Podcasts about liberal strategies

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 34:26

ECFR's new global opinion poll reveals that many people outside the West want Europe and the US in their lives for all they have to offer – but that does not translate into full political alignment. In this week's episode, ECFR's research director Jeremy Shapiro welcomes council member Timothy Garton Ash, who is a bestselling author and professor of European studies at Oxford University; Ivan Krastev, who is a founding board member of ECFR and chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia; and ECFR's director Mark Leonard to discuss how public sentiment can guide Europe in building partnerships for the world of tomorrow. What is the basis for the West's soft power? What sort of offer is China making the world? And whom do countries in the ‘global south' prefer when faced with a choice between the West and China? This podcast was recorded on 7 November 2023. Bookshelf: Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said | Timothy Brennan Environmental Political Theory | Steve Vanderheiden Les Aveuglés, comment Berlin et Paris ont laissé la voie libre à la Russie | Sylvie Kauffmann Liberalism against Itself: Cold War Intellectuals and the Making of Our Times | Samuel Moyn You Report to Me: Accountability for the Failing Administrative State | David Bernhardt

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Ruzha Smilova on Bulgaria gripped by political instability

RevDem Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 31:09

In conversation with Flora Hevesi Ruzha Smilova explores Bulgaria's complex and ongoing political crisis, which has left a profound mark on the country's political landscape. The stalemate began in 2021, stemming from widespread public dissatisfaction with the government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and his center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party. The ensuing period of instability was marked by difficulties in forming and maintaining a stable majority coalition government: Bulgaria faced five elections in two years, most recently in April 2023. The crisis has been characterized by an increasingly fragmented political landscape and a polarized society, and by constantly shifting power dynamics between GERB as the status quo and a new anti-corruption wave represented by the centrist parties of We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria. This period provides a unique case study in democratic resilience, political uncertainty and the challenges of coalition building in parliamentary systems. The recent elections were won by GERB, which managed to reach a compromise with We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria to form a new coalition government with a rotating prime minister. Nevertheless, the situation remains highly unstable, and a major new event is looming on the horizon: the upcoming local elections in October, which will be another crucial test for Bulgaria's political parties. Ruzha Smilova teaches political theory at Sofia University and is a program director at the Center for Liberal Strategies, an independent Bulgarian think tank. Her academic research is focused on the authority of democracy, normative and positive theories of democracy, democratic erosion, and illiberalism.

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Ep. 390: Etter Ukraina-krigen

Liberal Halvtime

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 61:57

Hva skjer med den internasjonale liberale verdensorden etter invasjonen i Ukraina? Hvor stor rolle vil kultur og identitetspolitikk spille i internasjonale relasjoner fremover? Hvordan kan vi forklare Putins vei til makten og hans posisjon i Russland? Opptak fra Civitakveld med Ivan Krastev, leder av Centre for Liberal Strategies, fellow ved Institute for Human Sciences, IWM Vienna, og forfatter av bøker som After Europe (2017), The Light that Failed (2018) og Is it Tomorrow Yet? (norsk 2020: Framtida er her nå).

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15 years of ECFR: Reflections on Europe in a tumultuous world

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 30:19

9 November is a day of low and high points in history – moments of both loss and of joy. Some important examples include the Pogromnacht in 1938 or the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, which marked the end of the cold war. But 9 November 2007 was also the day that brought ECFR's 50 founding members together, united by a sense that the EU member states could combine their values and resources to become a prototype for a global open society. In this special episode, ECFR council member Mabel van Oranje hosts director Mark Leonard, as well as ECFR founding members Timothy Garton Ash, professor of European studies at the University of Oxford, and Ivan Krastev, chair of the board at the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia. They explore how the momentous historical events of 9 November can help Europeans make sense of the current moment of disorder. Is a reversal happening of the world order brought about by 9 November 1989? What has ECFR's role been in helping Europe find a strong, united voice and what will it be in the critical times ahead? And finally, can we expect a rebalancing of power in Europe after the war in Ukraine? This podcast was recorded on 9 November 2022.

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The Sunday Debate: Reflections on the Collapse of the Soviet Union, with Timothy Garton Ash and Ivan Krastev

Intelligence Squared

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 51:20

Sign up for Intelligence Squared Premium here: https://iq2premium.supercast.com/ for ad-free listening, bonus content, early access and much more. See below for details. Following the death of former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev this week, we dip into the archive for a discussion from 2019 when we invited three leading scholars to reflect on the fall of Communism under the watch of Gorbachev, a giant of 20th-century politics. Hosting the discussion is Brian Klaas, Associate Professor in Global Politics at University College London and author of Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us. Brian is joined by Ivan Krastev, opinion writer for the New York Times, chair of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, and author of the acclaimed book After Europe. Timothy Garton Ash is Professor of European Studies at the University of Oxford and author of numerous books including Free Speech: Ten Principles for a Connected World. … We are incredibly grateful for your support. To become an Intelligence Squared Premium subscriber, follow the link: https://iq2premium.supercast.com/ Here's a reminder of the benefits you'll receive as a subscriber: Ad-free listening, because we know some of you would prefer to listen without interruption One early episode per week Two bonus episodes per month A 25% discount on IQ2+, our exciting streaming service, where you can watch and take part in events live at home and enjoy watching past events on demand and without ads A 15% discount and priority access to live, in-person events in London, so you won't miss out on tickets Our premium monthly newsletter Intelligence Squared Merch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peace versus Justice: The coming European split over the war in Ukraine

