Europe's New Political Economy

This episode’s guest is Kevin Cunningham, lecturer in politics at Technological University Dublin. Aidan Regan and him debate the ways in which different social cleavages—age, income, gender, occupation—structure voting patterns in countries like Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the US.

Aidan Regan discusses left populism and Irish politics with Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Housing, Planning & Local Govt and Teachta Dála for Dublin Mid-West.–Check out Ó Broin's latest book on public housing here: https://irishacademicpress.ie/product/home-why-public-housing-is-the-answer/–Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UCD_DEI–Check our webpage! http://www.newpoliticaleconomyeurope.eu/

How did centre-left parties evolve throughout the Twentieth Century? Why is the present era of centre-left neoliberalism so different from postwar Keynesianism or the socialist period prior to the 1930s? And what does it mean for voters who expect social democratic parties to deliver social justice and fight economic inequality? To answer these questions, Aidan Regan talks with University of California, Davis professor Stephanie L. Mudge about her 2018 book, Leftism Reinvented. Get the book! ...

We are back from a Covid-induced pause! Aidan Regan talks with economist, writer, and hedge fund manager Eric Lonergan about his new book, Angrynomics (co-written with friend of the show Mark Blyth). Why do our modern economies produce so many angry people? What are the macro-drivers of public anger and the micro-stressors of private anger? Can policies that look beyond traditional political cleavages and economic orthodoxy help us get out of this mess? VIDEO: https://youtu.be/loBxDBGHi6IVisi...

During the 2020 Winter School for PhD candidates, LSE Associate Professor Jonathan Hopkin joined us to discuss his forthcoming book on anti-system politics and economic inequality in the West. Jonathan and Aidan Regan discuss whether it's cultural changes or neoliberalism that drive anti-system parties of the left and right, as well as the relationship between welfare states and party politics.Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJMjTbbz7UQ&feature=youtu.beThe book: https://glo...

👀📺 Watch the episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHKVjBSDqMB6w9Sy72gTrfaM7Mzjjknje In this episode, Prof Aidan Regan sat down with Prof Manuella Moschella to discuss her book project on the brave new world of central banking. The book argues that the financial crisis spurred central banks across the world to act irresponsibly by committing huge sums of public money to save the private sector. This was an unintended consequence of the crisis. But it now means that the cre...

In our last 2019 episode, Aidan Regan talks to UC Berkeley's Gabriel Zucman, one of the leading experts in global tax competition (and evasion!) about tax havens, wealth inequality, and how to popularize research in economics across the U.S. and EU.More on Zucman's latest book: https://wwnorton.com/books/the-triumph-of-injusticeOn the New Political Economy of Europe: http://www.newpoliticaleconomyeurope.eu/Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UCD_DEI

Aidan Regan speaks to the Financial Times' Martin Sandbu about his forthcoming book, The Economics of Belonging. How can politicians and policymakers across address social and economic discontent? Does the European Union help them or limit their options in this context?-More information on the book: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691204529/the-economics-of-belonging-And about our project: http://www.newpoliticaleconomyeurope.eu/

In our first episode, the NPEE's Aidan Regan interviews LSE Professor David Soskice to talk about his latest book, Democracy and Prosperity, cowritten with Torben Iversen. We discuss inequality, social inclusion (and exclusion), economic growth, and the rise of anti-system parties.Learn more about our project: http://www.newpoliticaleconomyeurope.eu/

In our second episode, Jorge Tamames talks to Professor David Farrell, head of UCD's School of Politics and International Relations, about his research on and Ireland's referenda and constitutional reform processes, which in recent years have become an international model for students of deliberative democracy.You can find additional information of Professor Farrell's work here: https://people.ucd.ie/david.farrell/aboutInformation on the New Political Economy of Europe project at http://www.n...