4 episodes

Uncertainty is all around us, but the challenges presented by the unknown are rarely fully acknowledged – and virtually never embraced. This podcast is a series of four conversations recorded at the STEPS Centre's 'Politics of Uncertainty' conference in 2019.

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Uncertainty is all around us, but the challenges presented by the unknown are rarely fully acknowledged – and virtually never embraced. This podcast is a series of four conversations recorded at the STEPS Centre's 'Politics of Uncertainty' conference in 2019.

    #4 - Security & terrorism / migration

    #4 - Security & terrorism / migration

    Episode #4: Uncertainty in security & terrorism and migration. A conversation with:
    - Gabe Mythen, University of Liverpool
    - Dorte Thorsen, University of Sussex
    - Chair: Rose Cairns, STEPS Centre
    For more resources on uncertainty, visit steps-centre.org/uncertainty
     

    • 23 min
    #3 - Disease outbreaks / climate change / disasters

    #3 - Disease outbreaks / climate change / disasters

    Episode #3: Uncertainty in climate change models & response, disease outbreaks, and disasters & emergencies. A conversation with:
    - Melissa Leach, Institute of Development Studies
    - Lyla Mehta, Institute of Development Studies
    - Mark Pelling, King’s College London
    - Chair: Marina Apgar, STEPS Centre
    For more resources on uncertainty, visit steps-centre.org/uncertainty

    • 21 min
    #2 - Critical infrastructure / technology

    #2 - Critical infrastructure / technology

    Episode #2: Uncertainty in critical infrastructures / reliability / technology & innovation. A conversation with:
    - Patrick van Zwanenberg, CENIT, Argentina
    - Emery Roe, University of California, Berkeley
    - Chair: Andy Stirling, STEPS Centre
    For more resources on uncertainty, visit steps-centre.org/uncertainty

    • 16 min
    #1: Finance & banking / insurance / governance

    #1: Finance & banking / insurance / governance

    EPISODE #1 Uncertainty in finance & banking, insurance, and governance - a conversation with:
    - Leon Wansleben, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne
    - Leigh Johnson, University of Oregon
    - Bernardo Rangoni, European University Institute
    - Chair: Ian Scoones, STEPS Centre
    For more resources on uncertainty, visit steps-centre.org/uncertainty

    • 18 min

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