Collège de France (Général)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 30:26

New ECFR research captures European public opinion on Russia's war against Ukraine. It reveals that Europe's remarkable unity in the early days of the war is under threat from an emerging split – between those who want peace as soon as possible and those who favour justice for Ukraine. This week, senior policy fellow and head of ECFR's European Power programme, Susi Dennison, turns the tables on one of the report's authors, Mark Leonard, as he becomes a guest on his own podcast. They are joined by Leonard's co-author, ECFR founding board member and chair of the Centre for Liberal Strategies, Ivan Krastev to discuss the results of the poll and examine what this means for the European response to the war. What should European leaders do to bridge the fault lines and maintain unity? And how important is Ukraine's EU membership application?

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Ivan Krastev on how the Invasion of Ukraine is Transforming Europe & Transatlantic Relations

International Horizons

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 58:33

This week, International Horizons showcases an interview by RBI and EU Studies Center director John Torpey with political scientist Ivan Krastev about how Russia's invasion of Ukraine will affect the balance of power in Europe, transatlantic relations, and the future of democracy. How does the war change existing political divisions, and what should the role of NATO of the U.S. government be? This event took place on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, as the Otto and Fran Walter Memorial Lecture, organized by the EU Studies Center of the Ralph Bunche Institute and by Graduate Center Presents public programs. Ivan Krastev is chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Bulgaria, and permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna, as well as an author and contributor to the NY Times Opinion page.

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Putin May Not Like How He's Changed Europe

The Ezra Klein Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 69:38 Very Popular

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has transformed Europe within a matter of weeks. A continent once fractured by the refugee crisis is now taking in millions of refugees. Countries such as Germany have made considerable pledges to increase military spending. The European Union said it would cut off Russian oil and gas “well before 2030” — a once unthinkable prospect. The European project seems more confident in itself than at any other time in recent history.But some European countries are also seeing trends in the opposite direction. This month in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's nationalist government won re-election easily. The far-right leader Marine Le Pen lost this past weekend's French presidential election to the incumbent, Emmanuel Macron, but secured a significant 41.5 percent of the vote, up from 33.9 percent in 2017. And nationalist movements — Brexit in Britain, the Five Star Movement in Italy and others — have become potent political forces in recent years.So what's next for Europe? Will Putin's invasion reinvigorate the collective European project? Or will the continent revert to its preinvasion path of fracture, division and nationalism?Ivan Krastev is the chairman of the Center for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Bulgaria and the author of numerous books, including “After Europe” and, with Stephen Holmes, “The Light That Failed: Why the West Is Losing the Fight for Democracy.” He's also one of my favorite people to talk to on the subject of Europe, liberalism, democracy and the tensions therein.We discuss how European identity went from revolving around war to being centered on economic trade, why Europe has treated the Ukrainian refugee crisis so differently from previous refugee crises, how the West's overly economic understanding of human motivation blinded it to Putin's plans, what the relative success of politicians like Le Pen and Orban means for the future of Europe, how fears of demographic change can help explain phenomena as different as Putin's invasion and Donald Trump's election, whether Putin's invasion can reawaken an exhausted European liberalism and much more.Mentioned:“The End of History?” by Francis FukuyamaThe End of History and the Last Man by Francis Fukuyama“We Are All Living in Vladimir Putin's World Now” by Ivan Krastev“The Crisis of American Power: How Europeans See Biden's America” by Ivan Krastev“The Power of the Past: How Nostalgia Shapes European Public Opinion” by Catherine E. de Vries and Isabell Hoffmann from Bertelsmann StiftungBook Recommendations:Free by Lea YpiThe Age of Unpeace by Mark LeonardTime Shelter by Georgi GospodinovThoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.“The Ezra Klein Show” is produced by Annie Galvin, Jeff Geld and Rogé Karma; fact-checking by Michelle Harris; original music by Isaac Jones; mixing by Jeff Geld; audience strategy by Shannon Busta. Our executive producer is Irene Noguchi. Special thanks to Kristin Lin and Kristina Samulewski.

