Dr. Daisaku Higashi speaks with Alistair Edgar about Dr. Higashi’s recent book examining some of the challenges of peacebuilding in war-torn nations and societies.
In this episode of the ACUNS Book Talk Podcast Series, Roy Morey joins co-host Alistair Edgar to discuss his book, The United Nations at Work in Asia: An Envoy’s Account of Development in China, Vietnam, Thailand and the South Pacific, as well as his various UNDP appointments in South Pacific, China, Thailand and Vietnam.
Stephen P. Cohen joins co-host Alistair Edgar for a discussion of Cohen’s book – Shooting for a Century: The India-Pakistan Conundrum. Cohen shares why this decades-old rivalry still holds relevance today.
Alison Brysk joins the podcast to discuss her book Speaking Rights to Power: Constructing Political Will which analyzes the history of the international human rights regimes and how international organizations are key players in the fostering of global conscience.
Authors Margaret Walton-Roberts and Jenna Hennebry join ACUNS to discuss their new book, Territoriality and Migration in the EU Neighborhood: Spilling over the Wall. The book offers insights into the processes and effects of European Union regionalization and migration management.
This podcast features an interview with Fenella Porter on her book – Aid, NGOs and the Realities of Women’s Lives: A Perfect Storm. The work examines contemporary international development policy, and argues in particular that development is suffering from the narrowing of what is considered by Western donors as acceptable forms of demonstrating or reporting ‘progress’.
Andrew F. Cooper joins ACUNS to discuss his co-edited book, The Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy. Co-edited with Jorge Heine and Ramesh Thakur, the book explores the ever-changing nature of diplomatic practices and the various forces impacting the profession.
This volume examines the ideas behind development: their origins, how they have changed and spread over time, and how they may evolve over the coming decades.
This podcast offers an insightful interview with Robert L. Rotberg, author of Transformative Political Leadership: Making a Difference in the Developing World and Africa Emerges: Consummate Challenges, Abundant Opportunities. In this interview, Rotberg speaks about the role that structure and agency play in his two books respectively.
This podcast examines the impact of manipulation on the effectiveness of humanitarian action. The Golden Fleece discusses origins of humanitarianism in the mid-19th century and zeroes in on the twenty-plus years since the end of the Cold War are discussed.
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