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2. Crossing the Divide: Rural to Urban Migration in Developing Countries
- Publication Date:
- 03-2023
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- Robert E.B. Lucas is Professor of Economics at Boston University. His research has focused largely, though not exclusively, on developing countries. Most of the contributions are empirical with a few theory papers, encompassing international and internal migration, employment and human resources, income distribution and inter-generational inequality, international trade and industry, sharecropping, and the environment. His publications include seven books, the most recent of which are Migration and Development: The Role for Development Aid (2019) and Crossing the Divide: Rural to Urban Migration in Developing Countries (2021).
- Topic:
- Development, Migration, Governance, Urban, and Rural
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
3. Themes of COP28
- Author:
- Middle East Institute (MEI)
- Publication Date:
- 12-2023
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Middle East Institute (MEI)
- Abstract:
- MEI's Climate and Water Program discusses the top issues within the themes of COP28's agenda. For more info on COP28 and climate issues in the MENA region, follow MEI's Spotlight on COP28.
- Topic:
- Climate Change, Environment, Water, and Conference of the Parties (COP)
- Political Geography:
- Middle East, North Africa, and Global Focus
4. Climate Financing
- Author:
- Mohammed Mahmoud
- Publication Date:
- 09-2023
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Middle East Institute (MEI)
- Abstract:
- Director of MEI’s Climate and Water Program Mohammed Mahmoud speaks to energy and sustainable infrastructure expert Lucia Fuselli on the role of climate financing - a critical component of initiatives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and bolstering climate resilience.
- Topic:
- Climate Change, Energy Policy, Water, Infrastructure, Climate Finance, Sustainability, and Carbon Emissions
- Political Geography:
- Middle East and Global Focus
5. Design to Live: Everyday Inventions from a Refugee Camp
- Publication Date:
- 04-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- Panel discussion with experts :: Part of the Myron Weiner Seminar Series on International Migration Panelists: Azra Akšamija, an artist and architectural historian, is Director and Founder of the MIT Future Heritage Lab (FHL) and Associate Professor in the MIT Department of Architecture and the Program in Art, Culture, and Technology. Raafat Majzoub, an architect, artist, and writer, is Director of The Khan: The Arab Association for Prototyping Cultural Practices and Editor-in-Chief of the Dongola Architecture Series. Melina Philippou, an architect and urbanist, is Program Director of the MIT Future Heritage Lab, founder of Trapezui: Marble Objecthoods and Associate at the Department of City Planning, Ministry of Interior in Cyprus. Moderator: John Tirman is the executive director and a principal research scientist at MIT's Center for International Studies. Tirman is author, or coauthor and editor, of fourteen books on international affairs, including, Dream Chasers: Immigration and the American Backlash (MIT Press, 2015) and The Deaths of Others: The Fate of Civilians in America’s Wars (Oxford University Press, 2011). About the book, Design to Live: Everyday Inventions from a Refugee Camp: The power of art and design to create a life worth living: designs, inventions, and artworks from the Azraq Refugee Camp in Jordan. This book shows how refugees use art and design to transform their living environments, restoring humanity within circumstances that seem aimed at depriving them of it. Featuring more than twenty projects created by Syrian refugees at the Azraq Refugee Camp in Jordan, Design to Live offers a new way of understanding design as a subversive worldmaking practice and as tool for reclaiming agency in conditions of forced displacement. The projects—including a vertical garden, an arrangement necessitated by regulations that forbid planting on the ground; a front hall, fashioned to protect privacy; a baby swing, made from recycled school desks; and a chess set, carved from broomsticks—showcase the discrepancy between standardized humanitarian design and the real sociocultural needs of refugees.
- Topic:
- Arts, Culture, Refugees, and Humanitarian Crisis
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
6. Starr Forum: Governing the Unpredictable: Disasters, the State, and Futures
- Publication Date:
- 04-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- The main emphasis is the State's (mostly US, but some international angles) role in disaster management and the discrepancies between perception, legal frameworks, expectations and aspirations, as well as what that means moving into an anthropocenic era of more frequent, perhaps constant, crisis.