The War in Ukraine, Explained — Part 4: The future of Europe

The Ezra Klein Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 64:52 Very Popular

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is one of the biggest and most confusing political events of our lifetimes. We aim to bring some clarity in this special four-part series from Vox Conversations and host Zack Beauchamp, The War in Ukraine, Explained. In part four, Zack speaks with author, political scientist, and scholar of European politics Ivan Krastev. They discuss the reverberations of Russia's invasion of Ukraine across Europe, from a sudden change of course in Germany and elections in France to the threatened intellectual foundations of the European Union nations' shared postwar identity, and how the war in Ukraine will shape the EU's future relations with the U.S. and China — and the future of Europe itself. Host: Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp), Senior Correspondent, Vox Guest: Ivan Krastev, political scientist; chairman, Centre for Liberal Strategies; permanent fellow, Institute for Human Sciences, IWM Vienna References: The Light That Failed: Why the West is Losing the Fight for Democracy by Stephen Holmes and Ivan Krastev (Pegasus; 2020) "We Are All Living in Vladimir Putin's World Now" by Ivan Krastev (New York Times; Feb. 27) "How the Weak Win Wars: A Theory of Asymmetric Conflict" by Ivan Arreguín-Toft (International Security, vol. 26 (1); 2001) Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt (Penguin; 2006) The Idea of India by Sunil Khilnani (FSG; 1997) Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Conversations ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Vox Conversations by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Support Vox Conversations by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts This episode was made by: Producer: Erikk Geannikis Editor: Amy Drozdowska Engineer: Paul Robert Mounsey Deputy Editorial Director, Vox Talk: Amber Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ivan Krastev - Is it Tomorrow Yet? How the Pandemic Changes Europe

IIEA Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 26:46

In his address to the IIEA, Ivan Krastev argues that the COVID-19 pandemic marks the real beginning of the 21st century, abruptly turning Europeans to face the future. The political challenge presented by COVID-19 confronted European leaders with a strategic choice: they can either fight to preserve a globalised world of open borders, or work towards a softer version of de-globalisation. He contends that the great paradox of the pandemic was that it was the EU's failure rather than its success that demonstrated its relevance and spurred European governments towards deeper integration. About the Speaker: Ivan Krastev is the Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies and permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences, IWM Vienna, and a globally renowned author and political scientist. He is a founding board member of the European Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Board of Trustees of The International Crisis Group and member of the Board of Directors of GLOBSEC. Ivan Krastev is the author of "Is it Tomorrow, Yet? How the Pandemic Changes Europe" (Allen Lane, 2020); The Light that Failed: A Reckoning (Allen Lane, 2019), co-authored with Stephen Holmes; and “After Europe” (UPenn Press, 2017); among other books.

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How Important Is the East-West Divide in Europe? (De l'importance du clivage Est-Ouest en Europe) 1/4

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 48:28

Samantha Besson Droit international des institutions Collège de France Année 2021-2022 Ivan Krastev - Conférencier invité - Cycle europe du Collège de France : L'angoisse du déclin. Démocratie, démographie et clivage Est-Ouest en Europe En démocratie, la règle veut que les citoyennes et les citoyens élisent celles et ceux qui les gouvernent. Mais, dans les faits, les gouvernements tendent eux aussi à choisir celles et ceux qui les élisent. Ils opèrent ce choix par l'élaboration de lois sur la citoyenneté et de lois électorales, mais aussi par la mise en place de politiques migratoires, par le recours au redécoupage électoral à des fins politiques (gerrymandering), ou encore par l'entrave au droit de vote. La série de conférences proposées ici analyse la façon dont les majorités ethnoculturelles, en diminution dans les États membres de l'Union européenne (UE), tentent de préserver leur pouvoir et leur identité face à leur propre déclin démographique et à l'afflux migratoire. La thèse défendue est que le conflit actuel entre le libéralisme et l'illibéralisme en Europe n'est autre que l'expression de la rivalité entre deux images, idéalisées et opposées, du « peuple » que se choisissent différents gouvernements. Le libéralisme manifeste l'approbation donnée à un corps politique inclusif et représentatif de la diversité des sociétés modernes. L'illibéralisme s'appuie sur le majoritarisme démocratique pour préserver le caractère ethnique des démocraties nationales. Cette série de quatre conférences s'inscrit dans le cycle Europe du Collège de France 2021-2022 consacré au thème Les deux Europes. Conférence en anglais avec traduction simultanée en français. De l'importance du clivage Est-Ouest en Europe Ivan Krastev est président du Centre for Liberal Strategies de Sofia (Bulgarie) et membre permanent de l'Institute for Human Sciences de Vienne (Autriche). Il est également membre fondateur du Conseil européen des relations étrangères, membre du conseil d'administration de l'International Crisis Group et écrit régulièrement des articles pour le New York Times. Il est l'auteur de Est-ce déjà demain ? Le monde paradoxal de l'après-Covid-19 (traduit en français par Frédéric Joly et Amélie Petit pour les éditions Premier Parallèle, 2020 ; disponible en anglais aux éditions Penguin, octobre 2020) ; Le Moment illibéral (traduit en français par Johan Frederik Hel Guedj pour les éditions Fayard, 2019 ; disponible en anglais aux éditions Allen Lane, 2019), coécrit avec Stephen Holmes et lauréat de la 30e édition du prix annuel Lionel‑Gelber ; After Europe (UPenn Press, 2017) ; Democracy Disrupted. The Global Politics on Protest (UPenn Press, 2014) et In Mistrust We Trust: Can Democracy Survive When We Don't Trust Our Leaders? (TED Books, 2013). En 2020, Ivan Krastev a reçu le prix Jean Améry de l'essai européen. L'Europe est un labyrinthe complexe traversé de nombreuses lignes de faille et de divisions internes. Cette conférence introductive se concentre sur certaines de ces fractures qui caractérisent l'Europe d'aujourd'hui : la fracture Nord-Sud ; celle liée à la densité de population (manifeste dans l'écart entre les valeurs culturelles et les préférences électorales des personnes vivant dans les zones métropolitaines d'Europe et celles des zones rurales) et la fracture générationnelle. La thèse proposée sera la suivante : si remédier à ces clivages est certes d'une importance capitale pour l'avenir de l'UE, c'est en réalité la fracture Est-Ouest qui sera déterminante pour la préservation de l'Union en tant qu'espace libéral-démocrate. Conference in English with simultaneous translation into French. How Important Is the East-West Divide in Europe? Europe is a complicated maze with many fault lines and internal divisions. This introductory lecture focuses on several of the faults lines in today's Europe: the North-South Divide; the Density Divide (gap in cultural values and electoral preferences between people living in Europe's metropolitan areas and the rural areas); and the Generation Divide. It argues that while bridging all those divides is critically important for the future of the EU, it is the East-West divide that will have most importance for the preservation of the Union as a liberal-democratic space.

