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Perspectives on Researching and Practicing Anti-nuclear Activism: How Academics and Activists Think About Disarmament
Overview
In this panel discussion, nuclear historians Luc-Andre Brunet and Anna-Mart van Wyk join Alicia Sanders Zakre of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning NGO ICAN (the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) to discuss how academics and activists approach the topics of nuclear disarmament and anti-nuclear activism. They will also explore the opportunities and challenges around academics and NGOs working together, showcasing recent collaborations on the history of anti-nuclear activism ranging from academic outputs to public education.
Related Resources:
Wilson Center Digital Archive: Anti-Nuclear Peace Movements
Online Course: Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons
Speakers
Luc-André Brunet
Anna-Mart Van Wyk
Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Alicia Sanders-Zakre
Hosted By
History and Public Policy Program
The History and Public Policy Program makes public the primary source record of 20th and 21st century international history from repositories around the world, facilitates scholarship based on those records, and uses these materials to provide context for classroom, public, and policy debates on global affairs. Read more
Nuclear Proliferation International History Project
The Nuclear Proliferation International History Project is a global network of individuals and institutions engaged in the study of international nuclear history through archival documents, oral history interviews, and other empirical sources. At the Wilson Center, it is part of the Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program. Read more
Cold War International History Project
The Cold War International History Project supports the full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the Cold War. Through an award winning Digital Archive, the Project allows scholars, journalists, students, and the interested public to reassess the Cold War and its many contemporary legacies. It is part of the Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program. Read more
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