Jamila Michener
Professor of Government and Public Policy at Cornell University and inaugural director of the Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures; author and researcher on Medicaid, inequality, and political economy who co-wrote Uncivil Democracy.
Top 3 podcasts with Jamila Michener
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Feb 25, 2026 • 55min
Jamila Michener and Mallory E. Sorelle, "Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Mallory E. Sorelle, a Duke public policy scholar of consumer financial protection, and Jamila Michener, a Cornell professor focused on racial justice and welfare, discuss access to civil justice. They explore who lacks help in eviction, debt, and housing cases. They compare U.S. systems, show how courts shape political standing, and highlight tenant organizing as a route to collective power.
Feb 25, 2026 • 55min
Jamila Michener and Mallory E. Sorelle, "Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Mallory E. Sorelle, a public policy scholar focused on consumer finance and civil justice, and Jamila Michener, a government and public policy expert on Medicaid and inequality, discuss how civil legal problems like eviction and debt disproportionately affect marginalized communities. They explore racial and gendered dynamics, housing’s ties to health and benefits, comparative court practices, and how collective organizing can reshape access to justice and political power.
Feb 25, 2026 • 55min
Jamila Michener and Mallory E. Sorelle, "Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Mallory SoRelle, a public policy professor at Duke who studies consumer finance and policy effects, and Jamila Michener, a Cornell scholar of inequality and racial justice, discuss how civil legal problems like eviction and debt shape political power. They talk about racialized justice gaps, housing’s ties to health and benefits, pandemic-era court changes, and how tenant organizing can build collective power.
