Open Society Foundations Podcast

Patrick Ball uses examples from Guatemala, El Salvador, Kosovo, Colombia, Timor-Leste, and Sierra Leone to explain how statistics derived from data collected by direct observation can be inconsistent or misleading. Speakers: Patrick Ball, Darius Cuplinskas, Aryeh Neier. (Recorded: February 9, 2011)

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To mark the launch of a book by activist and former Open Society Fellow Rebecca Hamilton, a panel of experts discuss how and whether the public can intervene to stop genocide. Speakers: Rebecca Hamilton, Mohammed Ahmed Abdallah, Jehanne Henry, Fabienne Hara, Jerry Fowler. (Recorded: February 8, 2011)

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Open Society Fellow Arun Kundnani on the pitfalls of counter-radicalization programs targeting Muslims in America. Speakers: Arun Kundnani, Wendy Patten. (Recorded: October 28, 2010)

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Former Open Society Fellow Evgeny Morozov, Anne Nelson, Stephen M. Walt, and Scott Malcomson discuss whether repressive governments have actually benefitted from the Internet, and what activists need to know to avoid the mistakes of the past. Speakers: Evgeny Morozov, Anne Nelson, Stephen M. Walt, Scott Malcomson. (Recorded: February 7, 2011)

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The Open Society Campaign for Black Male Achievement, the Children's Defense Fund Black Community Crusade for Children, and Mentoring USA cohost a panel where both mentors and mentees share stories of motivation and accomplishment. Speakers: Stephen Powell, Thomas Owens, Shawn Dove, Danielle Lee Moss, Reverend Emma Jordan Simpson, Melvin Hall, Aaron Brooks. (Recorded: January 31, 2011)

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Speakers at this Open Society forum present the results of research conducted to assess how transitional justice methods could help achieve accountability for past human rights abuses in Kyrgyzstan. Speakers: Eugene Huskey, Hanny Megally, Marcie Mersky, Rachel Denber. (Recorded: November 5, 2010)

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The Open Society Foundations hosted a discussion on a book recounting an American journalist's experience in captivity in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and his wife’s struggle back home to free him. Speakers: David Rohde, Kristen Mulvihill, Aryeh Neier. (Recorded: December 16, 2010)

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The Open Society Foundations and Human Rights Watch present a moderated discussion with UN Special Rapporteur Anand Grover on the issue of drug control and global health. Speakers: Anand Grover, Joseph Amon, Daniel Wolfe. (Recorded: October 26, 2010)

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This preview and panel look at Gerrymandering, a documentary that sheds light on the typically opaque redistricting process in the United States and the many who attempt to manipulate it for partisan gain. Speakers: Debo P. Adegbile, Jeff Reichert , Michael Waldman, Thomas A. Saenz, Ann Beeson, Cristóbal Joshua Alex. (Recorded: October 14, 2010)

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This Open Society Foundations event explores how foreign religious education is playing a role in redefining the relationship between Islam and state, and Islam and society in Central Asia. Speakers: David Abramson, Michael Hall. (Recorded: October 13, 2010)

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