World Fellow Denis Mizne on Gun Violence in Brazil
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 24:50 — 29.6MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS
Public Opinion Polling in China
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 18:04 — 18.6MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS
As chairman and founder of China’s leading public opinion research group, Victor Yuan has been a force for increased social services and government transparency in China.
Public Policy Reform in Argentina
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:43 — 13.5MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS
As co-founder of the Center for the Implementation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth, Ducote has played a key role in promoting public policy reform in Argentina.
German-Turkish integration and diversity initiatives
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 15:56 — 21.8MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS
Mehmet Daimagüler discusses his work as an advocate for Turkish immigrants in Germany, as a worker for sectarian tolerance, as a promoter of renewable energy in the developing world and as an aspiring politician.
Yale World Fellow on Creating a “Thinking EU”
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 18:17 — 16.8MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS
As the map and political realities continue to change in Europe, the European Stability Initiative (ESI) provides policy makers with research that helps them understand evolving situations. ESI has been especially active in the Balkans, Turkey, and the Caucausus for the purpose of promoting peace and economic and political stability. Verena Knaus, an ESI founder, talks about Kosovo’s bid for independence. She is currently a World Fellow at Yale.
Yale World Fellow on US-Middle East Relations
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:53 — 15.5MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS
Ashraf Swelam, a World Fellow at Yale University, recalls his role as an Egyptian diplomat in Washington in the days following the September 11 attacks. He talks about the critical mutual interests of the US and Egypt, challenges to the relationship and the broader question of peace in the Middle East.
Social Entrepreneurship in Singapore
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 18:05 — 23.0MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS
As one of the youngest women elected to Singapore’s parliament, World Fellow Penny Low’s expertise in finance allows her to exert considerable influence. She is a strong proponent of social entrepreneurism.
A Conversation with Chris Gondek, Richard Sennett and Gus Speth
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 35:03 — 32.1MB) | Embed
In Episode 13, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Richard Sennett, winner of the 2006 Hegel Prize for lifetime achievement in the humanities and social sciences, about the art of craftsmanship; and (2) Gus Speth, Dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale, about how the free market system will need to adjust in the face of serious environmental changes.
A Conversation with Chris Gondek, Victoria Clark and Daniel J. Solove
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:15 — 28.6MB) | Embed
In Episode 12, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Victoria Clark about Zionism and the American evangelical community and (2) Daniel J. Solove about the permanent and global nature of the Internet affecting people’s reputations.
A Conversation with Chris Gondek, Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones and Russell Korobkin
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 32:11 — 29.5MB) | Embed
In Episode 10, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones about the earliest beginnings of the bureau, their current fights with organized crime, and the war on terror, and with (2) Russell Korobkin about the current and future legal issues surrounding stem cell therapy.