The World in Question

This episode, released ahead of the COP26 climate meeting, explores why we aren’t doing more to tackle climate change and looks at what society, governments and individuals can do turn current inaction into action. It features Dr Kris de Meyer, Dr James Porter and Dr Anshu Ogra and was produced by the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy at King's College London.

Find out more about their research and interests:

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/kris-de-meyer

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/james-porter

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/anshu-ogra

This episode, released ahead of the COP26 climate summit, looks at why we aren’t doing more to tackle climate change and what society, governments and individuals can do turn current inaction into action. It features Dr Kris de Meyer, Dr James Porter and Dr Anshu Ogra from the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy at King's College London.

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We speak with campaigner, activist and CEO Seyi Akiwowo about the impact of online abuse, and why taking a public health approach might be a way forward. Seyi founded and now runs the charity 'Glitch'. You can find out more by heading to https://fixtheglitch.org/

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How has the feminist movement been democratised? What differentiates the feminist strike front from the conventual labour strike? And how do we bring feminist activism into the everyday? In a special WORLD: we got this takeover, we hand the podcast over to the Gender Studies Network at King’s. Professor Jelke Bose, lead for the network, and Phoebe Martin, PhD candidate and editor of the Feminist Perspectives blog, spoke with Veronica Gago author of Feminist International: How to Change Everything.

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What is water diplomacy? Will Climate Change result in increased conflict over water access? And what should countries and organisations be doing to make sure the world be doing to make sure the world works together on water access? We speak to Dr Naho Mirumachi on World Water Day about Water Diplomacy. King's Water Hub - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/kings-water

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What is populism? Does it threaten the foundations of democracy? Does Donald Trump’s defeat represent the high point for populism globally? And what should Democrats do next? In today’s episode we discuss these questions and much more with Professor Steve Levitsky, Professor of Government at Harvard University and leading scholar on populism. Register for Populism in Latin American and Beyond: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2Cdp3qPBREyvQzs4U0vHNg

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We speak to Prof Phil Hubbard about how the pandemic has altered our urban environment and why these changes may be permanent. But why cities this moment presents an opportunity to reimagine how we use our urban space, in turn helping tackle climate change and inequality.

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We discuss the need to ‘RESET’ and rethink how we manage the internet in the age of mass surveillance with Professor Ron Debit. As director of the Citizens Lab at the University of Toronto Ron and his team have been at the forefront of helping understand the internets impact on society, helping uncover human rights abuses and pull back the curtain to help teach us understand what’s really going on. His new work ‘Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society’ offers us the chance to understand and tackle one of the biggest challenges facing democracy.

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We speak with Dr Ann Kelly about the need for a truly global approach to the vaccine rollout. We discuss the need to build vaccine production and development capacity, including within developing countries, helping speed up vaccination and new variant detection. We also explore why the pandemic demonstrates the need to push for healthcare provision globally so that when pandemics hit, we can work together under the motto ‘no ones safe until everyone’s safe’.

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We speak with Dr Gemma Knowles, the about the ground-breaking research being undertaken to understand and support young people's mental health. Speaking during children's mental health week, Dr Gemma Knowles joined the podcast to discuss the emerging challenges for young people's mental health and the recent challenges posed by COVID-19.Link to Centres Website: www.kcl.ac.uk/csmhLink to support for young people: www.mind.org.uk/information-support/for-children-and-young-people/

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