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Episode 201: Death by a Thousand Cuts

Episode 201: Death by a Thousand Cuts

FromScholars Strategy Network's No Jargon


Episode 201: Death by a Thousand Cuts

FromScholars Strategy Network's No Jargon

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Dec 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

No one likes to believe they would be on the wrong side of history. Most of us prefer to think that in times of crisis, we would do the right thing -- we wouldn’t be complicit in evil. Yet every day, individuals just doing their jobs make decisions that harm people. And when many members of an organization make many small, harmful decisions, that builds up. Professor Ashley Nickels lays out how organizational decisions and structures can lead to real acts of evil that harm individuals and whole communities, how this played out in Flint, Michigan, and what can be done to prevent tragedy before it strikes. Check out Nickels’ book with Guy Adams and Danny Balfour, Unmasking Administrative Evil Read her SSN brief, Stabilization and Equity - Responses to Urban Fiscal Crisis in Flint, Michigan, and Beyond Donate to support No Jargon at www.scholars/donate
Released:
Dec 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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No Jargon, the Scholars Strategy Network’s weekly podcast, presents interviews with top university scholars on the politics, policy problems, and social issues facing the nation. Powerful research, intriguing perspectives -- and no jargon. Find show notes and plain-language research briefs on hundreds of topics at www.scholarsstrategynetwork.org/nojargon.