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Stratification

Stratification—whether by class, income level, or other categories—plays a major role in shaping human cultures around the world. This research stream highlights recent research from across the UC Berkeley campus related to stratification, inequality, and the invisible lines that divide us.

December 21, 2020 by Chuck Kapelke

VIDEO: Disaster and Displacement - Inequalities in Climate Migration

Recorded on Dec. 11, 2020, this "Matrix on Point" panel addressed the consequences of climate migration.

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  • Environment
  • Cities
  • Governance
  • Matrix
  • Stratification
 
  • December 5, 2020 by Chuck Kapelke

    VIDEO: The Economic Consequences of COVID-19

    A panel of scholars weighed in on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    • COVID-19
    • Governance
    • Stratification
     
  • December 5, 2020 by Chuck Kapelke

    VIDEO: Matrix on Point: The New Authoritarians

    A "Matrix on Point" panel discussion focused on the rise of right-wing autocrats around the world.

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    • Governance
    • Stratification
     
  • October 16, 2020 by Chuck Kapelke

    Video: "Authors Meet Critics: Black in Place: The Spatial Aesthetics of Race in a Post-Chocolate City"

    Recorded on October 7, 2020, this video features Dr. Brandi Thompson Summers, Assistant Professor of Geography and Global Metropolitan Studies at UC Berkeley, discussing her book Black in Place: The Spatial Aesthetics of Race in a Post-Chocolate City, with Nikki Jones, Professor of African American Studies.

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    • Cities
    • Matrix
    • Stratification
    • Environment
     
  • September 28, 2020 by Chuck Kapelke

    Katharina Pistor, "Code of Capital"

    A Matrix Distinguished Lecture by Katharina Pistor provided an overview of her book, The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality.

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    • Governance
    • Matrix
    • Stratification
     
  • September 28, 2020 by Chuck Kapelke

    Video: Homelessness and the Bay Area Housing Crisis

    On September 21, 2020, a panel of researchers, advocates, and medical practitioners joined a "Matrix on Point" discussion focused on homelessness and the San Francisco Bay Area’s housing crisis.

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    • Cities
    • Governance
    • Stratification
     
  • August 26, 2020 by Chuck Kapelke

    Q&A: Christopher Carter on Indigenous Autonomy

    A PhD candidate in UC Berkeley’s Department of Political Science researches the causes and consequences of indigenous autonomy in the Americas

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    • Governance
    • Identities
    • Stratification
    • Environment
     
  • July 29, 2020 by Chuck Kapelke

    Q&A: Dan Lindheim on Police and the Community

    An interview with the former Oakland City Administrator — and member of a new Matrix Research Team on police and the community.

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    • Governance
    • Cities
    • Stratification
     
  • May 6, 2020 by Shakiba Mashayekhi

    Disaster Preparedness and Seeking Equity Amidst COVID-19

    An interview with Sarah Vaughn, Assistant Professor in the UC Berkeley Department of Anthropology, on how different communities prepare for and respond to pandemics and disasters.

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    • COVID-19
    • Wellness
    • Identities
    • Stratification
     
  • April 21, 2020 by Irene Bloemraad and Jasmijn Slootjes

    COVID-19 is blind to legal status, but can disproportionately hurt immigrants

     COVID-19 is blind to legal status, but can still disproportionately hurt immigrants, argue Jasmijn Slootjes and Irene Bloemraad from the Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative

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    • COVID-19
    • Wellness
    • Identities
    • Stratification
    • Mortality
     
  • April 13, 2020 by Isha Ray

    Hand-washing in the Time of COVID-19

    In the era of COVID-19, the public health directive to "wash your hands" is a challenge for people with limited access to clean water, writes UC Berkeley researcher Isha Ray.

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    • COVID-19
    • Wellness
    • Stratification
    • Sustenance
    • Mortality
     

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