An Interview with Elinor Ostrom

Margaret Levi, Editor of the Annual Review of Political Science, talks with Elinor Ostrom. In this prefatory interview, Dr. Ostrom talks about her personal journey in academia, not only as a woman, but also as a non-traditional student who worked outside of academia before pursuing graduate work. She discusses her belief in collaboration and multi-disciplinary research, as well as her research in common-pool resources and governance. Read more about Elinor Ostrom online at http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.polisci.090808.123259. Read the interview transcript online at: http://www.annualreviews.org/userimages/ContentEditor/1326999553977/ElinorOstromTranscript.pdf.