Theodore McNelly Interview
McNelly discusses drafting of the Japanese constitution during the American occupation. Focusing on Article 9's emphasis on the disarmament of Japan and the Emperor's status in the newly organized government. He explains the pervasive power of the Allies during the occupation through the various staff sections intended for humanitarian efforts and Americanization. McNelly discusses the importing of American culture because of the extensive Allied presence in the form of movie theaters, baseball,
First Lady of Virginia
Lady Dunmore’s ease and grace are among Lord Dunmore’s most valuable political assets. Interpreter Corrine Dame reflects on the lady who delighted the colony.
Colonial Journalism
Political pressure and personal bias have hounded American journalists since the first newspapers were printed. Interpreter Dennis Watson talks about the Virginia Gazette.
Mahnaz Afkhami: Leading the Way
Women, Power and Politics Curator Masum Momaya speaks with Mahnaz Afkhami, longtime advocate for the advancement of women's political participation in the Middle East and North Africa, about what participatory, democratic leadership looks like and its past and potential impact in the world today.
Irene Natividad: Talking Politics with a Political “Mama”
Women, Power and Politics Curator Masum Momaya speaks with Irene Natividad, longtime leader in the advancement of women's political participation and economic empowerment, about the legacy of the women's movement in the United States that has led women to run for high office in unprecedented numbers today.
Fatima Bhutto: Women's Political Participation in Pakistan
Journalist and poet Fatima Bhutto discusses violence, fear, tragedy and repression amongst Pakistan's women as they attempt to participate in a political process in which "rigging is part of the national work ethic."
PODCAST: Tipping the Economic Scales How do globalization, domestic work and the informal economy weigh on women's lives? Professor Lourdes Beneria says that looking at economics through a gendered lens will change our definitions of value, wealth, and work. (30:52)
PODCAST: Trouble in Paradise Unemployment, gender discrimination, lack of international support, and a large percentage of female-headed households are all putting economic pressure on Caribbean citizens. Professor Eudine Barriteau explains where things are now, and how they can be improved. (31:26)
PODCAST: Economically Powerful Saudi Arabian women aren't allowed to drive, and aren't allowed to be in a room alone with a man who isn't their relative. Yet they own nearly 70 percent of bank accounts and 20 percent of private companies in the Kingdom. In this podcast, originally recorded for I.M.O.W.'s Women, Power and Politics exhibition, businesswoman and women's rights activist Rasha Hifzi speaks about this contradiction and Saudi women
PODCAST: Money in the Margins More people than ever are participating in the informal economy. What are the risks, benefits, and implications of this dramatic new trend? Community organizer Gichelle Cruz talks about the informal economy as it relates to government, the community, and globalization. (34:59)
PODCAST: Economic Jargon The words we use to describe the economy inevitably shape our understanding of it. But what if we changed those words? Could that lead to big-picture economic changes? Economist Julie Nelson talks about why the words we use to describe the economy matter more than we might think. (35:27)
PODCAST: Assert Your Worth Empowering women is good for the economy and the society. Social economist Naila Kabeer talks about the relationship between social justice and economic growth. Kabeer specializes in gender, poverty and social policy issues. (31:46)
PODCAST: The Cost of Care Evaluating what care is worth reveals that women play a fundamental role in the economy, and one that's been neglected by economists for decades. Economist Nancy Folbre explains why putting a price tag on care is an essential step towards making governments, institutions, and society work better.
Agnes the Frog Costume
This is the tale of Agnes T. Frog, the fictitious amphibian who threw her hat into the political ring.
Interstate Highways From the Ground Up
This lesson gives students a first-hand opportunity to hear about the planning and effort it takes to build a highway through an oral history of a North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) resident engineer. Through his oral history, students will learn about "the largest single construction project in the history of the NCDOT." That project is also known as the I-26 corridor in Madison County, North Carolina. This lesson encourages students to think about the enormous impact of highwa
Learning during the first three years of postgraduate employment – The LiNEA Project
In this project then, we’re looking at young graduates in nursing, engineering and accountancy going into their first jobs, and we’re trying to find out what they’re learning, how is that being learnt, and what sort of things affect their learning.
In telling you about our project and the way it is working, I also aim to give you some inkling of what seems to be coming out from the people we’ve already spoken to about higher education, what they’ve derived from it, what they’re abl
PESTEL analysis
PESTEL analysis considers political, economic, sociological, technological, environmental and legal factors on business
1.7 Conclusion Several concluding points are worth drawing attention to. First, it is clear that the general thrust of EU policy making, whether this be pushed by the Commission or the Council of Ministers, is one that embodies a neo-liberal, market-based liberalisation and de-regulatory agenda, though as with any programme of this kind, there are anomalies and reversals to this overall trajectory. Nevertheless, it is not one that has foregrounded the idea of a ‘social Europe’, even though this doe
1.6.1 Introduction Of course, there is another problem hovering in the background in respect to the Euro's international role: namely that of the enlargement of the EU. In the light of the analysis so far two areas are picked out here: monetary implications and fiscal policy implications. These are obviously closely related. Both of these raise questions about the costs involved for the new members and those set to join somewhere down the line. We concentrate on the monetary issue of joining the Euro-zone first
1.5.2 Consequences of introducing the Euro into the international system The jump in the Euro as currency of choice for bond denomination in 1999 in part reflects the advent of the Euro as a common currency across the Euro-zone. But is has also encouraged those countries in the EU who are not in the Euro-zone, or those not in the EU at all, to borrow in Euros as well. The point about the consolidation and integration of the Euro bond market discussed in Subsection 1.5, even though it is by no means comp
