PolicyCast
Harvard Kennedy School
PolicyCast explores research-based policy solutions to the big problems and issues we're facing in our society and our world. Host Ralph Ranalli talks with leading Harvard University academics and researchers, visiting scholars, dignitaries, and world leaders. PolicyCast is produced at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
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HKS: Harvard Kennedy School · 17 February 2016 English
Eve Ensler, the Tony Award-winning author of the Vagina Monologues and a veteran activist, explains how she believes art is always political, and it’s incumbent on everyone to recognize this …
HKS: Harvard Kennedy School · 10 February 2016 English
HKS Professor Bruce Western, Chair of the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management, explains how the prison population in the United States has quintupled since the 1970s and advocates …
HKS: Harvard Kennedy School · 3 February 2016 English
Chris Nowinski of the Concussion Legacy Foundation makes the case that head trauma in contact sports, and football in particular, is a serious public health issue that requires action by …
HKS: Harvard Kennedy School · 27 January 2016 English
HKS Lecturer Chris Robichaud takes us through a [new case study](http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.case.hks.harvard.edu%2Fcasetitle.asp%3FcaseNo%3D2018.0&t=MWQ1NjI2MTBmNzBmZTM5MDdkZTUxMWYzOGIyYTUxMjU1OTcyZWZjOSw0U0tnUDZGSQ%3D%3D) (coauthored with Laura Winig) exploring the question of whether NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden was justified in leaking classified materials …
HKS: Harvard Kennedy School · 20 January 2016 English
Professor Michael Ignatieff of the Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics and Public Policy makes the case that increased transparency in government makes it harder for politicians to find compromise by …
HKS: Harvard Kennedy School · 13 January 2016 English
HKS Alumna Fadumo Dayib recounts her story growing up as a Somali refugee and explains how her life’s experience has pushed her to mount a 2016 run for president in …
HKS: Harvard Kennedy School · 6 January 2016 English
HKS Lecturer Pippa Norris discusses her work on the Electoral Integrity Project, which assesses the veracity of elections around the globe and gives policy recommendations on how to ensure free …
HKS: Harvard Kennedy School · 29 December 2015 English
HKS Alumnus Bryan Stevenson spent his career working to address issues of racial and wealth inequality in the United States’ justice system. He believes this inequality stems from a failure …
HKS: Harvard Kennedy School · 22 December 2015 English
Senior Lecturer Hannah Riley Bowles explains her research on gender in negotiations and offers advice to women trying to negotiate higher pay. She also discusses the importance of open information …
HKS: Harvard Kennedy School · 16 December 2015 English
Brent Colburn, a Fall 2015 Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics, discusses the differences between campaigning and governing, drawing on his experiences at both the US Department of Defense …