UAR Remixed

Urban Affairs Review

UAR Remixed is the companion podcast to Urban Affairs Review, an academic journal focused on urban politics. We interview scholars, practitioners, activists, and more about urban life, culture, political economy, and history. Check out our website for more information, show notes, transcripts, and more: https://www.urbanaffairsreview.com/uar-remixed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. EPISODE 1

    The Local Politics of Public Health (Part 1)

    In this two-part miniseries, UAR Remixed speaks with several authors from the journal’s recent symposium, “The Intrinsic Relationship between Local Politics and Public Health.” We speak with the authors about their research, which covers a wide breadth of topics and ideas at the intersection of public health and politics in local contexts. In Part 1, we meet the authors and learn more about the big questions and pressing issues that prompted them to do this research. In Part 2, we’ll be thinking about the inherently political nature of public health policy, and how our present political climate is affecting public health research and institutions at the local level.    The Symposium  Guests Nátalia de Paula Moreira, PhD. Postdoctoral Researcher, Wesleyan University.  Sarah Gollust, PhD. Professor, Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota.  Andrew Kelly, PhD. Associate Professor of Public Health, Cal State East Bay. Didi Kuo, PhD. Center Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University.  Holly Jarman, PhD. Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy and Global Public Health, University of Michigan.  Patricia Strach, PhD. Professor, Political Science, University at Albany.  Kathleen Sullivan, PhD. Professor, Political Science, Ohio University.  Charley Willison, PhD. Assistant Professor of Public Health at Cornell University.  The Collaborative on Media and Messaging (COMM) Public Health Governance Lab Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    The Local Politics of Public Health (Part 2)

    In this two-part miniseries, UAR Remixed speaks with several authors from the journal’s recent symposium, “The Intrinsic Relationship between Local Politics and Public Health.” We speak with the authors about their research, which covers a wide breadth of topics and ideas at the intersection of public health and politics in local contexts. In Part 1, we meet the authors and learn more about the big questions and pressing issues that prompted them to do this research. In Part 2, we’ll be thinking about the inherently political nature of public health policy, and how our present political climate is affecting public health research and institutions at the local level.    The Symposium  Guests Nátalia de Paula Moreira, PhD. Postdoctoral Researcher, Wesleyan University.  Sarah Gollust, PhD. Professor, Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota.  Andrew Kelly, PhD. Associate Professor of Public Health, Cal State East Bay. Didi Kuo, PhD. Center Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University.  Holly Jarman, PhD. Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy and Global Public Health, University of Michigan.  Patricia Strach, PhD. Professor, Political Science, University at Albany.  Kathleen Sullivan, PhD. Professor, Political Science, Ohio University.  Charley Willison, PhD. Assistant Professor of Public Health at Cornell University.  The Collaborative on Media and Messaging (COMM) Public Health Governance Lab Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    40 min
  3. New Books: The Equitably Resilient City

    EPISODE 3

    New Books: The Equitably Resilient City

    Featuring Lawrence Vale and Zachary Lamb, co-authors of The Equitably Resilient City: Solidarities and Struggles in the Face of Climate Crisis, published in 2024 by MIT Press. Their book, which draws on research from twelve unique case studies around the world, asks how cities can respond to climate change and still commit to maintaining and improving the lives of their most disadvantaged residents.   Links:  The Equitably Resilient City: Solidarities and Struggles in the Face of Climate Crisis (OPEN ACCESS)  The Resilient Cities Housing Initiative, MIT  The Equitably Resilient City, MIT    Guests:  Lawrence Vale, MIT  Zachary Lamb, UC Berkeley  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    37 min
  4. New Books: Not in my Gayborhood!

    EPISODE 4

    New Books: Not in my Gayborhood!

    Featuring Theodore Greene, author of Not in My Gayborhood! Gay Neighborhoods and the Rise of the Vicarious Citizen from Columbia University Press (2024). Not in My Gayborhood explores “gayborhoods” in Washington, DC, Greene investigates how neighborhoods retain their cultural identities even as their inhabitants change. Get the book! Not in My Gayborhood! Gay Neighboorhoods and the Rise of the Vicarious Citizen, Columbia University Press (2024) Guest: Theo Greene, Assistant Professor, Bowdoin College Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
  5. New Books: Urban Power

    EPISODE 5

    New Books: Urban Power

    Featuring Ben Bradlow, author of Urban Power: Democracy and Inequality in São Paulo and Johannesburg published in 2024 by Princeton University Press. Urban Power examines how social inequalities are created and addressed through the urban built environment by comparing the case studies of São Paulo and Johannesburg. Get the book!Urban Power: Democracy and Inequality in São Paulo and Johannesburg, Benjamin Bradlow. Princeton University Press, 2024. GuestBen Bradlow, Assistant Professor of Sociology and International Affairs, Princeton University Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
  6. New Books: Contested City

    EPISODE 6

    New Books: Contested City

    Featuring Alissa Walter, author of Contested City: Citizen Advocacy and Survival in Modern Baghdad published in 2025 by Stanford University Press. Contested City charts the political history of modern Baghdad and how residents navigated and negotiated with the state through periods of economic growth, war, and sanctions. Get the book!Contested City: Citizen Advocacy and Survival in Modern Baghdad. Alissa Walter. Stanford University Press, 2025. GuestAlissa Walter, Associate Professor of History, Seattle Pacific University Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min
  7. New Books: Solidarity Cities

    EPISODE 7

    New Books: Solidarity Cities

    Featuring Maliha Safri, Marianna Pavlovskaya, Craig Borowiak, and Stephen Healy, authors of Solidarity Cities: Confronting Racial Capitalism, Mapping Transformation, published by University of Minnesota Press. Solidarity Cities explores the diverse practices of cooperation and mutual support as alternatives to racial capitalism through case studies of Philadelphia, Worcester, MA, and New York City. Get the book!Solidarity Cities: Confronting Racial Capitalism, Mapping Transformation. Maliha Safri, Marianna Pavlovska, Craig Borowiak, and Stephen Healy. University of Minnesota Press, 2025. [OPEN ACCESS] GuestsMaliha Safri, Professor, Drew University Marianna Pavlovskaya, Professor, Hunter College Craig Borowiak, Professor, Haverford College Stephen Healy, Associate Professor, Western Sydney University Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 min
  8. New Books: Unruly Domestication

    EPISODE 8

    New Books: Unruly Domestication

    Join us for our conversation with Dr. Kristin Skrabut, author of Unruly Domestication: Poverty, Family, and Statecraft in Urban Peru, published in 2024 by the University of Texas Press. Unruly Domestication explores how Peru's "war on poverty" took shape in the city of Lima through extensive ethnographic research to better understand how the politics of poverty, statecraft, and family structure become entangled. Guest Kristin Skrabut, Assistant Professor, Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning, Tufts University Get the book! Unruly Domestication: Poverty, Family, and Statecraft in Urban Peru by Kristin Skrabut, University of Texas Press, 2024 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min
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UAR Remixed is the companion podcast to Urban Affairs Review, an academic journal focused on urban politics. We interview scholars, practitioners, activists, and more about urban life, culture, political economy, and history. Check out our website for more information, show notes, transcripts, and more: https://www.urbanaffairsreview.com/uar-remixed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Urban Affairs Review
  • Episodes
    34
  • Seasons
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Urban Affairs Review
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