Inequalities and transformative knowledge

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Inequalities and transformative knowledge

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Mar 30, 2017

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Mar 30, 2017

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Titles in the series (34)

Welcome to the Policy Nerd podcast by the UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab. This is the place where top thinkers come to talk concrete data and debate policy solutions that would reset us along a more equitable and smarter path.

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Put carbon dividend at the core of post-COVID reboot: This is a 3-part podcast to connect the dots between carbon price-and-dividend and universal basic income. We spot the emerging ideas and ask how we should be equity-weighting green policies. PART 1 tackles carbon price-and-dividend · Carbon tax an... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
56 min listen
Close social protection gaps to reset equitably after COVID-19: This episode is concerned with social protection and its place in the post-COVID reset. We dissect this into issues of: · Social protection gaps – how these need fixing to counter the immediate effects of the crisis, as well as to set countries on a... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
54 min listen
Inequalities and transformative knowledge by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
7 min listen
The Inclusive Development Agenda: This podcast discusses the context of inclusive development and introduces the Inclusive Policy Markers. We explore how the Inclusive Policy Markers and the work of the Inclusive Policy Lab can help further the inclusive development agenda. by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
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Design thinking for social inclusion: In this audio lecture, sponsored by the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Jocelyn Wyatt, social innovation lead at the award-winning consultancy IDEO, describes her organization’s efforts in Asia, Africa, and Latin America to use design thinking, a p... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
61 min listen
Universal Basic Income and beyond — what are our options for recovery: In this podcast we connect the dots between inequality, COVID-19, and inclusive recovery. We discuss this with Balázs Horvath, Chief Economist for UNDP in Asia and the Pacific. This is a forward-looking conversation concerned with policy shifts that ne... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
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Inequality and climate change: how to untangle the injustice: In this podcast we discuss inequality and climate change with Professor Tahseen Jafry, Director of the Centre for Climate Justice at Glasgow Caledonian University. Tune it to untangle the triple injustice of climate change. by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
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California trials basic income, other 14 pilots are in sight: This is a 3-part podcast on the Californian guaranteed income experiment. It goes deep into the trial, probing it from all angles and extracting lessons for the rest. The experts are Stacia West and Amy Castro Baker. Their expertise is in basic incom... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
46 min listen
Basic Income – deciphering the promises and the data: This is a 3-part podcast on universal basic income and its potential to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 crisis. The talk is concrete: · Does basic income actually hold the promise of greater equity in this reset and what is the broader policy mix... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
57 min listen
Is ‘victim-blaming’ a thing in social policy: The COVID-19 turmoil came with more universal and arguably more progressive social policy interventions across developing and advanced economies. For example, never before have solutions such as Universal Basic Income been entertained so seriously in... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
32 min listen
Coronavirus Supplement, the Australian way of income support in crisis: This is a 2-part podcast on the Australia's Coronavirus Supplement (https://guides.dss.gov.au/guide-social-security-law/coronavirus)– an unconditional transfer trial meant to help contain the socio-economic damage brought about by COVID-19. Our exper... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
48 min listen
Invest in knowledge, use it to rebuild: This podcast is part of the high-level podcast series, which introduces listeners to the world’s leading figures as they discuss how we can rebuild in a fairer and a smarter way after COVID-19. Our guest in this episode is Professor Bambang Brodjoneg... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
33 min listen
Treat data like you treat infants – signals and empathy are key: This is a 2-part podcast on data culture – how the private sector built such from within and if/how the public sector should follow. The guest today is James Ingram, CEO of Splashlight and Telmar, and co-founder of LiiV. His business is rooted in dat... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
52 min listen
Data value: to share, or not to share: Diane Coyle (https://en.unesco.org/inclusivepolicylab/users/diane-coyle), Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Productivity Institute, talks to us about data value. She explains how good (or bad) we are at captu... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
28 min listen
Data equity – there is no hiding: This is a 3-part podcast on Data for Good. It debates new data landscapes, power dynamics in data, inequities, and concrete solutions to redress some of them. The expert today is Gry Hasselbalch. Her expertise is in data equity, and power in data. Sh... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
