Women Trailblazers

Jennifer Sims: Intelligence and National Security in a Democracy

Jennifer Sims
2002

Writer, lecturer and consultant Dr. Jennifer Sims joins UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler to discuss government intelligence and how it has changed post 9/11.

http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people2/Sims/sims-con0.html

Key Words: Political Scientists, Intelligence

Galia Golan: The Israeli Peace Movement and the 2006 Lebanon War

Galia Golan
2006

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Israeli political scientist and peace activist Galia Golan for a discussion of the peace movement in Israel. She reflects on the Israeli domestic situation, compares Israeli occupation policies to South Africa's apartheid, and analyzes Israel"s geopolitical constraints. She also compares the stability of superpower conflict in the Middle East during the Cold War with today's regional geopolitical situation, especially Israel's conflict with Iran.

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Sylvia A. Earle: Ocean Voyages

Sylvia A. Earle
2011

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Sylvia A. Earle, Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society, for a discussion of her work as a research scientist, oceanic explorer, entrepreneur, and public educator. Tracing her intellectual journey,Earle talks about the influence of her formative years, her education, the importance of the ocean for life on earth, and the challenges of being both a scientist and a citizen concerned about the fate of the oceans.

Key Words: Scientists, Environment, Women Trailblazers, Marine Life, Oceans

Susan Shirk: China and the United States

Susan Shirk
2001

Conversations with History and Host Harry Kreisler welcome UC San Diego Professor Susan Shirk who discusses her research on China, her service in the Clinton administration, and the future of U.S. China relations.

http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people/Shirk/shirk-con0.html

Key Words: Political Scientists, China, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Presidents, Women Trailblazers

Seyla Benhabib: Philosophic Iterations, Cosmopolitanism, and the 'Right to Rights'

Seyla Benhabib
2004

Yale political theorist Seyla Benhabib is UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler's guest in a discussion of how political theory can further our understanding of globalization and its impact on the struggle for human rights.

Key Words: Theory, Human Rights, Cosmopolitanism, Globalization, Philosophers, International Law, Identity, Women Trailblazers, Political Scientists

Sadako Ogata: Humanitarian Assistance

Sadako Ogata
1999

Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Sadaka Ogata, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for a discussion about humanitarian assistance.

Key Words: Humanitarian Assistance, Human Rights, Refugees, Women Trailblazers, Global Institutions, Elberg Lecturers, United Nations

Ruth Rosen: The Women's Movement in Historical Perspective

Ruth Rosen
2001

In this edition, historian Ruth Rosen talks with UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler about the evolution of the women's movement and its impact on future generations of women.

http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people/Rosen/rosen-con0.html

Key Words: Historians, Women Trailblazers

Pamela Constable: Reporting from South Asia

Pamela Constable
2005

Conversations Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Washington Post Deputy Foreign Editor Pamela Constable, who recounts her experiences as a foreign correspondent during a time of great change in South Asia.

http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people5/Constable/constable-con0.html

Key Words: Journalists, Women Trailblazers, South Asia

Nell Irvin Painter: Reflections of an Historian

Nell Irvin Painter
2013

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes historian and artist Nell Irvin Painter for a discussion of her intellectual odyssey. Professor Painter discusses the influence of her parents, her work as a historian and the importance of art as a way to complement the traditional historical narrative.

Key Words: Historians, Art, Black Lives, Women Trailblazers

Jocelyn Cesari: Islam in the West

Jocelyn Cesari
2008

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Harvard's Jocelyn Cesari for a discussion of the subtle and complex changes transforming Islam practice and thinking as Muslims live and work in the West. Topics covered include: Muslim women, the changes in religious practices, sharia and Western courts, the emergence of moderate voices, and political factors affecting Western perceptions of Islam.

http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people8/Cesari/cesari-con0.html

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