Green Wave

Liberalism, conservatism and socialism have long been seen as the dominant political paradigms of modernity. But these centuries-old frameworks are no longer unchallenged. Reinhard Olschanski explores how environmentalism, in the broad sense, draws from all three and yet offers a distinct, universal political outlook that responds to fundamental problems of (post-)industrial society.

Written by Reinhard Olschanski and read by Julia Lagoutte.
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French President Macron's bid to reform Europe has missed vital opportunities. Carefully built alliances and transnational politics are key to effectively changing Europe.

Written by Edouard Gaudot & Shahin Vallée and read by Julia Lagoutte.
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Is society ready to break with legal and political norms to tackle the climate crisis? Perhaps: in France the L’Affaire du siècle petition, which aims to have the French state's duty and failure to act on climate change recognised, broke records by gathering more than two million signatures. More than just a legal battle, this global movement for climate justice is profoundly political.


Written by Rosalie Salaün and read by Julia Lagoutte.
Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/everybodys-survival-the-growing-hunger-for-climate-justice
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At a time when its voters are in and out of voting booths – municipal elections at the end of 2018, European and national elections in 2019, and presidential ones in 2020 – taking the long view of Poland’s future can help demonstrate what is at stake in these electoral contests. Przemysław Sadura tells the story of a country for which multiple paths lie open

Written by Przemysław Sadura and read by Julia Lagoutte.
Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/polands-futures-a-view-from-the-countryside/
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A look at the past, present and future of rewilding that makes the case for tackling the biodiversity extinction crisis and restoring natural wonder to both country and city.

Written by Samuel Gregory-Manning and read by Julia Lagoutte.
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The vibrant debate around the question of basic income has all too often neglected a crucial aspect: gender dynamics. In a deeply gendered society, how might a basic income impact men and women differently? Could basic income be harnessed as a tool in the fight for women’s rights? Bringing a feminist perspective to the basic income discussion foregrounds a distinct set of concerns and virtues of the proposal. Natalie Bennett recalls the long 20th-century history of women’s struggles in the UK to make the feminist case for a universal basic income.

Written by Natalie Bennett and read by Julia Lagoutte.
Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/basic-income-has-always-been-a-womens-cause/
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Sociologist Karolina Wigura calls for a move from the pervasive politics of fear which has seen the rise of the far-right to a politics with a positive vision based on hope.

Written by Karolina Wigura and read by Julia Lagoutte.
Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/a-politics-beyond-fear/
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The 2017 documentary The Limits of Work (Hranice práce) confronts the viewer with the terrible reality of work for many. Saša Uhlová spends six months working a series of low-paid agency jobs equipped with a camera throughout. Casting a light on the conditions that some endure to keep society ticking on, the release provoked a fresh debate about work in the Czech Republic and received international acclaim.

Written by Apolena Rychlíková & Saša Uhlová, and read by Julia Lagoutte.

Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-limits-of-work-poverty-and-exploitation-in-todays-european-union/

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Just as the advent of the internet has reshaped the world over the last 30 years, its evolution over the next will also define the society of the future. Digital geek Jennifer Baker tells the story of a Europe in 2049 that has harnessed and democratised the best of the internet, but that to get there had to experience the worst. Taken from the special edition 2049: Open Future.

Written by Jennifer Baker and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/to-2049-and-beyond-a-future-history-of-the-internet/
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Many EU policy-makers see precision agriculture as the answer to the question of food sustainability, but agroecology offers a genuinely sustainable solution already at hand.

Written by Francesco Ajena and read by Julia Lagoutte.
Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/agriculture-3-0-or-smart-agroecology
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