The Global Development Experiment podcast brings to the forefront the two questions most of today’s generation are asking related to international development: What happened? And, did it work? We talk to leading human rights activists, women's rights activists, conflict resolution experts, and “democratic contractors” who built the current international development model to discuss the successes and failures of their efforts over the past several decades, and the implications on future work in the field.
Today’s generation has a vastly different worldview than the generations that have preceded it. Most were born after the fall of the Berlin Wall; they grew up in a world absent of an ideological battle, but with an internet connection and a fluency in social media. Although more inclusive and tolerant, they remain skeptical – of institutions, of government, and their proposed solutions to global challenges.
Your three eclectic hosts, who themselves represent a mix of skepticism and experience, are: Fron Nahzi, who — with an unmistakable New York accent and Balkan outlook on life — brings over 25 years of experience developing democratic projects in Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Caucuses (though TBD if these countries are, in fact, more democratic); Kaleigh Schwalbe, the mid-career optimist of the group, who often uses her master’s in conflict resolution to settle disputes between her other co-hosts; and, Laura Chuckray, who brings dry humor and direct questions, and like most millennials, is still trying to figure out what she’s doing with her life.
