أفضل بودكاسات Inequality Podcast (2024)

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Family, Identity, and Inequality, Featuring Ariel Kalil and Mesmin Destin 57:10

6h ago57:10

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Conversations about inequality tend to center on macro-level forces, such as political, economic, and social systems. But today on the show, we present two conversations that examine factors that unfold on a smaller scale: inside people’s everyday domains. In our first segment, host Steven Durlauf interviews fellow host Ariel Kalil, a developmental…

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How Neighborhoods and Schools Shape Inequality, Featuring Felix Elwert, David Harding, Geoffrey Wodtke, and Marissa Thompson 1:00:31

14d ago1:00:31

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Neighborhoods and schools—through factors like socioeconomic composition, access to resources, racial segregation, and social networks—contribute to patterns of inequality and influence mobility. Today’s guests provide cross-disciplinary insights into how these environments shape opportunities and outcomes. First, host Steven Durlauf speaks with th…

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Janet Gornick on the Importance of Measuring Socio-Economic Inequality 49:23

28d ago49:23

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On this episode of The Inequality Podcast, host Steven Durlauf is joined by Janet Gornick, director of the Stone Center of Socio-Economic Inequality at The City University of New York and one of the world’s foremost experts on the measurement of socio-economic inequality. They discuss her many contributions to improving the quantity and quality of …

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Miles Corak on the Great Gatsby Curve and Cross-Country Comparisons of Inequality and Mobility 50:05

1M ago50:05

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In the first episode of the new academic year, Steven sits down with Miles Corak to discuss cross-country comparisons of inequality and intergenerational mobility. They discuss the Great Gatsby Curve, the mechanisms behind the intergenerational persistence of socioeconomic status, and related innovations in economic research and policy in the U.S. …

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Ariane De Lannoy – Facing the Risks of Wealth Inequality 32:17

7M ago32:17

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Ariane De Lannoy is a professor and chief researcher in the Labour and Development Research Unit of the University of Cape Town. Her work focusses on youth and youth development in the complex post-apartheid context of South Africa, where stark socio-economic divisions persist to this day. In this Wealth inequality initiative podcast, Julius Baer F…

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Dhir Jhingran – Why We Must Rebalance the Scales of Education 26:33

7M ago26:33

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Why must we rebalance the scales of education? Engaged in India’s education sector for over 30 years, Dhir Jhingran established the Language and Learning Foundation in 2015 as a way to improve support for primary school-aged children from marginalised backgrounds. In this Wealth inequality initiative podcast, CEO of the Julius Baer Foundation, Laur…

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The Two-Parent Privilege by Melissa Kearney: A Discussion (Live Recording) 1:35:08

10M ago1:35:08

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Since the 1970s, two-parent households have declined, while single-parent households have become more commonplace in the United States. This shift has occurred due to various factors, ranging from changes in labor markets, mass incarceration, and changing social norms surrounding marriage and parental responsibilities. In her book “The Two-Parent P…

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S.4 Ep.3 Transforming the politics of knowledge for food justice 33:20

10M ago33:20

33:20

It's been a while but we are back with another exiting episode on Food Justice! Whose knowledge is considered when taking decisions? How to transform the politics of knowledge and the narratives that drive growing inequalities and unsustainable food systems? Join us for this episode to learn more! Whilst the world continues to grapple with the real…

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Conversations on Inequality and Public Policy: Affirmative Action with Glenn Loury (Live Recording) 1:26:11

11M ago1:26:11

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The 2023 Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and UNC struck down race-based college admissions. It reignited debates about affirmative action as a tool for addressing inequality and historical injustice. In an interview recorded live at the Harris School of Public Policy in November, Stone Center Director Steven Durlau…

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Guido Alfani on the History of the Rich in the West 44:50

12M ago44:50

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Steven talks to Guido Alfani, professor of economic history at Bocconi University, about the history of wealth inequality in western civilization. They discuss how the roles and perceptions of the rich have changed over time, touching on important moments in Western civilization, such as the Renaissance, the Middle Ages, the Industrial Revolution, …

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Seeing Others: Michèle Lamont on The Power of Recognition in a Divided World 1:03:11

12M ago1:03:11

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In this episode, we host a special guest: Michèle Lamont (professor of Sociology at Harvard). We discuss her new book Seeing Others: How Recognition Works--And How It Can Heal a Divided World, which centers on the role of recognition and dignity in countering inequality after decades of neoliberalism. Based on interviews with cultural change agents…

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Conrad Miller on Affirmative Action and Discrimination 44:08

1y ago44:08

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Conrad Miller, Associate Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy at the University of California-Berkley’s Haas School of Business, joins Steven to discuss discrimination and affirmative action. The conversation digs into the methodology and surprising conclusions from four of Dr. Miller’s papers: one that explores federal affirmative action poli…

