Podcasts about uc3p

What are the key legal principles that govern the conduct of war and protect human rights? In this episode, we speak with Professor Kathleen Cavanaugh, the Executive Director of the Pozen Family Center for Human Rights, and Senior Instructional Professor in the College at UChicago. Professor Cavanaugh's scholarship, like her academic training, is interdisciplinary and seeks to interrogate questions of law in its social context. She has published on international human rights and humanitarian law; theoretical as well as applied research on the use of political violence; ethno-nationalism; and more recently, militant democracy and the politics of memory. As a consultant, she has undertaken numerous missions on behalf of Amnesty International including to Northern Ireland, Israel/Palestine, and Iraq and she will be speaking at the 2024 Pearson Global Forum in October. We discuss, among other topics, the framework of international humanitarian law, storytelling in meta conflicts, and the difficulties of accountability for human rights violations within the international system.This podcast is produced in partnership with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. For more information, please visit their website at ThePearsonInstitute.org You can access the transcript here. Podcast Production Credits:Editing: Nishita KarunProduction: Hannah Balikci

How is law understood and used by different actors during political transitions to achieve peace? In this episode, we speak with Professor Louise Mallinder, a Professor in the School of Law at Queen's University Belfast and Faculty Affiliate of the Pearson Institute. She has a longstanding and internationally recognized expertise in amnesty laws through extensive writing and the creation of the Amnesties, Conflict and Peace Database. She works as part of the Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform, led by the University of Edinburgh, and funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Professor Mallinder's teaching focuses on international human rights law, human rights practice, constitutional law, and transitional justice. We discuss how amnesties can be granted without compromising justice, the intersection of law with other disciplines in academia, and Professor Mallinder's perspectives at large on the field of transitional justice.This podcast is produced in partnership with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. For more information, please visit their website at ThePearsonInstitute.org Should you encounter any challenges with the audio quality, we invite you to follow along with the transcript provided for a seamless experience. You can access the transcript here. Podcast Production Credits:Interviewing: Isabella Pestana de Andrade do Nascimento, Natalia Zorrilla Ramos, and Hannah BalikciEditing: Nishita KarunProduction: Hannah Balikci

How does the United States coordinate with regional partners to promote human rights in North Korea? In this episode, we speak with Ambassador Julie Turner, the U.S. Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights at the Department of State. Ambassador Turner is globally recognized as an expert in human rights and democracy and has worked over the past 20 years to strengthen democratic institutions and promote human rights throughout the East Asia and Pacific Region. As a career civil service employee and former Presidential Management Fellow, Ambassador Turner has dedicated her career to advancing human rights around the world. We discuss how the United States and its allies in the region play a role in protecting and promoting human rights in North Korea, how the United States balances Human Rights with some of its hardline measures – like economic sanctions and military deterrence, and how Ambassador Turner engages with the broader Korean American community.A note that the acronym DPRK refers to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the country's official title, which is also commonly referred to as North Korea. This podcast is produced in partnership with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. For more information, please visit their website at ThePearsonInstitute.org Should you encounter any challenges with the audio quality, we invite you to follow along with the transcript provided for a seamless experience. You can access the transcript here. Podcast Production Credits:Interviewing: Levi Latoz, Myong Kun (Chris) Shin, and Hannah BalikciEditing: Nishita KarunProduction: Hannah BalikciResources:Memoirs written by North Korean Refugees

What is the role of narratives within the political economy of development? In this episode, we speak with Professor Raul Sanchez de la Sierra, an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy and Faculty Affiliate of the Pearson Institute. His research tackles problems in the economics of development, political economy, and conflict. He conducts most of his research in areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); where he looks at the organization of society, the economics and psychology of armed groups, the emergence of state functions, and the economics of organized corruption, working closely with these actors, while also gathering detailed data for statistical analysis. We discuss Professor Sanchez de la Sierra's path to working in the DRC and later involvement in Congo Calling, a documentary film that follows him and two other Europeans who work in various roles within the international development aid sector in the DRC. Later, we discuss his goals and objectives for his class Power and “Development,” which he teaches at Harris. Finally, we explore Professor Sanchez de la Sierra's perspectives on the state of the world at-large, including his insights into the #FreeCongo movement.This podcast is produced in partnership with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. For more information, please visit their website at ThePearsonInstitute.org Access the transcript here.Podcast Production Credits:Interviewing: Raphael Rony Anthony, Manda Bwerevu, and Hannah BalikciEditing: Nishita KarunProduction: Hannah Balikci

