Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon

Episode 201: Death by a Thousand Cuts


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No one likes to believe they would be on the wrong side of history. Most of us prefer to think that in times of crisis, we would do the right thing -- we wouldn't be complicit in evil. Yet every day, individuals just doing their jobs make decisions that harm people. And when many members of an organization make many small, harmful decisions, that builds up. Professor Ashley Nickels lays out how organizational decisions and structures can lead to real acts of evil that harm individuals and whole communities, how this played out in Flint, Michigan, and what can be done to prevent tragedy before it strikes.

  • Check out Nickels' book with Guy Adams and Danny Balfour, Unmasking Administrative Evil
  • Read her SSN brief, Stabilization and Equity - Responses to Urban Fiscal Crisis in Flint, Michigan, and Beyond
  • Donate to support No Jargon at www.scholars/donate
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