• Kwame Akyeampong talks about his Observations of the German Schooling System
    Dec 19 2024

    Kwame Akyeampong talks about the challenges faced by children with migration histories in the German schooling system, about things that need to be addressed urgently for the schooling system to become more inclusive.


    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Kwame Akyeampong about the challenges faced by children with migration histories in the German schooling system, about things that need to be addressed urgently for the schooling system to become more inclusive.



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  • Kwasi Prempeh on the State of Democracy and Democratic Resilience
    Nov 29 2024

    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Kwasi Prempeh about the core function of a democracy, why is not working for many people in its current form and democratic resilience.


    This episode was produced in cooperation with the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum of the Körber Stiftung.


    References:


    • Democrats join 2024’s graveyard of incumbents: https://www.ft.com/content/e8ac09ea-c300-4249-af7d-109003afb893;
    • Francis Fukuyama: https://fukuyama.stanford.edu/; His essay: The End of History?, 1989, https://www.jstor.org/stable/24027184

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  • Carlos Alvarado Quesada and Farhana Yamin talk about the impact of the changing international order on climate change negotiations and mitigation efforts
    Oct 30 2024

    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Carlos Alvarado Quesada and Farhana Yamin about the impact of the changing international order on climate change negotiations and mitigation efforts.


    References:

    Green House Gas Emission Targets: https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/climate-strategies-targets/2030-climate-targets_en#:~:text=In%202023%2C%20the%20EU%20adopted,climate%2Dneutral%20continent%20by%202050.

    Net Zero: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/net-zero-coalition

    Small Island Developing States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Island_Developing_States

    AOSIS: https://www.aosis.org/

    LDC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_developed_countries

    Adaptation and Resilience: https://unfccc.int/topics/adaptation-and-resilience/the-big-picture/introduction

    Loss and Damage Fund: https://www.undp.org/belarus/stories/loss-and-damage-fund-developing-countries

    Paris Agreement: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/paris-agreement ; https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/parisagreement_publication.pdf

    COP Glasgow: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/cop26

    BioDiversity COP: https://www.cbd.int/cop

    ThirtybyThirty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_by_30

    COP Copenhagen 2009: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference

    G20: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G20

    IPCC Report 2019: https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/#:~:text=Under%20emissions%20in%20line%20with,and%20ambition%20of%20mitigation%20after

    NDCs: https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/nationally-determined-contributions-ndcs

    Mia Mottley: https://www.gov.bb/Government/prime-minister

    Bridgetown Initiative: https://www.bridgetown-initiative.org/

    Bretton Woods Conference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretton_Woods_system

    COP Baku, Azerbaijan: https://unfccc.int/cop29

    COP Belém, Brazil: https://www.gov.br/planalto/en/latest-news/2023/12/formally-official-belem-pa-and-brazil-are-preparing-for-cop-30-in-2025

    ODA: https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/net-oda.html#:~:text=Definition-,Official%20development%20assistance%20(ODA)%20is%20defined%20as%20government%20aid%20designed,for%20military%20purposes%20are%20excluded

    Climate Finance: https://unfccc.int/topics/introduction-to-climate-finance

    NCQG: https://unfccc.int/NCQG

    Kamal Amakrane: https://www.un.org/pga/78/kamal-amakrane/

    Global Centre for Climate Mobility: https://climatemobility.org/

    Seville Financing for Development Conference: https://www.un.org/en/civil-society/1st-prep-com-session-ffd4


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  • Bernhard Straub talks about the legacy of Robert Bosch, the Robert Bosch Foundation and the Robert Bosch Academy
    Sep 26 2024

    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Bernhard Straub about the legacy of Robert Bosch, the Robert Bosch Foundation and the Robert Bosch Academy.


    References:

    Robert Bosch: https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/robert-bosch-0

    Robert Bosch's legacy: https://www.bosch.com/stories/robert-bosch-legacy/

    Robert Bosch and politics: https://www.bosch.com/stories/robert-bosch-liberal-politics-and-social-responsibility/

    The Robert Bosch Foundation - Who we are: https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/who-we-are

    Richard von Weizsäcker: https://www.bundespraesident.de/EN/role-and-functions/the-german-federal-presidents/richard-von-weizsaecker/richard-von-weizsaecker_node.html?cms_submit=Search&cms_templateQueryString=richard

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  • Bogolo Kenewendo talks about Development Cooperation and climate finance
    Aug 30 2024

    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Atje Drexler speak with Bogolo Kenewendo about the evolution of development cooperation, the challenges it faces currently and climate finance.


