The mission of Social Europe (SE) is to strengthen democracy by finding and discussing solutions to the most pressing political, economic and social issues of our time. We use the values of freedom, sustainability and equality as the foundation on which we examine society's most pressing challenges. We are committed to publishing cutting-edge thinking and new ideas from the most thought-provoking people. Our in-depth analyses and constructive proposals seek to link policy-making to wider soc ...
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Pasi Sahlberg: lessons from Finnish education
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Around the world, education 'reforms' have made schooling more market-mimicking and competitive, rendering education a 'club good' for the better off. Finland shows how treating education as a public good and teachers as autonomous professionals brings better student performance overall, without intrusive and expensive inspection.…
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Refugees in Europe since 1492 Social Europe is publishing cutting-edge thinking and new ideas from the most thought-provoking people. Our in-depth analyses and constructive proposals seek to link policy-making to wider political and economic concerns. It is our goal to promote progressive and inclusive societies, sustainable economies and responsib…
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For Albena Azmanova capitalism is not in crisis, but it is on edge—and on the point of radical transformation. Social Europe is publishing cutting-edge thinking and new ideas from the most thought-provoking people. Our in-depth analyses and constructive proposals seek to link policy-making to wider political and economic concerns. It is our goal to…
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Thomas Piketty explains how wealth and power can be transferred from capital to workers and citizens. Social Europe is publishing cutting-edge thinking and new ideas from the most thought-provoking people. Our in-depth analyses and constructive proposals seek to link policy-making to wider political and economic concerns. It is our goal to promote …
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Vivien A. Schmidt: Europe's Crisis of Legitimacy
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How 'governing by rules and ruling by numbers' played havoc with the eurozone economy Social Europe is publishing cutting-edge thinking and new ideas from the most thought-provoking people. Our in-depth analyses and constructive proposals seek to link policy-making to wider political and economic concerns. It is our goal to promote progressive and …
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Mary Daly: Gender Inequality and Welfare States in Europe
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How a gender lens can help us reconstruct the welfare state after the pandemic Social Europe is publishing cutting-edge thinking and new ideas from the most thought-provoking people. Our in-depth analyses and constructive proposals seek to link policy-making to wider political and economic concerns. It is our goal to promote progressive and inclusi…
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Social Europe Talk: Financing the EU Budget and the Recovery Plan
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Achieving a socially just, green and forward looking multiannual financial framework 2021- 2027Listen to the latest episode of Social Europe Talk on the politics surrounding the negotiations of the EU's next multiannual financial framework and the Recovery Plan. The show, hosted by Social Europe's editor Robin Wilson, brought together Margarida Mar…
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How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them PayListen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Gabriel Zucman. They discuss wealth and income inequality as well as potential policy solution to address the widening gap between rich and poor.Gabriel Zucman is the Director of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on We…
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Friederike Otto: How is Climate Change affecting our Weather?
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Listen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Friederike Otto. They discuss man-made climate change and its impact on weather events as well as potential policy reactions to deal with the threat.Friederike Otto is the Acting Director of the Environmental Change Institute and an Associate Professor in the Global Climate …
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David Webber: The Rise of the Working Class Shareholder
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Listen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with David Webber. They discuss the potential (institutional) power of working class shareholders and how this power could be used to further working class interests.David Webber is Associate Dean for Intellectual Life and Professor of Law at Boston University Law School.You migh…
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Kimberly Clausing: The Progressive Case for Free Trade and Immigration
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Listen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Kimberly Clausing. They discuss the progressive case for free trade and immigration.Kimberly Clausing is the Thormund Miller and Walter Mintz Professor of Economics at Reed College, where she teaches international trade, international finance, and public finance. Her researc…
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Sarah Kessler: Understanding the Gig Economy
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Listen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Branko Milanovic. They discuss the evolution of capitalism, inequality and technology based on Branko's new book "Capitalism, Alone" published by Harvard University Press.Branko Milanovic is one of the world's leading experts on inequality. He is a visiting presidential prof…
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Social Europe Talk: Towards a Just Transition
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Listen to the eighth episode of Social Europe Talk recorded in the European Parliament in Brussels. The topic of this discussion is the "just transition" and how it could be brought about. Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer is joined by Montserrat Mir of the Just Transition Centre of the ITUC, Stanislas Jourdan from Positive Money and Span…
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Branko Milanovic: Why we are all Capitalists now!
