would like to welcome as many Confluence-area colleagues as they can.
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- Democracy & Governance
- Environment & Energy
- Foreign Policy & Security
Washington University in St. Louis
- Democracy & Governance
- Housing
University of Illinois at Chicago
Confluence SSN
- Children & Families
- Gender & Sexuality
- Labor
Washington University in St Louis
- Race & Ethnicity
- Democracy & Governance
- Public Health
Washington University in St. Louis
- Criminal Justice
- Race & Ethnicity
- Gender & Sexuality
University of Missouri-St. Louis
- Criminal Justice
- Race & Ethnicity
- Health Care
- Inequality
Washington University in St. Louis
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