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Pathbreaking Women in Comparative Politics: Pearl Robinson on Collaboration and Community in Research and Policymaking

This episode is the second half of our interview with Professor Pearl Robinson of Tufts University, conducted as part of our series featuring interviews with pioneering women in political science. Pearl Robinson is a trailblazing scholar of African Politics, former president of the African Studies Association, and an advocate for amplifying voices of African descent in the academy. Anna Mwaba, assistant professor of government at Smith College, and Tumi Makgetla, senior lecturer in political studies at the University of Cape Town, continue their interview with her, diving into how she bridged policy and academic work and her leadership roles. This episode was made in collaboration with Kate Baldwin at Yale University, supported by the Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning and Flematu Fofana, and funded by the Swedish Research Council and the American Political Science Association's Comparative Politics Section. You can find additional interview materials and texts here [bit.ly/GU75_Materials]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Pathbreaking Women in Comparative Politics: Evelyne Huber on Personal and Political Transitions

This episode is an interview with Professor Evelyne Huber of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, conducted as part of our Pathbreaking Women in Comparative Politics series, featuring interviews with pioneering women in political science.   Evelyne Huber is a trailblazing scholar of democracy, inequality and welfare states, former president of the Latin American Studies Association, and an outstanding mentor who has guided and inspired countless students and junior scholars. The interview is conducted by two of these scholars, Caitlin Andrews-Lee, assistant professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Matías Tarillo, director of the Bachelor's Degree in Behavioral Sciences and Adjunct Professor at the Catholic University of Uruguay. We hope you enjoy the conversation!  A transcript of this episode is available here [https://bit.ly/GUCP74]. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Pathbreaking Women in Comparative Politics: Pearl Robinson on Embracing the Unexpected and Crossing Continents

Episode Description: This episode features an interview with Tufts Professor Pearl Robinson, conducted by Anna Mwaba, assistant professor of government at Smith College, and Tumi Makgetla, senior lecturer in political studies at the University of Cape Town. Professor Pearl Robinson is a trailblazing scholar of African politics, former president of the African Studies Association, and a lifelong advocate for amplifying voices of African descent in the academy. Her career spans decades of fieldwork, institution-building, and engaged the African Continent and diaspora. In this episode, the first of a two-part conversation, they discuss the formative experiences that drew Professor Robinson to Political Science, from a transformative year in Bordeaux to two years in the Peace Corps in rural Niger, her influential mentors at Columbia, and her hard-won wisdom about navigating the profession. For additional interview materials, see here: https://bit.ly/GLDep73 [https://bit.ly/GLDep73] For a shortened version of the interview, please see the Spring 2026 APSA Comparative Politics Newsletter: https://bit.ly/4ljKUnq [https://bit.ly/4ljKUnq] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Pathbreaking Women in Comparative Politics: Valerie Bunce on Taking Chances and Living Change

This episode features an interview with Cornell Professor Emerita Valerie Bunce, conducted by Frances Cayton, a PhD student in the Department of Government, and Prisca Jöst, a post-doctoral fellow in the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, at Cornell University on May 23, 2025. Professor Valerie Bunce is one of the most influential voices in comparative politics and international relations. Professor Bunce is the Aaron Binenkorb Professor of International Studies Emerita and Professor of Government at Cornell University, where she previously served as director of the Institute for European Studies. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2010, an author of several pivotal books, including Subversive Institutions: The Design and the Collapse of Socialism and the State, her research has significantly shaped our understanding of democratization, authoritarianism, and post-communist transitions. See here [https://bit.ly/GLD072] for an abridged interview published in the APSA Comparative Politics Newsletter, a glossary of names and terms, and a long-form version of the interview. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Pathbreaking Women in Comparative Politics: Barbara Geddes on Marrying Theory and Evidence in the Study of Political Regimes

This episode features an interview with Barbara Geddes, conducted by Department of Political Science at Yale University graduate students Jonathan Elkobi and Saumyaa Gupta via zoom on April 17, 2025. Professor Barbara Geddes has fundamentally reshaped how political scientists understand authoritarian regimes, state capacity and institutional development. She is currently Professor Emerita of Political Science at UCLA. Born in 1944, she went back to school in her 30s, earning her BA (1978) and then PhD (1986) in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. Widely recognized for her path-breaking theoretical contributions to our understanding of authoritarianism and democratization, she also has also influenced our thinking about research design in comparative politics. Over the course of her career, she has chaired more than 50 dissertations and served as a committee member for more than 50 additional advisees. In 2025, the Comparative Politics Section of the American Political Science Association established the Barbara Geddes Award for Lifetime Achievement in Research, Teaching, and Graduate Mentoring in her honor. See here [https://bit.ly/GLD071] for an abridged interview published in the APSA Comparative Politics Newsletter, a glossary of names and terms, and a long-form version of the interview. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.