- Topic:
- Governance, Leadership, Crisis Management, and Statehood
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
7. The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom
- Publication Date:
- 03-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- Sahar Aziz: Kleh Visiting Distinguished Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law
- Topic:
- Religion, Discrimination, Racism, and Freedom of Religion
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
8. Immigrant entrepreneurship in startup cities — what works in which context?
- Publication Date:
- 02-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- MIT Center for International Studies
- Abstract:
- Migrants are often considered to be ‘natural entrepreneurs’. This notion is based on a presumed inclination to take risks, an openness to new experiences, and a higher willingness to adapt than their local counterparts. Migrants found more businesses relative to the local population in many countries, despite facing additional challenges in the startup process. To support them in overcoming these challenges and to leverage their entrepreneurial potential, more and more organizations create targeted offers for this group of entrepreneurs — particularly in cities with vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems. Increasingly, these ‘newcomer entrepreneurs’ find that their particular needs are better recognised and taken into account. Despite this, it is still unclear which interventions actually work for which target group, and in which context. Which role do the different stakeholders and systemic mechanisms in the local entrepreneurial ecosystem play?
- Topic:
- Economics, Entrepreneurship, Business, and Immigrants
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
9. Book Talk. Architectures of Violence by Kate Ferguson
- Publication Date:
- 01-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- The Harriman Institute
- Abstract:
- Paramilitary or irregular units have been involved in practically every case of identity-based mass violence in the modern world, but detailed analysis of these dynamics is rare. Through exploring the case of former Yugoslavia, Kate Ferguson exposes the relationships between paramilitaries, state commands, local communities, and organised crime present in modern mass atrocities, from Rwanda and Darfur to Syria and Myanmar. Visible paramilitary participation masks the continued dominance of the state in violent crises. Political elites benefit from using unconventional forces to fulfil ambitions that violate international law—and international policy responses are hindered when responsibility for violence is ambiguous. Ferguson’s inquiry into these overlooked dynamics of mass violence unveils substantial loopholes in current atrocity prevention architecture.
- Topic:
- Crime, Governance, Conflict, Violence, and Paramilitary
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
10. Book Panel: Rethinking the Gulag: Identities, Sources, Legacies
- Publication Date:
- 04-2022
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- The Harriman Institute
- Abstract:
- Please join us for the launch of the new volume Rethinking the Gulag: Identities, Sources, Legacies (Indiana University Press, March 2022). Editors Alan Barenberg and Emily Johnson will be joined by contributors Gavin Slade (Nazarbayev University), Mikhail Nakonechnyi (University of Helsinki), and Sarah Young (University College London), discussant Dan Healey (University of Oxford), and moderator Mark Lipovetsky (Columbia University).
- Topic:
- Crime, Prisons/Penal Systems, and Abuse
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
11. Takeaways from COP26
- Author:
- Mohammed Mahmoud and Abbey Krulik
- Publication Date:
- 11-2021
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Middle East Institute (MEI)
- Abstract:
- Mohammed Mahmoud, director of MEI's Climate and Water Program, and Abbey Krulik, who attended the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, as an observer, discuss takeaways from the conference and the Glasgow Pact that was signed there.
- Topic:
- Climate Change, United Nations, Water, and Conference
- Political Geography:
- Egypt and Global Focus
12. Race and Empire: Legal Theory Within, Through, & Across National Borders
- Author:
- Asli Bâli
- Publication Date:
- 03-2021
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Center for Security, Race and Rights (CSRR), Rutgers University School of Law
- Abstract:
- Race and Empire: Legal Theory Within, Through, & Across National Borders w/ Pro. Asli Bâli
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Imperialism, Race, Law, Borders, Empire, and transnationalism
- Political Geography:
- Libya and Global Focus
13. Post-Colonial Legality and Human Rights
- Author:
- Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im
- Publication Date:
- 09-2021
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Center for Security, Race and Rights (CSRR), Rutgers University School of Law
- Abstract:
- Autonomy and self-determination of all individuals cannot be realized and sustained unless true within every person. Enslavement and dehumanization remain true of citizens of imperial nations if it remains true for colonized persons and peoples. Join us for a timely lecture exploring the contradictions between stated commitments to human rights and actions in Western and post-colonial societies.
- Topic:
- Human Rights, Imperialism, Post Colonialism, Self Determination, and Autonomy
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
14. Global Health Security and Pandemics: Why didn't we know this was coming?
- Author:
- Sophie Harman
- Publication Date:
- 03-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- This video is the first in a series on global health security and pandemics, presented by Professor Sophie Harman (QMUL). In this episode, she will explore whether we should have seen the current global health crisis coming.
