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Women's History December 5, 2022

Anti-Fascism, Gender, and International Communism

The Comité Mondial Des Femmes Contre la Guerre Et Le Fascisme, 1934-1941

Jasmine Calver

Hosted by Rebecca Turkington
Women played an essential role in the international struggle against fascism during the interwar period, though their work has been neglected in broader historiography. In Anti-Fascism, Gender, and International Communism …

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

Philosophy December 1, 2022

Legitimate Opposition

Alexander Kirshner

Hosted by Robert Talisse
The idea of legitimate political opposition is familiar. A decent political order permits citizens, parties, and coalitions to challenge those in power. Under such conditions, there is an ongoing nonviolent …
Russian and Eurasian Studies November 30, 2022

Digital Activism in Russia

The Communication Tactics of Political Outsiders

Sofya Glazunova

Hosted by Iva Glisic
Digital Activism in Russia: The Communication Tactics of Political Outsiders (Palgrave MacMillan, 2022) examines various forms of Russian online anti-establishment resistance, focusing in particular on the period between 2016 and 2019. Grounded …
International Horizons November 29, 2022

What will be the Role of Europe in the Changing World Order?

A Discussion with Sigmar Gabriel

Sigmar Gabriel

Hosted by International Horizons
The transatlantic relationship, arguably the bedrock of the world’s post-World War II international security architecture, came under significant threat during Donald Trump’s tenure in office, as Trump complained about European …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones November 25, 2022

The Future of Multiculturalism

A Discussion with Patti Tamara Lenard and Peter Balint

Patti Tamara Lenard and Peter Balint

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
What is the best way to achieve societal harmony in a place in which groups of people with different identities are living together. Should minority groups be given exemptions from …
European Politics November 25, 2022

Governing the EU in an Age of Division

Dalibor Roháč

Hosted by Tim Jones
"An important distinction exists between the politics of rules at which the EU is quite adept and the politics driven by events - which requires improvisation, risk-taking and alertness to …
International Horizons November 21, 2022

What is the Future of Populism?

A Discussion with Umut Korkut

Umut Korkut

Hosted by International Horizons
The world's wealthier countries have in recent years faced challenges from right-wing populist parties and movements that may rejuvenate origins from relatively far in the past, such as in the …
German Studies November 8, 2022

The Other '68ers

Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany

Anna von der Goltz

Hosted by Piotr Kosicki
Anna von der Goltz’s The Other ‘68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany (Oxford University Press, 2021) is a history of 1968 written from a new perspective—that of …
International Horizons November 7, 2022

Can We Square the Circle? Universalism Versus Communitarianism

A Discussion with Emmanuel Dalle Mulle and Ivan Serrano

Emmanuel Dalle Mulle and Ivan Serrano

Hosted by International Horizons
The political Left has long faced tension regarding its universalistic commitments and those to the nation it inhabits. The dilemma is captured succinctly in the Declaration of the Rights of …
German Studies November 4, 2022

Towards a Collaborative Memory

German Memory Work in a Transnational Context

Sara Jones

Hosted by Nicole Coleman
Focusing on the memory of the German Democratic Republic, Towards a Collaborative Memory: German Memory Work in a Transnational Context (Berghahn Books, 2022) explores the cross-border collaborations of three German …
Economic and Business History October 31, 2022

Geography Is Destiny

Britain and the World: A 10,000-Year History

Ian Morris

Hosted by Javier Mejia
In Geography Is Destiny: Britain and the World--A 10,000-Year History (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2022), Ian Morris chronicles the eight-thousand-year history of Britain's relationship to Europe as it has changed in …
Political Science October 31, 2022

Delegating Responsibility

International Cooperation on Migration in the European Union

Nicholas Micinski

Hosted by Lamis Abdelaaty
Delegating Responsibility: International Cooperation on Migration in the European Union (U Michigan Press, 2022) explores the politics of migration in the European Union and explains how the EU responded to …
European Politics October 28, 2022

What is Europe?

Anna Triandafyllidou and Ruby Gropas

Hosted by Tim Jones
As they worked on the second edition of What is Europe? (Routledge, 2022), Anna Triandafyllidou and Ruby Gropas admit that they struggled to keep up. The problem wasn't just the …
Eastern European Studies October 25, 2022

Transitional Justice in Post-Communist Europe

A Discussion with Monika Nalepa

Monika Nalepa

Hosted by Keith Krueger
An alienated society divided into groups and classes suspicious of one another does not pose an especially great problem for an authoritarian regime that does not legitimize itself through fair …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones October 25, 2022

The Future of Vladimir Putin

A Discussion with Philip Short

Philip Short

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
President Vladmir Putin – the son of a foreman at a railway carriage works – is today one of the most powerful individuals on earth. What drives him? What does …
Political Science October 24, 2022

Citizenship in Hard Times

How Ordinary People Respond to Democratic Threat

Sara Wallace Goodman

Hosted by Lamis Abdelaaty
What do citizens do in response to threats to democracy? Citizenship in Hard Times: How Ordinary People Respond to Democratic Threat (Cambridge UP, 2022) examines the mass politics of civic obligation in …
International Horizons October 24, 2022

A Most Similar Comparison: The Authoritarianism of Poland and Hungary

A Discussion with Edit Zgut-Przybylska

Edit Zgut-Przybylska

Hosted by International Horizons
The leadership of Hungary and Poland seemingly shared the same playbook when it came to undermining judicial independence, consolidating electoral power, regulating media ownership and enacting laws against LGBTQ rights …
German Studies October 21, 2022

Minority Discourses in Germany since 1990

Ela Gezen, Priscilla Layne, and Jonathan Skolnik

Hosted by Nicole Coleman
While German unification promised a new historical beginning, it also stirred discussions about contemporary Germany's Nazi past and ideas of citizenship and belonging in a changing Europe. Minority Discourses in …
Critical Theory October 18, 2022

Unbearable Life

A Genealogy of Political Erasure

Arthur Bradley

Hosted by Morteza Hajizadeh
In ancient Rome, any citizen who had brought disgrace upon the state could be subject to a judgment believed to be worse than death: damnatio memoriae, condemnation of memory. The …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones October 18, 2022

The Future of Cold War

A Discussion with Sergey Radchenko

Sergey Radchenko

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Are we in a new cold war? And if so, is the US up against China or Russia? Join Owen Bennett Jones for a discussion with Sergey Radchenko, the Wilson …