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Xi Song on Intergenerational Mobility at Home and Abroad 46:04

1y ago46:04

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Steven talks to Xi Song, associate professor of Sociology and Demography at the University of Pennsylvania, about trends in intergenerational mobility across time and space. Dr. Song details how intergenerational mobility declined in the United States after World War II but then dives further to explore the diversity of experiences for different gr…

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Michael Esposito on Racial Health Disparities 45:59

1y ago45:59

45:59

Steven and Geoff are joined by Michael Esposito, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota, in a discussion about racial health disparities that continue to plague the United States. They explore how things like redlining, law enforcement practices, and unequal access to medical care contribute to racial gaps in both health ou…

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Matthew Kahn on Climate Change Economics 46:53

1y ago46:53

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Steven sits down with Matthew Kahn, Provost Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California, to discuss the interactions between inequality and climate change. Dr. Kahn outlines how changes in the environment are altering people’s lives across the globe, from hurricane-ravaged residents of New Orleans to rice-farmers-turned-shrimp-s…

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Nathan Wilmers on the Changing Labor Market Landscape 53:18

1y ago53:18

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Steven and Geoff talk to Nathan Wilmers, the Sarofim Family Career Development Associate Professor and an Associate Professor of Work and Organization Studies at the MIT Sloan School of Management, about the role that inequality plays in the ever-evolving labor market. Nathan covers a wide gamut of topics, including the changing trends in wage ineq…

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Shelly Lundberg on the Disparities Women Encounter in the Workforce 40:19

1+ y ago40:19

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We talk to Shelly Lundberg, the Leonard Broom Professor of Demography and Associate Director of the Broom Center for Demography at the University of California, Santa Barbara, about the long-embedded gender gaps in many professional fields, including her own—economics. She guides us through the role that anti-discrimination legislation has played i…

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Luis Bettencourt on Cities as Microcosms of Social Mobility 44:08

1+ y ago44:08

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Steven sits down with Luis Bettencourt to discuss what cities can teach us about inequality. Luis Bettencourt is a Professor of Ecology and Evolution and the Inaugural Director of the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation at the University of Chicago as well as an External Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute. With research inte…

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Sam Bowles on What Economists Owe to Society 51:58

1+ y ago51:58

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In our first episode of The Inequality Podcast, we talk to legendary economist Sam Bowles, Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Arthur Spiegel Research Professor at the Sante Fe Institute, and Affiliated Scholar at the University of Siena in Italy. Steven and Sam cover a scholarly gamut, including Sam’s i…

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Bonus Episode: Four Questions for Sam Bowles 33:51

1+ y ago33:51

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In this bonus episode, Sam Bowles dives deep into the ancient origins of inequality, Marxian economic theory, the evolution of the economics curriculum, and The Moral Economy. Link to our first episode with Sam Bowles: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-episode-four-questions-for-sam-bowles/id1693218758?i=1000617556338 The CORE Curriculum …

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S.4 Ep. 2: Challenging corporate power in the food system 27:27

1+ y ago27:27

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Whilst the world is trying to grapple with the reality of yet another food price crisis and growing hunger, we speak to those on the frontline to find out why the food system keeps failing and what we can do about it. In today’s episode we dive into the role of large multinational companies in the food system and what citizens and campaigners can d…

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S.4 Ep. 1: Farmers uniting for a more just and sustainable food system 32:20

1+ y ago32:20

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Whilst the world is trying to grapple with the reality of yet another food price crisis and growing hunger, we speak to those on the frontline to find out why the food system keeps failing and what we can do about it. We kick off this new series on Food Justice with those who are growing the food that is on our plates: farmers. This episode feature…

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Reprise: Culture, inequality, boundaries. Theoretical traditions and core texts 1:11:58

2y ago1:11:58

1:11:58

***This is a rerecording, updated, and better version of our very first episode, which we originally recorded in 2020. We hope you will enjoy this new version! ***In this first pilot episode, we discuss the core themes of the course: how do culture and inequality relate? This meeting will discuss why and how this has become such a central theme in …

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A Conversation on Intersectional Movement Building (Webinar Recording) 1:27:20

2y ago1:27:20

1:27:20

We recently held a powerful conversation on intersectional and interconnected movement-building in collaboration with the Fight Inequality Alliance. It was our very first live podcast recording that many of you attended. This is your chance to catch up if you missed it or listen again, as there was much to reflect on! This conversation featured an …

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Announcement live event on intersectional movement building & more! 1:42

2+ y ago1:42

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A short message from us at the People vs Inequality Podcast to share with you an exciting event and live podcast recording we are hosting on the 25th of August. Together with the Fight Inequality Alliance we invite you to join: A conversation on intersectional movement-building. How are the climate and inequality movement coming together? What are …

