Annual Reviews Conversations

Nancy Rosenblum, Associate Editor of the Annual Review of Political Science, talks with Sidney Verba at Harvard University. In this interview, Dr. Verba reflects on the lively contrasts and changes encompassed by his career, which included 24 years as Director of the Harvard University Library as well as his ground-breaking work on inequalities in citizen participation in democracies.

John Hagan discusses how major events, particularly legal events, can influence the course of a person's life.

Peter Ellison is a biological anthropologist and co-Editor of the Annual Review of Anthropology. In this interview Dr. Ellison talks about his work in reproductive ecology.

Dr. Donald Brenneis, co-Editor of the Annual Review of Anthropology, talks about his field work in Fiji, as well as his research on male gossip. He also discusses current methods for measuring the impact of scientific works.

Dr. Richard Zare, co-Editor of the Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry talks about his research in the field of Analytical Chemistry.

Margaret Levi, Editor of the Annual Review of Political Science, talks with Elinor Ostrom. In this prefatory interview, Dr. Ostrom talks about her personal journey in academia, not only as a woman, but also as a non-traditional student who worked outside of academia before pursuing graduate work. She discusses her belief in collaboration and multi-disciplinary research, as well as her research in common-pool resources and governance.

Dr. Gordon C. Rausser, Editor of the Annual Review of Resource Economics, discusses the importance of understanding the political process in ensuring that new research is effectively used to inform public policy.

Dr. Sandra Faber, Editor of the Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, talks with Mia Lobel about her scientific career, from being a child who loved to scan the heavens with a pair of her dad's binoculars, to work-life balance as a female scientist and working on the Hubble telescope.

Dr. Kenneth J. Arrow and Dr. Timothy Bresnahan, co-Editors of the Annual Review of Economics, discuss economic issues related to healthcare and the environment, as well the bright future of young scholars and important new directions in the field of economics.