Can Democracies Withstand the China Challenge?

The Agenda with Steve Paikin (Audio)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 33:17

How much of the conflict between the West and China is geo-political and how much of it is rooted in ideology? Do Western democracies have enough confidence in themselves to be able to wage a conflict that may last for much of this century. Steve Paikin discusses this with Ivan Krastev, chair of the Centre for Liberal Strategies; Emily de la Bruyere, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies; and the Toronto Star's Martin Regg Cohn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Democracy Tested: Democratic Backsliding in Europe, With Ivan Krastev

The President's Inbox

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 33:53

In this special series of The President’s Inbox on the future of democracy, James M. Lindsay speaks with experts to discuss whether and where democratic governance is faltering around the world. This week, Ivan Krastev, chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Bulgaria, and permanent fellow at the Institute of Human Sciences in Vienna, Austria, discusses democratic backsliding across Europe. This episode is part of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy.

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What will remain of Trumpism going forward?

Democracy in Question?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 29:05

Joe Biden was declared the next president of the United States over a month ago now, but Donald Trump has not yet conceded his defeat. Claiming voter fraud, he has launched legal battles to try to undo the results of the election, to no avail. What mechanisms, institutions and narratives has he used? And to what long term effects? In this episode, we’re joined by Professor Timothy Snyder (Yale University) and Ivan Krastev (Centre for Liberal Strategies and IWM) to understand what will remain of Trumpism going forward and how it will impact democratic legitimacy in America.Democracy in Question? is brought to you by:• The Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna: IWM• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD• The Excellence Chair and Soft Authoritarianism Research Group in Bremen: WOC• The Podcast Production Company Earshot StrategiesFollow us on social media!• Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna: @IWM_Vienna• Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentreSubscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listened to, you can support us by leaving a review and sharing our podcast in your networks!BIBLIOGRAPHY• Ivan Krastev & Stephen Holmes. (2019). The Light that Failed: A Reckoning, London: Penguin.• Ivan Krastev. (2017). After Europe, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017.• Ivan Krastev. (2014). Democracy Disrupted: The Politics of Global Protest, Philadelphia: University of Pensylvania Press, 2014.• Timothy Snyder. (2018). The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America, New York: Tim Duggan Books.• Timothy Snyder. (2017). On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, New York: Tim Duggan Books.• Timothy Snyder. (2015). Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning, New York: Tim Duggan Books.GLOSSARYWhat is gerrymandering?Gerrymandering is a way that governing parties try to cement themselves in power by tilting the political map steeply in their favor. The goal is to draw boundaries of legislative districts so that as many seats as possible are likely to be won by the party’s candidates. Learn more.

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Ars Boni 79 - How Does The Pandemic Change Europe V02

Ars Boni

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 53:39

In this episode we talk with Ivan Krastev about how the pandemic changed Europe. Ivan Krastev is the chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies and permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences, IWM Vienna. He is a founding board member of the European Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Board of Trustees of The International Crisis Group and is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. The Light that Failed: A Reckoning (Allen Lane, 2019), co-authored with Stephen Holmes, won the 30th Annual Lionel Gelber Prize. He is the author of "After Europe" (UPenn Press, 2017); "Democracy Disrupted. The Global Politics on Protest" (UPenn Press, 2014) and "In Mistrust We Trust: Can Democracy Survive When We Don't Trust Our Leaders?" (TED Books, 2013). Ivan Krastev is the winner of the Jean Améry Prize for European Essay Writing 2020. His latest book "Is it Tomorrow, Yet? How the Pandemic Changes Europe" (in German by Ullstein, June 2020; in English by Penguin, October 2020) was published in more than 20 languages.