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Conspiracy theories, social justice & inequality 1:03:30

2+ y ago1:03:30

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This episode is about conspiracy theories and their relation to inequality. We talk about this with Elisa Sobo and Jaron Harambam, two scholars who have studied contemporary conspiracy theories in a range of domains, from vaccines, Covid-19 and Big Pharma, to theories that claim the moon is an abandoned spaceship brought here by reptilians who cont…

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Migration special 3: Media and Migration 1:02:12

2+ y ago1:02:12

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Migration has been a characteristic of societies for centuries. Humans have always migrated to either escape harsh lives, search for better ones, or both. Continuing immigration flows and increasing diversity in many societies have led to more complex processes of belonging and integration, as well as the emergence of cross-border engagements of mi…

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S3 Ep 4: Veggies for Good: A chance encounter sustains lives in a Time of Covid 35:30

2+ y ago35:30

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“Sometimes you just need to take a leap of faith.” Our fourth and last episode on emergent agency is a story of a family-initiated spontaneous response to the hardships the pandemic and lockdowns brought upon urban-poor mothers. Veggies for Good is a social enterprise that started from a basketball court sale, then moved online, directly linking fa…

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Migration special 2: Football, Race and Racism 58:42

2+ y ago58:42

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Migration special 2: Football, Race and Racism by Culture & Inequality Podcastبقلم Culture & Inequality Podcast

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Music, Social Media and Migration 56:34

2+ y ago56:34

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In this first episode of the special Culture & Inequality x IMISCOE The Migration Podcast trilogy, we discuss the linkages between migration and music. For centuries, music has been a powerful source of individual and social well-being, something which studies from psychology to sociology to medicine continue to demonstrate. As people migrated, mus…

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S3 Ep 3: We The People: Youth led accountability in a Time of Covid 26:00

2+ y ago26:00

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Accountability is one of those words often used but too little practised. How to make it practical and deliver for people, especially in times of crisis and lockdown when it is literally about life and death? In the third episode of the Emergent Agency series, we speak to Narayan Adhikari. Narayan is the co-founder and lead for the Nepal Accountabi…

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S3 Ep 2b: How social movements saved lives and rights in a Time of Covid (An English summary of Episode 2 on Emergent Agency) 17:48

2+ y ago17:48

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In this short summary episode we hear how social movements in Argentina saved lives during the pandemic and how women from poor neighbourhoods are organizing for their rights. We speak to Francisco Longa, and reflect on the work of Dina Sanchez whom we heard from in the Spanish Episode Two of this series. So for all you English speaking listeners, …

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S3 Ep 2: Movimientos Sociales en tiempo de Covid - salvando vidas y derechos 33:10

2+ y ago33:10

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En un momento histórico de crisis y cambios rápidos, este podcast es un espacio para reflexionar y aprender con los agentes de cambio, sobre cómo abordar la desigualdad y la injusticia. Este es el primer episodio en español, y forma parte de una serie especial llamada ‘agencia emergente en tiempo de Covid’. Después de dos años de pandemia queremos …

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S3 Ep 1: Invisible Women - The leadership of widows in a Time of Covid 34:22

2+ y ago34:22

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In this first episode of our special series on Emergent Agency in a Time of Covid we dive into the story of Roseline Orwa. Roseline is an award-winning advocate for widows. She is the founder of the Rona Foundation, supporting and championing the rights of widows across Kenya. We hear how widows, who have long faced discrimination and abuse in rura…

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Kate Pickett - Greater Equality Improves Everyone’s Health 27:43

2+ y ago27:43

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As an epidemiologist and a Fellow of the UK Faculty of Public Health, Kate Pickett’s work focuses on the social determinants of health. Throughout her career, Kate has been studying the impact of variables such as inequality, social class and neighbourhood contexts on people’s health and development. Her findings led her to become an activist for e…

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Culture in Times of War I: Humour and jokes in war 1:02:45

2+ y ago1:02:45

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During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we will be hosting a series of special episodes on the cultural aspects of war. New events like war crequire meaning making, new icons, symbols, ideas to make sense of what is going on in life. But war also suppresse culture as some things cannot be said anymore or have dangerous consequences. We dive into th…

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S2 Ep 5: Climate justice NOW - what's next for the movements? 43:28

2+ y ago43:28

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In this fifth and final episode of the series on climate justice, we look back on what we have heard and discuss what’s next for climate justice movements. We are joined by not one, but two, climate justice power houses and ask them where we are at and what action is most needed today. Tasneem Essop is the director of CAN I’nal, one of the biggest …

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Danny Sriskandarajah: Your Liberation is Bound Up with my Liberation 25:14