What factors hindered Tunisia's democratic transition after the Arab Spring? In this episode, we speak with Professor Daniel Brumberg, a Professor in the Department of Government at Georgetown University and co-founder of its Democracy and Governance Master's program. We discuss Tunisia's political landscape and how polarization impacted its own democratic journey. We also discuss different theories of political transition, Middle Eastern development politics, and Dr. Brumberg's perspectives on Iran.This podcast is produced in partnership with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. For more information, please visit their website at ThePearsonInstitute.org Access the transcript here.Podcast Production Credits:Interviewing: Joshilyn Binkley and Hannah BalikciEditing: Nishita KarunProduction: Hannah Balikci

What is the history of Kashmir's path to self-determination? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Hafsa Kanjwal, an assistant professor of South Asian History at Lafayette College. We talk about Dr. Kanjwal's new book Colonizing Kashmir: State-building Under Indian Occupation. The book interrogates how Kashmir was made "integral" to India through a study of the decade long rule of Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, the second Prime Minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. We discuss the historical context of the conflict in Kashmir through the book's chapters.This podcast is produced in partnership with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. For more information, please visit their website at ThePearsonInstitute.org Access the transcript here.Podcast Production Credits:Interviewing: Nishita Karun and Julia HigginsEditing: Nishita KarunProduction: Hannah Balikci

What kind of ethical concerns should researchers think about when deciding to take on a project? In this episode, we speak with Professor Austin Wright, an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at The University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy and a faculty affiliate of the Pearson Institute and Empirical Studies of Conflict Project. We speak about his past and current research projects in Afghanistan, dual-use infrastructure, and broad U.S. policy interventions. We also talk about his work teaching as a professor, his advice for students, and how his life journey has influenced his understanding of conflict and ripple effects.This podcast is produced in partnership with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. For more information, please visit their website at ThePearsonInstitute.org Access the transcript here.Podcast Production Credits:Interviewing: Jose Macias and Hannah BalikciEditing: Nishita KarunProduction: Hannah Balikci

How are authoritarian elites and their collaborators handled in the aftermath of democratic transitions? The modern discipline of documenting transitional justice began with the Nuremberg trials for Nazi perpetrators. The trials shifted the way the international community thinks about accountability for human rights violations committed by authoritarian regimes and are generally the most well-known example of transitional justice. Yet, there exist different procedures of extra-judicial transitional justice—including lustration, truth commissions, and purges—that hold human rights violators accountable and remove them from positions of power without formally sentencing them.In this episode, we speak with Professor Monika Nalepa, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, about her new book After Authoritarianism and her monumental work building the Global Transitional Justice Dataset at the Transitional Justice and Democratic Stability Lab. We talk about the different implications of transitional justice for both leaders and rank-and-file members of authoritarian regimes and the more recent global phenomenon of democratic backsliding.Learn more about After Authoritarianism and read it here.This podcast is produced in partnership with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. For more information, please visit their website at ThePearsonInstitute.org Access the transcript here.Podcast Production Credits:Interviewing: Olga Bednarek and Isabella Pestana de Andrade do NascimentoEditing: Nishita KarunProduction: Hannah Balikci

What does an interrupted democratic transition look like? In this episode, we speak to Dr. Ibrahim Elbadawi, managing director of the Economic Research Forum and former Minister of Finance and Economic Planning in the Republic of Sudan. In May of 2023, Dr. Elbadawi joined us in Chicago at the sixth annual Reverend Dr. Richard L. Pearson Lecture to discuss Sudan's political transition and economic policymaking. The lecture took place just weeks after violent conflict erupted in Sudan. Fighting between two military factions has forced millions of Sudanese to flee the violence and cast a shadow of uncertainty over Sudan's ambitions to transition to a civilian-led democracy.Watch the Reverend Dr. Richard L. Pearson Lecture featuring Dr. Elbadawi here.This podcast is produced in partnership with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. For more information, please visit their website at ThePearsonInstitute.org Access the transcript here.Podcast Production Credits:Interviewing: Hisham Yousif and Kirgit AmlaiEditing: Nishita KarunProduction: Hannah Balikci

What is the human toll of the U.S. immigration bureaucracy? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Chiara Galli, a sociologist at the University of Chicago. Her latest book, “Precarious Protections,” chronicles the experiences and perspectives of Central American unaccompanied minors and their immigration attorneys as they navigate the asylum process and pursue refugee status in the United States.Spanning six years of research between the Obama and Trump administrations, her ethnographic research examines the paradoxical and precarious criteria that decide who is deserving and whom we should protect—and how U.S. asylum laws fail to protect children escaping life-threatening violence. We talk about her work, how recent immigration changes are impacting unaccompanied minors, and how Chicago will grapple with an unanticipated migration influx.Learn more about “Precarious Protections:” https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520391918/precarious-protectionsThis podcast is produced in partnership with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. For more information, please visit their website at www.thepearsoninstitute.orgAccess the transcript here: https://thepearsoninstitute.org/news-and-media/podcastPodcast Production Credits:Interviewing: Natalie Reyes, Gabriela Rivera, and Reema Saleh Editing: Ricardo SandeProduction: Reema Saleh

