Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast

By Peter Finn

Explores the intersection between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.... more

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The podcast currently has 101 episodes available.

Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast episodes:

August 04, 2021 Taking Marcus Rashford Seriously Pt. 2.
This episode on Marcus Rashford features Grace Quansah. It is the second of two episodes on this theme, with a first episode featuring Sophie Hill released last week.

Grace is the Ealing Central & Acton’s African, Asian and Other Minority Ethnic Equality Officer for the Labour Party, a long-time local activist, and Founder and Director of WAPPY (Writing, Acting & Publish Project for Youngsters). She ran as a candidate in local elections in Ealing for the Labour Party in May 2021, and will likely be running again next year.

Grace's previous podcast appearance can be found here: https://anchor.fm/dr-peter-finn/episodes/Hanger-Hill-Ward--Episode-4-Grace-Quansah--Labour-Party-Candidate-eushmn

The episode from last week with Sophie Hill can be found here: https://anchor.fm/dr-peter-finn/episodes/Taking-Marcus-Rashford-Seriously-Pt--1-e14raen
The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of the Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based within the Department of Politics, International Relations and Human Rights of Kingston University, London.

The podcast aims to capture in real-time the fervent intellectual debate at the intersections between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.

Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])

Follow: @C19andDemoProj

Original music by Sovereign Heights
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52min
July 26, 2021 Taking Marcus Rashford Seriously Pt. 1.
This episode on Marcus Rashford features Sophie Hill, who is a PhD student at Harvard. It is the first of two episodes, with a second featuring Grace Quansah to follow next week.

Sophie studies the politics of the knowledge economy

You can follow Sophie on twitter at: @sophie_e_hill

A previous episode featuring Sophie focused cronyism, UK politics, and the pandemic is available here: https://anchor.fm/dr-peter-finn/episodes/Chumocracy-UK-Prime-Ministers--Cronyism--and-the-Pandemic-evrflt

The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of the Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based within the Department of Politics, International Relations and Human Rights of Kingston University, London.

The podcast aims to capture in real-time the fervent intellectual debate at the intersections between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.

Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])

Follow: @C19andDemoProj

Original music by Sovereign Heights
...more
41min
July 21, 2021The Post-Nolan Pandemic?
This episode on standards in UK public life features Sam Power of the University of Sussex
Sam Power is a Lecturer in Corruption Analysis

He is the author of Declining Standards: Has Britain Entered a ‘Post-Nolan Age’? In Political Insight

He is also the author of the book Party Funding and Corruption, Palgrave, 2020

The prior episode with Sophie Hill discussed in this episode can be found here: https://anchor.fm/dr-peter-finn/episodes/Chumocracy-UK-Prime-Ministers--Cronyism--and-the-Pandemic-evrflt

The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of the Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based within the Department of Politics, International Relations and Human Rights of Kingston University, London.

The podcast aims to capture in real-time the fervent intellectual debate at the intersections between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.

Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])

Follow: @C19andDemoProj

Original music by Sovereign Heights
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1h
July 13, 2021Lessons from History? The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Plague
This episode on Covid-19 pandemic and the plague features Rachel Clamp, who is a PhD student at Durham University
Rachel's research project is called: Keeping the Diseased: Plague Nursing, Policy and the Poor Law in Early Modern England and Scotland c.1570-1666
She is the author of a The Conversation post titled ‘Coronavirus and the Black Death: spread of misinformation and xenophobia shows we haven’t learned from our past’

Information about the book ‘Ralph Tailor's Summer: A Scrivener, His City and the Plague’ by Keith Wrightson is available here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300174472/ralph-tailors-summer

Information about the book ‘1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire’ by Rebecca Rideal is available here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28696607-1666

The Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon is a great resource for anyone interested in Oliver Cromwell, and the broader 17th Century. The website of the museum is here: https://www.cromwellmuseum.org/

The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of the Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based within the Department of Politics, International Relations and Human Rights of Kingston University, London.
The podcast aims to capture in real-time the fervent intellectual debate at the intersections between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.
Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])
Follow: @C19andDemoProj
Original music by Sovereign Heights
...more
32min
July 05, 2021How to not bring people with you: Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and the Covid-19 Pandemic
This episode on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods features Paul Wheeler and Neil Reynolds
Paul is a long-time Labour member and a founder of London Cyclists with a Conscience
He recently wrote Last rites for the Covid LTNs for onLondon

Follow Paul at: @paulw56

Neil is running in Ealing in the local elections next year for the Green Party
You can follow Neil at: @NSReynolds