2+ y ago25:14

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Danny Sriskandarajah is the CEO of Oxfam GB, one of the 21 affiliates to the non-governmental organisation Oxfam International, which works in 90 countries around the world. Oxfam consistently focuses on fighting injustice and ending poverty. In its approach, Oxfam has historically highlighted systemic inequalities and the shortfalls of the current…

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S2 Ep 4: Art and civil disobedience - our last resort for climate justice? 35:56

2+ y ago35:56

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In 2015, 1500 activists blocked a brown coal mine in West Germany. It was the start of one of the most radical and effective European movements using peaceful civil disobedience and direct action for climate justice. Last year the art exhibition ‘People Powered Movement vs Shell’ showed decades of resistance to the injustices of an oil giant. Chihi…

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S2 Ep 3: Indigenous Peoples defending their rights and the planet 35:04

3y ago35:04

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How can we get urgent climate action that is also just? In this episode we hear from long standing Indigenous defender Victoria Tauli-Corpuz on why we need to put indigenous perspectives central in tackling climate change and what that means for climate justice. From mobilizing her own community in the Philippines against destructive dams and dicta…

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S2 Ep 2: Lawyers and citizens taking on big oil for a just transition 36:13

3y ago36:13

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In this second episode of our climate justice series, we explore what the growing strategic litigation movement can mean for climate justice. We speak to Tessa Khan, a leading environmental and human rights lawyer who played an important role in winning landmark court cases, won the 2018 Climate Breakthrough Award and recently set up a new NGO call…

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S2 Ep 1: Youth climate activism in the footsteps of Wangari Maathai 40:00

3y ago40:00

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How can we get urgent climate action that is also just? This is the question we explore in Series Two of the People vs Inequality podcast, learning from the stories of change-makers that are turning the tide for climate justice. We are kicking off with one of the most inspiring climate activists of today. Elizabeth Wathuti shows that youth climate …

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Denis Mizne: High Quality Education for All 27:38

3y ago27:38

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Quality education is essential for every community to flourish. In too many countries, however, access to this crucial asset is still unequal among the different groups located across the wealth spectrum. As a result, countries are failing to develop and leverage their full talent potential, and preclude their citizens from thriving in the society …

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S1. Ep 4: Women’s economic justice in times of crisis: reflecting forward 45:17

3y ago45:17

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In this fourth and last episode of Series One we try to answer the question this all started with: Women’s economic justice - how can we make Covid-19 the game changer we so desperately need? What are some of the lessons and the opportunities or pockets of hope to build upon? We reflect back on the stories of Elizabeth, Emilia and Anuradha in the f…

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Race in practice 1:02:23

3y ago1:02:23

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Race is a pervasive and omnipresent dimension of inequality, both within societies and at a global scale. Yet it is the one dimension that is most difficult to talk about. Even the word itself, race, is fraught. How to use the concept of race? How is race done in practice? And how does it create and perpetuate social inequalities? We talk about thi…

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Professor Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser - Perceptions of Wealth Inequality 28:16

3y ago28:16

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Perceptions of wealth inequality can differ widely, depending upon one’s place on the wealth spectrum. Such disconnect puts us at risk of further social disunion. In this third Wealth Inequality Initiative podcast, Professor Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser shares the results of his latest research on Chilean elites’ perceptions of inequality. Cristóbal…

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S1. Ep 3: Women’s funds reclaim philanthropy for systemic change 38:09

3y ago38:09

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As the pandemic hit, many social change actors tried to figure out how to best support those most affected. In this episode we speak to a funder, and not just any funder! Meet Anuradha Rajan, Executive Director of the South Asia Women Foundation India. India’s only women’s fund supports local movement building for women’s and trans people’s rights …

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S.1 Ep 2: Feminists uniting to shift global economic power 32:52

3y ago32:52

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Feminists from the Global South are coming together to shift power and transform the global economy. In this episode we speak to global campaigner and ‘technical activist’ Emilia Reyes, who is not afraid to address the fundamental imbalances in global decision-making and economic policies. Why is this so important from a women’s rights perspective?…

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S1. Ep 1: Domestic workers organizing for a caring economy 29:17

3y ago29:17

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Did you know domestic workers, most of them women and many migrants, were among the hardest hit by the Covid-19 crisis? The lack of protection and people ignoring their plight meant they lost more jobs and work hours than any other sector. But they are organizing and standing up for their rights and a caring economy - something that could benefit a…

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Special episode: Hartmut Rosa, resonance and the sociology of the good life 51:48

3y ago51:48

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In this episode, we are joined by Hartmut Rosa, one of today’s ‘big thinkers’ in sociology, to talk about his work on the concept of resonance and how it relates to inequalities. After becoming popular in Germany, his work is now gaining ground in anglophone sociology too. But what does resonance mean? What is a sociology of the good life? And how …

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