Voices in Vulnerability

Dr. Nyeck discusses their recent publication, Gender, Vulnerability Theory and Public Procurement: Perspectives on Global Reform. They invite listeners to “rethink the story about production, about valuation,” asking “what do we value?"

Order the book here: https://www.routledge.com/Gender-Vulnerability-Theory-and-Public-Procurement-Perspectives-on-Global/Nyeck/p/book/9781032442815

VHC Visiting Scholar, Chinwe Mary Joe Maduabum, discusses her research in international intellectual property law (specifically patents) and what vulnerability theory has added to her analysis.

How do values shape contract law and how does contract law shape cultural values? Dr. Timothy Dodsworth of Newcastle University discusses his research into the values of contract law.

"Man can conquer heaven...but where is the state?" Dr. Peter Wang discusses authoritarianism and the important role of critical thinking in turning the public's attention to government action (or inaction). Listen to this interview given by Dr. Peter Wang, Associate Professor of Law at City University of Hong Kong.

Professor Charisa Kiyô Smith of CUNY Law discusses how access to resources impacts family experiences of the state, youth technology and cyber abuse, marijuana law in the context of family law, pod mapping, responding to violence without the police and more.

This interview with Aysel Kucuksu tracks her recently published papers on a vulnerability approach to asylum law and on applying artificial intelligence to the European Court of Human Rights' decision-making process. Aysel can be found on Twitter @aysel_kucuksu.

Articles mentioned:

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4081945

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/18918131.2022.2078028

Artist Jody Wood discusses her latest piece, Social Pharmacy, an interactive experience that invites participants to share and exchange health remedies. She explores the forces shaping our relationship to health and health institutions, and discusses what is shared and what is private within those relationships.

Professor Andrew Pilliar of Thompson Rivers University discusses how vulnerability theory informs his approach to reforming various systems to provide meaningful access to justice.

Read 'Filling the Normative Hole at the Centre of Access to Justice: Toward a Person-Centred Conception' by Andrew Pilliar here:

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4100809

Professor Marc L. Roark discusses his latest work on resiliency gaps, property as an asset of resilience and more.

Associate Professor Xiaoqian Hu discusses fair housing, the uses of property, and her strategy for creating incremental change.