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Pasi Sahlberg: lessons from Finnish education

2022-02-07 24 min

Around the world, education 'reforms' have made schooling more market-mimicking and competitive, rendering education a 'club good' for the better off. Finlan...

Philipp Ther: The Outsiders

Refugees in Europe since 1492

2021-08-16 39 min

Philipp Ther, professor of central-European history at the University of Vienna and director of its Research Centre for the History of Transformations, talks...

Albena Azmanova: Capitalism on Edge

For Albena Azmanova capitalism is not in crisis, but it is on edge—and on the point of radical transformation.

2021-01-29 30 min

Albena Azmanova is an associate professor in political and social thought at the University of Kent’s Brussels School of International Studies and author mos...

Thomas Piketty: Capital and Ideology

Thomas Piketty explains how wealth and power can be transferred from capital to workers and citizens.

2021-01-10 36 min

Thomas Piketty is a French economist who is professor of economics at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS), associate chair at the ...

Vivien A. Schmidt: Europe's Crisis of Legitimacy

How 'governing by rules and ruling by numbers' played havoc with the eurozone economy

2020-12-05 48 min

Vivien A. Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration, Professor of International Relations, and Professor of Political Science at Boston Universi...

Mary Daly: Gender Inequality and Welfare States in Europe

How a gender lens can help us reconstruct the welfare state after the pandemic

2020-10-09 33 min

Mary Daly, professor of sociology and social policy at the University of Oxford and author of Gender Inequality and Welfare States in Europe, talks to Social...

Social Europe Talk: Financing the EU Budget and the Recovery Plan

Achieving a socially just, green and forward looking multiannual financial framework 2021- 2027

2020-07-15 61 min

Listen to the latest episode of Social Europe Talk on the politics surrounding the negotiations of the EU's next multiannual financial framework and the Reco...

Gabriel Zucman: The Triumph of Injustice

How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay

2020-03-19 34 min

Listen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Gabriel Zucman. They discuss wealth and income inequality as well as potential pol...

Friederike Otto: How is Climate Change affecting our Weather?

2020-02-20 45 min

Listen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Friederike Otto. They discuss man-made climate change and its impact on weather ev...

David Webber: The Rise of the Working Class Shareholder

2020-02-03 51 min

Listen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with David Webber. They discuss the potential (institutional) power of working class sh...

Kimberly Clausing: The Progressive Case for Free Trade and Immigration

2020-01-14 45 min

Listen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Kimberly Clausing. They discuss the progressive case for free trade and immigratio...

Sarah Kessler: Understanding the Gig Economy

2020-01-03 31 min

Listen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Branko Milanovic. They discuss the evolution of capitalism, inequality and technol...

Social Europe Talk: Towards a Just Transition

2019-12-03 40 min

Listen to the eighth episode of Social Europe Talk recorded in the European Parliament in Brussels. The topic of this discussion is the "just transition" and...

Branko Milanovic: Why we are all Capitalists now!

And how this could reduce inequality

2019-11-18 42 min

Listen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Branko Milanovic. They discuss the evolution of capitalism, inequality and technol...

Philippe Pochet: Social Europe and the European Commission

Review of the last Commission and what to expect from the next one

2019-10-22 31 min

Listen to Social Europe Editor-in Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Philippe Pochet. They discuss the social policy record of the Juncker Commission a...

Katharina Pistor: The Code of Capital

How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality

2019-10-15 38 min

Listen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Katharina Pistor. They discuss "The Code of Capital - How the Law Creates Wealth a...

Guy Standing: The Plunder of the Commons

A Manifesto for Sharing Public Wealth

2019-09-30 48 min

Listen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Guy Standing. They discuss the plunder of the commons and ways to share public wea...

Cas Mudde: How to deal with the Far Right?

Progressive strategies against right-wing populism and extremism

2019-09-23 46 min

Listen to Social Europe Editor-in Chief Henning Meyer in discussion with Cas Mudde. They discuss the anatomy of the far right and far right populism and what...

David Bach: Why Companies have to be Political

2019-07-28 43 min

Listen to Social Europe Editor-in Chief Henning Meyer in discussion with David Bach. They discuss the changing nature of the business - social stakeholder re...

Diane Coyle: The Technology Challenge to Public Policy

2019-07-18 32 min

Listen to Social Europe Editor in Chief Henning Meyer in discussion with Diane Coyle. They discuss the development of technology and what challenges it poses...

Danny Blanchflower: How we missed the last economic crisis ...and why we are ill prepared for the next one

2019-07-11 51 min

Listen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Danny Blanchflower, the Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Economics at Dartmouth Colleg...

Social Europe Talk: Europe after the European Elections 2019

2019-06-27 45 min

This episode of Social Europe podcast brings to you the seventh Social Europe Talk recorded in the European Parliament in Brussels. Social Europe Editor-in-C...