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And how this could reduce inequalityListen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Branko Milanovic. They discuss the evolution of capitalism, inequality and technology based on Branko's new book "Capitalism, Alone" published by Harvard University Press.Branko Milanovic is one of the world's leading experts on inequality…
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Philippe Pochet: Social Europe and the European Commission
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Review of the last Commission and what to expect from the next oneListen to Social Europe Editor-in Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Philippe Pochet. They discuss the social policy record of the Juncker Commission and what one should expect from the new one. Philippe Pochet is the Director General of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI…
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How the Law Creates Wealth and InequalityListen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Katharina Pistor. They discuss "The Code of Capital - How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality", the topic of Pistor's most recent book published by Princeton University Press.Katharina Pistor is the Edwin B. Parker Professor of Comp…
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A Manifesto for Sharing Public WealthListen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Guy Standing. They discuss the plunder of the commons and ways to share public wealth, the topic of Guy Standing's most recent book published by Pelican Books.Guy Standing is a British professor of Development Studies at the School of Ori…
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Cas Mudde: How to deal with the Far Right?
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Progressive strategies against right-wing populism and extremismListen to Social Europe Editor-in Chief Henning Meyer in discussion with Cas Mudde. They discuss the anatomy of the far right and far right populism and what progressive actors can do to counter the far right.Cas Mudde is the Stanley Wade Shelton UGAF Professor of International Affairs…
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David Bach: Why Companies have to be Political
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Listen to Social Europe Editor-in Chief Henning Meyer in discussion with David Bach. They discuss the changing nature of the business - social stakeholder relationship and why companies have to be political as a result of this change.David Bach is Deputy Dean for Executive Programs and Professor in the Practice of Management at Yale School of Manag…
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Diane Coyle: The Technology Challenge to Public Policy
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Listen to Social Europe Editor in Chief Henning Meyer in discussion with Diane Coyle. They discuss the development of technology and what challenges it poses to economics as a discipline and public policy more widely.Diane Coyle is the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and was previously Professor of Economics at the…
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Danny Blanchflower: How we missed the last economic crisis ...and why we are ill prepared for the next one
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Listen to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer in conversation with Danny Blanchflower, the Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College. They talk about how the last economic and financial crisis was not spotted and why we are ill prepared for the next one.The conversation is based on Danny's new book "Not Working. Where Have…
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Social Europe Talk: Europe after the European Elections 2019
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This episode of Social Europe podcast brings to you the seventh Social Europe Talk recorded in the European Parliament in Brussels. Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer is joined by Maria Demertzis, Deputy Director of Bruegel, Björn Hacker of the HTW University of Applied Sciences in Berlin and Maria Joao Rodrigues, President of FEPS.You mig…
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Carl Benedikt Frey: The Technology Trap - Learning from the History of Automation
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Is technology destroying or creating jobs? Is today's wave of new technology different from previous historic periods? If it is, what are the key characteristics that make our times unique? What should policy-makers do to shape how technology impacts our lives? Watch Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer discuss these and related questions wi…
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Johannes Becker: How to tax Corporations in the 21st Century?
