"Office Hours" by SAIS Europe
"Office Hours" podcast by Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Affairs (SAIS) Europe is exploring important international issues through informal “office hour” style conversations. The aim of the podcast is to bring expert insights and discussions to the broader community through 30-minute engaging conversations between professors and students.
"Office Hours" by SAIS Europe
Episode 1: Transnational Advocacy and Climate Activism
In our first episode, Office Hours' host Audrey Lodes sits down with current SAIS student Daniel Lubin and Professor Nina Hall to discuss what transnational advocacy means and the ever-important role of domestic actors within international movements.
The conversation touches upon Nina Hall's new book called "Transnational Advocacy in the Digital Era" which is a product of five years of research exploring how international groups and activists utilize technology to mobilize around global issues.
Organizations like MoveOn, GetUp, and Campact are able to organize and reach large audiences about issues like climate change, trade, and humanitarian crises. But how do these movements spread internationally from the United States to Hungary, New Zealand, Brazil, Sweden, and beyond and what is the role of media and technology?
Daniel Lubin was drawn to Hall's work from his own experience as one of the founders of Na'amod, a British protest group mobilizing the Jewish community in the United Kingdom against the Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank.