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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 PodcastTrue Romanianness - Marius Turda on Racism and Eugenics in Romanian History
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Marius Turda – author of the new book În Căutarea Românului Perfect. Specific național, degenerare rasială și…
RevDem PodcastThe Crowd Never Left the Scene… - Nusrat Sabina Chowdhury on Crowd Politics in Bangladesh
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Nusrat Sabina Chowdhury – author of the recent book Paradoxes of the Popular: Crowd Politics in Bangladesh…
RevDem PodcastCommodification of Ethnic Sexuality and Social Belonging - George Paul Meiu on Political Representation and the Role of Objects
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, George Paul Meiu clarifies his concept of ethno-erotic economy and the commodification of ethnic sexuality…
RevDem PodcastOff White - Anikó Imre and James Mark on Eastern Europe in the Global History of Race
In this conversation, Anikó Imre and James Mark – co-editors, with Catherine Baker and Bogdan Iacob, of the new volume Off White. Central and Eastern Europe…
RevDem PodcastThe Trojan Horse Has Arrived - András Bozóki on Autocratization, External Constraints, and the Role of His Own Generation
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, András Bozóki – author of the new collection Töréspontok. Tanulmányok az autokrácia kialakulásáról (Breaking…
RevDem PodcastHow Charm Shapes Politics - Julia Sonnevend on Personal Magnetism and Its Growing Impact in Our Age of Social Media
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Julia Sonnevend – author of the new book Charm. How Magnetic Personalities Shape Global Politics – analyzes…
RevDem PodcastPopulism in Power - A Conversation with Giorgos Venizelos
Çağlar Öztürk: My first question concerns populism. Populism has become a fashionable term in recent years which has led to quite some confusion even among…
RevDem PodcastThe vehicle of change is always politics - Sanjay Kumar on the 2024 Elections in India
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, eminent psephologist and political analyst Sanjay Kumar discusses the recently concluded elections in India…
RevDem PodcastUkraine Will Not Slide into Authoritarianism - A Conversation with Pat Cox
In this conversation, Pat Cox reflects on the new term of the European Parliament and the importance of the rise of the Right in the Union and its member…
RevDem PodcastWhy Do We See the Rise of Anti-Democrats in Democracies? - Zack Beauchamp on the Reactionary Spirit Across the Globe
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Zack Beauchamp – author of the new book The Reactionary Spirit. How America’s Most Insidious Political…
RevDem PodcastWhy Was Central-South-East Europe Labeled as "Corrupt"? - Silvia Marton on Transnational Histories of ‘Corruption’
In this podcast, Silvia Márton, principal investigator within the ERC Project “Transnational Histories of ‘Corruption’ in Central-South-East Europe,” discusses…
RevDem PodcastThe intellectual sources of the EU Rule of Law crisis: In Conversation with Maciej Krogel
This latest RevDem Rule of Law podcast discusses the doctoral research of Dr. Maciej Krogel following the defence of his thesis “The intellectual sources of…
RevDem PodcastGergő Medve-Bálint on the First Two Decades of Hungary’s EU Membership
In this conversation, Gergő Medve-Bálint – co-editor, with András Bíró-Nagy of the new volume Húsz év az Európai Unióban. Magyarország uniós tagságának…
RevDem PodcastMichael S. Roth on Being a Student and Student Activism Today - Finding the Pragmatist Middle Ground-
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Michael S. Roth sketches the main ways of being a student since ancient times; reflects on the process of…
RevDem PodcastWhat Stops China From Ruling the World?
In this conversation with the Review of Democracy, Ho-fung Hung shares his eye-opening analysis of the internal contradictions and external limitations…
RevDem PodcastJoshua Leifer on the Autumn of American Jewish Life, the Most Serious Test of the Jewish Left, and Much More
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Joshua Leifer – author of the new book Tablets Shattered. The End of an American Jewish Century and the Future…
RevDem PodcastIncremental Rule of Law Restoration? Polish Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar in Budapest
What are the most important legal and political challenges in rebuilding the Rule of Law in Poland? Polish Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar highlighted them in…
RevDem PodcastRacism Against East Europeans
In this conversation, Jannis Panagiotidis and Hans-Christian Petersen – authors of the new book Antiosteuropäischer Rassismus in Deutschland. Geschichte und…
RevDem PodcastDemocracy, Populism, and the Myth of Rational Politics
In this conversation with Lorena Drakula, Yannis Stavrakakis – author of the new Research Handbook on Populism and the book Populist Discourse. Recasting…
RevDem PodcastWhy Have Colour Revolutions Become Much Less Likely?
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Mike Smeltzer – Senior Research Analyst at Freedom House who has just co-led the research on the Nations in…
RevDem PodcastSecuritization of EU refugee law: In conversation with Aleksandra Ancite- Jepifánova
Since the 2015 refugee crisis there has been an increasing ‘securitization’ of EU refugee law that has only been exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In…
RevDem PodcastSocial Justice in Twentieth-Century Europe
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Martin Conway and Camilo Erlichman – editors of the new volume Social Justice in Twentieth-Century Europe –…
RevDem PodcastThe State of Democracy and Constitutionalism in India: with Tarunabh Khaitan
In this interview with Tarunabh Khaitan, we discuss the ongoing crisis of democracy and constitutionalism in India. At the time of conducting the interview…
RevDem PodcastJudith Butler on the Anti-Gender Ideology Movement, Current Theories of Gender, and Their Ideas of Radical Democracy
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Judith Butler – author of the new book Who’s Afraid of Gender – discuss their interpretation of the…
RevDem PodcastTensions in EU internal market law
In the latest RevDem Rule of Law podcast Oliver Garner discusses the substantive and constitutional tensions caused by the Court of Justice of the EU’s…
RevDem PodcastThe Spaces and Networks of Critical Theory
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Philipp Lenhard – author of the new book Café Marx. Das Institut für Sozialforschung von den Anfängen bis zur…
RevDem PodcastTo push for as large a change as our democratic system will permit
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Joseph Stiglitz discusses key features of progressive, social democratic capitalism; explains what motivated…
RevDem PodcastThe presidential subversion of the Mexican judiciary
Oliver Garner: You have recently published a working paper for the CEU Democracy Institute on the subversion of judicial legitimacy in Mexico by presidential…
RevDem PodcastThe Movement for Roma Emancipation in Hungary
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Angéla Kóczé introduces civil rights icon Ágnes Daróczi, and sketches her paths and the development of her…
RevDem PodcastHow Prehistories Reflect the Modern World
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Stefanos Geroulanos – author of The Invention of Prehistory. Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human…
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Weaken Constitutional Review, Strengthen European Democracy – In Conversation with Nik de Boer
Are constitutional judges well equipped to deal with fundamental constitutional questions about the EU? Should national constitutional courts aim to address…
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Still a long way to go
In this conversation with our guest editor Eszter Horvath, Phillip Ayoub discusses recent developments in the LGBT movement, introduces the concept of locally…
RevDem PodcastAdventures in Democracy
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Erica Benner – author of the new book Adventures in Democracy: The Turbulent World of People Power – shows…
RevDem PodcastSome Like it Dark – In Conversation with Alessandro Nai
Who is a dark politician? How do dark politicians perform in the elections and in handling crises? What does being “dark” mean for female politicians? Why do…
RevDem PodcastWhy Would You Call Donald Trump a Fascist?
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins – editor of the new collection Did It Happen Here? Perspectives on Fascism and…
RevDem PodcastColonialism and European Integration – In Conversation with Hanna Eklund
In this conversation with Kasia Krzyżanowska, Hanna Eklund discusses her recent article, “Peoples, Inhabitants and Workers: Colonialism in the Treaty of Rome”…
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What makes solidarity so essential and how could it become even more transformative?