- Topic:
- Infectious Diseases, Global Security, Public Health, and Pandemic
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
15. Global Health Security and Pandemics: Community Involvement
- Author:
- Sophie Harman
- Publication Date:
- 03-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- The second episode in the series on global health security and pandemics will focus on community involvement and responses to coronavirus. The episode is introduced by Professor Tim Bale and presented by Professor Sophie Harman.
- Topic:
- Infectious Diseases, Global Security, Public Health, and Pandemic
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
16. How Can Global Governance Be Fixed in an Age of Upheaval?
- Author:
- Thierry de Montbrial, Robin Niblett, Ed Feulner, and Feng Zhu
- Publication Date:
- 01-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI)
- Abstract:
- Ifri’s Executive Chairman Thierry de Montbrial spoke at the 20th World Knowledge Forum in Seoul on September 25, 2019 with Robin Niblett, Chatham House's director, Ed Feulner, The Heritage Foundation's Founder and Former President and Feng Zhu, Director of the Institute of International Studies at Nanjing University about the major governance issues of our time. The global geopolitical situation is caught in a maelstrom. The conflict between the United States and China is getting worse and subsequent negative effects are rising. In Europe, Brexit is making the continent more divisive than harmonious. The instability in Middle East is not solved. In addition, the North Korea’s nuclear weapons are an endless source of problem that defies a quick solution, which made the politics surrounding the Korean Peninsula more complex. The problem is that the currently weak global governance may lead the global political landscape into a serious crisis. To give an answer to these problems, heads of top think tanks share their prospect and the future of the global governance, giving a guideline for each country to listen for a better direction.
- Topic:
- Governance, Geopolitics, Think Tanks, and Trade
- Political Geography:
- China, Europe, Middle East, North Korea, Global Focus, and United States of America
17. Global Health Security and Pandemics: COVID-19 and Vaccines
- Publication Date:
- 11-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- In this episode, Professor Sophie Harman responds to the news that a vaccine, developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, has been put forward for emergency approval. She discusses the issues of vaccine nationalism, vaccine hesitancy, and what might happen politically when the vaccine arrives.
- Topic:
- Security, Public Health, Vaccine, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
18. Welcome to the Mile End Institute
- Publication Date:
- 09-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- In this video, Professor Tim Bale and Dr. Robert Saunders, who co-direct the Mile End Institute, welcome new QMUL students and highlight what the MEI can offer to those interested in politics, policy and public life.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Politics, Think Tanks, and Public Policy
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
19. Global Heath Security and Pandemics: The Equality and Diversity Implications of COVID-19
- Publication Date:
- 06-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- In this video, colleagues from the Centre for Research in Equality and Diversity (CRED) discuss the equality and diversity implications of the coronavirus pandemic. The conversation touches on valuing essential workers, gender, leadership, and remote working, whilst flagging opportunities and threats for equality and diversity that will be critical in ensuring the inclusivity of our workplaces and societies in the aftermath of COVID-19.
- Topic:
- Mental Health, Diversity, Public Health, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
20. Global Health Security and Pandemics: Covid-19 and Captivity
- Publication Date:
- 07-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- In this episode, Gabriel Lawson, PhD student in the School of History at QMUL discusses the emotional impact of COVID-19 and makes comparisons with prisoners of war dealing with isolation and its absence.
- Topic:
- Security, Mental Health, Public Health, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
21. Global Health Security and Pandemics: COVID-19, Mental Health and Trauma
- Publication Date:
- 05-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- In this video, Dr Jonathan Kennedy (Queen Mary University of London) and Dr Talya Greene (University of Haifa) discuss COVID-19 in the context of mental health. They highlight the groups at particular risk of experiencing trauma as a result of the pandemic, and note the possible long term consequences and challenges, including the entrenchment of existing societal inequalities.
- Topic:
- Security, Trauma, Mental Health, Public Health, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
22. Global Health Security and Pandemics: COVID-19 and Climate Change
- Publication Date:
- 05-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- In this video, Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, Global Director, Sustainable Finance Center of the World Resources Institute discusses policies and measures that can fight against both COVID-19 and the climate emergency.