In part two of a very special crossover event, Drew welcomes UC3P co-chair Charlie Lowe to discuss this week's cultural emergency: Robert Pattinson's renaissance. The girlies bro out about watching Breaking Dawn Pt. 2 at a motel outside the Grand Canyon, Law & Order marathons, microplastics, and Michael McDonald's hair. All this and more on the eighty-sixth episode of Crisis Twink: the only podcast intelligent and sexy enough to fix a culture in crisis. Follow Crisis Twink on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Drew on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Charlie on Twitter and Instagram. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crisis-twink/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crisis-twink/support

Drew welcomes UC3P co-chair Audrey Baer to discuss this week's cultural emergency: Ryan Gosling. The girlies talk about his peculiar charm, La La Land five years later, Reese's Take 5 bars, and the bombshell new report from Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis' ex-nanny. All this and more on the eighty-fifth episode of Crisis Twink: the only podcast intelligent and sexy enough to fix a culture in crisis. Follow Crisis Twink on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Drew on Twitter and Instagram. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/crisis-twink/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crisis-twink/support

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The relationship between illegal financial flows and state-level violence is present in conflicts around the world, and is especially pronounced in Afghanistan. In particular, the country’s thriving drug market based on the opium trade has proven to be a major economic factor that has been fueling the ongoing conflict. In this episode of Root of Conflict, Aishwarya Raje and Mwangi Thuita speak with Gretchen Peters, Executive Director of the Center on Illicit Networks and Transnational Organized Crime (CINTOC). Drawing on her role at CINTOC as well as her decades-long career as a writer and journalist, Gretchen talks through why the political economy of the War in Afghanistan is so poorly understood, and the connections between criminal networks, weakened institutions, and breakdown into disorder.

Let's dive into the realities of the intersection of identity inherent in being a Black woman and an entrepreneur. Join Dinah as she discusses how the broader business industry treats marginalized communities and provide real and present examples of the barriers to success faced across the board. It will touch on the Black economy and how economies of color differ from the predominant white economy as well as how people treat calls for more support of Black-owned businesses — calls that the Black Reckoning of the past year saw repeatedly. This episode features Chicago based crochet artist Chelsea Billingsley and her experience growing her business during the global pandemic. Chelsea emphasizes the importance of community and how her community in the Southside of Chicago helped shape and nurture her work. Having not seen any Black crochet artists designing clothing meant for the millennial generation, Chelsea became the first. She started her business out of passion and hopes to light a path for other Black girls and boys to follow their dreams, to stretch their imaginations to see just how far they can go. Come join the conversation and let's get Black in Business.

Let’s take a moment to reimagine. The police state claims the role of safety, power, and accountability in communities, with the argument that they are there for “us”. This episode will not be discussing who is included in this “us”, because, at KSB, we know it was never our communities. Get awakened with hosts Lena and Chase as they go beyond, diving into the work of building community power and safety with their special guest Alycia Kamil from Good Kids Mad City. You’ll also hear from the voices of our KSFam who shared their thoughts about the police state, community power, and reimagining where we can go from here. Tune in, learn with us, allow yourself to re-envision, and think about how you can contribute to that vision.

Lisa Rosen, the Associate Director of the Committee on education at UChicago, sat down with UC3P to discuss the benefits that could come from CPS adopting a culturally responsive curriculum and explain the challenges facing the implementation of these curricular changes.

The War in Afghanistan following the US invasion in 2001 is almost two decades old. In recent years there’s been a growing appetite for a non-military resolution to the conflict. We speak with Laurel Miller — the Asia Program Director at International Crisis Group and a former state department official working on Afghanistan and Pakistan — about the ongoing negotiations between the Taliban and Afghan government in Doha and how the US’s goals in Afghanistan has evolved over the course of the war. We discuss the best case scenario for the peace talks, the implications of the 2020 US election, and whether the US has learned the right lessons about counterinsurgency, This podcast is produced in partnership with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. For more information, please visit their website atwww.thepearsoninstitute.orgWatch Laurel Miller on the Afghanistan panel at the 2020 Pearson Global Forum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scz4JTGoagA&list=PLjioxPKLA82KySaS8BOADulND4ZMj4BQC&index=14&ab_channel=ThePearsonInstitute

Algorithms touch every aspect of our lives, from the movies we're recommended on Netflix to our ability to secure a loan for our first home. When the decisions made by these algorithms are harmful, what can we do about it? More importantly, what should we do about it? Today, we speak with Alex Engler from the Brookings Institute and Georgetown University about unruly algorithms, the role of public institutions in reining them in, and what needs to be done to actually do it. Alex's recent Lawfare article, "The Devil is in the Data," is accessible here: https://www.lawfareblog.com/devil-data. This episode was recorded in early December 2020.