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Albena Azmanova in conversation with Ivan Krastev and Robert Misik: CAPITALISM ON EDGE

Kreisky Forum Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 67:02

The wake of the financial crisis has inspired hopes for dramatic change and stirred visions of capitalism's terminal collapse. Yet capitalism is not on its deathbed, utopia is not in our future, and revolution is not in the cards. In Capitalism on Edge, Albena Azmanova demonstrates that radical progressive change is still attainable, but it must come from an unexpected direction. Albena Azmanova teaches political and social theory at the University of Kent's Brussels School of International Studies. She is author of The Scandal of Reason: A Critical Theory of Political Judgment (Columbia, 2012) and coeditor of Reclaiming Democracy: Judgment, Responsibility, and the Right to Politics (2015). She has also been a policy adviser to the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the European Parliament, the European Commission, and Transparency International. Her newest book was published in Columbia University Press in January 2020. Ivan Krastev, Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies, Sofia, Permanent Fellow of the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM), Vienna Moderation: Robert Misik, Author and Journalist

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Europe’s pandemic politics: How the virus has changed the public’s worldview

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 28:21

As covid-19 raged, speculation grew that the crisis would re- strengthen public support for the state; faith in experts; and both pro- and anti-Europeanism. But ECFR’s latest research reveals these all to be illusions. Instead, the crisis has revolutionised citizens’ perceptions of global order – scrambling the distinctions between nationalism and globalism. Host Mark Leonard is joined by Ivan Krastev, co-author of the new Unlock study and chair of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia as well as by ECFR co-chair Lykke Friis and Ismaël Emelien, co-founder of En Marche! and President Emmanuel Macron 's former special advisor for strategy, communication and speeches. Together they discuss the findings of ECFR’s Unlock project: how has the pandemic changed European politics and the Europeans’ view of the EU and the world? Find the paper by Ivan Krastev & Mark Leonard here: https://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/europes_pandemic_politics_how_the_virus_has_changed_the_publics_worldview This podcast was recorded on 25 June 2020 Bookshelf: -“Is it tomorrow yet?: Paradoxes of the pandemic” by Ivan Krastev -“The uncontrollability of the World” by Hartmut Rosa -“The new progressivism: a grassroots alternative to the populism of our times” by Ismaël Emelien & David Amiel

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Nach der Europawahl – Wohin steuert die EU?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 17:53

Die Europäerinnen und Europäer haben gewählt. Was bedeutet die hohe Wahlbeteiligung und was kann man aus den Ergebnissen ablesen? Wer sind die „Sieger“, wer die „Verlierer“ der Wahl, und lässt sich das so klar unterscheiden? Wie ist die Stimmung in den verschiedenen Ländern und was sind erkennbare Trends? Was bedeutet der Verlust der großen Volksparteien und was die „Grüne Welle“ Nord- und Westeuropas? Wie sind die Erfolge der rechtsextremen Kräfte einzuschätzen? Das alles sind Fragen die während der Konferenz: Nach der EU-Wahl – Wohin steuert die EU? gestellt und diskutiert wurden. Der Podcast Böll-Fokus fasst zusammen, verdichtet und legt den Finger auf einige Aspekte, die während der Veranstaltung zur Sprache gekommen sind. Interviewpartner war: Ivan Krastev Im Podcast zu hören sind: - Dr. Ellen Ueberschär, Vorstand Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin - Ivan Krastev – Vorsitzender des Centre for Liberal Strategies und Fellow des Institutes für die Wissenschaft vom Menschen, Sofia/ Wien - Prof. Dr. Teresa Pullano, Professorin für European Global Studies, Uni Basel - Prof. Dr. Uwe Jun – Prof. für vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, Uni Trier - Piotr Buras – Direktor des Warschauer Büros, European Council on Foreign Relations - Reinhard Bütikhofer - MdEP Vorsitzender, Europäische Grüne Partei, Brüssel - Sven Giegold – Spitzenkandidat von Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen für die Europawahl - Dr. Christine Pütz Referentin Europäische Union, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin - Prof. Dr. Sylvie Strudel, Professorin für Politikwissenschaften, Uni de Paris, Paris

