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Ebola!

Political economist Kendra Dupuy and epidemics expert Preben Aavitsland meet with political scientist Åse Gilje Østensen to discuss the challenges presented by the ongoing outbreak of ebola.

Ebola
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CDC Global Health

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Kendra Dupuy works for the Anti-Corruption Resource Centre U4. She is a political economist focusing on the extractives industries and company-community relations, corporate social responsibility, benefit-sharing mechanisms, and transparency. Read more about U4.

Preben Aavitsland is the director of Epidemi, a Norwegian institution that does research and gives advice on epidemics and preparedness to public institutions at European, national and local level. Read more about Epidemi.

Åse Gilje Østensen hosts the debate. She is a PhD graduate from the University of Bergen’s Department of Comparative Politics, who now works at the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy in Bergen.