Episodios

  • What's happening in... Nigeria?

    What's happening in... Nigeria?
    May 28 2021
    We have an e-mail address now, in case you want to contact us: rollingwithdemocracy@gmail.com In the latest episode of "What's happening in...?" we're visiting the 7th most populous country in the world: Nigeria. What has caused last year's massive protests against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)? Why is Nigeria such a complicated country to govern? Join in our conversation with Ernest Danjuma Enebi from Nigeria who has written extensively about Nigerian politics and policy, who says: "The world cannot allow Nigeria to become unstable... the world relies on Nigeria to keep the peace on the continent of Africa."
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    21 m
  • What's happening in...Poland and Argentina in terms of abortion laws?

    What's happening in...Poland and Argentina in terms of abortion laws?
    Mar 31 2021
    In this new segment we focus on the current political or legal situation in different places all around the world to get familiar with issues that might not make it into the mainstream media. In this episode we're talking with Aleksandra Kustra-Rogatka, associate professor at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, and Pamela Martín García, political scientist and Argentine activist, about the current situation in their countries regarding abortion laws.
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    22 m
  • Essential workers in the embedding of COVID-19 and democracy

    Essential workers in the embedding of COVID-19 and democracy
    Feb 3 2021
    How have essential workers experienced the COVID-19 pandemic? What do doctors and journalists have in common and could a European definition of "essential work" help improve the general working conditions of and cooperation between essential workers? We're exploring these and other questions in this episode together with Neus Vidal, Spanish journalist + political scientist, and Giulia Castelli, Italian doctor. Thanks for your support and stay safe!
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    32 m
  • Populism in the context of democracy and the link to the ECtHR

    Populism in the context of democracy and the link to the ECtHR
    Dec 31 2020
    Is populism a threat to democracy as a whole or can populist movements also have some advantages? How does the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) come into play and has the COVID-19 pandemic broken the spell of populism? In the second episode we're talking with Alain Zysset, legal expert on public law of the University of Glasgow, about populism and its effect on democracy and the ECtHR. Stay healthy & safe and have a cosy New Year's Eve. See you in 2021!
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    18 m
  • US presidential election 2020 - effects on democracy and the rule of law

    US presidential election 2020 - effects on democracy and the rule of law
    Nov 18 2020
    How did people with personal ties to the United States experience this election? What impact will this election result have on US-European relations, especially when we look at democracy and the rule of law? In this first episode we're talking with American conductor Garrett Keast and legal scholar Stoyan Panov.
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    32 m
  • Pilot episode - Introducing a new podcast on democracy and the rule of law (RoL)

    Pilot episode - Introducing a new podcast on democracy and the rule of law (RoL)
    Nov 12 2020
    Become familiar with political institutions and concepts. Let's have some meaningful and personal conversations about democracy and the rule of law to rebuild the trust in "the system"!
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    5 m