Nach der Europawahl – Wohin steuert die EU? | Böll.Fokus

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 17:53

Die Europäerinnen und Europäer haben gewählt. Was bedeutet die hohe Wahlbeteiligung und was kann man aus den Ergebnissen ablesen? Wer sind die „Sieger“, wer die „Verlierer“ der Wahl, und lässt sich das so klar unterscheiden? Wie ist die Stimmung in den verschiedenen Ländern und was sind erkennbare Trends? Was bedeutet der Verlust der großen Volksparteien und was die „Grüne Welle“ Nord- und Westeuropas? Wie sind die Erfolge der rechtsextremen Kräfte einzuschätzen? Das alles sind Fragen die während der Konferenz: Nach der EU-Wahl – Wohin steuert die EU? gestellt und diskutiert wurden. Der Podcast Böll-Fokus fasst zusammen, verdichtet und legt den Finger auf einige Aspekte, die während der Veranstaltung zur Sprache gekommen sind. Interviewpartner war: Ivan Krastev Im Podcast zu hören sind: - Dr. Ellen Ueberschär, Vorstand Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin- Ivan Krastev – Vorsitzender des Centre for Liberal Strategies und Fellow des Institutes für die Wissenschaft vom Menschen, Sofia/ Wien- Prof. Dr. Teresa Pullano, Professorin für European Global Studies, Uni Basel- Prof. Dr. Uwe Jun – Prof. für vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, Uni Trier- Piotr Buras – Direktor des Warschauer Büros, European Council on Foreign Relations- Reinhard Bütikhofer - MdEP Vorsitzender, Europäische Grüne Partei, Brüssel- Sven Giegold – Spitzenkandidat von Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen für die Europawahl- Dr. Christine Pütz Referentin Europäische Union, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin- Prof. Dr. Sylvie Strudel, Professorin für Politikwissenschaften, Uni de Paris, Paris

Nach der Europawahl – Wohin steuert die EU? | Böll.Fokus

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 17:53

Die Europäerinnen und Europäer haben gewählt. Was bedeutet die hohe Wahlbeteiligung und was kann man aus den Ergebnissen ablesen? Wer sind die „Sieger“, wer die „Verlierer“ der Wahl, und lässt sich das so klar unterscheiden? Wie ist die Stimmung in den verschiedenen Ländern und was sind erkennbare Trends? Was bedeutet der Verlust der großen Volksparteien und was die „Grüne Welle“ Nord- und Westeuropas? Wie sind die Erfolge der rechtsextremen Kräfte einzuschätzen? Das alles sind Fragen die während der Konferenz: Nach der EU-Wahl – Wohin steuert die EU? gestellt und diskutiert wurden. Der Podcast Böll-Fokus fasst zusammen, verdichtet und legt den Finger auf einige Aspekte, die während der Veranstaltung zur Sprache gekommen sind. Interviewpartner war: Ivan Krastev Im Podcast zu hören sind: - Dr. Ellen Ueberschär, Vorstand Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin- Ivan Krastev – Vorsitzender des Centre for Liberal Strategies und Fellow des Institutes für die Wissenschaft vom Menschen, Sofia/ Wien- Prof. Dr. Teresa Pullano, Professorin für European Global Studies, Uni Basel- Prof. Dr. Uwe Jun – Prof. für vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, Uni Trier- Piotr Buras – Direktor des Warschauer Büros, European Council on Foreign Relations- Reinhard Bütikhofer - MdEP Vorsitzender, Europäische Grüne Partei, Brüssel- Sven Giegold – Spitzenkandidat von Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen für die Europawahl- Dr. Christine Pütz Referentin Europäische Union, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin- Prof. Dr. Sylvie Strudel, Professorin für Politikwissenschaften, Uni de Paris, Paris

Nach der Europawahl – Wohin steuert die EU? | Böll.Fokus

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019 17:53

Die Europäerinnen und Europäer haben gewählt. Was bedeutet die hohe Wahlbeteiligung und was kann man aus den Ergebnissen ablesen? Wer sind die „Sieger“, wer die „Verlierer“ der Wahl, und lässt sich das so klar unterscheiden? Wie ist die Stimmung in den verschiedenen Ländern und was sind erkennbare Trends? Was bedeutet der Verlust der großen Volksparteien und was die „Grüne Welle“ Nord- und Westeuropas? Wie sind die Erfolge der rechtsextremen Kräfte einzuschätzen? Das alles sind Fragen die während der Konferenz: Nach der EU-Wahl – Wohin steuert die EU? gestellt und diskutiert wurden. Der Podcast Böll-Fokus fasst zusammen, verdichtet und legt den Finger auf einige Aspekte, die während der Veranstaltung zur Sprache gekommen sind. Interviewpartner war: Ivan Krastev Im Podcast zu hören sind: - Dr. Ellen Ueberschär, Vorstand Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin- Ivan Krastev – Vorsitzender des Centre for Liberal Strategies und Fellow des Institutes für die Wissenschaft vom Menschen, Sofia/ Wien- Prof. Dr. Teresa Pullano, Professorin für European Global Studies, Uni Basel- Prof. Dr. Uwe Jun – Prof. für vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, Uni Trier- Piotr Buras – Direktor des Warschauer Büros, European Council on Foreign Relations- Reinhard Bütikhofer - MdEP Vorsitzender, Europäische Grüne Partei, Brüssel- Sven Giegold – Spitzenkandidat von Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen für die Europawahl- Dr. Christine Pütz Referentin Europäische Union, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin- Prof. Dr. Sylvie Strudel, Professorin für Politikwissenschaften, Uni de Paris, Paris

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L'avenir de la démocratie en Europe

ECFR en français

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 82:28

Podcast de notre conférence du 24 avril « L'avenir de la démocratie en Europe » en partenariat avec la Revue Esprit, en présence d’Ivan Krastev, président du Centre for Liberal Strategies et co-fondateur de l’ECFR, Vincent Martigny, chercheur associé au Centre de recherches politiques de Science Po, Susi Dennison, directrice du programme Europe Puissance de l’ECFR et de Tara Varma, directrice adjointe du bureau de Paris de l'ECFR.

