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RevDem Podcast
RevDem Podcast is brought to you by the Review of Democracy, the online journal of the CEU Democracy Institute. The Review of Democracy is dedicated to the reinvigoration, survival, and prosperity of democracies worldwide and to generating innovative cross-regional dialogues. RevDem Podcast offers in-depth conversations in four main areas: rule of law, political economy and inequalities, the history of ideas, and democracy and culture.
Episodes
RevDem PodcastEx-Ministers as Constitutional Judges - In Conversation with Mathias Möschel
Debates about the politicization of constitutional courts are as old as the institution itself. The concept’s originator, Hans Kelsen, emphasized the…
RevDem PodcastTrapped in the Cycle? – Giorgos Venizelos on the Year of Elections and Politics of (Anti-)Populism
Populism is often framed as a challenge to democracy. Butwhat about anti-populism? Does opposing populism protect democratic institutions, or does it risk…
RevDem PodcastHistorical Archives of the European Union - a Space of Knowledge Production
Historical Archives of the EuropeanUnion - a Space of Knowledge Production Adrian Matus interviews Jacqueline Gordon (Communication Specialist at the…
RevDem PodcastWhy Eco-authoritarianism Is Not the Solution – Nomi Claire Lazar and Jeremy Wallace on Why, Despite Its Many Flaws, We Should Stick to Democracy in Our Quest to Solve the Climate Crisis
We are thrilled to bring you the next episode of our monthlyspecial in cooperation with the Journal of Democracy. In the framework of this new partnership, our…
RevDem PodcastHow the European Council Leads - In Conversation with Martina Vass
The European Council brings together all of the heads andstates of government of the European Union in order to drive policy. In the last decade the EU has…
RevDem PodcastPolitical Capacity: Gianna Englert on the Liberal Struggle for Democracy
Is democracy sustainable without informed, virtuous, and engaged citizens? Can political institutions shape the kind of citizenry democracy needs? These…
RevDem PodcastLost Souls: Soviet Displaced Persons and the Cold War Struggle
What happens when war leaves millions stranded, stateless, and unwanted? In this episode of the Review of Democracy podcast, host Imogen Bayley discusses with…
RevDem PodcastForeign Hands, Local Democracy: Toxic Legacies of Cold War in India
In this conversation with Paul McGarr, we discuss hislatest book, Spying in South Asia (Cambridge, 2024). From the influence of espionage on international…
RevDem PodcastLiberal Democratic Standards Are Not Just an Opinion – Karolina Wigura on Polish Politics, Liberal Emotions, and Her Major Concerns
In the latest episode of our Democracy After 2024 series, Karolina Wigura discusses Poland’s currentrole in Europe and the changing polarization between…
RevDem PodcastAn Open Marketplace for Members of Parliament in European countries? In Conversation with Emiljana Krali
In the latest RevDem podcast our co-managing editor DrOliver Garner discusses processes for becoming an MP today in Europe with Dr. Emiljana Krali. Dr Krali is…
RevDem PodcastTexts, Contexts, and Feminist Voices in East-Central Europe
In this episode, we explore the newly published book Texts and Contexts from the History of Feminism and Women’sRights in East-Central Europe, Second Half of…
RevDem PodcastBeyond Narratives, Personas and Spectacles: A Conversation on Illiberal and Authoritarian Practices
In this episode of the Democracy After 2024 series, Dorjana Bojanovska Popovska hosts Marlies Glasius for adiscussion that goes beyond traditional regime-type…
RevDem PodcastThe Right against Rights in Latin America
In this conversation with the Review of Democracy, Professor Leigh Payne, Dr. Julia Zulver, and Dr. Simon Escoffierdiscuss the development of…
RevDem PodcastWhy Is the World Down on Democracy? - Richard Wike Discusses Current Global Attitudes and the Rising Dissatisfaction with the Way Democracies Work
We are thrilled to bring you the newest episodeof our monthly special in cooperation with the Journal of Democracy. In the framework of this new…
RevDem PodcastThe Continuous History of Disruptions in Lahore: A Conversation with Manan Ahmed Asif
