The Importance of Public Engagement

Synopsis: Interdisciplinary, thoughtful perspectives from eight top researchers in different subject areas exploring the question of how to constructively involve the public in pressing societal issues.
Runtime: 13 mins. | Production year: 2016
Featured researchers:

  • Mark Bevir, Professor of Political Science, UC Berkeley
  • Frans de Waal (1948-2024), Charles Howard Candler Professor of Primate Behavior in the Department of Psychology, Emory University
  • Emilie Hafner-Burton,  the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of International Justice and Human Rights, UC San Diego 
  • Andy Hoffman, Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan
  • David Hollinger, Preston Hotchkis Professor of History Emeritus, UC Berkeley
  • Martin Jay, Ehrman Professor of European History Emeritus, UC Berkeley
  • Josiah Ober, Professor of Political Science and Classics, Stanford University
  • Philip Zimbardo (1933-2024), Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Stanford University