Sociologist and native Chicagoan Robert Vargas sat down with UC3P to discuss the evolution of his views on policing, the origins of the CPD as we know it today, and why he’s become an advocate of police abolition.

Climate change will affect rich and poor countries — but poorer countries are predicted to pay the greatest human and economic cost. In this episode we interview Amir Jina, an Assistant Professor at University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy, researching how economic and social development is shaped by the environment. He uses economics, climate science, and remote sensing to understand the impacts of climate in both rich and poor countries.In our conversation with Prof. Jina, we discuss how shocks to the water system could impact conflict patterns — and whether it’s even possible to identify a causal relationship between conflict and climate change. We also talk about his work at the Climate Impact Lab using state of the art empirical methods to study the effects of climate change.This podcast is produced in partnership with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. For more information, please visit their website at www.thepearsoninstitute.org . Links to articles discussed in the episode:Watch Amir Jina on a panel at the 2020 Pearson Global Forum on the theme of Climate Conflict: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QO6nAAK4rw&list=PLjioxPKLA82KySaS8BOADulND4ZMj4BQC&index=6&ab_channel=ThePearsonInstitutePodcast Production Credit: Interviewing: Aishwarya Raje and Mwangi ThuitaEditing: Aishwarya Raje and Mwangi ThuitaProduction: Aishwarya Raje and Mwangi Thuita

Election season was a wild ride, but is any of it really over? Answer: Nope, not if you're an organizer in Georgia, someone who believes that Black lives still matter, or if voter suppression in America alarms you. Join hosts Chase and Daisy with their very special guest, Liliana Zaragoza from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, as they examine the tumultuous 2020 election and the startling overlap between voter suppression and other difficulties prevalent in communities of color.

Who is over being colonized? In this mini-episode, Lena makes the case about how our relationship with food has been colonized - sharing stories and community with Tambra Raye, an advocate for the diaspora and founder of WANDA. Tune in to be inspired to decolonize our lives and reclaim our relationships with food.

Today, we speak to Ryan Davis of Main Street One about his work with connecting social media influencers with political campaigns, as well as how social media is affecting the political landscape in America.If you're interested in publishing content for Main Street One, visit https://community.mainstreet.one/join/welcome

How can we apply technology to social problems - for better or worse? Join our team as we interview individuals working in the public and nonprofit sectors to understand how technology is evolving in the civic sphere.

Olu Ogidan (MPP ’21), for co-producing and co-interviewingSowmya Karun (MAIDP ’20), for co-producing and co-interviewingBryce Fields (MAPSS ’17), for co-producing and co-interviewingDavid Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for engineering and editing.Big ups as well to 2019-20’s other APMs: Arjun Motta, Sidhant Wadhera, and Suo Wu.Congratulations to Sidhant Wadhera, who will now be the new Main Page Production Manager.Finally, thank you to everyone who made this happen during the last four years, including: Bryce Fields, Meghana Chandra, Max Hamrick, Beth Karp, Peter Biava, Jack Coghlan, Matthew Foldi, Gil Gustavo, Lucía Delgado Sanchez, Himanshu Dave, Elaine Li, Coco Yim, Julian Lake, Anita Joshi, Jason Zukus, Sid Ramakrishna, Vishwanath Venkata, Giorgi Tsintsadze, Kjersten Adams, Nick McFadden, Gregory Wong, Jessica Breznick, Thomas Krasnican, Nick Paraiso, Haz Yano, Aishwarya Kumar, Kat Burnham, Stormy Kim, Susan Paykin, Lauren Li, Lilian Huang, Alec MacMillen, Iszy Licht, Edoardo Otiz, Prabhat Singh, Sushmita Singha, Josh Laven, Jon Wenger, Sawyer Middeleer, Andrew Weis, Yue Wang, Annie Ma, Jinglin Fu, Anna-Elise Smith, Miranda Zhang, Mew Jiang, Yuanjin Xia, Cecilia Xiao, Shiyu Wen, Olina Yang, Franziska Harling, Katie James, Emily Kelin, Ivanna Shevel, Steve Crano, Krya Sturgill, Rimsha Nazeer, Rei Bertoldi, Kurt Nugent, James Johnson, Olive Gardner, Sowmya Karun, Suo Wu, Arjun Motta, Olu Ogidan, Sidhant Wadhera, Mwangi Thuita, Sonnet Frisbie, Manuel Bustamante, Marina Milazewska, Aishwarya Raje, Donovan Harvey, Jordyn Mahome, Amy Lu, Caroline Kubzansky, James Hu, Yash Kirkire, Irene Sanpietro, Joana Lepuri, Jacob Leppek, Tala Ali-Hasan, Advait Ganapathy, Mew Tachibana, Fanmei Xia, Yi Ning Wong, and dozens of other students, administrators, and friends who have podcasted with us, supported us, and helped make this happen.If you’re still reading this and haven’t already subscribed, what are you waiting for? New episodes are coming soon.