In this discussion with Manan Ahmed, we consider thepolitical history of South Asia from the perspective of one of its most vibrant and famed cities, Lahore…
RevDem PodcastRadical Democratic Thought in India: Rethinking Representation with Tejas Parasher
In this episode of the Review of Democracy Podcast, host Alexandra Medzibrodszky talks to Tejas Parasher, Assistant Professor of Political Theory at UCLA, to…
RevDem PodcastPublic Attitudes and Dynamics of Opposition in Russia Since 2022
In this episode of the Democracy After 2024 series, Denys Tereshchenko hosts Margarita Zavadskaya to discuss the asymmetries of power between the state and…
RevDem PodcastHow to Battle Abusive Governments? Kenneth Roth on the Strategies and Impact of Human Rights Watch
“The ability to shame depends foremost on the public sense of right and wrong. You can cite a human rights treaty but that is not going to be enough to…
RevDem PodcastHow To Counter the Mainstreaming of Extremist Ideas? – Julia Ebner on Radicalization Processes and Our Fraught Moment
In the latest episode of our Democracy After 2024 series, Julia Ebner discusses major developments regarding the mainstreaming of extremist ideas; explains how…
RevDem PodcastExporting Medical Expertise during the Cold War: Medical Humanitarianism, Ideological Expansion or Pragmatism? A conversation with Bogdan Iacob
The medical aid programs established by socialist states nuance the Cold War dichotomy regarding the transfer of knowledge. The latest RevDem Democracy and…
RevDem PodcastUkraine Under Martial Law - Transformations of Domestic Policies and Civil Society
In this episode, a part of the Democracy After 2024 series, Oleksandra Kokhan is joined by Taras Fedirko and Serhiy Kudelia to discuss the transformations of…
RevDem PodcastShouldn’t Ukraine Negotiate with Putin? – Robert Person on Obstacles to a Negotiated Ending of Russia’s Ongoing War of Aggression
In the newest episode of our monthly special in cooperation with the Journal of Democracy, Robert Person – Professor of International Relations at the United…
RevDem PodcastThe Significance and Trajectory of Ukrainian Democracy Since 2022
In this episode of the Democracy After 2024 series, Ukrainian journalist and editor Arina Kravchenko hosts Ukrainian poet, prose writer, and essayist Mykola…
RevDem PodcastThis Land We Call Home: A History of “Criminal Tribes” in Modern India – An Interview With Nusrat F. Jafri
In this interview with Nusrat F. Jafri, we explore her much-acclaimed biographical fiction, This Land We Call Home (Penguin, 2024). The novel traces the…
RevDem PodcastEuropean Values and Democratic Links – In Conversation with Miriam Schuler
In the last decade the Court of Justice of the EU has rapidly developed its case-law on the enforcement of EU values. Following multiple cases in which the…
RevDem PodcastReimagining European Prosperity - A Conversation with Marija Bartl on the Role of Legal Imaginaries in Shaping European Political Economy
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Marija Bartl – author of Reimagining Prosperity: Toward a New Imaginary of Law and Political Economy in the EU…
RevDem PodcastWho Is Going to Represent European Interests in the Future? - Zsuzsanna Szelényi on the Transformation of the EU and Our New Era of Uncertainty
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Zsuzsanna Szelényi discusses key questions in contemporary politics with a focus on European affairs. She…
RevDem PodcastWhen Should the Majority Rule? - Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt on Countermajoritarian Institutions and the Question of Democratic Resilience
We are thrilled to bring you the newest episode of our monthly special in cooperation with the Journal of Democracy. In the framework of this new partnership…
RevDem PodcastOvercoming Membership Fatalism - A Conversation with Tom Theuns on Democratic Theory and His Immanent Critique of the EU
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Tom Theuns – author of Protecting Democracy in Europe: Pluralism, Autocracy and the Future of the EU –…
RevDem PodcastHow Did Right-Wing Populists Win the Immigration Debate and What Can Mainstream Parties Do About It?
