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Bal, Mansee, June 21, 2014

Collection ID:
14-022
Date:
June 21, 2014
Scope Content:
Mansee Bal is a Research Entrepreneur with the Environmental Design Consultants in India. Bal first discovered Elinor Ostrom when she began reading for her PhD program at Erasmus University. Bal's research focused on urban lakes, mainly in India with a multidisciplinary focus. After this initial introduction Bal had the opportunity to work with Ostrom at the Ostrom Workshop. Throughout the interview she fondly recalls having Elinor Ostrom as a teacher, Ostrom winning the Nobel Prize, Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop (WOW) Conference and personal memories with Ostrom.
Place:
India
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Basurto, Xavier, July 17, 2014

Collection ID:
14-029
Date:
July 17, 2014
Scope Content:
Xavier Basurto is an Associate Professor of Sustainability Science within the division of Marine Science Conservation at Duke University. Basurto met Elinor Ostrom through Edella Schlager, a professor at University of Arizona. After finished his PhD he applied for a postdoc position at the Ostrom Workshop, which he was accepted to. Basurto later talks about Elinor Ostrom's influence and his participation in the Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop (WOW) Conferences.
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Bower-Bir, Jacob, June 17, 2014

Collection ID:
14-007
Date:
June 17, 2014
Scope Content:
Jacob Bower-Bir is an Assistant Professor at the American University in Cairo. He first met Elinor Ostrom as a student where she was his mentor for five years and chair of his committee. Bower-Bir recalls how fortunate he was to work with Elinor Ostrom before and after the Nobel prize. He also discusses the Ostrom Workshop, the Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop and questions both the Ostroms were pursing answers to. The interview closes with Bower-Bir reflecting on the ways Elinor and Vincent Ostrom influenced him.
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Bruns, Bryan, June 21, 2014

Collection ID:
14-023
Date:
June 21, 2014
Scope Content:
Bryan Bruns is an Independent Consultant Sociologist. Bruns was exposed to the work of Elinor and Vincent Ostrom through mutual colleagues, conferences, and their writing. In 2009 Bruns became a Visiting Scholar at the Ostrom Workshop. He discusses what it was like to be a part of the Ostrom Workshop and the way Elinor Ostrom taught. Later he discusses his own work, Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop, and the Nobel Prize.
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Castle, Emily, July 15, 2014

Collection ID:
14-028
Date:
July 15, 2014
Scope Content:
Emily Castle is the Assistant Director and Librarian at the Ostrom Workshop. She first met Elinor Ostrom at a staff meeting and Elinor was a supervisor of Castle. Castle describes the Ostrom Workshop Library and her typical day as a Librarian. She later discusses preparing and planning the Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop conference. In time she discusses the physical space at the Ostrom Workshop and the community. Castle finishes her interview discussing Elinor Ostrom as a Supervisor, the Nobel Prize, and the Ostrom Workshop without the Ostroms.
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DeMoor, Martina (Tine), June 20, 2014

Collection ID:
14-015
Date:
June 20, 2014
Scope Content:
Martina (Tine) DeMoor is a Professor of Institutions for Collective Action in Historical Perspective and a research leader at the Economic and Social History research group, Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University. In this interview she discusses how she first knew of Elinor (Lin) Ostrom by reading her book Governing the Commons which resulted in her reaching out to Ostrom. The rest of the interview discusses the founding of the International Journal of the Commons, the 2014 Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop (WOW) Conference, and DeMoor's European tribute to Lin Ostrom.
Place:
Chicago, Illiniois and Netherlands
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Evans, Tom, July 23, 2014

Collection ID:
14-032
Date:
July 23, 2014
Scope Content:
Tom Evans is a professor at the University of Arizona in the School of Geography and Development. Evans was hired by Elinor Ostrom and Emilio Moran in 1998 as a post-doctoral scholar at the Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change (CIPEC). During his post-doc he was a co-principle investigator with Elinor Ostrom, working on a biocomplexity Nation Science Foundation grant. Later, Evans became co-director of CIPEC and co-director of the Ostrom Workshop which he discusses at length. He also discusses some of the core research that was going on at the Ostrom Workshop such as the social-ecological system (SES) framework. Evans closes the interview by discussing the Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop Conference and the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
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Fischer, Burnell, June 18, 2014

Collection ID:
14-008
Date:
June 18, 2014
Scope Content:
Burnell Fischer is the Clinical Professor Emeritus in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Fischer discusses his time as the State Forester of Indiana. Fischer wanted more collaboration with a greater variety of stakeholders and he discusses how he made that work. While he was working at the State Forester of Indiana Elinor Ostrom contacted him to come down and speak to her and her graduate students. During this time a collaborative was formed between Indiana University, Purdue University, The Nature Conservancy, and Professor Dan Cole of IUPUI (now Indiana University Bloomington). Fischer then began working at Indiana University where he assisted Elinor Ostrom in teaching. His position moved from work at the Ostrom Workshop to his position as the undergraduate program director at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Fischer recalls his time at the Nobel ceremony and why he was there. The interview concludes discussing the Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop (WOW) and the Ostrom Workshops future.
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Hart, Joan, June 19, 2014

Collection ID:
14-012
Date:
June 19, 2014
Scope Content:
Joan Hart is an art historian and textile specialist. Hart first met Vincent and Elinor Ostrom in Bloomington through political science department parties. Soon after meeting Vincent Ostrom, recognized a connection to Hart through Hart's uncle while they were both at the University of Oregon. Throughout the interview there is discussion of the Ostroms' hobbies such as collecting Native American artifacts like baskets, some of these baskets went on exhibit at the Mathers Museum. Hart goes into detail about the Ostroms' hobby of woodworking, how they were taught, their architectural influence and the pieces the Ostroms' had built which were used throughout the house. This leads to a discussion about the functions of the Ostrom house and the parties they liked to host. Further on Hart describes her time on the schoolboard, how Elinor Ostrom was helpful throughout her campaign. This leads to a discussion about Elinor's recognition for the Nobel Prize and the disparities between men and women in the academic setting. The interview concludes with Hart discussing many examples of Elinor Ostrom's generosity.
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McGinnis, Michael, June 16, 2014

Collection ID:
14-004
Date:
June 16, 2014
Scope Content:
Michael McGinnis is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at Indiana University. McGinnis begins by discussing his interview with the Ostroms for an assistant professor position. He then discusses working with the Ostroms and Political Theory and Policy Analysis within the Ostrom Workshop. McGinnis reflects on his collaboration with Vincent Ostrom while teaching together and Elinor Ostrom through research. The interview closes with McGinnis recounting going to the Nobel Prize ceremony with Elinor Ostrom and working with Elinor Ostrom after the Nobel.
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