Rolling with democracy

Rolling with democracy

By Stefanie BeermannSociety & CultureScienceGovernment
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Rolling with democracy episodes

  • What's happening in... Nigeria?
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    In the latest episode of "What's happening in...?" we're visiting the 7th most populous country in the world: Nigeria. What has caused last year's massive protests against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)? Why is Nigeria such a complicated country to govern?
    Join in our conversation with Ernest Danjuma Enebi from Nigeria who has written extensively about Nigerian politics and policy, who says: "The world cannot allow Nigeria to become unstable... the world relies on Nigeria to keep the peace on the continent of Africa."
    21 min
  • What's happening in...Poland and Argentina in terms of abortion laws?
    In this new segment we focus on the current political or legal situation in different places all around the world to get familiar with issues that might not make it into the mainstream media.
    In this episode we're talking with Aleksandra Kustra-Rogatka, associate professor at the
    Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, and Pamela Martín García, political scientist and Argentine activist, about the current situation in their countries regarding abortion laws.
    22 min
  • Essential workers in the embedding of COVID-19 and democracy
    How have essential workers experienced the COVID-19 pandemic? What do doctors and journalists have in common and could a European definition of "essential work" help improve the general working conditions of and cooperation between essential workers?
    We're exploring these and other questions in this episode together with Neus Vidal, Spanish journalist + political scientist, and Giulia Castelli, Italian doctor.
    Thanks for your support and stay safe!
    33 min
  • Populism in the context of democracy and the link to the ECtHR
    Is populism a threat to democracy as a whole or can populist movements also have some advantages? How does the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) come into play and has the COVID-19 pandemic broken the spell of populism?
    In the second episode we're talking with Alain Zysset, legal expert on public law of the University of Glasgow, about populism and its effect on democracy and the ECtHR.
    Stay healthy & safe and have a cosy New Year's Eve.
    See you in 2021!
    19 min

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Despite global crises and conflicts, we humans are doing better than ever before. But why do more and more people in Europe and beyond seem frightened or have doubts about "the system"? Why do more and more people seem to be distrustful of politicians and political institutions?