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How can tax avoidance by corporations be tackled? What are the possible reforms that could make sure that companies pay their fair share of taxes? What can we do to shut down tax havens? What changes will the digital economy bring to the way we conceive of taxation and calculate taxes? These are just some of the questions that Social Europe Editor-…
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David Autor: Work of the Past, Present and Future
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Will robots and AI replace human work? What has the historical impact of technology been on labour markets and what are the current trends that are shaping the present and future of work? Will quantum computing change this future? Watch David Autor discuss these and related questions with Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer.David Autor is a…
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Colin Mayer: The Future of the Corporation - Why Businesses need to rediscover their historic purpose
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Listen to Colin Mayer of Oxford University in discussion with Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer. They discuss the future of the corporation with a particular focus on why businesses are so often failing to fulfil their societal role and why rediscovering the historic purpose of business is the best way forward.Colin Mayer, CBE, is Peter M…
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Will Marshall: Progressive Politics and Populism in the US and Europe
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In this episode, Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer is in conversation with Will Marshall, President and founder of the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) in Washington DC. They discuss progressive politics and populism in the United States and Europe. This conversation is brought to you in cooperation with Das Progressive Zentrum.If you l…
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Understanding Populism in the United States, Germany and the UK
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Episode #40 of Social Europe Podcast brings to you a panel discussion on populism in the United States, Germany and the UK. The debate is brought to you in cooperation with Das Progressive Zentrum and features Sudha David-Wilp (German Marshall Fund of the United States), Robert Habeck (Leader of the German Green Party), Reiner Hoffman (President of…
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Anand Menon: Understanding Brexit and the future of the EU-UK relationship
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Listen to Anand Menon of King's College London in discussion with Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer. They talk about the key drivers behind Brexit and what the cornerstones of a new EU-UK relationship could be.Anand Menon is Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College London in the United Kingdom and was appointed…
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Cass Sunstein: Policies, Nudges and Freedom of Choice. And what Policy-Makers could learn from Star Wars...
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Cass Sunstein, the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University, talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about policies, nudging and freedom of choice (and what policy-makers could learn from Star Wars). From 2009 to 2012, Cass Sunstein was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. He …
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Mark Blyth: The crisis of globalisation, Brexit and other disasters waiting to happen
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Mark Blyth, Eastman Professor of Political Economy at the Watson Institute of International & Public Affairs at Brown University, talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about the crisis of globalisation, Brexit, populism and other political disasters waiting to happen.By Social Europe
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Social Europe Talk: How to reform the Eurozone?
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The sixth episode of Social Europe Talk discusses the Euro and Eurozone reform a decade after the financial and economic crisis. The show, hosted by Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer, brought together MEPs Jakob von Weizsäcker and Maria Joao Rodrigues, Vice-President of the S&D Group in the European Parliament, as well as former EU Commis…
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Adam Tooze: Did They Really Save The Euro?
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Social Europe Current Affairs Editor Alexander Schellinger talks to Adam Tooze of Columbia University about the Euro and Germany's Role in the Eurozone Crisis. The euro is unfinished business, and not only because its banking and fiscal unions remain incomplete but, more importantly, because it still raises serious questions about democratic legiti…
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Paul Collier: How to deal with Europe's migration issue
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Paul Collier, Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, talks to Henning Meyer, Editor-in-Chief of Social Europe, about the migration issue and what Europe's policy-makers could do to address the challenge.By Social Europe
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Ngaire Woods: Understanding the Crisis of Globalisation
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Ngaire Woods, Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, talks to Henning Meyer, Editor-in-Chief of Social Europe, about the crisis of globalisation and what can be done in response to the backlash.By Social Europe
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Dani Rodrik: What is the Crisis of Globalisation?
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In episode #32 Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about the crisis of globalisation and some new policy ideas to address it. This episode is part of the project "The Crisis of Globalisation" that Social…
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Philippe Marliere: Parti Socialiste - Squeezed Between Macron and Melenchon
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In episode #31 Philippe Marlière, Professor of French and European Politics at University College London (UCL) talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about the French Parti Socialiste. He analyses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats the party faces. This episode is part of the project "Social Democracy - A SWOT Analys…
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Tim Dixon: Australian Labor - Winning By Rejecting Institutionalisation
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In episode #30 Tim Dixon, former speech writer to Australian Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about the Australian Labor Party. He analyses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats the party faces. This episode is part of the project "Social Democracy - A SWOT Analysis" t…
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Branko Milanovic: Globalisation, Migration, Rising Inequality, Populism...