In this conversation with Sheri Berman, Professor of Political Science at Barnard College, we engage with her key argument that growing support for right-wing…
RevDem PodcastEnd of the Year Podcast 2024
What were the defining events of 2024? Which new publications impressed us the most? What do we expect from the upcoming year in global politics and in terms…
RevDem PodcastLanding the Paris Climate Agreement - Todd Stern on a Groundbreaking Document and What It Took to Make It Happen
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Todd Stern – former United States Special Envoy for Climate Change – explains what made the Paris Climate…
RevDem PodcastAuthoritarian International Law? - In Conversation with Tom Ginsburg
International law is a live instrument in the current global geopolitical crisis. This latest RevDem Rule of Law podcast, conducted by Konstantin Kipp with…
RevDem PodcastThe Mystic Candidate - Călin Georgescu’s Blend of Orthodox Faith, Mysticism, and Power
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Ionuț Biliuță discusses the connections between Orthodoxy and nationalism in Romania and to what extent they…
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The Rise of Successful Political Outsiders in Latin America: Lessons Learned from Argentine President Javier Milei
Join Review of Democracy Latin American Editor Gabriel Pereira as he hosts Andrés Malamud, a leading scholar of Latin American politics, to discuss a crucial…
RevDem PodcastThe Return of Dictatorship - Grzegorz Ekiert and Noah Dasanaike on Dictatorial Drift, Autocracy Promotion and Strategies to Oppose Them
We are thrilled to publish the second episode of our monthly special in cooperation with the Journal of Democracy. In the framework of this new partnership…
RevDem PodcastRevising European Integration History in an Age of Uncertainty - Karin van Leeuwen, Aleksandra Komornicka, and Koen van Zon on Their Interdisciplinary Handbook with a Historical Focus
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Karin van Leeuwen, Aleksandra Komornicka, and Koen van Zon – contributors to The Unfinished History of…
RevDem PodcastOn Muslim Democracy: Essays and Dialogues
Join Review of Democracy Ideas editor Alexandra Medzibrodszky as she hosts Professor Andrew March, a leading scholar of political philosophy and Islamic…
RevDem PodcastCoalitional history of democracy during Emergency (1975-77) in India
In this conversation with Kristin M. Plys, we delve deeply into the nature and quality of Indian democracy by examining the legacy and impact of its resistance…
RevDem PodcastInternational Law and the ‘Second World’: In Conversation with Patryk I. Labuda
The Second World Approaches to International Law (SWAIL) project, which will be launched at Central European University in Vienna in February 2025, aims to…
RevDem PodcastAuthoritarian Regimes Learn from Each Other – In Conversation with Mikal Hem
In our new podcast, Mikal Hem discusses what modern dictators and autocrats seem to have learned from their predecessors, reflects on what might drive voters…
RevDem PodcastThe Great Gender Divergence - In Conversation with Alice Evans
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Alice Evans discusses the great gender divergence and how we might explain that some countries are much more…
RevDem PodcastScreening Human Rights Documentaries in Hungary for More than 20 Years- Enikő Gyureskó on Verzió Festival's Mission in Human Rights and Education
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Enikő Gyureskó- the Festival Director of VerzióInternational Human Rights Documentary Film Festival –…
RevDem PodcastMajoritarianism without Majorities
We are thrilled to publish the first episode of our monthly special in cooperation with the Journal of Democracy. In the framework of this new partnership…
RevDem PodcastThe U.S. Elections with Levente Littvay
Join hosts Erin K. Jenne and Letitia Roman as they sit down with political scientist Levente Littvay to discuss the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Together…
RevDem PodcastCompeting Internationalisms: Samuel Hirst on Soviet-Turkish Interwar Relations, Statist Internationalism and Rejecting the Liberal Order
