European Politics

European Politics

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Interview with scholars of modern European politics about their new books.

Andrew Demshuk, "The Filthiest Village in Europe: Grassroots Ecology and the Collapse of East Germany" (Cornell UP, 2026)

May 30, 2026

The Filthiest Village in Europe

Andrew Demshuk
Hosted by Jenna Pittman

The Filthiest Village in Europe: Grassroots Ecology and the Collapse of East Germany (Cornell University Press, 2026) traces how a community shrouded …

Why Elected Leaders Subvert Democracy

May 26, 2026

Why Elected Leaders Subvert Democracy

Susan Stokes
Hosted by Temitayo Odeyemi

When we think about threats to democracy, we often imagine dramatic breakdowns—military coups, constitutional crises, or sudden collapses. But today, …

Radio ReOrient 14:8: Dutch Islamophobia and Muslim Exceptionalism, with Martijn de Koning, hosted by Marchella Ward and Amina Easat-Daas

May 22, 2026

Radio ReOrient 14:8: Dutch Islamophobia and Muslim Exceptionalism, with Martijn de Koning, hosted by Marchella Ward and Amina Easat-Daas

Hosted by Radio Reorient

In this episode Chella Ward and Amina Easat-Daas spoke with Dr Martijn de Koning about the nature of Islamophobia in the Netherlands and how this sits…

Carlos Martins, "Fascism: Beyond Hitler and Mussolini" (Desassossego, 2022)

May 18, 2026

Fascismos

Carlos Martins
Hosted by Joe Williams

Carlos Martins joins the New Books Network to discuss his book Fascism: Beyond Hitler and Mussolini (Desassossego, 2022) (in Portuguese Fascismos: Par…

Inken Von Borzyskowski and Felicity Vabulas, "Exit from International Organizations: Costly Negotiation for Institutional Change” (Cambridge UP, 2025)

May 18, 2026

Exit from International Organizations

Inken von Borzyskowski and Felicity Vabulas

Why do states exit international organizations (IOs)? How often does exit from IOs – including voluntary withdrawal and forced suspension – occur? Wha…

Are We Entering An Arms Race in Outer Space?

May 8, 2026

Are We Entering An Arms Race in Outer Space?

This week on International Horizons, RBI interim director Eli Karetny interviewed Mallory Stewart, Chief Executive Officer of the Council on Strategic…

Steffen Mau et al., "The Trigger Points: Inequality and Political Polarization in Contemporary Society" (Policy Press, 2026)

May 8, 2026

Trigger Points

Steffen Mau, Thomas Lux, Linus Westheuser
Hosted by Hannah Pool

Today’s political debates are fiercely polarized. But looking beyond the headlines, The Trigger Points: Inequality and Political Polarization in Conte…

Caroline Kuzemko, "Climate Politics: Can't Live with It, Can't Mitigate without It" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

May 1, 2026

Climate Politics

Caroline Kuzemko
Hosted by Stephen Pimpare

By exploring the dynamic relationships between politics, policymaking, and policy over time, Climate Politics: Can't Live with It, Can't Mitigate with…

Assessing Global Democratic Health Amidst a Growing Shadow of Autocracy

April 27, 2026

Assessing Global Democratic Health Amidst a Growing Shadow of Autocracy

Tom Carothers and Yana Gorokhovskaia

This week on Democracy Dialogues, host Maya Tudor speaks with two democracy experts at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Freedom House to…

The British General Election of 2024: A Conversation with Robert Ford and Paula Surridge

April 27, 2026

The British General Election of 2024

Robert Ford, Paula Surridge, Will Jennings, and Tim Bale
Hosted by Dave O'Brien

Why and how did Labour win the 2024 election? In The British General Election of 2024 Robert Ford, a Professor of Politics at the University of Manche…

Ida Susser, "The Yellow Vests and the Battle for Democracy: Taking to the Streets of Paris in the 21st Centurythe Yellow Vests" (Routledge, 2026)

April 26, 2026

The Yellow Vests and the Battle for Democracy

Ida Susser
Hosted by Jolon Timms

Written under the shadow of growing authoritarianism in the United States and Europe, this book is an effort to understand resistance movements of the…

Radio ReOrient 14:4: The Coconut Trial with Marieha Hussain, hosted by Fatima Rajina and Stephen Lawrence Research Centre

April 24, 2026

Radio ReOrient 14:4: The Coconut Trial with Marieha Hussain, hosted by Fatima Rajina and Stephen Lawrence Research Centre

Hosted by Radio Reorient

In this episode, Dr Fatima Rajina is joined by Marieha Hussain to talk about her experience of the Coconuts trial. A case that saw the political acti…

Kristan Stoddart, "Russia's Hybrid Warfare Offensive Against the West" (de Gruyter, 2025)

April 19, 2026

Russia's Hybrid Warfare Offensive Against the West

Kristan Stoddart

Kristan Stoddart's Russia's Hybrid Warfare Offensive Against the West (de Gruyter, 2025) is a timely and systematic analysis of Russian hybrid warfare…

Audrey Borowski, "Leibniz in His World: The Making of a Savant" (Princeton UP, 2026)

April 16, 2026

Leibniz in His World

Audrey Borowski

Described by Voltaire as “perhaps a man of the most universal learning in Europe,” Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) is often portrayed as a ratio…

Donald Sassoon, "Revolutions: A New History" (Verso Books, 2025)

April 14, 2026

Revolutions

Donald Sassoon

Revolutions: A New History (Verso Books, 2025) is a sparkling account of political upheaval and the power of history. We think of revolutions in terms…

Katharina Wiedlack, "Under Western Eyes: Vulnerable Minorities and the Russian State in New Cold War Cultures" (Academic Studies Press, 2025)

April 12, 2026

Under Western Eyes

Katharina Wiedlack
Hosted by Amber Nickell

Under Western Eyes: Vulnerable Minorities and the Russian State in New Cold War Cultures (Academic Studies Press, 2025) examines the New Cold War betw…

Jasper Bernes, "The Future of Revolution: Communist Prospects from the Paris Commune to the George Floyd Uprising" (Verso Books, 2025)

April 12, 2026

The Future of Revolution

Jasper Bernes

How might a twenty-first-century revolution against class society succeed? Communism comes from the future, but its hopes haunt our past. Reading rev…

Marta Lorimer, "Europe As Ideological Resource: European Integration and Far Right Legitimation in France and Italy" (Oxford UP, 2024)

April 5, 2026

Europe As Ideological Resource

Marta Lorimer

How did the far right go from illegitimate fringe to contender for public office, and did Europe have anything to do with it? Europe As Ideological Re…

Mark Pennington, "Foucault and Liberal Political Economy: Power, Knowledge, and Freedom" (Oxford UP, 2025)

March 30, 2026

Foucault and Liberal Political Economy

Mark Pennington

This highly original and innovative book is the first to comprehensively engage the ideas of the French social theorist and philosopher Michel Foucaul…

Colloquies on European Civil Procedure: A Conversation with Marco de Benito

March 28, 2026

Colloquies on European Civil Procedure

Marco de Benito
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin

This volume brings law to life through a free and lively dialogue on the new Model European Rules of Civil Procedure. In it, some of Europe's leading …