Open Society Foundations Podcast

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Solving Wicked Problems: Lessons on Systems Change from Diverse Fields Apr 14, 2015

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Synthesizing lessons from three movements—disability rights, workers’ rights, and global health—three Open Society Fellows explore strategies and tactics potentially applicable across a range of issue areas. Speakers: Michael Bach, Gregg Gonsalves, Jennifer Gordon, Emily Martinez. (Recorded: Jan 24, 2015)

Disappearances in Mexico: A Report From the Legal Team for the 43 Students Abducted in Iguala Apr 07, 2015

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Human Rights Center of the Mountain Tlachinollan provides updates concerning the case of the 43 students from Ayotzinapa who were kidnapped and are presumed to have been murdered in Iguala. Speakers: Abel Barrera, Sandra Coliver, María Luisa Aguilar Rodríguez. (Recorded: Dec 15, 2014)

Propaganda Revisited: A Look at Current Practice in Russia and Egypt Mar 31, 2015

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Peter Pomerantsev, Michael Weiss, and Rabab El Mahdi discuss the deployment of propaganda and mis/disinformation in Russia and Egypt. Speakers: Leonard Benardo, Rabab El Mahdi, Peter Pomerantsev, Michael Weiss. (Recorded: Dec 11, 2014)

Games for Change Mar 24, 2015

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Asi Burak, president of Games for Change, presents an overview of the latest case studies, trends, challenges, and success stories in the growing field of digital games designed for social impact. Speakers: Asi Burak, Maryanne Olson. (Recorded: Dec 10, 2014)

The Pitfalls of Peacebuilding: Lessons from Kyrgyzstan, Prospects for Ukraine Mar 17, 2015

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Can lessons on peace building in Kyrgyzstan work in Ukraine? Speakers: Jeff Goldstein, Nicholas Megoran, Inna Pidluska. (Recorded: Nov. 14, 2014)

Count the Costs of the “War on Drugs” Mar 10, 2015

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Representatives from a coalition of rights-based organizations discuss their call for a new approach to United Nations drug policy. Speakers: Patrick Gallahue, Danny Kushlick, Jorge Javier Romero, Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno. (Recorded: Nov. 12, 2014)

Higher Education for Refugees in the Horn of Africa Mar 03, 2015

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Open Society Fellow Ben Rawlence discusses how best to promote a broad-based culture of education and opportunity among refugee populations. Speakers: Martha Loerke, Ben Rawlence. (Recorded: Oct. 29, 2014)

UN Special Rapporteur Kishore Singh on Privatization in Education Feb 17, 2015

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Kishore Singh presents key findings and recommendations from his recent report to the UN General Assembly, which examines how privatization adversely impacts the right to education. Speakers: Betsy Apple, Trine Petersen, Kishore Singh. (Recorded: Oct. 28, 2014)

Presumption of Guilt: The Global Overuse of Pretrial Detention Feb 10, 2015

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The author of a recently released Open Society Justice Initiative report on the arbitrary and excessive use of pretrial detention presents the report’s key findings and recommendations. Speaker: Martin Schoenteich. (Recorded: Oct. 15, 2014)

Erosion of Media Freedom in the Balkans: Shadows of the Nineties Feb 03, 2015

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Milka Tadic Mijovic sheds some light on the current situation of media and journalists in her home country of Montenegro and in the region more broadly. Speakers: Milka Tadic Mijovic, Beka Vuco. (Recorded: Sep. 30, 2014)