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Kristian Williams, "Policing the Progressive City: Portland, Oregon, from Settlement to Uprising" (AK Press, 2026)

Q: What were the lasting impacts of the professional era on Portland's policing and governance?

Professionalization insulated police from political control, creating semi-autonomous departments, reinforcing tenure for chiefs, and shifting power away from civil authorities; this set the stage for later shifts toward community policing and ongoing debates about accountability and democratic control.

Kristian Williams, "Policing the Progressive City: Portland, Oregon, from Settlement to Uprising" (AK Press, 2026)

Q: How did Marie Aki's story illustrate the relationship between policing, gender, sexuality, and subversion in early 20th-century Portland?

Aki's professional status and lesbian identity exposed the tension between state surveillance and personal autonomy; as authorities labeled her a 'dangerous red,' her sexuality was weaponized in the trial, revealing how policing and political repression intersected with gender and sexuality in that era.

Kristian Williams, "Policing the Progressive City: Portland, Oregon, from Settlement to Uprising" (AK Press, 2026)

Q: What is the central argument of your book and how does starting with Portland illuminate policing in a national context?

The city's early colonial foundations and subsequent governance structures created a unique, layered pattern of racial hierarchy and political patronage that shaped policing from the outset; focusing on Portland allows us to trace how professionalization, community policing, and civil rights activism interacted with these local structures to produce a national dynamic in policing reform.

Erica Bornstein, "A Revolution of Rules: The Regulatory Reform of India's Nonprofit Sector" (Stanford UP, 2025)

Q: What do you mean by 'writing the horizon line' in policy work, and how does that help us understand regulation as a social process?

Writing the horizon line is about envisioning future rules that can enable or constrain action; the process is collaborative, iterative, and political, with workshops producing a unified voice that negotiates with the state and shapes public understanding.

Erica Bornstein, "A Revolution of Rules: The Regulatory Reform of India's Nonprofit Sector" (Stanford UP, 2025)

Q: Can you explain why India became the focus for this project and how that connects to the global trend you describe?

India offers a vivid case of how a vibrant civil society interacts with rapidly changing regulation, illustrating a broader global shift toward governance of philanthropy and a shift from associational freedom to a counter-revolution that tightens oversight.

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This channel features scholars and practitioners discussing recently published work across public policy, economics, law, and social science. Episodes frequently center on regulation, public institutions, and the political economy of policy choices, with deep dives into topics like nonprofit governance, global finance, climate politics, platform regulation, health policy, and race and civil rights. Guests are typically academics, authors, and researchers who bring historical context, methodological rigor, and policy implications, often connecting theory to real-world case studies. A standout pattern is the emphasis on critical, long-form conversations that connect scholarly work to public understanding, with attention to democratic processe... more

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