Policy in Practice
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Bridging social science, policy and community: engaged research
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If you ask a social researcher—psychologist, sociologist, cultural anthropologist—why they chose their profession, you might hear something like, “to help people,” but western social research is sometimes criticized for failing to help those who may need it most: groups on the underside of the power differential. When applied social research…
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Achieving Sustainable Development By Prioritizing Gender: An Interview with Ginette Azcona
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On January 1, 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development—adopted by 193 United Nations member countries in September 2015—officially took effect. Among the goals is a commitment to achieve gender equality and end all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere.…
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Fomentando la inclusión financiera para las mujeres: Entrevista con Mary Ellen Iskenderian
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La inclusión financiera es uno de los más grandes retos globales. Es particularmente importante para el 43% de las mujeres del mundo que aún no tiene una cuenta en una institución financiera. Las nuevas tecnologías han ayudado a superar obstáculos que antes se pensaban imposibles y han abierto muchas oportunidades…
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Advancing Financial Inclusion for Women: An Interview with Mary Ellen Iskenderian
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Financial inclusion remains one of the biggest global challenges. This is particularly crucial for the 43% of women worldwide who still do not have an account at a financial institution. Technological development is helping surmount previously intractable barriers and has opened many attractive investment opportunities to advance financial services for…
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Next Steps in Health Reform: An Interview with Kathleen Sebelius
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Kathleen Sebelius served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2009 to 2014, where she was instrumental in the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Prior to her service in the federal government, she served as Governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009. We asked Secretary Sebelius…
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“You Can’t Hack a Piece of Paper”: Jake Braun Talks U.S. Election Security
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The 2016 hacking of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) provided an urgent and long-overdue wake-up call: U.S. balloting systems are not secure. In the run-up to the 2018 midterm elections and the 2020 presidential race, election security and cyber hygiene have never been more controversial—nor more important. The revelation that…
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Karen Tumulty on Journalism in the Era of Trump
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Editor’s Note: The following interview has been edited for length. Click here for the entire interview in podcast form. This interview is a collaboration between the Chicago Policy Review and the University of Chicago Public Policy Podcasts (UC3P). What’s it like reporting in the age of Trump? Are the differences demonstrated…
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Transforming the Lives of 600 Million Girls through Evidence: An Interview with Dr. Thoai Ngo
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Dr. Thoai Ngo is an epidemiologist and demographer with expertise in managing, designing, and evaluating global development and health interventions and programs in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Ngo is the director of the Population Council’s Poverty, Gender, and Youth (PGY) Program, and he also directs the Council’s new Girl Innovation, Research…
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Not Just Their Problem: Roger Thurow Explains Why We Have All Been Missing Opportunities in African Agriculture
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Roger Thurow has served as a senior fellow on the global food and agriculture team at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs since January 2010. Before joining the Council, he reported for the Wall Street Journal where he wrote a series of stories on famine in Africa that was a…
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Incentive Structures, Central Banks, and Economic Policies: A Conversation with Raghuram Rajan
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Raghuram Rajan is the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). From September 2013 to September 2016, he was the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Prior…
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‘All Countries Have a Stake’: Dr. Kennette Benedict Talks Nuclear Security and Global Responsibility
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People and nations worldwide cannot be assured of their safety as long as nuclear warheads remain ready for launch. How do we address the unspeakable dangers of nuclear war in today’s political climate? Dr. Kennette Benedict speaks about current and future nuclear security considerations in light of global responsibility and…