New Books Network

SSEAC Stories September 23, 2021

Stepping in to Improve Women’s and Babies’ Lives in Southeast Asia

Human Rights and Research in Southeast Asia Series

Camille Raynes-Greenow

Hosted by Thushara Dibley

In September-October 2021, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts exploring the role that research plays in understanding and advocating for human rights in Southeast Asia. Maternal and …

Geography September 22, 2021

Cities in the Anthropocene

New Ecology and Urban Politics

Ihnji Jon

Hosted by Stentor Danielson

Climate change is real, and extreme weather events are its physical manifestations. These extreme events affect how we live and work in cities, and subsequently the way we design, plan …

Drugs, Addiction and Recovery September 20, 2021

Treating Heroin Addiction in Norway

The Pharmaceutical Other

Aleksandra Bartoszko

Hosted by Geert Slabbekoorn

Focusing on the world of Norwegian Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) in the aftermath of significant reforms, Aleksandra Bartoszko's book Treating Heroin Addiction in Norway: The Pharmaceutical Other (Routledge, 2021) casts a critical light …

Public Policy September 14, 2021

Free to Discriminate

How Realtors Conspired to Segregate Housing and Divide America

Gene Slater

Hosted by Stephen Pimpare

Gene Slater's book Free to Discriminate: How Realtors Conspired to Segregate Housing and Divide America (Heyday Books, 2021) uncovers realtors' definitive role in segregating America and shaping modern conservative thought. Gene Slater follows …

Postscript September 13, 2021

Postscript

The Changing Landscape of Abortion Politics

Renée Ann Cramer, Rebecca Kreitzer, Andrew R. Lewis, Joshua C. Wilson, and Mary Ziegler

Hosted by Susan Liebell

Today’s Postscript (a special series that allows scholars to comment on pressing contemporary issues) engages the latest chapter in American abortion politics as the United States Supreme Court has just …

Sociology September 13, 2021

Social Research Matters

A Life in Family Sociology

Julia Brannen

Hosted by Deidre Tyler

Drawing from forty years of experience, Julia Brannen offers an invaluable account of how research in family studies is conducted and 'matters' at particular times. Social Research Matters: A Life in …

Politics & Polemics September 13, 2021

American Democracy in Crisis

The Case for Rethinking Madisonian Government

Jeanne Sheehan

Hosted by Kirk Meighoo

Public disenchantment with and distrust of American government is at an all-time high and who can blame them? In the face of widespread challenges--everything from record levels of personal and …

Science September 10, 2021

Atlas of Forecasts

Modeling and Mapping Desirable Futures

Katy Borner

Hosted by Galina Limorenko

To envision and create the futures we want, society needs an appropriate understanding of the likely impact of alternative actions. Data models and visualizations offer a way to understand and …

Political Science September 9, 2021

America's Voucher Politics

How Elites Learned to Hide the State

Ursula Hackett

Hosted by Lilly Goren

Political Scientist Ursula Hackett’s new book, America's Voucher Politics: How Elites Learned to Hide the State (Cambridge UP, 2020), is the winner of the APSA 2021 Education Policy and Politics Section …

Sociology September 8, 2021

Home Care Fault Lines

Understanding Tensions and Creating Alliances

Cynthia J. Cranford

Hosted by Ann Choi

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing how we think about care. Care work has long been devalued – the daily labors of sustaining the well-being of individuals and community members were …

Medicine September 8, 2021

Transformative Healthcare

A Physician-Led Prescription to Save Thousands of Lives and Millions of Dollars

Jeffrey Kuhlman and Daniel Peach

Hosted by Colin Miller

Today's guests are Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman and Dr. Daniel Peach. Dr. Kuhlman is a former White house physician. From 2007 to 2011, he served as Chief of the White House …

Ideas Roadshow Podcast September 8, 2021

Homelessness, a Solvable Problem

A Conversation with Juha Kaakinen

Juha Kaakinen

Hosted by Howard Burton

Howard speaks to Juha Kaakinen, CEO of Y-Foundation, a global leader in implementing the "Housing First principle" and a clear example of how genuine progress can be made in concretely …

Food September 8, 2021

Building Community Food Webs

Ken Meter

Hosted by Susan Grelock-Yusem

Our current food system has decimated rural communities and confined the choices of urban consumers. Even while America continues to ramp up farm production to astounding levels, net farm income …

Sociology September 6, 2021

Building a Better Chicago

Race and Community Resistance to Urban Redevelopment

Teresa Irene Gonzales

Hosted by Michael Johnston

Despite promises from politicians, nonprofits, and government agencies, Chicago's most disadvantaged neighborhoods remain plagued by poverty, failing schools, and gang activity. In Building a Better Chicago: Race and Community Resistance …

Van Leer Institute Series on Ideas with Renee Garfinkel September 6, 2021

Christian Globalism at Home

Child Sponsorship in the United States

Hillary Kaell

Hosted by Renee Garfinkel

Child sponsorship, originally a project of nineteenth-century Protestant missionaries, has become one of today’s most profitable private fund-raising tools for global organizations, including World Vision, Compassion International, and ChildFund. Christian …

Japanese Studies September 3, 2021

Resolving the Contemporary Tensions of Regional Places

What Japan Can Teach Us

Anthony S. Rausch

Hosted by Jingyi Li

Resolving the Contemporary Tensions of Regional Places: What Japan Can Teach Us offers a fresh and unique view of regional society, regional economies and the future of regional places. Anthony …

Education September 3, 2021

No Longer Newsworthy

How the Mainstream Media Abandoned the Working Class

Christopher R. Martin

Hosted by Thomas Discenna

Until the recent political shift pushed workers back into the media spotlight, the mainstream media had largely ignored this significant part of American society in favor of the moneyed upscale …

Ideas Roadshow Podcast September 3, 2021

Improving Human Rights

Emilie Hafner-Burton