- Topic:
- Security, Climate Change, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
23. Global Health Security and Pandemics: Slums, Informal Settlements and COVID-19
- Publication Date:
- 04-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- In this video, Professor Sophie Harman (Queen Mary University of London) and Dr Annie Wilkinson (Institute of Development Studies) consider how simple COVID-19 prevention methods in slums and informal settlements are often difficult or impossible to administer. They also highlight how a lack of available data can impact the effectiveness of strategies for responding to the pandemic.
- Topic:
- Security, Poverty, Inequality, Public Health, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
24. Global health Security and Pandemics: Coronavirus and Conflict
- Publication Date:
- 04-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- Conflicts exacerbate inequalities that have already been brought to light by COVID-19. In this video, Dr Andreas Papamichail (Queen Mary University of London) discusses how weakened health systems will hinder the response to the virus, the increased risks faced by vulnerable populations, and how the dynamics of conflict can become wrapped up in responses to the pandemic.
- Topic:
- Security, Inequality, Conflict, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
25. Global Health Security and Pandemics: Coronavirus and the United Nations Security Council
- Publication Date:
- 04-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- n this video, Professor Sophie Harman (Queen Mary University of London) and Dr. Simon Rushton (University of Sheffield) discuss the response of the United Nations Security Council to COVID-19. They note that thus far, tensions between the USA and China have resulted in a deadlock among the P5 (China, France, Russia, USA, UK) and have prevented the agreement and adoption of a Security Council resolution.
- Topic:
- Security, International Cooperation, United Nations, Public Health, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
26. Global Health Security and Pandemics: Coronavirus and Radical Right Anti-globalism
- Publication Date:
- 04-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- In this video, Dr. Toby Greene (QMUL) discusses the impact of Coronavirus on the actions of radical right politicians and political parties. He also asks whether anti-globalist thinking will be strengthened or weakened in light of the global health pandemic.
- Topic:
- Security, Globalization, Public Health, Pandemic, Radical Right, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
27. Global Health Security and Pandemics: COVID-19 and Gender Inequality
- Publication Date:
- 04-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- In this episode, Professor Sophie Harman explores the gendered nature of pandemics and the extent to which the coronavirus crisis impacts on women in terms of health, but also in terms of personal and economic security.
- Topic:
- Security, Gender Issues, Public Health, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
28. Global Health Security and Pandemics: The Role of the WHO (World Health Organisation)
- Publication Date:
- 04-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- In this video, Professor Sophie Harman (QMUL) discusses the role of the WHO in relation to COVID-19. She explains that the current pandemic provides an opportunity for the WHO to increase its popularity and profile, given previous criticism of its policies and actions.
- Topic:
- Security, Health, International Cooperation, World Health Organization, Pandemic, COVID-19, and WHO
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
29. Global Health Security and Pandemics: Militaries and Militarism
- Publication Date:
- 03-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- The third episode in the series with Professor Sophie Harman on global health security and pandemics will focus on the role of the military in relation to the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic and other global health emergencies.
- Topic:
- Security, Health, Military Strategy, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
30. Global Health Security and Pandemics: Why didn't we know this was coming?
- Publication Date:
- 03-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London
- Abstract:
- This video is the first in a series on global health security and pandemics, presented by Professor Sophie Harman (QMUL). In this episode, she will explore whether we should have seen the current global health crisis coming
- Topic:
- Security, Health, Pandemic, COVID-19, and Health Crisis
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
31. Human Centric Data For Sustainable City – Part: 5
- Author:
- Teemu Ropponen
- Publication Date:
- 11-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Teemu Ropponen (General Manager of MyData Global) answers the question of “How do you think this work can be improved in the future?”.
- Topic:
- Development, Governance, Urbanization, Urban, Sustainability, and Data
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
32. Human Centric Data For Sustainable City – Part: 4
- Author:
- Teemu Ropponen
- Publication Date:
- 11-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Teemu Ropponen (General Manager of MyData Global) answers the question of “How does your ecosystem contribute to sustainable city?”.
- Topic:
- Governance, Urbanization, Urban, Cities, Sustainability, and Data
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
33. Human Centric Data For Sustainable City – Part: 3
- Author:
- Teemu Ropponen
- Publication Date:
- 11-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Teemu Ropponen (General Manager of MyData Global) answers the question of “How do citizens and other city stakeholders benefit from your work?”.
