Interviews highlights

Interview

Social Inclusion February 2020>

Janet Currie,Profesora de Economía y Asuntos Públicos en la Universidad de Princeton (Nueva Jersey)

Janet Currie, a worldwide authority in the analysis of the effects of socioeconomic differences, explains the correlation between family income levels and school outcomes.

“Inequality is a threat to democracy because it deprives poor people of their rights”

Interview

Science Social Inclusion October 2019>

Elizabeth Rasekoala,President of African Gong

Elizabeth Rasekoala, President of African Gong, defends the importance of science as a tool for social transformation and talks to us about the need for acquiring basic scientific literacy in order to be able to think critically.

“Diversity makes science better”

Interview

Social Inclusion June 2019>

Sorcha Edwards,Secretary General of Housing Europe

Poor housing conditions have repercussions on the health and progress of citizens. Sorcha Edwards, secretary general of Housing Europe, talks to us about the relationship between housing and social inclusion.

“Living in a bad neighbourhood and poor-quality housing makes progress very difficult”

Interviews by subject area

Social Inclusion

“To alleviate poverty, there are small investments that can have an enormous impact”

“Inequality is a threat to democracy because it deprives poor people of their rights”

“Fair society, healthy lives”

“A science-informed approach specifically refers to understanding how problems develop”

“Regulating the work of undocumented immigrants in the care sector is a priority”

Education

“We have undervalued the importance of personal interrelations in education”

“To reduce inequality, we have to do more in early childhood”

Science

“Science issues are increasingly pressing civic issues”

“You must not measure everybody using the same set of criteria”

Chemical pollution does not just have an impact on human health; it also has an impact on our economy

«Science was never intended to be in the market, but today it’s a commodity»

«If we are capable of living healthily, living more years does not mean more dependency»

Culture

“The most important contribution of the arts is giving identity to a country or region”

"When at-risk youths come into contact with the arts, their academic achievement and their civic and social engagement improve"

“Culture belongs to the upper classes. It is hard to attract families with lower education levels”

“The profile of the Spanish cultural consumer is similar to its European counterpart”

“No matter what the economy does, art and culture will continue to function”