Olu Ogidan (MPP ’21), for co-producing and co-interviewingSowmya Karun (MAIDP ’20), for co-producing and co-interviewingBryce Fields (MAPSS ’17), for co-producing and co-interviewingDavid Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for engineering and editing.Big ups as well to 2019-20’s other APMs: Arjun Motta, Sidhant Wadhera, and Suo Wu.Congratulations to Sidhant Wadhera, who will now be the new Main Page Production Manager.Finally, thank you to everyone who made this happen during the last four years, including: Bryce Fields, Meghana Chandra, Max Hamrick, Beth Karp, Peter Biava, Jack Coghlan, Matthew Foldi, Gil Gustavo, Lucía Delgado Sanchez, Himanshu Dave, Elaine Li, Coco Yim, Julian Lake, Anita Joshi, Jason Zukus, Sid Ramakrishna, Vishwanath Venkata, Giorgi Tsintsadze, Kjersten Adams, Nick McFadden, Gregory Wong, Jessica Breznick, Thomas Krasnican, Nick Paraiso, Haz Yano, Aishwarya Kumar, Kat Burnham, Stormy Kim, Susan Paykin, Lauren Li, Lilian Huang, Alec MacMillen, Iszy Licht, Edoardo Otiz, Prabhat Singh, Sushmita Singha, Josh Laven, Jon Wenger, Sawyer Middeleer, Andrew Weis, Yue Wang, Annie Ma, Jinglin Fu, Anna-Elise Smith, Miranda Zhang, Mew Jiang, Yuanjin Xia, Cecilia Xiao, Shiyu Wen, Olina Yang, Franziska Harling, Katie James, Emily Kelin, Ivanna Shevel, Steve Crano, Krya Sturgill, Rimsha Nazeer, Rei Bertoldi, Kurt Nugent, James Johnson, Olive Gardner, Sowmya Karun, Suo Wu, Arjun Motta, Olu Ogidan, Sidhant Wadhera, Mwangi Thuita, Sonnet Frisbie, Manuel Bustamante, Marina Milazewska, Aishwarya Raje, Donovan Harvey, Jordyn Mahome, Amy Lu, Caroline Kubzansky, James Hu, Yash Kirkire, Irene Sanpietro, Joana Lepuri, Jacob Leppek, Tala Ali-Hasan, Advait Ganapathy, Mew Tachibana, Fanmei Xia, Yi Ning Wong, and dozens of other students, administrators, and friends who have podcasted with us, supported us, and helped make this happen.If you’re still reading this and haven’t already subscribed, what are you waiting for? New episodes are coming soon.

In this episode of Kinda Sorta Brown, we analyze COVID-19's impact on POC communities and looking at the historical (and current) racist practices in medicine. Our speakers Symphony Fletcher and Dr. Aresha Martinez-Cardoso will help us further understand the systemic, underlying factors associated with implicit bias, racism, and health disparities in the medical field and how that has affected our own communities. Tune in to learn your role and the power you have to create change.