52 min listen
India's quest for basic income: This is a 3-part podcast on India’s quest for basic income. It discusses the basic income pilots that have been run so far and, importantly, asks what they tell about the potential of such schemes in India and perhaps in other developing countries. The... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
42 min listen
Partner on data, make it work for good: This is a 3-part podcast on new data and, particularly, if and how the private and the public sectors should be working together to advance its use for public good. The expert is World Bank’s Holly Krambeck. She founded the Development Data Partnersh... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
46 min listen
Data is an instrument – are we using it right?: This is a 3-part podcast concerned with data and knowledge-based decision-making. The guest is World Bank’s Arianna Legovini. Her expertise – critical to this discussion – is in improving the impact of research on development practice and policy. The... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
46 min listen
Universal Basic Services vs. Universal Basic Income - let's talk: This podcast is on Universal Basic Services (UBS). The experts are Anna Coote of the New Economics Foundation and Maeve Cohen of the Social Guarantee Network. The host is UNESCO’s Iulia Sevciuc. Thread 1 untangles the agenda of UBS, going into the: Pre... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
31 min listen
Recalibrate - our policies were too heavy on efficiency, too light on equity: Douglas Elmendorf (https://en.unesco.org/inclusivepolicylab/users/doug-elmendorf), Dean of Harvard Kennedy School, tells us what it would take to reset equitably after COVID-19, how herd thinking (amongst experts and beyond) hurts us and why trust in s... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
31 min listen
Our relations around data are broken - why and how to fix them: Our thinking on the true value of data is not where it should be this far into the game. Maria Savona (https://en.unesco.org/inclusivepolicylab/users/maria-savona) looks with us into the economic and social aspects of the equation, saying that all shou... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
21 min listen
We politicised science and scientised politics – is that a problem?: Gil Eyal (https://en.unesco.org/inclusivepolicylab/user/7694), Professor of Sociology at Columbia University, talks to us about trust in science, trust in expertise, and the slow demise of such. He explains that not all science is equal and neither is... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
40 min listen
From ivory towers to glass houses, science is transforming: Gloria Origgi (https://en.unesco.org/inclusivepolicylab/users/gloria-origgi), Director of Research at the CNRS in Paris, tells us that science is power and public trust in it is key. There is no hiding – science is now part of participatory democracy a... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
28 min listen
Is the 4-day workweek the solution we've been looking for?: Juliet Schor, Sociology Professor at Boston College and a bestselling author, says the traditional approaches to work need redesigning. The case she makes is for a reduction of the workweek from five to four days with no pay cut. Juliet has been triall... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
39 min listen
Social media and trust in science – “it’s complicated”: Much guilt for the erosion of public trust in science is laid at the feet of social media. Does data support such fears? Homero Gil de Zuñiga Navajas (https://en.unesco.org/inclusivepolicylab/user/8108) and Brigitte Huber (https://en.unesco.org/inclusi... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
38 min listen
Stand on the shoulders of giants, take the next leap on climate: Mark Howden (https://en.unesco.org/inclusivepolicylab/users/mark-howden), a Vice Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, talks about trust in climate science. How vital is this trust... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
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Recast your economic rulebook, deliver for people: Dani Rodrik, Professor at Harvard Kennedy School and the visionary who predicted the risks of unfettered globalisation, tells us how we need to collectively change course. The old narratives and policies have not aligned with the expectation that all b... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
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Too risk averse, too path dependent – redesign governance systems to face shocks: Mark Esposito (https://en.unesco.org/inclusivepolicylab/users/mark-esposito), Professor at Hult International Business School and Adjunct Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University, joins us today to discuss crisis and resilience. He dissects... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
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We embraced dysfunctional growth, change course: Mariana Mazzucato, professor at University College London and a bestselling author, explains how the current systems are geared towards the pursuit of dysfunctional – i.e., financialised, consumption-led, climate-damaging – growth. They are also design... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
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Polarisation kidnapped science, the price is paid by all: Peter Gluckman (https://en.unesco.org/inclusivepolicylab/user/8101), the President of the International Science Council and the former Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand, came on to discuss how polarisation has infiltrated scien... by The Policy Nerd, by UNESCO
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Titles in the series (34)

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