Join host Nic Sorice as he interviews members of Mercy College's International Relations and Diplomacy program on their thesis projects. Topics will range from the Uighur persecution in Xinjiang China to the failure of humanitarian efforts in Rwanda. Cover art photo provided by Mauricio Artieda on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@macphoto
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Hello listener, thanks for tuning in. It's been a while, but we're back with a very special episode of Capstones! Usually this show is just one student speaking about their senior thesis. This episode takes you inside of the class so you can see what the weekly process of creating these papers looks like. The next few will also be weird ones, with …
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Ethical Limits of Humanitarianism w/ Alejandra Biaggi
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On this episode, Nic sits down with Alejandra Biaggi to discuss her work researching the ethical limits of humanitarianism, and their impact on the Rwandan Genocide. Alejandra currently works for Human Rights Watch, and is a senior at Mercy College. They discuss the importance of advocacy and research, the political nature of humanitarian aid, and …
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China in Peru w/ Alexis Hernandez
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On this episode of Capstones, Nic speaks over Skype with Alexis Hernandez about China's expanding influence in Latin America. They also discuss the treatment of indigenous peoples during infrastructure development, the pitfalls of capitalism and neoliberalism, and what Alexis would do if she was Minister of Peruvian Education. The sound quality isn…
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#MuslimsTogether w/ Mekelzum Wague
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In the first episode of Capstones, host, Nic Sorice, sits down with Mekelzum Wague to discuss her paper, "Could This Be the Start of Ethnic Integration in Xinjiang?" They talk about the persecution of the Uighur, their history, settler-colonial theory, and how Mekelzum became interested in the Uighur to begin with.…
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