Carl Benedikt Frey: The Technology Trap - Learning from the History of Automation

2019-06-20 45 min

Is technology destroying or creating jobs? Is today's wave of new technology different from previous historic periods? If it is, what are the key characteris...

Johannes Becker: How to tax Corporations in the 21st Century?

2019-06-13 48 min

How can tax avoidance by corporations be tackled? What are the possible reforms that could make sure that companies pay their fair share of taxes? What can w...

David Autor: Work of the Past, Present and Future

2019-06-06 49 min

Will robots and AI replace human work? What has the historical impact of technology been on labour markets and what are the current trends that are shaping t...

Colin Mayer: The Future of the Corporation - Why Businesses need to rediscover their historic purpose

2019-05-23 44 min

Listen to Colin Mayer of Oxford University in discussion with Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer. They discuss the future of the corporation with a ...

Will Marshall: Progressive Politics and Populism in the US and Europe

2019-05-16 48 min

In this episode, Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer is in conversation with Will Marshall, President and founder of the Progressive Policy Institute...

Understanding Populism in the United States, Germany and the UK

2019-05-08 44 min

Episode #40 of Social Europe Podcast brings to you a panel discussion on populism in the United States, Germany and the UK. The debate is brought to you in c...

Anand Menon: Understanding Brexit and the future of the EU-UK relationship

2019-05-02 37 min

Listen to Anand Menon of King's College London in discussion with Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer. They talk about the key drivers behind Brexit ...

Cass Sunstein: Policies, Nudges and Freedom of Choice. And what Policy-Makers could learn from Star Wars...

2019-04-25 43 min

Cass Sunstein, the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University, talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about policies, nudging a...

Mark Blyth: The crisis of globalisation, Brexit and other disasters waiting to happen

2018-12-18 32 min

Mark Blyth, Eastman Professor of Political Economy at the Watson Institute of International & Public Affairs at Brown University, talks to Social Europe ...

Social Europe Talk: How to reform the Eurozone?

2018-11-29 36 min

The sixth episode of Social Europe Talk discusses the Euro and Eurozone reform a decade after the financial and economic crisis. The show, hosted by Social E...

Adam Tooze: Did They Really Save The Euro?

2018-10-28 10 min

Social Europe Current Affairs Editor Alexander Schellinger talks to Adam Tooze of Columbia University about the Euro and Germany's Role in the Eurozone Crisi...

Paul Collier: How to deal with Europe's migration issue

2018-07-17 43 min

Paul Collier, Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, talks to Henning Meyer, Editor-in-C...

Ngaire Woods: Understanding the Crisis of Globalisation

2018-07-15 30 min

Ngaire Woods, Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, talks to Henning Meyer, Editor-in-Chief of Social Europe, about the cri...

Dani Rodrik: What is the Crisis of Globalisation?

2018-04-25 37 min

In episode #32 Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, talks to Soc...

Philippe Marliere: Parti Socialiste - Squeezed Between Macron and Melenchon

2017-12-13 25 min

In episode #31 Philippe Marlière, Professor of French and European Politics at University College London (UCL) talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning...

Tim Dixon: Australian Labor - Winning By Rejecting Institutionalisation

2017-12-04 27 min

In episode #30 Tim Dixon, former speech writer to Australian Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Mey...

Branko Milanovic: Globalisation, Migration, Rising Inequality, Populism...

2017-12-01 29 min

In episode #29 leading inequality researcher Branko Milanovic talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about inequality and how this issue intera...

Kostas Botopoulos: What is the Future of PASOK?

2017-11-20 22 min

In episode #28 Kostas Botopoulos talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about the Greek Socialist Party PASOK. He analyses the strengths, weakn...

Eunice Goes: Social Democracy Key to Deepening Europe's Democracy

2017-10-16 21 min

In episode #27 Eunice Goes of Richmond University in London talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about the Portuguese Socialist Party. She an...

Laszlo Andor: Hungarian Social Democrats Take Fight To Orban

2017-10-10 29 min

In episode #26 former EU Commissioner László Andor talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about the Hungarian Socialist Party. He analyses the ...

Peter Hall: How could Donald Trump and Brexit happen? Understanding the roots of populism

2017-09-21 35 min

In episode, Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer discusses the roots of populism with Peter Hall, Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies in th...

Rene Cuperus: Dutch Social Democracy - Reuniting The Fragmented Left

2017-09-19 35 min

In episode #24 Rene Cuperus of the Wardi Beckman Stichting talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about the Dutch Social Democratic Party PvdA....

Bo Rothstein: What are the Strengths and Weaknesses of the Swedish Social Democratic Party SAP?

2017-09-12 38 min

In episode #23 Bo Rothstein, Professor of Government at the University of Oxford, talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about the Swedish Soci...

