by IPSP | Apr 12, 2020 | COVID-19 |
“What the Coronavirus Curve Teaches Us About Climate Change”. Prof. Paul Slovic, member of the IPSP Scientific Council, president of Decision Research and professor of psychology at the University of Oregon, explains why humans don’t easily grasp the concept of...
by IPSP | Apr 12, 2020 | COVID-19 |
Prof. Rob Reich, IPSP Contributing Author and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University, explains in an op-ed for the WIRED, the dangers of relying on philanthropists during pandemics. “Bill Gates and Jack Ma have stepped in where Donald Trump has failed....
by IPSP | Apr 12, 2020 | COVID-19 |
The new book edited by two of our Scientific Council members, Mary Kaldor and Saskia Sassen, was written just before the crisis and is called “Cities at War” (Columbia University Press, 2020). It came out just a few days ago and may well shed light on the actual...
by IPSP | Apr 12, 2020 | COVID-19 |
“This time is different”. Prof. Saskia Sassen, IPSP Coordinating lead author and sociologist, 2013 Prince of Asturias Award winner, explains to editor Jean Palou of the “Mercurio del Chile” the differences of the COVID-19 economic crisis with the previous crisis....
by IPSP | Apr 11, 2020 | COVID-19 |
“The coronavirus hardly affects any rich person”. Professor Saskia Sassen, IPSP Coordinating lead author and sociologist, 2013 Prince of Asturias Award winner, analyzes the impact of the pandemic on cities and argues that both this situation and climate...