Kinda Sorta Brown is kinda sorta BACK! On the opening episode of this rebooted KSB podcast, join University of Chicago undergraduates Lena, Hope, Jon, Dinah, Chase, and Daisy as they introduce their new team of hosts, new format, new season, new action segment, and a new seat at the table for (you!) their beloved listeners — the KSFam. Tune in to this roundtable discussion of intersectionality, identity, and representation in the media!Resources: https://www.exploring-race.com/

How can we identify constraints for development at a national and sub-national level? How do we take actionable policies for them? In this episode, we discuss this and other issues addressed by the growth diagnostics methodology. We talk with Miguel Santos, Director of Applied Research at the Growth Lab, Center for International Development (CID) at Harvard University about his work in Latin America and perspectives on economic growth.Credits:Host/Engineer: Andrés Fortunato (MPP'21)Host: Giuliana Huarcaya (MPP'21)Editor: Yi Ning Wong (MPP'21)

In this episode of Root of Conflict, Pearson Fellows Daniella Choi (MPP ‘20) and Daniel Vallejo (MPP ‘21) speak with Dr. Rebecca Wolfe and Maurice Amollo. Dr. Wolfe is a Lecturer at the Harris School of Public Policy and is an expert on political violence, conflict, and humanitarian policy, and Maurice Amollo is the Chief of Party for Mercy Corps in Nigeria. The two of them have worked together on the USAID-funded “Community Initiatives to Promote Peace”, a multifaceted program aimed to bring together pastoralists and farmers by engaging community and faith-based leaders to promote peace in Nigeria. Rebecca and Maurice discuss the roots of conflict in Nigeria, how the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a disruption in their programs, and the importance of building trust between people and institutions.This podcast is partnered with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. For more information, please visit their website at www.thepearsoninstitute.org.Podcast credits:Daniella Choi (MPP'20) - CohostDaniel Vallejo (MPP'21) - CohostYi Ning Wong (MPP'21) - Producer/Editor

In Naked Love 6, we explore what folks’ relationships have been like during the current COVID-19 pandemic. We hosted a group conversation to hear how both new and long-term relationships have adjusted during these strange times. Brianne Johnson, a graduate student at VCU’s Brandcenter, takes us through reconciling commitment with her own changing ambitions as she thinks through graduation, while Jenish Patel and Reema Rao-Patel talk about how the dynamics in their marriage have shifted since quarantining together.Because of the pandemic, the Naked Love team could not produce the episode as it normally does, so this episode features Arjun Motta leading the group interview. Thanks to Brianne Johnson, Reema Rao-Patel, and Dr. Jenish Patel for their participation. Special thanks to Ivanna Shevel (College ’21) & Emily Kelin (MPP ’20) for their input throughout the process.

In Naked Love 6, we explore what folks’ relationships have been like during the current COVID-19 pandemic. We hosted a group conversation to hear how both new and long-term relationships have adjusted during these strange times. Brianne Johnson, a graduate student at VCU’s Brandcenter, takes us through reconciling commitment with her own changing ambitions as she thinks through graduation, while Jenish Patel and Reema Rao-Patel talk about how the dynamics in their marriage have shifted since quarantining together.Because of the pandemic, the Naked Love team could not produce the episode as it normally does, so this episode features Arjun Motta leading the group interview. Thanks to Brianne Johnson, Reema Rao-Patel, and Dr. Jenish Patel for their participation. Special thanks to Ivanna Shevel (College ’21) & Emily Kelin (MPP ’20) for their input throughout the process.

Frances Z. Brown is a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She recently co-authored a report titled “Coronavirus in Conflict Zones: A Sobering Landscape”, which examines how the COVID-19 pandemic is playing out in 12 different conflict-affected states, and how efforts to contain the virus increase the likelihood of aggravating those conflicts.

The Global Fragility Act (GFA) was passed by Congress as part of the 2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act and was signed into law on December 20, 2019. The bill represented a historic victory for the peacebuilding field, which has long advocated for the GFA as a way forward to prevent violent conflict.The Alliance for Peacebuilding, a non-partisan network of over 110 organizations working to build sustainable peace, has been at the forefront of advocating for the GFA. In this episode of Root of Conflict, we speak with Liz Hume, Vice President of Alliance for Peacebuilding. Liz is a conflict expert with over 20 years of experience in leadership positions in multilateral organizations and NGOs. Liz discusses Alliance for Peacebuilding’s role in getting the GFA passed, as well as the importance of research and advocacy in crafting policies that promote peaceful political outcomes.

There are currently over 70 million people displaced by war, conflict, and persecution worldwide (more than the population of Thailand). The vast majority of them are in low- and middle-income countries without adequate resources to support and resettle them. We spoke to Dr. Cindy Huang, vice president of strategic outreach at Refugees International and a visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development, about policy initiatives that can improve protection and outcomes for displaced people. We had a wide-ranging conversation about the politics of refugee resettlement, weaving together narrative and evidence for policymakers, how refugee policy can be integrated into our support for host countries’ development agendas, and “Me Too” in the development community.Interviewers: Sonnet Frisbie and Mwangi Thuita. Episode edited and mixed by Aishwarya Raje and Mwangi Thuita. Sound engineering by Yi Ning Wong.

