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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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England, Julie, July 23, 2014

Collection ID:
14-030
Date:
July 23, 2014
Scope Content:
Julie England is an adjunct instructor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington. England discusses her work on databases that began with the common-pool resources (CPR) database and evolved with new projects in the Ostrom Workshop. She also discusses the technological changes in the Ostrom Workshop, the creation of the Center for the Study of Institutions, Populations and Environmental Change, and the Workshop on the Workshop Conference. The interview then discusses the Ostroms on a personal level including Manitoulin Island and the Ostrom Workshop after the Ostroms.
Place:
Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
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  2. Coming Together: An Oral History of the Ostroms and their Scholarly Impact on Problem Solving, 2014

Meinzen-Dick, Ruth, June 20, 2014

Collection ID:
14-013
Date:
June 20, 2014
Scope Content:
In this interview Meinzen-Dick discusses her relationship with Elinor (Lin) Ostrom and how they met, through the International Food Policy Research Institute and the International Association for Study of the Commons (IASC). She goes on to discuss collaboration through the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CIGAR), avoiding hagiography, the IASC conferences, the Ostrom Workshop, and Elinor Ostrom's influence as a role model for women faculty.
Place:
England, India, and Philippines
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  2. Coming Together: An Oral History of the Ostroms and their Scholarly Impact on Problem Solving, 2014