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The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones August 9, 2022

The Future of Political Anger

A Conversation with Mark Blyth

Mark Blyth

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Trump’s voters. The yellow jackets in France. Putin’s base in Russia. The Brexiteers. One thing all these groups have in common is anger – anger at being left behind, anger …

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

Diplomatic History August 8, 2022

China's European Headquarters

Switzerland and China During the Cold War

Ariane Knüsel

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
During the Cold War, the People's Republic of China used Switzerland as headquarters for its economic, political, intelligence, and cultural networks in Europe. Based on extensive research in Western and …
Genocide Studies August 2, 2022

British Responses to Genocide

The British Foreign Office and Humanitarianism in the Ottoman Empire, 1918-1923

Amy E. Grubb and Elisabeth Hope Murray

Hosted by Kelly McFall
When I was an undergrad, the chronology of World War One was simple. The war began in August of 1914 and ended in November of 1918. Now, of course, we know it's …
General History July 28, 2022

The Pursuit of Europe

A History

Anthony Pagden

Hosted by Charles Coutinho
The European Union, we are told, is facing extinction. Most of those who believe that, however, have no understanding of how, and why, it become possible to imagine that the …
Eastern European Studies July 22, 2022

In Search of Romania

Dennis Deletant

Hosted by Roland Clark
The imposition of Communist ideology was a misfortune for millions in Eastern Europe, but never for Dennis Deletant. Instead, it drew him to Romania. The renowned historian’s association with the …
General History July 21, 2022

The Rise of English

Global Politics and the Power of Language

Rosemary Salomone

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Spoken by a quarter of the world's population, English is today's lingua franca--its common tongue. The language of business, popular media, and international politics, English has become commodified for its …
Mobilities and Methods July 15, 2022

Victims of Commemoration

The Architecture and Violence of Confronting the Past in Turkey

Eray Çayli

Hosted by Alize Arıcan
“Confronting the past” has become a byword for democratization. How societies and governments commemorate their violent pasts is often appraised as a litmus test of their democratization claims. Regardless of …
General History July 14, 2022

Debating the Woman Question in the French Third Republic, 1870-1920

Karen Offen

Hosted by Michael Vann
While it is an overused cliché, France is indeed a land of contrasts, famous for its paradoxes. In French political history, the most startling may be the progressive policies of …
German Studies July 13, 2022

The Making of an Antifascist

Nordahl Grieg Between the World Wars

Dean Krouk

Hosted by Nicholas Misukanis
A young imperialist adventurer turned hero of the anti-Nazi resistance, Norwegian journalist, poet, and playwright Nordahl Grieg has become more of a national legend than a real person since his …
Science, Technology, and Society July 11, 2022

The Digital Republic

On Freedom and Democracy in the 21st Century

Jamie Susskind

Hosted by Austin Clyde
From one of the leading intellectuals of the digital age, The Digital Republic: On Freedom and Democracy in the 21st Century (Pegasus Books, 2022) is the definitive guide to the great …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones July 5, 2022

The Future of Erdogan

A Discussion with Dimitar Bechev

Dimitar Bechev

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Reccep Tayyib Erdogan is towering politician. He has dominated Turkey for 20 years and is now being compared to Ataturk as a man who has changed the direction of Turkish …
German Studies June 29, 2022

Fear of the Family

Guest Workers and Family Migration in the Federal Republic of Germany

Lauren K. Stokes

Hosted by Paul Lerner
Beginning in 1955, West Germany recruited millions of people as guest workers from Yugoslavia, Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, and especially Turkey. This labor force was essential to creating the postwar …
Italian Studies June 23, 2022

Pasta, Pizza and Propaganda

A Political History of Italian Food TV

Francesco Buscemi

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
The three protagonists of Pasta, Pizza and Propaganda: A Political History of Italian Food TV (Intellect, 2022) are food, television and politics. These are the three main characters that interrelate …
Middle Eastern Studies June 22, 2022

European Cultural Diplomacy and Arab Christians in Palestine, 1918–1948

Between Contention and Connection

Karène Sanchez Summerer and Sary Zananiri

Hosted by Roberto Mazza
European Cultural Diplomacy and Arab Christians in Palestine (1918-1948) (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020) investigates the transnationally connected history of Arab Christian communities in Palestine during the British Mandate (1918-1948) through the lens of …
Arguing History June 21, 2022

Ukrainian Nationalism in Historical Context

A Discussion with John-Paul Himka, David R. Stone, and Alexander Watson

John-Paul Himka, David R. Stone, and Alexander Watson

Hosted by Charles Coutinho
In the midst of the ongoing war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, it is vital that the lay-educated public understand the historical origins of the conflict. It is with …
Policing, Incarceration, and Reform June 16, 2022

The Suspect

Counterterrorism, Islam and the Security State

Rizwaan Sabir

Hosted by Catriona Gold
What impact has two decades' worth of policing and counterterrorism had on the state of mind of Muslims in Britain? In The Suspect: Counterterrorism, Islam, and the Security State (Pluto …
Eastern European Studies June 13, 2022

La 'primaute' de la nation roumaine" et les 'etrangers'

Les minorites et leur liberte du travail sous le cabinet Goga et la dictature royale

Philippe Henri Blasen

Hosted by Roland Clark
After decades of rule by the National Liberal Party or one of its centre-right, mainstream rivals – usually either the Conservative Party or the National Peasant Party, – in December …
Biography June 10, 2022

Jean Jaurès

The Inner Life of Social Democracy

Geoffrey Kurtz

Hosted by Zalman Newfield
Jean Jaurès was a towering intellectual and political leader of the democratic Left at the turn of the twentieth century, but he is little remembered today outside of France, and …
German Studies June 2, 2022

Israel's Moment

International Support for and Opposition to Establishing the Jewish State, 1945–1949

Jeffrey Herf

Hosted by Nicholas Misukanis
Israel's Moment: International Support for and Opposition to Establishing the Jewish State, 1945–1949 (Cambridge UP, 2021) is a major new account of how a Jewish state came to be forged …
European Politics May 26, 2022

European Disunion

Democracy, Sovereignty and the Politics of Emergency

Stefan Auer

Hosted by Tim Jones
"With the eurozone crisis going back to 2010, the refugee crisis that culminated in 2015, the crisis of the EU-Russia relationship going back to the Ukrainian Maidan revolution of 2013-14 …