For today's episode, Steve Crano chats with Dr. William Towns, the Executive Director of Benefit Chicago, and an Adjunct Lecturer of Social Impact at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. This episode was recorded in the summer of 2019.Credits:Steve Crano (MPP'20) - Producer/hostAmy Lu (UChicago '23) - Co-editorDavid Raban (JD/MPP'20) - Co-editor

In this episode, the Main Page team got to speak with Mary Stonor Saunders, Executive Director of Strides for Peace. Strides for Peace is an organization that aims to empower, amplify, and collaborate with community groups working to end gun violence in Chicago. Arjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineeringSidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for co-interviewingCaroline Kubzansky (BA ’21), for co-interviewing and editing

In this episode, the Main Page team got to speak with Mary Stonor Saunders, Executive Director of Strides for Peace. Strides for Peace is an organization that aims to empower, amplify, and collaborate with community groups working to end gun violence in Chicago. Podcast Production Credits:Arjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineeringSidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for co-interviewingCaroline Kubzansky (BA ’21), for co-interviewing and editing

For the next three episodes, UC3P: The Main Page presents a three episode mini-series: Gun Violence: The Other Epidemic. In this episode, we focus on policy advocacy. We spoke with Kris Brown, the President of Brady. Brady is a nonprofit organization working to help end America’s gun violence epidemic. In our conversation, Ms. Brown spoke about Brady's policies and initiatives, what’s missing at the federal level, and gun violence’s impact as a voting issue.You can see the video of Ms. Brown's talk at the University of Chicago Law School's symposium on gun violence here: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/recordings/symposium-gun-violence-politics-and-policy-issuesPodcast Production Credits:Arjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineeringCaroline Kubzansky (BA ’21), for co-interviewing Sidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for co-interviewing and editing

For the next three episodes, UC3P: The Main Page presents a three episode mini-series: Gun Violence: The Other Epidemic. In this episode, we focus on policy advocacy. We spoke with Kris Brown, the President of Brady. Brady is a nonprofit organization working to help end America’s gun violence epidemic. In our conversation, Ms. Brown spoke about Brady's policies and initiatives, what’s missing at the federal level, and gun violence’s impact as a voting issue.You can see the video of Ms. Brown's talk at the University of Chicago Law School's symposium on gun violence here: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/recordings/symposium-gun-violence-politics-and-policy-issuesPodcast Production Credits:Arjun Motta (MBA/MPP ’22), for producing and engineeringCaroline Kubzansky (BA ’21), for co-interviewing Sidhant Wadhera (MPP ’21), for co-interviewing and editing

For the last several years, police violence in America has come tothe forefront of public consciousness. It is an issue that can polarize the country but for years, there lacked a data-driven analysis of police violence on a national level, and concrete policy recommendations on the issue were hard to come by.  On this episode of Root of Conflict,Pearson Fellows Sonnet Frisbie and Mwangi Thuita speak with Sam Sinyangwe - activist, data scientist, and co-founder of Mapping Police Violence, the most comprehensive database of people killed by police.  Sam discusses the evidence-based approaches to measuring police violence in America, and the importance of conveying the data, to the public and to policymakers, in a way that can affect real policy change.

Anna Carroll of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) analyzes the US policy responses to COVID-19 and gives insight into the best and worst-case scenarios for how the virus could play out.Here are Ms. Carroll's most recent articles:On Privacy: https://www.csis.org/analysis/find-my-friends-pandemic-future-contact-tracing-americaOn Scenarios: https://www.csis.org/analysis/which-covid-19-future-will-we-chooseOn Prevention: https://www.csis.org/analysis/ounce-prevention-worth-pound-curePodcast Production Credits:Caroline Kubzansky (BA'21), for co-producing, co-interviewing, and editingDavid Raban (JD/MPP'20) for co-interviewingSidhant Wadhera (MPP'21) for co-producing

Anna Carroll of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) analyzes the US policy responses to COVID-19 and gives insight into the best and worst-case scenarios for how the virus could play out.Here are Ms. Carroll's most recent articles:On Privacy: https://www.csis.org/analysis/find-my-friends-pandemic-future-contact-tracing-americaOn Scenarios: https://www.csis.org/analysis/which-covid-19-future-will-we-chooseOn Prevention: https://www.csis.org/analysis/ounce-prevention-worth-pound-curePodcast Production Credits:Caroline Kubzansky (BA'21), for co-producing, co-interviewing, and editingDavid Raban (JD/MPP'20) for co-interviewingSidhant Wadhera (MPP'21) for co-producing