    References:

    The Forum on China - Africa Cooperation (FOCAC): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_on_China%E2%80%93Africa_Cooperation ;

    African Debt on China: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2022/12/response-debt-distress-africa-and-role-china/02-case-studies-chinese-lending-africa ;

    German ODA in support of environmental protection: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/germany-is-a-major-provider-of-oda-in-support-of-environmental-protection_2af383e8-en ;

    Developing countries and their access to and prices of Covid-19 vaccines: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01410768211053006 ; https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/vaccine-monopolies-make-cost-vaccinating-world-against-covid-least-5-times-more ;

    Gavi: https://www.gavi.org/our-alliance/about ;

    Statement from US Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, 2021: https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2021/may/statement-ambassador-katherine-tai-covid-19-trips-waiver;

    UN: “No one is safe, until everyone is”: https://www.un.org/en/desa/%E2%80%9Cno-one-safe-until-everyone-%E2%80%9D

    Climate Change enhances risk for Malaria infections in Europe in the future: https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/observatory/evidence/health-effects/vector-borne-diseases/malaria-factsheet ;

    Namibia and Germany signed a grant agreement for 7.5 m Euro for increasing access to electricity for households and small and medium enterprises in Namibia: https://windhuk.diplo.de/na-en/-/2671498#:~:text=On%208%20August%202024%2C%20the%20National%20Planning%20Commission,households%20and%20small%20and%20medium%20enterprises%20in%20Namibia


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  • Jay Rosen talks about American media and presidental elections
    Jul 26 2024
    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Jay Rosen about the developments in the American media system over the past decades, the role that they have played and will continue to play in the American presidential elections.References: Presidential debate 1960 between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9cdRpE4KKcMaking of the President 1960. White, Theodore: https://www.amazon.com/Making-President-Perennial-Political-Classics/dp/0061900605#:~:text=Book%20overview&text=The%20Making%20of%20the%20President%3A%201960%20revolutionized%20the%20way%20modern,campaign%20coverage%20and%20remains%20unparalleledFourth Estate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_EstateSavvy style of Journalism. Rosen, Jay: https://pressthink.org/2022/01/the-savvy-turn-in-political-journalism/John Kerry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_KerrySwift Boat Veterans for Truth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_Vets_and_POWs_for_TruthPundits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PunditSteve Bannon Interview 2018 CPAC: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/16/media/steve-bannon-reliable-sources/index.htmlFlooding the zone: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/1/16/20991816/impeachment-trial-trump-bannon-misinformationVerification in reverse: How 'verification in reverse' powers the conservative media bubble and right-wing politics Obama controversy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_citizenship_conspiracy_theoriesMAGA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_America_Great_AgainJanuary 6th United States Capitol attack : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attackPresidential Debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v-8wJkmwBYSubscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Kavita Ramdas talks about feminism and feminist foreign policy
    Jul 1 2024

    In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Kavita Nandini Ramdas about feminism in today’s time and age and the adoption of feminist foreign policy and what it means.

    References:

    • The Sound of Music: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music
    • Drei ostdeutsche Frauen betrinken sich und gründen den idealen Staat: https://www.hanser-literaturverlage.de/buch/drei-ostdeutsche-frauen-betrinken-sich-und-gruenden-den-idealen-staat-9783446279841-t-5252
    • Frantz Fanon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frantz_Fanon
    • French Revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution
    • Olympe de Gouges was a French playwright and political activist, known for her declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympe_de_Gouges
    • Sweden adopts a Feminist Foreign Policy: https://government.se/speeches/2015/02/statement-of-foreign-policy-2015/
    • Sweden ditches "feminsit foreign policy": https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63311743
    • Germany's feminist foreign policy: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/aussenpolitik/themen/ffp-guidelines/2585074
    • Angela Merkel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Merkel
    • Barenboim-Said Akademie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barenboim%E2%80%93Said_Akademie
    • Edward Said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Said
    • Daniel Barenboim: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Barenboim
    • Audre Lorde: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audre_Lorde
    • Bell Hooks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks


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  • Nisreen Elsaim talks about the interconnection between Climate Change, Armed Conflict and Migration
    May 30 2024

    Nisreen Elsaim, Climate and Youth Activist and Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow talks about the complex interconnection between Climate Change, armed conflict and involuntary migration and how better governance, fresh ideas of younger generations and more global responsibility by wealthier nations, can bring hope in an otherwise depressing situation.


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    45 mins