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In episode #29 leading inequality researcher Branko Milanovic talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about inequality and how this issue interacts with other issues such as Globalisation, migration and the rise of right-wing populism. This conversation is part of a project on inequality that Social Europe has run in cooperation with t…
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Kostas Botopoulos: What is the Future of PASOK?
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In episode #28 Kostas Botopoulos talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about the Greek Socialist Party PASOK. He analyses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats the party faces. This episode is part of the project "Social Democracy - A SWOT Analysis" that Social Europe runs in cooperation with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftu…
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Eunice Goes: Social Democracy Key to Deepening Europe's Democracy
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In episode #27 Eunice Goes of Richmond University in London talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about the Portuguese Socialist Party. She analyses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats the party faces. This episode is part of the project "Social Democracy - A SWOT Analysis" that Social Europe runs in cooperation with…
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Laszlo Andor: Hungarian Social Democrats Take Fight To Orban
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In episode #26 former EU Commissioner László Andor talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about the Hungarian Socialist Party. He analyses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats the party faces. This episode is part of the project "Social Democracy - A SWOT Analysis" that Social Europe runs in cooperation with the Friedr…
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Peter Hall: How could Donald Trump and Brexit happen? Understanding the roots of populism
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In episode, Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer discusses the roots of populism with Peter Hall, Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies in the Department of Government and at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies of Harvard University. Why have so many people fallen for populists and what can mainstream parties do to cou…
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Rene Cuperus: Dutch Social Democracy - Reuniting The Fragmented Left
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In episode #24 Rene Cuperus of the Wardi Beckman Stichting talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about the Dutch Social Democratic Party PvdA. He analyses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats the party faces. This episode is part of the project "Social Democracy - A SWOT Analysis" that Social Europe runs in cooperatio…
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Bo Rothstein: What are the Strengths and Weaknesses of the Swedish Social Democratic Party SAP?
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In episode #23 Bo Rothstein, Professor of Government at the University of Oxford, talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about the Swedish Social Democratic Party SAP. He analyses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats the party faces. This episode is part of the project "Social Democracy - A SWOT Analysis" that Social E…
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Social Europe Talk: Inequality in Europe: What can be done?
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In the fifth episode of Social Europe Talk from the European Parliament in Brussels the panelists discuss inequality in Europe and what can be done about it. Social Europe editor-in-chief Henning Meyer is joined by Lorenza Antonucci from Teeside University, inequality consultant Michael Dauderstädt as well as the MEPs Javi Lopez and Udo Bullmann.…
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Social Europe Talk: Germany - Europe's Reluctant Hegemon?
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Episode #21 brings to you the fourth instalment of Social Europe Talk from the European Parliament in Brussels. The topic of discussion is "Germany - Europe's Reluctant Hegemon?" Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer is joined by the MEPs Pervenche Berès (France), Javi Lopez (Spain) and Tanja Fajon (Slovenia) as well as the director of the Br…
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Branko Milanovic: Understanding Global Inequality
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In episode #20 Branko Milanovic of the Graduate Center of City University of New York discusses global inequality with Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer. The conversation also involved the links between inequality and populism as well as recent political developments across the West.By Social Europe
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In episode #19 Iris Bohnet of Harvard University talks to Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer about the challenges of gender equality and what can be done in organisations to address this pressing issue. You can also read a text version of the conversation here: https://www.socialeurope.eu/2016/10/gender-equality-design/…
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Ryan Avent: The Wealth of Humans - Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century
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In episode #18 Ryant Avent, economics columnist at The Economist, discusses the impact of the digital revolution on the world of work with Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer. The conversation was based on Ryan's new book entitled The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century. You can also read a text version of …
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