PDU Podcast

The Project for Democratic Union (PDU) is a political think-tank which makes the case for a full political union of the Eurozone. We believe in a boldly democratic, unified Europe with a strong civil society and public sphere.

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Episode 7 Michael Wolffsohn On Federalism

Dr. Michael Wolffsohn is a German historian. His latest book, "Zum Weltfrieden", argues that federal structures are the only way to ensure that different we-groups cooperate and live in peace. Photo credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisaitken/

Mar 14, 2016•28 min

Episode 6 European Elites

Dr. Luca Verzichelli of the University of Siena joins Emilie to talk about European Elites and the federal European project. Photo from Storm Crypt at Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/storm-crypt/

Dec 21, 2015•16 min

Part 1: European Parliaments

In this series, I speak with Dr. Ulrike Guerot, founder of the European Democracy Lab. In Part 1, she discusses the European Democracy Lab's survey of national parliamentarians on European democracy. In Part 2, Dr. Guerot lays out her reasons why a new European project should be designed as a republic rather than a federation. You can find out more about the European Democracy Lab here: http://ulrikeguerot.eu/en/content/european-democracy-lab Photo credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eeas/

Sep 27, 2015•14 min

Part 2: European Republic

Sep 27, 2015•15 min

Episode 4 European Horizons

Interview with Igor Mitschka and Olga Karnas of European Horizons. You can learn more about their project at http://www.europeanhorizons.org/. Photo credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/europeancouncil/13408742965/in/photolist-mqTj8x-mqTjZ2-mqTmHH-okido7-pkJP2M-pkJP6e-qhuwRa-mqV9fG-mqV9J7-mqVaDU-mqV7ku-mqV7Sm-mqV8M7-mqTSDn-mqTUgv-mqTm9B-mqV7Gm-mqV9Zh-mqTU72-mqTTBK-mqVaFY-mqV7wS-mqTmp6-mqTUpX-mqTmzr-mqV7oW-mqTjag-6yqJzn-pkJNYR-pZWDu5-okidjE-muyRwr-muA7wA-muA72C-muyQmk-muyR4x-muyQPK-muA6Mu-muA6VA...

Jul 21, 2015•13 min

Episode 3 Refugee Radio

Today we publish an interview with Larry Macauley from Refugee Radio. As immigration finally steps into the media spotlight following the recent tragedies in the Mediterranean, Larry describes the expectations and experiences of migrants who come to Europe as well as the problems with migrant narratives in mainstream media. This interview took place on February 28th, 2015. To learn more about Refugee Radio, visit http://refugeeradionetwork.wix.com/rran. Music credit: "Eastern Promise" and "Prair...

Apr 28, 2015•16 min

Episode 2 National Identity Disrupted

Today on the podcast, we will explore how the common market is complicating our identities and experiences as European citizens. Image: ‘Unity in Diversity’, courtesy of fady habib via Flickr.com released under Creative Commons License https://www.flickr.com/photos/untitlism/22800371/in/photolist-31RKR-bADzCf-gHr6bw-7aAJ3K-av1aCV-8JwWux-p2uVgi-frimb8-7aAHov-ekjcNf-ekkaNA-ekkhpS-gJJRka-gJHDev-ekes5c-cnnheh-ekevhx-gJJ3yr-dbxnKK-n8NAL-ekdvbr-e59WQh-ekjfrL-ekjem5-gJHBoA-e9ToYW-ekeufc-ejTVyX-ekeDq8-e...

Feb 21, 2015•17 min

Episode 1 Podemos

In our first podcast episode, we compare the 2011-2012 protests and the emergence of Podemos, a new political party in Spain. Image ‘Mitin PODEMOS en Málaga’, courtesy of Cyberfrancis* via Flickr.com, released under Creative Commons 2.0.

Dec 21, 2014•14 min

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