In this episode of the Review of Democracy podcast, Alexandra Medzibrodszky interviews Samuel Hirst on his new book, Against the Liberal Order, the Soviet…
RevDem PodcastThe Authority of the EU Legislature: In Conversation with Martijn van den Brink
In June 2024, Martijn van den Brink’s monograph, Legislative Authority and Interpretation in the European Union was published by Oxford University Press. The…
RevDem PodcastShadowing the European Commission on Rule of Law? In Conversation with Laurent Pech and Petra Bárd
The European Commission published its fifth annual Rule of Law Report in July 2024. In this RevDem Rule of Law podcast Oliver Garner discusses the…
RevDem PodcastWe Need Democratization, Not of Nuclear Energy Debate but Energy Debate in General… - in Conversation with Professor M.V. Ramana
In this conversation with M. V. Ramana, we delve into one of the most pressing issues of our time: the climate crisis. In response to this crisis, various…
RevDem PodcastLia Tsuladze on How Georgian Dream Has Diverted Away from Europe and Its Implications for the Upcoming Elections
The Georgian Dream movement came to power over a decade ago. It initially claimed to want to uphold the European integration policies of its predecessor but…
RevDem PodcastDiana Dumitru on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Question of Genocide
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Diana Dumitru – co-editor, with Dirk Moses, of the new collection The Russian Invasion of Ukraine. Victims…
RevDem PodcastThe Special Tribunal for Russian Crimes of Aggression in Ukraine: In Conversation with Kateryna Busol
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has been ongoing for 10 years. It started with the occupation of Crimea and parts of the Donbas in 2014 and culminated in…
RevDem PodcastMaps That Give Power to the People - Jo Guldi on Participatory Spreadsheets, Global Archives, and the Triumph of Activist Movements
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Jo Guldi explores the relationship between data sciences and the humanities; shows how the struggle for…
RevDem PodcastThe Regime Change Has To Be Performed by Russians Themselves – Roland Freudenstein on Russia, the War in Ukraine, and Autocrats in Europe
In our new podcast, Roland Freudenstein, Director of the Free Russia Foundation Brussels, and Founder and Executive Officer of the Brussels Freedom Hub…
RevDem PodcastAsk What You Can Do for Your City - Benedek Jávor on European Politics, Representing Budapest, and the Green Transition
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Benedek Jávor – Head of the Representation of Budapest to the European Union – discusses his current role and…
RevDem PodcastIf There Was Not That Principled Element of Protecting the Liberal in Us, There Would Be No Need for the Harder Edge - Nathalie Tocci on the EU’s Global Strategy
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Nathalie Tocci – Director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali and part-time professor at the School of…
RevDem PodcastWe Need Better Cohesion in Europe Because We Need Reforms and New Resources - Mikuláš Dzurinda on Slovakia’s Path, the European People’s Party, and the Future of Ukraine
In our latest podcast, Mikuláš Dzurinda – President of the Wilfried Martens Centre and former Prime Minister of Slovakia – discusses the changes that EU…
RevDem PodcastA Revelation for the History of Social Movements in Hungary: Bernadett Sebály on “The Story of Our Struggles” Database
In this conversation, Bernadett Sebály discusses the inception and development of the online database of protest events in Hungary, 1989–2010, entitled…
RevDem PodcastWhat Leads Idealists into Morally Disastrous Territory? - Adam Kirsch on the Ideology of Settler Colonialism and Preferable Traditions of the Oppressed
In this new conversation at the Review of Democracy, Adam Kirsch – author of the new book On Settler Colonialism. Ideology, Violence, and Justice – discusses…
RevDem PodcastHow to Overturn the Tech Coup? - Marietje Schaake on the Erosion of Democracy, the Need for Global Regulation, and the Democratic Internet Policy of the Future
In this conversation, Marietje Schaake – author of the new book The Tech Coup. How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley – discusses how tech companies have…