- Topic:
- Governance, Urbanization, Citizenship, Urban, Sustainability, and Data
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Global Focus
34. Human Centric Data For Sustainable City – Part: 2
- Author:
- Teemu Ropponen
- Publication Date:
- 11-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Teemu Ropponen (General Manager of MyData Global) answers the question of “In this project we define data ecosystem as a network of stakeholders operating in one or more of the processes of creating, collecting, processing, and sharing data. MyData Global seems, in that perspective, to be a data ecosystem. How do cities benefit from your work?”.
- Topic:
- Governance, Urbanization, Urban, Sustainability, and Data
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Global Focus
35. Human Centric Data for Sustainable City – Part: 1
- Author:
- Teemu Ropponen
- Publication Date:
- 11-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Teemu Ropponen (General Manager of MyData Global) answers the question of “MyData Global’s mission is ‘empowering individuals by improving their right to self-determination regarding their personal data’. Why does human centric data matter?”.
- Topic:
- Governance, Urbanization, Urban, Sustainability, and Data
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Global Focus
36. TESEV Interviews: Data Sharing for Urban Governance Part 8
- Author:
- Rob Kitchin
- Publication Date:
- 08-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- With the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS), the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) has been running the program titled “Supporting Sustainable Cities” since 2016. This year’s project is designed to highlight the need for effective networks that connect key actors for maintaining a workable “data-ecosystem”. In order to bring expert opinion to the discussion, TESEV has conducted a video interview with Prof. Rob Kitchin of Maynooth University with the aim of producing a series of short clips providing key insights. Having served as the principal investigator in the project that gave rise to the Dublin Dashboard among numerous other data initiatives that he led, and as a widely published scholar in open data and data-ecosystems, Kitchin’s comments serve as a guide for potential models of partnership to build effective data-ecosystems. Key pieces of information from our interview are presented in this eight-part mini-series. Part 8: What is a “Data-Ecosystem” and why do we need it for building sustainable cities?
- Topic:
- Governance, Partnerships, Urban, Sustainability, and Digital Policy
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Global Focus
37. TESEV Interviews: Data Sharing for Urban Governance Part 7
- Author:
- Rob Kitchin
- Publication Date:
- 08-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- With the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS), the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) has been running the program titled “Supporting Sustainable Cities” since 2016. This year’s project is designed to highlight the need for effective networks that connect key actors for maintaining a workable “data-ecosystem”. In order to bring expert opinion to the discussion, TESEV has conducted a video interview with Prof. Rob Kitchin of Maynooth University with the aim of producing a series of short clips providing key insights. Having served as the principal investigator in the project that gave rise to the Dublin Dashboard among numerous other data initiatives that he led, and as a widely published scholar in open data and data-ecosystems, Kitchin’s comments serve as a guide for potential models of partnership to build effective data-ecosystems. Key pieces of information from our interview are presented in this eight-part mini-series. Part 7: Is it not reasonable to expect cities to take responsibility for the sustainability of urban dashboard projects given that they are the ones benefiting the most from these dashboards?
- Topic:
- Urbanization, Economy, Urban, Sustainability, and Digital Policy
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Global Focus
38. TESEV Interviews: Data Sharing for Urban Governance Part 6
- Author:
- Rob Kitchin
- Publication Date:
- 08-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- With the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS), the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) has been running the program titled “Supporting Sustainable Cities” since 2016. This year’s project is designed to highlight the need for effective networks that connect key actors for maintaining a workable “data-ecosystem”. In order to bring expert opinion to the discussion, TESEV has conducted a video interview with Prof. Rob Kitchin of Maynooth University with the aim of producing a series of short clips providing key insights. Having served as the principal investigator in the project that gave rise to the Dublin Dashboard among numerous other data initiatives that he led, and as a widely published scholar in open data and data-ecosystems, Kitchin’s comments serve as a guide for potential models of partnership to build effective data-ecosystems. Key pieces of information from our interview are presented in this eight-part mini-series. Part 6: How do you ensure the sustainability of a collaborative project that needs to stay up-to-date, such as the Dublin Dashboard? Is it best if one institution takes over the responsibility for keeping the platform up-to-date, or is it better to keep the collaboration going?