As is common when recording online at present, there are some issues with the sound in this episode at times.
The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of the Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based within the Department of Politics, International Relations and Human Rights of Kingston University, London.
The podcast aims to capture in real-time the fervent intellectual debate at the intersections between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.
Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])
Follow: @C19andDemoProj
Original music by Sovereign Heights
...more
43min
June 28, 2021 Trust & Just? Perceptions of Policy Success Abroad and UK Compliance
The episode exploring the effects of perceptions of the success of policies in other countries on compliance with them in the UK features Anastasia Ershova and Sebastian Popa.
· Anastasia is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University
· Sebastian is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics at Newcastle University
A recent post written by Anastasia and Sebastian exploring these themes can be found here
This interview was recorded on June 17th 2021.
As is common when recording online at present, there are some issues with the sound in this episode at times, particularly at the start.
The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of the Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based within the Department of Politics, International Relations and Human Rights of Kingston University, London.
The podcast aims to capture in real-time the fervent intellectual debate at the intersections between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.
Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])
Follow: @C19andDemoProj
Original music by Sovereign Heights
...more
32min
June 21, 2021Beyond 'Building Back Better': Political Economy and Inclusive Growth in the Wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic
This episode on political economy, inclusive growth and the the Covid-19 pandemic features Professor Neil Lee.
Neil is a Professor of Economic Geography in the Department of Geography and Environment and a member of the International Inequalities Institute, both at the London School of Economics

Our discussions were, in part, based on a post titled 'The task of governments is not simply to build ‘back’ better after COVID-19, but to rebuild forward better, towards an inclusive model of economic growth' on the LSE British Politics and Policy blog, which Neil is a co-author of
This interview was recorded on June 11th 2021.
The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of the Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based within the Department of Politics, International Relations and Human Rights of Kingston University, London.
The podcast aims to capture in real-time the fervent intellectual debate at the intersections between the Covid-19 pandemic and democratic politics and policy.
Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])
Follow: @C19andDemoProj
Original music by Sovereign Heights
...more
35min
June 14, 2021Not as Predicted? The Curious Case of European Populism During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This episode of populism in Europe during the Covid-19 pandemic features Giuliano Bobba and Nicolas Hubé.
Giuliano is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society and a Fellow at the Collegio Carlo Alberto, University of Turin, Italy.
Nicolas is a Professor in the Centre de Recherche sur les Médiations, University of Lorraine, France.
This year they published and edited volume titled Populism and the Politicization of the COVID-19 Crisis in Europe. The volume is published by Palgrave.

They are part of the the DEMOS (Democratic Efficacy and the Varieties of Populism in Europe) project, which is funded by the EU Horizon 2020 Framework Programme.
The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of the Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based within the Department of Politics, International Relations and Human Rights of Kingston University, London.
Principle Investigator and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])
Follow: @C19andDemoProj
Original music by Sovereign Heights
...more
45min
June 10, 2021Citizenship, Technology, & The Pandemic: A Complex Interconnected Picture
This episode on the interplay between citizenship, technology, & the pandemic features Tania Dias Fonseca & Sam Malik.
Tania is a Senior Lecturer in the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Centre at Kingston University and an expert on educational decision-making processes, active citizenship and democracy. She has experience as a secondary school teacher and a trainer in teaching innovation, social and democratic education in STEM subjects.

Sam is a 3rd year undergraduate student within the Kingston University Politics Department. She is currently writing her dissertation on the relationship between social media and civil disobedience.
As is common when recording online at present, there are some issues with the sound in this episode at times.
The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of the Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based within the Department of Politics, International Relations and Human Rights of Kingston University, London.
Project Lead and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])
Follow: @C19andDemoProj
Original music by Sovereign Heights
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40min
May 27, 2021A Wicked Problem: Covid-19, the administration of the British State, and Dominic Cummings
This episode on Covid-19, the administration of the British State, and Dominic Cummings features Associate Professor Patrick Diamond of Queen Mary University of London
Patrick has published widely on British politics and policy and is a:
Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford; an Associate Member of Nuffield College; a Trustee of the Dartington Service Design Lab and the Prisoners’ Education Trust; is on the Board of the Campaign for Social Science
The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of the Covid-19 and Democracy Project, which is based within the Department of Politics, International Relations and Human Rights of Kingston University, London.
Project Lead and podcast Presenter and Producer: Pete Finn ([email protected])
Follow: @C19andDemoProj
Original music by Sovereign Heights
...more
48min

FAQs about Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast:

How many episodes does Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 101 episodes available.