Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJane Burbank and Frederick Cooper, "Post-Imperial Possibilities: Eurasia, Eurafrica, Afroasia" (Princeton UP, 2023)
Episode 1415
How can territory and peoples be organized? After the dissolution of empires, was the nation-state the only way to unite people politically, cultural…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Future of Afghanistan: A Discussion with Kate Clark
Episode 97
Ever since the Taliban victory in 2021 there has been very little prospect of significant change in Afghanistan. There is no rival to the Taliban and…
2 years, 2 months ago
Risks of US-China Geoeconomic Rivalry
Episode 213
What happens if the geoeconomic risks of great power rivalry materialise? What can be done to prevent these potential dangers from unfolding in small…
2 years, 2 months ago
Richard L. Hasen, "A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy" (Princeton UP, 2024)
Episode 80
Throughout history, too many Americans have been disenfranchised or faced needless barriers to voting. Part of the blame falls on the Constitution, w…
2 years, 2 months ago
Sarah El-Kazaz, "Politics in the Crevices: Urban Design and the Making of Property Markets in Cairo and Istanbul" (Duke UP, 2023)
Episode 705
In Politics in the Crevices: Urban Design and the Making of Property Markets in Cairo and Istanbul (Duke UP, 2023), Sarah El-Kazaz takes readers into…
2 years, 2 months ago
"War is what you make of it" with Neta Crawford of Oxford University and the Costs of War Project
Episode 136
We begin this new season of International Horizons with an interview by RBI Director John Torpey with Neta Crawford from Oxford University and the Co…
2 years, 2 months ago
Andrius Gališanka, "John Rawls: The Path to a Theory of Justice" (Harvard UP, 2019)
Episode 563
It is hard to overestimate the influence of John Rawls on political philosophy and theory over the last half-century. His books have sold millions of…
2 years, 2 months ago
James L. Gibson and Michael J. Nelson, "Judging Inequality: State Supreme Courts and the Inequality Crisis" (Russell Sage, 2021)
Episode 104
Soaring levels of political, legal, economic, and social inequality have been documented by social scientists – but the public conversation and schol…
2 years, 2 months ago
Daniel Immerwahr, "How to Hide an Empire: The History of the Greater United States" (FSG, 2019)
Episode 478
“Is America an Empire?” is a popular question for pundits and historians, likely because it sets off such a provocative debate. All too often, howeve…
2 years, 2 months ago
Daniel Druckman, "Negotiation, Identity and Justice: Pathways to Agreement" (Routledge, 2023)
Episode 703
Containing research conducted and published over a half century, Negotiation, Identity and Justice: Pathways to Agreement (Routledge, 2023) by Dr. Da…
2 years, 2 months ago