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Law May 7, 2021

A Pattern of Violence

How the Law Classifies Crimes and What It Means for Justice

David Alan Sklansky

Hosted by Samuel Newton
In the wake of the George Floyd killing, many Americans are engaging in a renewed debate about the role violence and especially police violence, plays in American society. In A …

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Economics May 7, 2021

Post Growth

Life after Capitalism

Tim Jackson

Hosted by Andrea Bernardi
I spoke with Prof. Tim Jackson about his latest book: Post Growth, Life after Capitalism, published by Polity Books in 2021. The book starts with a reflection on the event …
Sociology May 6, 2021

Gentrification Down the Shore

Molly Vollman Makris and Mary Gatta

Hosted by Zalman Newfield
In Gentrification Down the Shore (Rutgers University Press, 2020), Molly Vollman Makris and Mary Gatta engage in a rich ethnographic investigation of Asbury Park to better understand the connection between …
Political Science May 6, 2021

Homeschooling the Right

How Conservative Education Activism Erodes the State

Heath Brown

Hosted by Lilly Goren
Political Scientist Heath Brown’s new book, Homeschooling the Right: How Conservative Education Activism Erodes the State (Columbia UP, 2021) is an excellent overview of the homeschooling movement in the United States, but …
History May 4, 2021

Rebel Cinderella

From Rags to Riches to Radical, the Epic Journey of Rose Pastor Stokes

Adam Hochschild

Hosted by Robert Snyder
In the political ferment of early twentieth century New York City, when socialists and reformers battled sweatshops, and writers and artists thought a new world was being born, an immigrant …
Public Policy May 4, 2021

The Other Side of the Coin

Public Opinion toward Social Tax Expenditures

Christopher G. Faricy and Christopher Ellis

Hosted by Stephen Pimpare
In The Other Side of the Coin: Public Opinion toward Social Tax Expenditures (Russell Sage Foundation, 2021), political scientists Christopher Ellis and Christopher Faricy examine public opinion towards social tax …
Sociology May 3, 2021

Privilege Lost

Who Leaves the Upper Middle Class and How They Fall

Jessi Streib

Hosted by Michelle Newhart
Talking about social class and the American class structure is a challenge. It can be easy to talk about the class system too rigidly, implying that “the rich stay rich …
Japanese Studies April 29, 2021

Beyond Filial Piety

Rethinking Aging and Caregiving in Contemporary East Asian Societies

Jeanne Shea, Katrina Moore, and Hong Zhang

Hosted by Jingyi Li
Known for a tradition of Confucian filial piety, East Asian societies have some of the oldest and most rapidly aging populations on earth. Today these societies are experiencing unprecedented social …
African American Studies April 26, 2021

Fugitive Pedagogy

Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching

Jarvis R. Givens

Hosted by Adam McNeil
Welcome to New Books in African American Studies, a channel on the New Books Network. I am your host, Adam McNeil. On today’s podcast, I am interviewing Dr. Jarvis R …
Political Science April 22, 2021

Immigration in the 21st Century

The Comparative Politics of Immigration Policy

Terri E. Givens, Rachel Navarre, and Pete Mohanty

Hosted by Lilly Goren
Immigration in the 21st Century: The Comparative Politics of Immigration Policy (Routledge, 2020) is an excellent primer for those looking to understand the complexities of immigration not only as a …
Finance April 20, 2021

Probable Justice

Rethinking the Politics of Risk

Rachel Z. Friedman

Hosted by Daniel Peris
The emergence of individual and commercial insurance in Early Modern Europe required an understanding of probability. In Probable Justice: Rethinking the Politics of Risk (U Chicago Press, 2020), Rachel Friedman highlights the …
Education April 20, 2021

Equity and Quality in Digital Learning

Realizing the Promise in K-12 Education

Carolyn J. Heinrich, Jennifer Darling-Aduana, and Annalee G. Good

Hosted by Pengfei Zhao
The COVID19 pandemic has profoundly changed the landscape of K-12 education in our society. Last March, many states closed their brick-and-mortar schools and shifted to remote education. The massive shift …
Postscript April 19, 2021

Postscript

Biden's First 100 Days

Lilly J. Goren and Susan Liebell

Hosted by Susan Liebell
Much has long been made of the bold legislative action that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt marshalled forward in his first 100 days in office in the midst of the Great …
Economics April 19, 2021

The Human Network

How Your Social Position Determines Your Power, Beliefs, and Behaviors

Matthew O. Jackson

Hosted by Peter Lorentzen
Social networks existed and shaped our lives long before Silicon Valley startups made them virtual. For over two decades economist Matthew O. Jackson, a professor at Stanford University, has studied how …
National Security April 16, 2021

Can Democracy Safeguard the Future?

Graham Smith

Hosted by Kyle Beadle
Our democracies repeatedly fail to safeguard the future. From pensions to pandemics, health and social care through to climate, biodiversity and emerging technologies, democracies have been unable to deliver robust …
Latino Studies April 16, 2021

Abstract Barrios

The Crises of Latinx Visibility in Cities

Johana Londoño

Hosted by Jonathan Cortez
The rapid gentrification of Black and brown neighborhoods in urban areas by predominantly upper-class white and other white-adjacent peoples is largely facilitated by urban redevelopment and revitalization projects. These projects …
Princeton UP Ideas Podcast April 15, 2021

Can We Fix Social Media?

A Discussion with Christopher A. Bail

Christopher A. Bail

Hosted by Marshall Poe
In an era of increasing social isolation, platforms like Facebook and Twitter are among the most important tools we have to understand each other. We use social media as a …
Public Policy April 15, 2021

Ungoverned and Out of Sight

Public Health and the Political Crisis of Homelessness in the United States

Charley E. Willison

Hosted by Stephen Pimpare
If health policy truly seeks to improve population health and reduce health disparities, addressing homelessness must be a priority. Homelessness is a public health problem. Nearly a decade after the …
Drugs, Addiction and Recovery April 14, 2021

Chemical Youth

Navigating Uncertainty in Search of the Good Life

Anita Hardon

Hosted by Geert Slabbekoorn
Anita Hardon's Chemical Youth: Navigating Uncertainty in Search of the Good Life (Palgrave MacMillan, 2020) explores how young people engage with chemical substances in their everyday lives. It builds upon and …
Latin American Studies April 13, 2021

Just Immigration in the Americas

A Feminist Account

Allison B. Wolf

Hosted by Ethan Fredrick
Allison B. Wolf's Just Immigration in the Americas: A Feminist Account (Rowman and Littlefield, 2020) proposes a pioneering, interdisciplinary, feminist approach to immigration justice, which defines immigration justice as being about identifying …