Open Society Foundations Podcast

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The Rouhani Administration, One Year On Oct 28, 2014

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Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, reflects on the Rouhani administration and the prospects for nuclear negotiations and domestic reform. Speakers: Hadi Ghaemi, Anthony Richter. (Recorded: Jun 19, 2014)

The Problem with Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives Oct 21, 2014

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Open Society Fellow Jennifer Gordon speaks with activist Greg Asbed about serious flaws in multi-stakeholder initiatives to promote labor rights. Speakers: Greg Asbed, Jennifer Gordon. (Recorded: Jun 11, 2014)

China and Tiananmen 25 Years On: Does Authoritarianism Pay? Oct 14, 2014

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This panel explores the significance of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, and whether China’s rise has broken the long-assumed tie between economic development and an open society. Speakers: Rowena Xiaoqing He, Xiaorong Li, Aryeh Neier, Orville Schell. (Recorded: Jun 11, 2014)

Social Mobilization and Strategic Litigation for Equal Education in South Africa Oct 08, 2014

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This panel explores how Equal Education and the Equal Education Law Center used strategic litigation and social mobilization to secure legally binding norms and standards for school infrastructure in South Africa. Speakers: Brad Brockman, Jonathon Fairhead, James Goldston, Tracey Gurd, Dmitri Holtzman. (Recorded: Jun 05, 2014)

The American Legacy in Afghanistan Sep 23, 2014

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Will the U.S. leave a legacy of progress or failure in Afghanistan? Three seasoned Afghanistan experts share their opinions of where U.S. policy has stumbled and where it might succeed. Speakers: Steve Coll, Anand Gopal, David Sedney. (Recorded: May 19, 2014)

The Future of International Justice Sep 09, 2014

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Three leading thinkers on international justice ask whether and how the International Criminal Court as we know it can survive. Speakers: David Bosco, Carlos Castresana, James Goldston. (Recorded: May 13, 2014)

How Can We Use Data for Social Good? Sep 02, 2014

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Jake Porway, executive director of DataKind, explains how NGOs use data, how they can use it better, and what data science can do for civil society. Speakers: Elizabeth Eagen, Jake Porway. (Recorded: May 07, 2014)

LGBTI Rights and the Global Culture Wars Aug 26, 2014

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Open Society Fellow Mark Gevisser examines how LGBTI rights have become the latest—and hottest—battleground in the global culture wars. Speakers: Mark Gevisser, Michael Heflin. (Recorded: May 06, 2014)

From Nuremberg to Syria: One Man’s Search for Justice Aug 12, 2014

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Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz discusses the Nuremberg Trials, the International Criminal Court, and prospects for international justice in the future. Speakers: Benjamin Ferencz, James Goldston. (Recorded: May 02, 2014)

The Maidan, Crimea, and the East: Evolving Human Rights Challenges in Ukraine Aug 05, 2014

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Four civil society activists discuss the evolving human rights challenges facing Ukraine. Speakers: Maksym Butkevych, Alexandra Delemenchuk, Jeff Goldstein, Oleksandra Matviichuk, Volodymyr Shcherbachenko. (Recorded: Apr 28, 2014)

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