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Interview With Mel Gurtov, Mel Gurtov, Jacob Hutchins
Interview With Mel Gurtov, Mel Gurtov, Jacob Hutchins
Conflict Resolution Oral Histories
Professor Mel Gurtov was interviewed on May 21, 2020, by Jacob Hutchins in Portland, Oregon.
In this interview, Gurtov discusses his career trajectory and history, detailing his involvement with release of the Pentagon Papers and his work studying the Vietnam War for the government. He explains how he came to teach political science and international studies at Portland State University, and his part in building and implementing the Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution program. He gives his views on the nature and value of political science regarding international conflict, and answers questions about his shifting political position during the war …