In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Leah Hunt-Hendrix – co-author, with Astra Taylor, of the new book Solidarity. The Past, Present, and Future of…
RevDem PodcastThe Rule of Law Restoration in Poland – Legal and Political Challenges
In this conversation with RevDem editor and a re:constitution fellow Kasia Krzyżanowska, Krzysztof Izdebski (Batory Foundation) and Bartosz Pilitowski (Court…
RevDem PodcastPolitics of Uncertainty: Una Bergmane on Cold War superpowers, Soviet disintegration and a relentless Baltic push for independence
Introduction (Alexandra Medzibrodszky): Welcome all to this episode of the Review of Democracy podcast. I’m Alexandra Medzibrodszky, and it is a great pleasure…
RevDem PodcastMILITANT RULE OF LAW AND NOT-SO-BAD LAW: : IN CONVERSATION WITH ANDRÁS SAJÓ
The question of how to reverse illiberal backsliding after regime change is becoming live within Europe and beyond. This Rule of Law section podcast between…
RevDem PodcastFernando Casal Bértoa on inter-party relations in Spain
For most of its existence the Spanish party system has been dominated by the Socialist Party, PSOE, and the People’s Party, PP. Accordingly, and somewhat…
RevDem PodcastThe Geopolitics of Shaming - In Conversation with Rochelle Terman
In this interview with RevDem editor Kasia Krzyżanowska, Rochelle Terman discusses her most recent book The Geopolitics of Shaming: When Human Rights Pressure…
RevDem PodcastBeauty is in the Street - In Conversation with Joachim Häberlen
In conversation with RevDem editor Lucie Hunter, Joachim Häberlen discusses his latest book, Beauty is in the Street: Protest and Counterculture in Post-War…
RevDem PodcastGrand Strategies of the Left - In Conversation with Van Jackson
In this conversation with RevDem editor Ferenc Laczó, Van Jackson – author of the new book Grand Strategies of the Left. The Foreign Policy of Progressive…
RevDem PodcastA Regulatory Conception of the Rule of Law? - In Conversation with Jeff King
The guest for the latest RevDem Rule of Law podcast is Professor Jeff King. He is a Professor of Law at University College London and he is the Director of…
RevDem PodcastHow Do You Tear Down a Border? - In Conversation with Matthew Longo
In this conversation with RevDem editor Ferenc Laczó, Matthew Longo – author of the new book The Picnic. A Dream of Freedom and the Collapse of the Iron…
RevDem PodcastTo Do Art, Politics, Critique, and Theory at the Same Time - In Conversation With Viet Thanh Nguyen
In this conversation with RevDem editor Ferenc Laczó, Viet Thanh Nguyen – author of the new book A Man of Two Faces. A Memoir, A History, A Memorial – reflects…
RevDem PodcastTowards a Creative, Empathetic, and Solidaristic Culture of Remembrance - In Conversation With Mirjam Zadoff
In this conversation with RevDem editor Ferenc Laczó, Mirjam Zadoff – director of the Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism and…
RevDem PodcastUkraine – An Exceptional or a Paradigmatic Case? - In Conversation With Volodymyr Ishchenko
In this conversation with Lorena Drakula and Ferenc Laczó, Volodymyr Ishchenko – author of the new collection, Towards the Abyss: Ukraine from Maidan to War –…
RevDem PodcastNovelists Should Write for the Public Sphere - In Conversation With Bécquer Seguin
In a conversation with Kasia Krzyżanowska, Bécquer Seguin discusses his book “The Op-Ed Novel. A Literary History of Post-Franco Spain” (Harvard University…
RevDem PodcastAn Intimate Portrait of Eastern Europe - In Conversation With Jacob Mikanowski
In this conversation with RevDem editor Ferenc Laczó, Jacob Mikanowski – author of Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land – discusses…
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Posttraumatic Sovereignty - In Conversation With Jarosław Kuisz and Karolina Wigura
In this conversation with RevDem editor Ferenc Laczó, Jarosław Kuisz and Karolina Wigura – authors of Posttraumatische Souveränität. Ein Essay – explain why…
RevDem PodcastHow Ukraine Has Won Its War of Independence Without Restoring Its Territorial Integrity - In Conversation with Yaroslav Trofimov
In this conversation with RevDem editor Ferenc Laczó, Yaroslav Trofimov – author of the new book Our Enemies Will Vanish. The Russian Invasion and Ukraine’s…
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Review of Democracy editors' End of the Year Podcast 2023
The editors of the Review of Democracy, CEU Democracy Institute's online platform participated in an online conversation summarizing their favorite pieces in…
RevDem PodcastFive Ideas Books in 2023 (Plus Another Five) - by Ferenc Laczó
Hello, my name is Feren Laczo, I am an editor at the Review of Democracy, and I am also the co-head of the Ideas section. And it is my pleasure today to share…
RevDem Podcast5 best books in Democracy and Culture - by Kasia Krzyżanowska
Kasia Krzyżanowska, RevDem editor of the Review of Books section, recommends five books read in 2023. Only two out of five books recommended here were…
RevDem PodcastRevDem Top 5 Rule of Law Books of 2023 - by Oliver Garner
Hello, my name is Oliver Garner. I'm the editor of the Rule of Law section of the C EU Democracy Institute's Live Platform, The Review of Democracy. These are…
RevDem PodcastDemocracy cannot really function if it is not liberal
“To protect the future of liberal democracy in Europe, one must first understand its challengers.” So is the motto of AUTHLIB, the project titled…
RevDem PodcastFor Money Laundering To Occur, All That Authorities Have To Do Is Nothing
In this conversation with RevDem editor Robert Nemeth, Dean Starkman and Neil Weinberg (International Consortium of Investigative Journalists) talk about…
RevDem PodcastWho Will Define the International Order of the 21st Century?
In this conversation with RevDem editor Ferenc Laczó, John M. Owen IV – author of the new book The Ecology of Nations. American Democracy in a Fragile World…