- Topic:
- Governance, Urban, Sustainability, and Digital Policy
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Global Focus
39. TESEV Interviews: Data Sharing for Sustainable Cities Part 5
- Author:
- Rob Kitchin
- Publication Date:
- 08-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- With the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS), the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) has been running the program titled "Supporting Sustainable Cities" since 2016. This year’s project is designed to highlight the need for effective networks that connect key actors for maintaining a workable “data-ecosystem”. In order to bring expert opinion to the discussion, TESEV has conducted a video interview with Prof. Rob Kitchin of Maynooth University with the aim of producing a series of short clips providing key insights. Having served as the principal investigator in the project that gave rise to the Dublin Dashboard among many other data initiatives that he led, and as a widely published scholar in open data and data-ecosystems, Kitchin’s comments serve as a guide for potential models of partnership to build effective data-ecosystems. Key pieces of information from our interview are presented in this eight-part mini-series.
- Topic:
- Development, Governance, Urban, Cities, and Sustainability
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Global Focus
40. TESEV Interviews: Data Sharing for Urban Governance Part 4
- Author:
- Rob Kitchin
- Publication Date:
- 08-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- With the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS), the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) has been running the program titled “Supporting Sustainable Cities” since 2016. This year’s project is designed to highlight the need for effective networks that connect key actors for maintaining a workable “data-ecosystem”. In order to bring expert opinion to the discussion, TESEV has conducted a video interview with Prof. Rob Kitchin of Maynooth University with the aim of producing a series of short clips providing key insights. Having served as the principal investigator in the project that gave rise to the Dublin Dashboard among numerous other data initiatives that he led, and as a widely published scholar in open data and data-ecosystems, Kitchin’s comments serve as a guide for potential models of partnership to build effective data-ecosystems. Key pieces of information from our interview are presented in this eight-part mini-series. Part 4: Do you think a national-level regulation or a mandate for open data would be helpful for a better data-ecosystem?
- Topic:
- Governance, Urban, Sustainability, and Digital Policy
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Global Focus
41. TESEV Interviews: Data Sharing for Urban Governance Part 3
- Author:
- Rob Kitchin
- Publication Date:
- 08-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- With the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS), the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) has been running the program titled “Supporting Sustainable Cities” since 2016. This year’s project is designed to highlight the need for effective networks that connect key actors for maintaining a workable “data-ecosystem”. In order to bring expert opinion to the discussion, TESEV has conducted a video interview with Prof. Rob Kitchin of Maynooth University with the aim of producing a series of short clips providing key insights. Having served as the principal investigator in the project that gave rise to the Dublin Dashboard among numerous other data initiatives that he led, and as a widely published scholar in open data and data-ecosystems, Kitchin’s comments serve as a guide for potential models of partnership to build effective data-ecosystems. Key pieces of information from our interview are presented in this eight-part mini-series. Part 3: Why are institutions often reluctant to share their data?
- Topic:
- Governance, Sustainability, Digital Policy, and Open Data
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Global Focus
42. TESEV Interviews: Data Sharing for Urban Governance Part 2
- Author:
- Rob Kitchin
- Publication Date:
- 08-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- With the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS), the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) has been running the program titled “Supporting Sustainable Cities” since 2016. This year’s project is designed to highlight the need for effective networks that connect key actors for maintaining a workable “data-ecosystem”. In order to bring expert opinion to the discussion, TESEV has conducted a video interview with Prof. Rob Kitchin of Maynooth University with the aim of producing a series of short clips providing key insights. Having served as the principal investigator in the project that gave rise to the Dublin Dashboard among numerous other data initiatives that he led, and as a widely published scholar in open data and data-ecosystems, Kitchin’s comments serve as a guide for potential models of partnership to build effective data-ecosystems. Key pieces of information from our interview are presented in this eight-part mini-series. Part 2: Given that different institutions may be storing data in various formats, and the fact that some data may not always be shared as open-data, how did you manage the sharing of data among the partners involved? Did you run into bureaucratic or other difficulties in acquiring data?