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Ivan Krastev

How to Fix Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2019 30:02

Ivan Krastev, chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia and permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, sits down with Andrew Keen. In a thought-provoking discussion, they cover democracy's capacity for self-correction, the disappearance of the political center, and how DC today reminds Ivan of Bulgaria in 1989.

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Ivan Krastev: The order in Europe and beyond

The UI Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 62:20

Listen to a discussion with Ivan Krastev, the chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia and permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna, on the future of Europe. Moderator: Björn Fägersten, head of the Europe programme at UI.

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Special edition - The Treaty of Rome at 60

The Sound of Economics

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2017 21:36

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, which started the process of European integration. This presents an opportunity to reflect on the progress that has been made so far, and to discuss what Europeans can expect in the future. We explore some of the central questions on this topic with our guests. Europe is facing a period of doubt and uncertainty, but this is not the first time it has faced a crisis. We begin this episode by asking Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol how today's challenges compare to previous periods where Europe has faced difficulties. Ivan Krastev goes on to discuss how much control Europe has over its decision-making, and to what extent it responds to external circumstances. As uncertainty especially affects the younger generation of Europeans, Johanna Nyman examines how young people perceive the future of Europe and what they have to look forward to. Guntram Wolff shares his view on what Europeans should be hopeful about, and what they should worry about. Our guests go on to debate what Europe can offer its citizens and what questions it will have to answer to move forward. Finally they reflect on the impact of the Treaty of Rome over the last 60 years. SPEAKERS Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol, Non-resident fellow, Bruegel Ivan Krastev, Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies ,Sofia and Permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna Johanna Nyman, Expert on youth policy and human rights Guntram B. Wolff, Director, Bruegel CREDITS Produced by Giuseppe Porcaro Presented by Bryn Watkins

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The new populism

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2017 88:24

Britain’s vote to leave the EU, the election of Donald Trump and the high opinion poll ratings of Marine Le Pen’s Front National have led to anxious debate about the rise of populism, inspired by what many regard as a rogues’ gallery of demagogic leaders of rising anti-immigrant and anti-Islamic movements throughout Europe and the US. The declining appeal of traditional parties of both left and right has been apparent for a generation, and now seems to have reached a head, to the consternation of those who see the new populism as a rejection of common sense. At the height of the referendum campaign, the Guardian’s Martin Kettle articulated the exasperation of the political establishment at the evident disaffection of the masses when he described support for Brexit as ‘part bloody-mindedness, part frivolity, part panic, part bad temper, part prejudice’. Almost invariably, the concept of populism is used in a pejorative way. It is often preceded by the implicitly disparaging adjective ‘right-wing’ and directly linked to notions such as racism, ‘xenophobia’ or ‘Islamophobia’. Yet in the past, populist movements have as commonly had a left-wing as a right-wing character. They have often expressed an inchoate animosity towards a corrupt elite. Such movements are inherently unstable and tend to evolve, according to circumstances, in either a radical or reactionary direction. Recent political phenomena such as Syriza in Greece, Podemos in Spain, the Five Star Movement in Italy, and the successes of Bernie Sanders in the USA and Jeremy Corbyn in the UK, show the complexity of the popular movements that have emerged to fill the vacuum left by the decay of the old politics. Mainstream politicians and commentators fear the polarisation resulting from the rise of populist movements, but seem unable to engage the public through open debate. Others argue that the upsurge of popular discontent with the stagnant political order points the way towards the revival of democratic politics, and is worth celebrating even if it unleashes uncomfortable sentiments. Are populist movements merely ‘morbid symptoms’ of a decadent political order, or harbingers of a democratic renewal? SPEAKERS Nick Caterexecutive director, Menzies Research Centre, Australia; columnist, The Australian Ian Dunteditor, Politics.co.uk; political editor, Erotic Review Ivan Krastevchairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia; permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna Jill Rutterprogramme director, Institute for Government Bruno WaterfieldBrussels correspondent, The Times; co-author, No Means No

ECFR’s World in 30 Minutes: Europe’s interrelated crises

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2016 40:51

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with Ivan Krastev, Chairman of the Center for Liberal Strategies in Sofiar, Sir Robert Cooper, former Director-General for External and Politico-Military Affairs at the Council of the EU, and Kadri Liik, ECFR Senior Policy Fellow, about the multiple crises Europe is facing and how they might be interrelated. Bookshelf: All the Kremlin’s men by Mikhail Zygar The anatomy of a moment by Javier Cercas Soldier of Salamis by Javier Cercas The passage to Europe – how a continent became a union by Luuk van Middelaar The industries of the future by Alec Ross Picture: Flickr/ European Union 2013 - European Parliament

