Matt Miller talks to economist Hernando de Soto about the causes of the Arab Spring, and how not being able to own things can lead to revolution.
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The Arab Spring: Have We Missed the Real Story? - This…Is Interesting on KCRW
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Social Capital in Post-Disaster Recovery
17.01.2013
Daniel Aldrich, Professor, Purdue University
This lecture puts the Great East Japan Earthquake into perspective by analysing it in the context of other major disasters. Using micro- and neighborhood-level data from four disasters in three nations over the 20th and 21st centuries, this talk will investigate standard theories of recovery and resilience. Bivariate, time series cross sectional, and matching analyses show that more than factors such as individual or personal wealth, aid from the government, or damage from the disaster, the depth of social capital best predicts recovery. Social capital works through three main mechanisms: elevating voice and suppressing exit, overcoming collective action barriers, and providing informal insurance. Should social networks prove the critical engines before, during, and after disaster, this suggests a new approach to disaster mitigation for NGOs, individuals, and governments.
Daniel P. Aldrich is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Purdue University on leave for the academic year 2012 ̶ 2013 as a Fulbright research professor at Tokyo University. He received his Ph.D. and M.A. in political science from Harvard University, an M.A. from the University of California at Berkeley, and his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has published two books (Site fights and Building Resilience) and more than 80 peer reviewed articles, book chapters, reviews, and OpEds in locations such as the New York Times, CNN, and the Asahi Shinbun.
http://i.dijtokyo.org/events/social_capital_in_post-disaster_recovery
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Ahead of May Day, David Harvey Details Urban Uprisings from Occupy Wall Street to the Paris Commune
On Tuesday, May 1st, known as May Day or International Workers’ Day, Occupy Wall Street protesters hope to mobilize tens of thousands of people across the country under the slogan, "General Strike. No Work. No Shopping. Occupy Everywhere." Events are planned in 125 cities. We speak with leading social theorist David Harvey, distinguished professor of anthropology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, about how Occupy Wall Street compares to other large-scale grassroots movements throughout modern history. "It’s struck a chord," Harvey says of the Occupy movement. "I hope tomorrow there will be a situation in which many more people will say, ‘Look, things have got to change. Something different has to happen.’" Harvey’s most recent book is "Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution."
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Intellectual Capital: Simon Johnson on the Financial Crisis, Part 4: 02/09/09
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Intellectual Capital: Simon Johnson on the Financial Crisis, Part 2: 10/21/08
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Intellectual Capital: Simon Johnson on the Financial Crisis
The Global Financial Crisis: What we should do Part 1 http://mitsloan.mit.edu/newsroom/podcasts.php#johnson
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City Limits: Live from the Williamson Tunnels, Liverpool
The second public conversation about the nature and use of public space in the Sky Arts Artichoke Salon Series.
Are large-scale public events nothing more than a waste of resources and a drain on the public purse? Or does creating a shared and special history by galvanizing a community far outweigh the disruption and cost?
In the wake of Liverpool ‘08 (European Capital of Culture) and as the 6th Liverpool Biennial explored the impact of art on a city, curator and writer Tim Marlow chaired a panel of provocative speakers who explored the impact of art on a city in this public conversation to consider the true legacy of the programme of events that transformed Liverpool.
In the mysterious underground kingdom of The Williamson Tunnels the debate examined the true impact that the programme of cultural events in Liverpool has had on the city and its inhabitants, asking whether a city can still produce events of the kind seen in Liverpool during 2008, particularly during these straitened times during a recession.
Speakers:
Lewis Biggs Artistic Director, Liverpool Biennial
Helen King Assistant Chief Constable, Merseyside Police
Helen Marriage Co-Director, Artichoke
The Right Reverend James Jones, Bishop of Liverpool
Tim Marlow (Chair), Curator and Broadcaster
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The Enigma of Capital: Prof. David Harvey at the LSE
For three centuries the capitalist system has shaped western society and conditioned the lives of its people. Capitalism is cyclical – and increasingly bankrupt. Boom-and-bust is its model. Laying bare the follies of the international financial system, eminent academic David Harvey looks at the nature of capitalism and why it’s time to call a halt to its unbridled excesses.
From http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/podcasts/publicLecturesAndEvents.htm
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Making Whuffie: Raising Social Capital in Online Communities
This talk gets to the heart of how people interact and exchange information in online communities: through social capital, or as Cory Doctorow calls it, Whuffie. The key to growing customers in online communities is through growing your social capital. You will learn the 5 lessons of raising Whuffie through online communities in this presentation.
Tara Hunt Intuit
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Making Whuffie: Raising Social Capital in Online Communities
This talk gets to the heart of how people interact and exchange information in online communities: through social capital, or as Cory Doctorow calls it, Whuffie. The key to growing customers in online communities is through growing your social capital. You will learn the 5 lessons of raising Whuffie through online communities in this presentation.
Tara Hunt Intuit
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