House of Wisdom: How Ideas Can Shape the World

In this episode we invite Dr Olga Burlyuk and Dr Ladan Rahbari to discuss their book Migrant Academics' Narrative fo Precarity and Resillience in Europe and the trials and tribulations that migrant academics endure, whilst also revealing some hard truths about the academic environment. 

In this episode, we talk to Professor Martti Koskenniemi about his experiences as both a practitioner and an academic. From the halls of the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the auditoriums of the academy, Koskenniemi reflects on his experience of academia and how it has changed for the better.

In this episode, Deepak and Carl think about the current conflict in Sudan, and turn to academia in an effort to find answers to two questions that the conflict raised for them: Should we be so negative about intentional intervention? And why is it that some of us may feel numb to news of atrocities around the world?

Critical race theory has received plentiful attention recently as the whole political spectrum has wrestled with this topic. Some see it as a dangerous ideology, whilst others see it as an opportunity to shine a light on the perceived structural biases inherent within society. But what actually is critical race theory and is it even dangerous? We talk to Dr Jamila Mascat from Utrecht University to provide us with the answer.

In this episode, Dr Tim Schittekatte joins us to discuss the 'energy crisis'. In particular, we discuss the reasons behind the ongoing - albeit ameliorated - energy crisis (with a specific focus on Europe), spot markets and what political considerations energy crises raise for us now and in the future. Dr Tim Schittekatte is Postdoctoral Associate at the MIT Energy Initiative and part-time assistant professor at the Florence School of Regulation (FSR).

In this OWL episode Dr Ladan Rahbari breaks down the ongoing protest against the Iranian government to explain what the Iranian people are fighting for.

In this episode of the House of Wisdom podcast we are joined by Professor Clara Mattei of the New School for Social Research, to discuss the release of her book 'The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism'. We discuss the origins of austerity and the fact that it was invented to prevent the general public from demanding better social, political and economic conditions.

In this OWL Christmas special episode we discuss the importance of taking a break and how academics should practice this more regularly for the sake of their wellbeing. 

Current UK Home Secretary, Suella Braverman argued that the European Court of Human Rights is an interventionist, politicised, foreign court and its convention, the European Convention on Human Rights, doesn't allow the UK to 'deal with illegal migration' due to human rights claims. In this episode we interview Dr Rumyana Van Ark to review the position adopted by Braverman and discuss the important role the ECHR has played in protecting the rights of individuals, and much more.

With the 2022 FIFA World Cup being held in Qatar, the topic of human rights has become a central conversation of interest. Dr. Daniela Heerdt joins us for our very first OWL episode to discuss how holding a major sporting event can help to promote human rights within the region and the fact that major sports organisation such as the IOC and FIFA take into account human rights criteria in their decision making process.