SocDem Asia Podcast

SocDem Asia Podcast

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SocDem Asia Podcast episodes

  • EP. 15 | Party, Union, and Mass Movement Relations: Social Democratic Party of Denmark Experience
    We publish a Political Management Training for Young Progressives of Asia (PMT) Podcast episode we created in 2020 for our inaugural online PMT. On this episode, we talk with Kasper Sand Kjær, a Member of Parliament for the Social Democratic Party of Denmark and a longtime member of the party and the progressive movement having started with the youth movement. We discuss the importance of having a strong relationship with mass movement and civil society such as the youth, workers, and women's sectors for social democratic parties. We also talk about the importance of Unions especially in the context of the Danish social democratic movement.
    Host: Cassie Deluria    
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    Music: https://www.bensound.com
    40 min
  • EP. 14 | A Conversation on Mental Health Policies in the Time of A Pandemic

    We talk with Lim Yi Wei, state assemblyman for Kampung Tunku in Selangor, Malaysia and an mental health advocate, and Alyannah Lagasca, the National Chairperson of Youth for Mental Health Coalition, Inc, a youth-led, non-government, volunteer organization whose main goal is to fight the stigma on mental health in the Philippines. We discuss issues surrounding Mental Health advocacy and policy, challenges they face from policy-makers and government leaders all in the current context of global pandemic.

    Host: Cassie Deluria  


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    You can visit also visit our guests social media accounts to learn more about their advocacy in mental health and other policy work

    Lim Yi Wei (facebook.com/LimYiWei.MY)

    Youth for Mental Health Coalition, Inc. (facebook.com/YouthForMentalHealth)


    Music: https://www.bensound.com


    1 hr 12 min
  • EP. 13 | Women's Empowerment and Socialism with Sabrina Gacad
    We talk with Filipina feminist Sabrina Gacad. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of the Philippines Department of Women and Development Studies and co-founder of the Lunas Collective. We talk about issues of women's empowerment and liberation and the intersection of the struggle for women's rights with other struggles such as fighting for economic justice and equality. We also discuss how Patriarchy functions to oppress not just women but also men. 
    Host: Cassie Deluria
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    You can visit the Lunas Collective at https://www.facebook.com/LunasCollective
    Music: https://www.bensound.com
    1 hr 11 min
  • EP. 12 | Special Episode: Updates on the Myanmar Anti-Coup Protests

    Since the February 1, when the Myanmar military overthrew the newly elected government and representatives of Parliament, massive street protests have erupted in cities across the country. These protests have taken on a civil disobedience character to force the military out of power. Despite the peaceful nature of the protests, the military has used violence to stop the protests with March 3 being the bloodiest with 38 protesters killed by military forces. We speak with Sai Sam Phon Seng, international secretary of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) to discuss the ongoing protests in his country, where it is headed, and how people outside the country can show their support for this democratic and popular movement.

    Host: Cassie Deluria

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    Music: https://www.bensound.com

    46 min
  • EP. 11 | The Indian Farmers' Protest Movement with Dr. Angkita Dutta

    Indian farmers have now been protesting for over 6 months since August of last year against three farm laws passed by Parliament in September of 2020. Instead of dissipating, the farmers and their organizations have stepped up their campaign while support within and outside the country is mounting. The farm laws have been condemned as granting huge concessions for corporations to determine prices of agricultural goods to the detriment of farmers. Modi and the BJP has defended the laws as creating a free market for farmers to sell their goods. We talk with Dr. Angkita Dutta, Vice President of the Indian Youth Congress - Pradesh to discuss the details of the laws and how this protest movement is building momentum.


    Host: Cassie Deluria --- To know more about SocDem Asia, you can visit our website: https://socdemasia.com
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    Music: https://www.bensound.com

    33 min
  • EP. 10 | The Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy: Europe's "Magnitsky Act" with Evin Incir
    We talk with Evin Incir, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), for a discussion on the Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy. She has been serving on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs of the European Parliament. Incir is a Swedish politician and member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. In December 2020, Incir received the Best Newcomer award from The Parliament Magazine.
    The Action Plan is a human rights sanctions mechanism that targets human rights violators anywhere in the world by banning them entry into European Union member states, freezing their assets, and prohibiting them from accessing funds from Europe. This mechanism has been called Europe's version of the Magnitsky Act a United States law that puts travel bans and sanctions on violators of human rights passed in 2012 in remembrance of the Russian lawyer and tax advisor, Sergei Magnitsky, who died while in detention after he being abused and denied medical treatment.
    Host: Cassie Deluria
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    To know more about SocDem Asia, you can visit our website: https://socdemasia.com
    Learn more about Evin Incir's work here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197392/EVIN_INCIR/home
    You can also follow her on twitter (@EvinIncir)
    Like and follow us at facebook.com/SocDemAsia
    Music: https://www.bensound.com
    55 min
  • EP. 9 | The Rise of Populism and Prospects for Democratic Renewal with Joshua Kurlantzick
    We talk with Joshua Kurlantzick, a senior fellow for Southeast Asia for the Council on Foreign Relations to discuss the rise of populism across the globe and the conditions that have precipitated its rise in many countries. We also discuss the characteristics of today's populist leaders and the parallelisms their movement and political projects have with previous illiberal and autocratic movements, and the prospects for the future especially with the current pandemic and the urgent task of democrats in defeating populism
    Host: Cassie Deluria    
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    To know more about SocDem Asia, you can visit our website: https://socdemasia.com     
    You can learn more about Joshua Kurlantzick's work by visiting the Council on Foreign Relations webpage (https://www.cfr.org/expert/joshua-kurlantzick)
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    Music: https://www.bensound.com
    54 min
  • EP. 8 | Shrinking Democratic Spaces in India and the Rise of Reactionary Politics with Sanjay Kapoor
    On this episode, we speak with Sanjay Kapoor, owner and editor of Hard News Magazine in India. We discuss the rising popularity of the Hindutva movement and its origins and the implications the BJP's (Bharatiya Janata Party), the country's main hindu nationalist political party, current dominance has for India's secular democracy. We also talk about the current opposition to the BJP and its sister organizations and what needs to be done in order for progressives and social democrats to successfully confront this trend of a rising popular support for BJP's political project.
    Host: Cassie Deluria    
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    Music: https://www.bensound.com
    1 hr 14 min
  • EP. 7 | Confronting Autocracy: The 2020 Thai Protest Movement and Democratization
    On  this episode, we talk with Kunthida Rungruengkiat from the  Progressive Movement of Thailand to understand the ongoing protests in  the country and how issues surrounding the military and the monarchy are  pushing young people to the streets to demand change.
    Host: Cassie Deluria  
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    To know more about SocDem Asia, you can visit our website: https://socdemasia.com   
    Like and follow us at facebook.com/SocDemAsia   
    Music: https://www.bensound.com
    52 min
  • EP. 6 | Winning Elections, Affecting Change: New Zealand Labour Party's Historic 2020 Victory with Antonia Verstappen
    We talk with Antonia Verstappen, a member of the Governing Council and the International Committee of the New Zealand Labour Party with more than 10 years experience in community and civil society governance in the country. We discuss the Labour Party's historic win in the country and what it means for progressives working for change, how progressives can win elections, the reforms the Labour Party will push with its new mandate and the popular support for the brand of governance exemplified by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
    Host: Cassie Deluria
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    To know more about SocDem Asia, you can visit our website: https://socdemasia.com
    Like and follow us at facebook.com/SocDemAsia
    Music: https://www.bensound.com
    55 min

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This is the official podcast of the Network for Social Democracy in Asia (SocDem Asia).