- Topic:
- Governance, Urbanization, Urban, Sustainability, Data, and Digital Policy
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Global Focus
43. TESEV Interviews: Data Sharing for Urban Governance Part 1
- Author:
- Rob Kitchin
- Publication Date:
- 08-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- With the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS), the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) has been running the program titled “Supporting Sustainable Cities” since 2016. This year’s project is designed to highlight the need for effective networks that connect key actors for maintaining a workable “data-ecosystem”. In order to bring expert opinion to the discussion, TESEV has conducted a video interview with Prof. Rob Kitchin of Maynooth University with the aim of producing a series of short clips providing key insights. Having served as the principal investigator in the project that gave rise to the Dublin Dashboard among numerous other data initiatives that he led, and as a widely published scholar in open data and data-ecosystems, Kitchin’s comments serve as a guide for potential models of partnership to build effective data-ecosystems. Key pieces of information from our interview are presented in this eight-part mini-series. Part 1: In your experience with the Dublin Dashboard, which was a multi-partner project, were there obstacles to an effective collaboration? Did the terms of the collaboration change along the way?
- Topic:
- Governance, Urban, Sustainability, Data, and Digital Policy
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Global Focus
44. Interoperability for Sustainable Cities – Part: 5
- Author:
- Davor Meersman
- Publication Date:
- 11-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Davor Meersman (Open and Agile Smart Cities, CEO) answers the question of “How do you think this work can be improved in the future?”.
- Topic:
- Governance, Urban, Sustainability, and Digital Policy
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Global Focus
45. Interoperability for Sustainable Cities – Part: 4
- Author:
- Davor Meersman
- Publication Date:
- 11-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Davor Meersman (Open and Agile Smart Cities, CEO) answers the question of “How does your ecosystem contribute to sustainable city?”.
- Topic:
- Governance, Urban, Cities, and Sustainability
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Global Focus
46. Interoperability for Sustainable Cities – Part: 3
- Author:
- Davor Meersman
- Publication Date:
- 11-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Davor Meersman (Open and Agile Smart Cities, CEO) answers the question of “How do citizens and other city stakeholders benefit from your work?”.
- Topic:
- Governance, Citizenship, Urban, and Sustainability
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Global Focus
47. Interoperability for Sustainable Cities – Part: 2
- Author:
- Davor Meersman
- Publication Date:
- 11-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Davor Meersman (Open and Agile Smart Cities, CEO) answers the question of “Why do interoperability mechanisms matter for cities?”.
- Topic:
- Governance, Urban, Sustainability, and Data
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Global Focus
48. Interoperability for Sustainable Cities – Part: 1
- Author:
- Davor Meersman
- Publication Date:
- 11-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV)
- Abstract:
- In the interview that has been made under Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNS) supported TESEV project called Improving Data Ecosystems for Sustainable City, Davor Meersman (Open and Agile Smart Cities, CEO) answers the question of “When does a city become open, agile and smart?”.
- Topic:
- Governance, Urban, Sustainability, and Data
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Global Focus
49. The Challenge of a Lifetime: Ensuring Universal Access to COVID-19 Health Technologies
- Author:
- Carlos Alvarado Quesada, Michael D. Higgins, Retno Marsudi, Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Winnie Byanyima, Fitsum Assefa Adela, James Love, Mariângela Simão, Alberto Rodriguez, and Sarah Cliffe
- Publication Date:
- 09-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Center on International Cooperation
- Abstract:
- On September 25th, during the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, leaders from around the world came together to call for a fair and equitable approach to the development, production, and distribution of vaccines for COVID-19. This high-level event, hosted by the president of Costa Rica and co-sponsored by the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, and CIC/the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, explored ways to ensure universal access to COVID-19 health technologies.
- Topic:
- United Nations, Peace, Humanitarian Crisis, and governance
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
50. The historical origins of global jihad, revisited
- Author:
- Thomas Hegghammer and Daniela Pisoiu
- Publication Date:
- 12-2020
- Content Type:
- Video
- Institution:
- Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP)
- Abstract:
- Where does transnational jihadism come from? Why did militant Islamists start targeting the West in the 1990s after decades of operating locally? In this lecture, Thomas Hegghammer revisited the historical origins of the phenomenon often referred to as "global jihadism". Using insights from his latest book, The Caravan: Abdallah Azzam and the Rise of Global Jihad (Cambridge, 2020), he argued that the standard narrative established in the years after 9/11 was too West-focused and state-centric, and that local politics and technology played a greater role than is often acknowledged.
- Topic:
- Science and Technology, History, Non State Actors, Transnational Actors, Violence, Islamism, and Jihad
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus