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Scholars’ Circle – Causes of violence in schools;...

The Scholars" Circle ·

2024/09/15

School shootings have sadly become a part of American life over the last two decades. From the 2000–01 to 2021–22 school years, there were 1,375 school shootings at public and private elementary and secondary schools, resulting in 515 deaths and 1,161 injuries. What are the causes of all of this violence? What are the best ways to address this epidemic of violence, and stop these shootings? How effective is citing parents as liable and even bringing charges against them when children shoot other

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Scholars’ Circle – Refugees right to return in...

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2024/09/09

States have legal requirements to receive refugees and can return them after a conflict ends. But does this mean there is a right of return? What are the conditions of the right of return? Is it conditional on the provision of security for the state to which they are returning? [ dur: 40mins. ] Susan Akram is Clinical Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law. She directs Boston University Laws International Human Rights Clinic. Her published works include International Law and the

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Scholars’ Circle – Right of Self-Determination ; ...

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2024/09/02

Kamala Harris declared that the Palestinians must live in dignity, security and self determination. But what is the right of self determination? How has it been practiced legally and practically throughout history? And does self determination mean independence? [dur: 30mins.]Hurst Hannum is Professor of International Law Emeritus at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He is the author of, Autonomy, Sovereignty, and Self-Determination: The Accommodation of Conflicting

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Scholars’ Circle – Bangladesh students revolt that...

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2024/08/25

What led to the overthrow of Bangladesh’s leader Sheikh Hasina? Were they political, economic, or social reasons? Or the promises of what advocates are calling a “second wave of independence”?What does the new Bangladeshi government need to build upon this political moment? What can the government do to successfully democratize and economically develop the nation? [ dur: 58min. ] Ali Riaz is Distinguished Professor at the Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University. He is

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Scholars’ Circle – Reforming Supreme Court of United...

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2024/08/18

With the upcoming election Democrats have proposal to reform Supreme Court with term limits, ethics oversight and many more. Our panel look at how and why people are concerned over the influence peddling related to recent decisions. Hosted by Maria Armoudian. [ dur: 35mins. ]Erwin Chemerinsky is the Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. His many publications include, most recently, Presumed Guilty: How the Supreme Court

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Scholars’ Circle – President Biden chooses to step...

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2024/08/11

We explore the choice of Kamala Harris as the Democratic party's candidate despite not running in primaries, the choice of President Biden to withdraw from the race, whether he should step down and what the decision means for age and service in the US, and some of the policy implications such as Supreme Court reform and foreign policy. [ dur: 58mins. ] Jeremi Suri is Professor in the Department of History and the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in

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Scholars’ Circle – Catastrophic consequences of...

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2024/08/05

Farming around the world, and in particular in the US, has increasingly become centralized as large factory farming. What are the environmental, social, and philosophical implications of this mode of agricultural production? [ dur: 58mins. ]Factory farming carry significant challenges on environmental protection, on pricing and the centralization of wealth, and on social issues such as animal welfare and animal rights. We discuss agricultural policies and the environmental impacts including carbon

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Scholars’ Circle – A book author interview: History...

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2024/07/28

We interview the author of a new book CALIFORNIA, A SLAVE STATE (Yale University Press; June 27, 2023). Professor Jean Pfaelzer shows that, since the very first colonizers crossed the border, the Golden State was and still is powered by slavery - a piece of American history that many still try to bury. [ dur: 58mins. ]Jean Pfaelzer is a public historian, commentator, and professor of American studies at the University of Delaware. Her books include Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese

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Scholars’ Circle – Book Author interview : Informers...

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2024/07/21

Autocratic regimes often use people throughout the population to serve as informants. Why do people choose to become an informant and collaborate with autocracies? And what constitutes justice against these informants once the state democratizes? We discuss a new book on the topic Informers Up Close with its authors Mark Drumbl and Barbora Hola. [ dur: 58mins. ]Mark Drumbl is Professor at Washington and Lee University, School of Law, and Director of the University's Transnational Law Institute

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Scholars’ Circle – Private Military Corporations and...

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2024/07/14

Private Military Corporations have become a growing element of the warfighting landscape. States have historically had a monopoly on the use of military force. But private corporations challenge this monopoly. How much do they increase the lethality and likelihood of war? How much can private corporations be regulated? And what are the challenges to regulation? We explore the political, military, legal, and socioeconomic implications of private military corporations. [ dur: 58mins. ]Ori Swed is

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Scholars’ Circle – When democracies prosecute...

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2024/07/08

The criminal indictments of former President Trump have created a political crisis in their unprecedented nature. Historically, U.S. presidents have not faced criminal charges, even in cases where there is a high likelihood of guilt, in large part due to respect for the office. Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon embodies this norm.What can the U.S. learn from other countries that have prosecuted former presidents? And what can we learn from American history about the prosecutions of political

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Scholars’ Circle – How Christian Nationalism affects...

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2024/06/30

The rise of the religious right or Christian Nationalism aided in the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980, and has been a significant voting bloc ever since. How much is this movement driving American politics? How organized are the groups that comprise the movement? And what exactly is its political agenda? [ dur: 35mins. ]Katherine Stewart is the author of a new book, THE POWER WORSHIPPERS: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism. She is an investigative reporter and author who has

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Scholars’ Circle – Book Author interviews:...

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2024/06/29

We discuss with John Vile his book Encyclopedia of Presidential Vetoes from Washington through to Biden - History, Subjects, and Procedures. [ dur: 29mins. ]John R. Vile is Dean and Professor of Political Science at Middle Tennessee State University. He is the author of, The Writing and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution: Practical Virtue in Action, Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues, 1789-2015, and ReFramers: 170 Eccentric, Visionary, and

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Scholars’ Circle – Votes counted in India, Mexico and...

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2024/06/17

While much of the world is in a democratic backslide, some nations' democracies are thriving. What do the elections in Mexico, South Africa, and India portend? We will examine the election of these three leading Global South nations, the impact of dominant parties losing some support, and the general state of democracy in each nation. How might the policies change? What was the impact of leadership personalities in the democratic developments in Mexico, South Africa and India? [ dur: 58mins. ]

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Scholars’ Circle – Trump’s conviction of Felony...

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2024/06/09

For the first time since the nations founding a former President was convicted of a felony. What does the criminal conviction mean for Trumps ability to run for President and to govern if he wins? And why does the US have such a challenge in prosecuting former Presidents, when it has a history of prosecuting other former office holders? What does the term lawfare mean? And does this conviction make the US democracy more fragile or stronger? [ dur: 58mins. ]Alan Z. Rozenshtein is Associate

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Scholars’ Circle – Iran Presidential election, for...

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2024/06/03

What challenges and crises are the sudden death of Iran's president and his succession revealing? What's happening inside the country? What's happening with Iran internationally? We speak with four Iranian scholars on Iran's political system, internal politics, social and political repression and alienation between state and society. How much of Iran's foreign policy is driven by domestic issues and how much of it is a reaction to external actors, most notably the United States? [ dur: 58mins. ]

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Scholars’ Circle – Insights into student protests at...

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2024/05/26

With massive protests on university campuses over the war in Gaza, universities have chosen to aggressively and violently break up the protests putting student protesters at risk. How does non-violent protest turn to violence at the hands of the police? How have national politics driven the responses to student protests? As university space has become more contested, particularly by political forces on the right, what do violent responses to protests mean for university values of free speech?We

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Scholars’ Circle – Politics and Elections in India –...

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2024/05/19

With its 1.4 billion population and a billion registered voters, India stands as the world's largest democracy and 5th largest economy. India is holding national elections, which will decide its leaders for the next five years. What are the role of its institutions in supporting democracy and how are their elections conducted? What is the state of India's democracy and what are its big challenges? [ dur: 58mins. ]Ritu Mathur is Professor of international relations at the University of Texas at

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Scholars’ Circle – Armenian human rights group...

The Scholars" Circle ·

2024/05/14

Armenia has taken legal action against Azerbaijan claiming numerous violations of international law. What legal actions have been taken at both the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. What are the causes of action and what might the consequences and impacts of these legal actions be? Armenia is under intense pressure to negotiate a permanent peace with Azerbaijan. How could this normalize and legitimize Azerbaijan’s aggression? And what does it signal to aggressors

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Scholars’ Circle – Book Author Interview – Exit...

The Scholars" Circle ·

2024/05/05

Beyond asylum seekers heading north, the problems of US/Mexico Border are also about the flow of guns and drugs. How can we understand the totality of problems related to the US southern border? What are the solutions? We speak with Ieva Jusionyte the author of a new book Exit Wounds: How America’s Guns Fuel Violence Across the Border. [ dur: 58mins. ] Ieva Jusionyte is a legal and medical anthropologist and associate professor at Brown University. She is also the author of award-winning

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