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Ukraine: Cold War rebooted?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2015 75:21

The recent crisis in Ukraine has been widely portrayed in the West as a rerun of the Cold War, with a peaceful pro-EU Ukraine being pulled apart as the result of an aggressive and newly expansionist Russia seeking to re-establish hegemony over its neighbourhood. Russia’s annexing of the Ukrainian region of Crimea has been roundly condemned as violating international law, state sovereignty, democracy and causing the most serious crisis in European security since the end of the Cold War. The situation is complicated, however, by the close historic ties between Russia and Ukraine and the fact that many Russian-speaking Ukrainians want to maintain them, as well as the fact that Crimea was actually part of Russia within living memory.Significantly, however, in recent decades Russia has tended to cite the importance of national sovereignty in opposition to Western-led foreign interventions; this is the first time it has accepted the idea that sovereignty can be overridden by other concerns. So is this the beginning of a newly aggressive Russian foreign policy, or is Ukraine a special case?Some commentators have presented a different narrative from the Western one of Russian expansionism, pointing to European and American actions in the run-up to the crisis, such as US senator John McCain’s visit to anti-government protesters in Kiev’s Maidan before the fall of the government. It is argued that the EU and the American directly intervened with the effect of destabilising Ukraine by delegitimising an elected government and effectively hand-picking a new government, alarming many Ukrainians, in particular those in the Crimea and other Russian-speaking areas. Appeals to Ukrainian national sovereignty are further complicated by the fact that anti-Russian Ukrainians’ desire to join the EU arguably means swapping client status with one bigger power for another.So who is right? How should we understand the current crisis over Ukraine? Is it a new Cold War provoked by Russian aggression or do we need to look closer to home to understand the causes?SPEAKERSProfessor Ivan Krastev Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia; permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in ViennaDr Tara McCormack lecturer in international politics, University of Leicester; author, Critique, Security and Power: the political limits to emancipatory approachesWill Vernon producer, BBC News (speaking in a personal capacity)Dr Kataryna Wolczuk reader in politics and international studies, University of BirminghamCHAIRBruno Waterfield Brussels correspondent, Daily Telegraph; co-author, No Means No

Should we fear democracy?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2014 97:27

After surging forward through the latter part of the twentieth century after the defeat of fascism, decolonisation and the fall of the Berlin Wall, democracy appears to be in something of a retreat. According to the Economist, even though 45 per cent of the world’s population live in countries that ‘hold free and fair elections’, there is now widespread recognition that ‘democracy’s global advance has come to a halt, and may even have gone into reverse’. After many years of trying to spread democracy abroad, the US and other Western powers seem to have lowered their sights following the tragic, contemporary debacle in Iraq. Elsewhere, the ‘Arab Spring’ has fared little better. Even in the established democracies of the West, democracy appears to have lost its enduring appeal, with declining voter turnout and a hollowing-out of once mass-membership political parties. It was once claimed that only democracies could develop economically; now, democracy is blamed for gridlock. The contrast between the failure of the US Congress to agree a budget and the ability of China to get things done is much remarked upon. Very few in the developed world openly discount democracy as an ideal, but nearly everyone agrees the reality is flawed. Some would reform it in various ways: lowering the voting age, using more new technology, etc. Occupy activists oppose ‘representative democracy’ altogether, preferring ‘direct democracy’. Some argue for limits on democracy in favour of the considered opinion of experts. Elected governments in Greece and Italy have even been replaced by interim technocratic administrations during the European economic crisis, and democratic mandates can be annulled when people vote the ‘wrong way’, as when the Irish voted ‘No’ to the Lisbon Treaty in 2008 or when the Muslim Brotherhood was voted into power in Egypt. And far from being cheered as a historic democratic exercise that ousted an entrenched Gandhi dynasty, this year’s election in India provoked fears that 815million voters were expressing atavistic religious prejudice. If anything sums up the contemporary concern with democracy, it is the word ‘populism’. In Europe, it is the fear of people voting for the wrong sort of political party: the Front National in France, the PVV in the Netherlands, UKIP in the UK. In America, it is the fear of what used to be called the ‘moral majority’: conservative voters out of step with the liberal consensus on social issues. Are populist political movements simply throwbacks, appealing to the bigotry of greying voters? Or do they give voice to the frustrations of citizens who feel increasingly cut off from an aloof and deracinated political class? Will the twenty-first century see the demise of democracy in favour of technocratic governance? What has so tarnished our view of what used to be the foundational principle of Western civilisation? Speakers Professor Ivan Krastev Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia; permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna Professor Chantal Mouffe Professor of political theory, University of Westminster; author, Agonistics: thinking the world politically Brendan O'Neill editor, spiked; columnist, Big Issue; contributor, Spectator Dr David Runciman professor of politics, Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), Cambridge University; author, The Confidence Trap: A History of Democracy in Crisis from World War 1 to the Present Chair Claire Fox director, Institute of Ideas; panellist, BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze

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