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New Books in Public Policy

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Democracy
Inequality
Refugee Governance
Activism
Race and Ambivalence
Global Displacement
Immigration Policy
Youth Political Participation
Citizenship
Education
Homelessness
Civic Engagement
Neoliberalism
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Political Belonging
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Flint Water Crisis
Paris
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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

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The consequences of U.S. border policies through the experiences of Honduran migrants. Hondurans have been at the heart of some of the most visible migration phenomena in the last few years, as well as the direct target of anti-immigrant rhetoric and... more

The Violence of Protection: Policing, Immigration Law, and Asian American Women (Duke UP, 2026) examines U.S. laws designed to rescue immigrant survivors from gender and sexual violence only if they agree to cooperate with policing. Drawing upon ethn... more

Around the globe, far-right political parties and movements are on the march, winning popular support, legislative seats, and presidencies--and stoking widespread fears of the revival of fascism. What to make of this terrifying drift? In this timely,... more

How the rise of the culture wars afflicts the politics of education.

On August 9, 2022, the Denton Independent School District held a meeting to address complaints about its libraries. Like so many districts in Texas and across the country, Denton h... more

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Doug Crandell
Author, 22 Cents an Hour
Cornell University Press
Episode: Doug Crandell, "Twenty-Two Cents an Hour: Disability Rights and the Fight to End Subminimum Wages" (Cornell UP, 2022)
Sunmin Kim
Associate Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College and author
Dartmouth College
Episode: Sunmin Kim, "The Unruly Facts of Race: The Politics of Knowledge Production in the Early Twentieth-Century Immigration Debate" (U Chicago Press, 2026)
Dr. Monica Wang
Author of The Collective Cure, Upstream Solutions for Better Public Health
Boston University / public health researcher
Episode: ⁠The Collective Cure: Upstream Solutions for Better Public Health⁠
Andreas Malm
Associate Professor of Human Ecology at Lund University; author
Lund University
Episode: Andreas Malm and Wim Carton, "The Long Heat: Climate Politics When It’s Too Late" (Verso Books, 2025)
Courtney Humphries
Author of Climate Change and the Future of Boston
Anthem Press
Episode: Courtney Humphries, "Climate Change and the Future of Boston" (Anthem Press, 2026)
Trevor Brown
Author of Rural Versus Urban, The Growing Divide That Threatens Democracy
Princeton University Press
Episode: Suzanne Mettler and Trevor E. Brown, "Rural Versus Urban: The Growing Divide That Threatens Democracy" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Biko Koenig
Assistant Professor in the Government and Public Policy Programs at Franklin & Marshall College; co-founder of Research Action
Franklin & Marshall College; Research Action
Episode: Biko Koenig, "Worker Centered: Allyship & Action in the Contemporary Labor Movement" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Maya Kornberg
Author of Stuck! How Money, Media and Violence Prevent Change in Congress
Brendan Center for Justice at NYU Law (Senior Fellow)
Episode: Stuck: How Money, Media and Violence Prevent Change in Congress
Jacob Stegenga
Professor of Philosophy at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Nanyang Technological University
Episode: Jacob Stegenga, "Heart of Science: A Philosophy of Scientific Inquiry" (U Chicago Press, 2026)

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Miranda Melcher
Host affiliated with The New Books Network; engages scholars in conversations about publishings in public policy and related fields
Stephen Pimpare
Host affiliated with New Books Network; specializes in public policy and social science topics

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4.2 out of 5 stars from 55 ratings
  • Ezra Klein probably gets not a few show ideas by listening to THIS podcast.

    1300 Episodes!!

    This is the podcast the other podcasters listen to.

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    United Statesa year ago
  • Great Public Communication

    I’m so happy to see academia communicating with the masses. I think it is an important thing that doesn’t happen very often, and this podcast does a great job.

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    Colindro "THE DAMAGER"
    United States3 years ago
  • Too long

    Interesting but why is it so long

    Very long 10 min it’s enough

    C’est trop long shorten and efficiency

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    Adrienlegrand
    France5 years ago
  • Too long

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Andreas Malm and Wim Carton, "The Long Heat: Climate Politics When It’s Too Late" (Verso Books, 2025)
Q: What is termination shock in solar geoengineering, and why is it such a significant risk if this technology is deployed?
Termination shock refers to a possible abrupt warming rebound if geoengineering is stopped while emissions continue; it could trigger a rapid, severe spike in temperatures that ecosystems and societies would struggle to adapt to, making the governance and timing of such tech crucial.
Andreas Malm and Wim Carton, "The Long Heat: Climate Politics When It’s Too Late" (Verso Books, 2025)
Q: Why do you describe carbon dioxide removal technologies as 'magic' in many cases, and what are the risks of treating them as silver bullets for climate policy models?
Because many of these technologies lack proven scalability, have significant side effects, and rely on optimistic assumptions; treating them as magical fixes diverts attention from reducing emissions and can lead to dangerous reliance on unproven solutions.
Andreas Malm and Wim Carton, "The Long Heat: Climate Politics When It’s Too Late" (Verso Books, 2025)
Q: Could you go into a little bit more detail about the three major topics—adaptation, carbon removal, and geoengineering—and why you focus on these three as major options beyond mitigation?
The three options are the remaining avenues once mitigation is seen as insufficient; they are possible approaches but each carries constraints and may entrench inequality or create new risks, so the book analyzes them critically rather than treating them as straightforward replacements for reducing fossil fuels.
Suzanne Mettler and Trevor E. Brown, "Rural Versus Urban: The Growing Divide That Threatens Democracy" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: Can you summarize how sequential polarization unfolds in the rural-urban divide?
Sequential polarization unfolds in two to three steps: first place-based inequality emerges as rural economies falter, then rural voters develop resentment toward urban, educated elites, and finally conservative organizations, including churches and gun groups, reinforce these divisions, leading to a persistent political split across elections and policy debates.
Jennifer Randles, "Living Diaper to Diaper: The Hidden Crisis of Poverty and Motherhood" (U California Press, 2026)
Q: What are diaper banks, and what role do they play in addressing the crisis?
Diaper banks collect donations and distribute diapers through community partners, acting as both a relief mechanism and an advocate for broader public policy changes to ensure a more systematic, long-term solution.

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What is New Books in Public Policy about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show features scholars and authors discussing recently published research and books in public policy, often pairing a guest with a host to unpack methodology, policy implications, and real-world impact. Episodes frequently center on topics like immigration, inequality, civil justice, transportation policy, environmental issues, and governance, with conversations grounded in archival work, field research, and critical policy analysis. A standout aspect is the strong academic bent combined with accessible storytelling, making complex topics legible for a broad audience of practitioners, students, and researchers. The format often emphasizes the interplay between theory and practical policy outcomes, and guests range from university profe... more

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