What is the role of big data in modern-day conflict? How prepared are defense leaders ininterpreting data and effectively leveraging its use on the battlefield? How has cyber warfareevolved over the past decade, and what lessons can we draw from the Russian example inCrimea?We attempt to address these questions in this episode of Root of Conflict, where Pearson FellowsSonnet Frisbie (MPP ‘21) and Haz Yano (MPP ‘20) interview Colonel (ret.) Liam Collins, theExecutive Director of the Madison Policy Forum and the Viola Foundation. COL (ret.) Collins isa retired Army Special Forces Officer who previously served as the former Director of theCombating Terrorism Center and the Modern War Institute at West Point.Drawing on his vast professional experience (to include a stint as the executive officer forGeneral (ret.) John Abizaid when he was the Senior Defense advisor to Ukraine), COL Collinsshared his thoughts on how the defense community can adapt to take advantage of themeasurement revolution, and what to make of Russia’s innovative use of cyber and hybridwarfare in Ukraine.This podcast is partnered with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of GlobalConflicts. For more information, please visit their website at www.thepearsoninstitute.org.Links to articles discussed in the episode:“The Pitfalls and Possibilities of the Measurement Revolution for National Security,” War on theRocks - https://warontherocks.com/2020/01/the-pitfalls-and-possibilities-of-the-measurement-revolution-for-national-security/“A New Eastern Front: What the US Army Must Learn from the War in Ukraine,” Associationof the US Army - https://www.ausa.org/articles/new-eastern-front-what-us-army-must-learn-war-ukraine

We spoke this week with former Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, who formerly represented Nevada in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is now the CEO and senior provost of the Touro College and University System in Nevada.Congresswoman Berkely spoke with us about politics during the primary season, including the debates, the Nevada caucuses, and how the race is shaping out. Note that we spoke with her before Super Tuesday, so although she is supporting former Vice President Joe Biden, she did not know about his upcoming sweep.Podcast Production Credits: Sowmya Karun (MAIDP '20), for producingArjun Motta (MBA/MPP '22), for engineeringAndrew Weis (MPP '20), for interviewingDavid Raban (JD/MPP '20), for editingSpecial thanks to Eden Bernstein (JD '20) and the Jewish Law Students Association for bringing Congresswoman Berkley to the University of Chicago and arranging for her to speak with us.

We spoke this week with former Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, who formerly represented Nevada in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is now the CEO and senior provost of the Touro College and University System in Nevada.Congresswoman Berkely spoke with us about politics during the primary season, including the debates, the Nevada caucuses, and how the race is shaping out. Note that we spoke with her before Super Tuesday, so although she is supporting former Vice President Joe Biden, she did not know about his upcoming sweep.Podcast Production Credits: Sowmya Karun (MAIDP '20), for producingArjun Motta (MBA/MPP '22), for engineeringAndrew Weis (MPP '20), for interviewingDavid Raban (JD/MPP '20), for editingSpecial thanks to Eden Bernstein (JD '20) and the Jewish Law Students Association for bringing Congresswoman Berkley to the University of Chicago and arranging for her to speak with us.

We spoke with Abdul El-Sayed, an activist and former Michigan gubernatorial candidate. Dr. El-Sayed previously practiced as a physician, earned a Rhodes Scholarship, and served as the top official for Detroit’s Department of Health. We talked with Dr. El-Sayed about the primary season, addressing radical problems, and how becoming a father has changed his perspective.We also discussed his upcoming book, “Healing Politics.” You can find out more about it on his website:https://abdulelsayed.com/healingpoliticsPodcast Production Credits:Jacob Leppek (MSCAPP ’21), for interviewingSowmya Karun (MAIDP ’20), for producing and engineeringDavid Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for editingSpecial thanks to the Institute of Politics for bring Dr. El-Sayed to the University of Chicago as a Pritzker Fellow.

We spoke with Abdul El-Sayed, an activist and former Michigan gubernatorial candidate. Dr. El-Sayed previously practiced as a physician, earned a Rhodes Scholarship, and served as the top official for Detroit’s Department of Health. We talked with Dr. El-Sayed about the primary season, addressing radical problems, and how becoming a father has changed his perspective.We also discussed his upcoming book, “Healing Politics.” You can find out more about it on his website:https://abdulelsayed.com/healingpoliticsPodcast Production Credits:Jacob Leppek (MSCAPP ’21), for interviewingSowmya Karun (MAIDP ’20), for producing and engineeringDavid Raban (JD/MPP ’20), for editingSpecial thanks to the Institute of Politics for bring Dr. El-Sayed to the University of Chicago as a Pritzker Fellow.