Social Europe Talk: Inequality in Europe: What can be done?

2017-06-25 35 min

In the fifth episode of Social Europe Talk from the European Parliament in Brussels the panelists discuss inequality in Europe and what can be done about it....

Social Europe Talk: Germany - Europe's Reluctant Hegemon?

2016-12-15 47 min

Episode #21 brings to you the fourth instalment of Social Europe Talk from the European Parliament in Brussels. The topic of discussion is "Germany - Europe'...

Branko Milanovic: Understanding Global Inequality

2016-11-30 25 min

In episode #20 Branko Milanovic of the Graduate Center of City University of New York discusses global inequality with Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning ...

Iris Bohnet: Gender Equality By Design

2016-10-11 28 min

In episode #19 Iris Bohnet of Harvard University talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about the challenges of gender equality and what can be...

Ryan Avent: The Wealth of Humans - Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century

2016-10-03 34 min

In episode #18 Ryant Avent, economics columnist at The Economist, discusses the impact of the digital revolution on the world of work with Social Europe Edit...

Justin Trudeau & Sadiq Khan: Diversity, Inclusion & The Future Of Progressive Politics

2016-09-28 32 min

Episode 17 brings to you a conversation between Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan on the topics of diversity, inclusion &...

Progress In The Digital Age: How Can We Use Digital Tools To Inform, Invent And Inspire A New Era Of Government Action?

2016-09-21 40 min

Episode 16 brings to you a discussion on 'Progress in the Digital Age' with a very distinguished group of panelists. Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Alph...

Core Europe To The Rescue: A Conversation With Jürgen Habermas About Brexit And The EU Crisis

2016-09-20 26 min

Episode 15 of Social Europe Podcast focuses on the state of European Union after the Brexit vote. Listen to the audio version of our conversation with world-...

Tony Atkinson - Inequality: What Can Be Done About It?

2016-09-11 48 min

In episode 14 we focus on inequality. Why is it so bad for societies and what can be done about it? Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer discusses the...

Joseph Stiglitz - The Real Issues Of The Eurozone And How To Solve Them

2016-09-07 24 min

In this episode we bring to you a conversation about the future of the Euro Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer had with Nobel Prize winning economis...

Social Europe Talk - Where now for European Democracy?

2016-03-06 48 min

European Democracy is under pressure from a variety of crises such as the Eurozone crisis, the refugee crisis and threats such as Brexit. In the 3rd episode ...

Henning Meyer - The Digital Revolution and Social Democracy

2015-11-16 34 min

Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer discusses the Digital Revolution and what it means for social democracy. The analysis includes a comprehensive lo...

Anthony Giddens - How the Digital Revolution transforms our social and economic lives

2015-10-19 30 min

Listen how Lord Anthony Giddens, one of the world's leading sociologists, examines and explains the fundmental social and economic transformations the digita...

David Autor - Limits of the Digital Revolution

2015-10-02 33 min

Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer talks to MIT economist David Autor about the digital revolution and its limits on the transformation of work. In ...

Richard Freeman - The Impact Of Technological Changes On The World Of Work

2015-09-17 24 min

Richard Freeman, Herbert Ascherman Professor of Economics at Harvard University and Co-Director of the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School, join...

John Kay - What is the Good Company?

2015-08-07 21 min

Leading economist and Financial Times columnist John Kay discusses his concept of a Good Company and why markets need to be socially embedded with Social Eur...

Michael Osborne - What impact does the Digital Revolution have on work and inequality?

2015-07-23 22 min

Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer discusses the impact of the Digital Revolution on the nature of work and inequality with Michael A. Osborne, Asso...

Herman Van Rompuy - Do we need a New Pact for Europe?

2015-06-18 24 min

Herman Van Rompuy, President Emeritus of the European Council, discusses the need for a New Pact for Europe and addresses the key issues the EU is currently ...

Yanis Varoufakis - Greece, Germany and the Eurozone

2015-06-11 49 min

Listen to Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis' speech on how to solve the Greek debt cirisis and reconcile the different positions of Greece, Germany and...

Social Europe Talk - Britain in Europe after the 2015 general election

2015-05-16 43 min

In this episode of Social Europe Talk recorded in the European Parliament in Brussels our expert panel disucsses the position of Britain in Europe after the ...

Social Europe Talk - Understanding Pegida in Context

2015-03-27 51 min

This episode brings to you the audio recording of a panel consisting of Professor Frank Decker (Bonn University), Professor Gesine Schwan (SPD), Chi Onwurah ...

Social Europe Talk - Where now for Greece and the Eurozone?

2015-03-25 47 min

In this first episode of Social Europe Talk (SET) economists James K. Galbraith and David Lizoain as well as Maria Joao Rodrigues, the Vice-President of the ...