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Coming Together: An Oral History of the Ostroms and their Scholarly Impact on Problem Solving, 2014

Collection ID: ohrc117
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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

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