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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 …
Interview With Tom Hastings, Tom Hastings, Patricia A. Schechter
Interview With Tom Hastings, Tom Hastings, Patricia A. Schechter
Conflict Resolution Oral Histories
Professor Tom Hastings was interviewed by Professor Patricia Schechter on May 8, 2020, in Portland, Oregon.
In this discussion, Dr. Hastings recounts his professional development as a scholar and practitioner of nonviolence. The first half of the story involves his youth, early activism, and college training in Wisconsin. The second half involves his move to Portland, Oregon in 2000 and his growing involvement with Conflict Resolution at PSU.