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Every Friday, a member of the international academic association ‘ UACES ’ will address a current topic linked to their research on euradio . Simon Usherwood y ou are Professor at the Open University and chair of our partners UACES, and we are delighted to have you back for the end of the season! When we talked for the opening of the season in September, elections were far off. And now, right after the European elections we find ourselves in the middle of national campaigns on both sides of the Channel! Politics is both something that you can shape and something that happens to you, and both Rishi Sunak in the UK and Emanuel Macron in France have demonstrated this by their decision to call a vote. In neither case did they have to, in legal terms.…

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Knowledge, information and trust after the COVID pandemic 5:45

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Every Friday, a member of the international academic association ‘ UACES ’ will address a current topic linked to their research on euradio . The mini-publics are an innovative method we used with the transnational REGROUP project. REGROUP stands for “Rebuilding governance and resilience out of the pandemic”. The project is based on the assumption that involving citizens in decision-making enhances transparency and trust in governance, as well as ensures that policies reflect the diverse needs and perspectives of the community. Especially in times of crisis, such as the Covid-19 pandemic...…

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Yesterday’s Women in the European Assembly 5:30

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Every Friday, a member of the international academic association ‘ UACES ’ will address a current topic linked to their research on euradio . How nice to have you back on Euradio! You are Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the University of Surrey, in the UK, and you have already shared with us on several occasions your research on the role of women in the early stages of European integration.…

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A tree in Normandy 4:52

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Every Friday, a member of the international academic association ‘ UACES ’ will address a current topic linked to their research on euradio . While the commemoration of D-Day on the beaches of Normandy is dominating the news this week, you want to tell us the story of a simple tree.

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The Post-Pandemic Parliament 4:54

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Every Friday, a member of the international academic association ‘ UACES ’ will address a current topic linked to their research on euradio . Very pleased to have you back with us. You are Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the University of Augsburg, in Germany. As an expert on the European Parliament, what are your expectations towards the forthcoming elections?…

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Is there an anti-green backlash ? 4:56

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Every Friday, a member of the international academic association ‘ UACES ’ will address a current topic linked to their research on euradio . Jannik Jansen, you are Policy Fellow at the Jacques Delors Centre in Berlin, and together with your colleagues, you express serious doubts about the famous anti-green backlash among European voters. Tell us where this narrative comes from in the first place.…

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The Radical Right and the European Elections 5:08

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Every Friday, a member of the international academic association ‘ UACES ’ will address a current topic linked to their research on euradio . Nick, You have studied the European far right parties over decades now and you shared your findings several times in our programme, most recently on how these parties respond to the climate crisis. With the European elections less than one month away, let me ask you what you think of all the media speculation about the rise in support for Radical Right Parties.…

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20 years of Slovenia in the EU 6:54

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Every Friday, a member of the international academic association ‘ UACES ’ will address a current topic linked to their research on euradio . This week, we celebrate 20 years of Slovenia in the EU with Ana Bojinović Fenko, professor of international relations at the University of Ljulbjana.

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20 years of Cyprus in the EU 5:29

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Every Monday, a member of the international academic association ‘ UACES ’ will address a current topic linked to their research on euradio . This week, we celebrate 20 years of Cyprus in the EU with Phoebus Athanassiou, Associate Professor at the Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt.

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20 years of Estonia in the EU 5:42

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Every Monday, a member of the international academic association ‘ UACES ’ will address a current topic linked to their research on euradio .

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20 years of Poland in the EU 5:36

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Bonjour , Natasza Styczyńska, very pleased to have you back at Euradio. Today, in 2024, you are Professor at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. But what were you doing when Poland became a member of the European Union, twenty years ago, on the 1st of May 2004? I was a student, in my fourth year of political science studies! Membership negotiations and the opening prospects for education and work across Europe made a huge impression on my generation but also intimidated us. We didn’t quite believe that we would really become part of the world we knew only from our holiday escapades or from literature.…

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20 years of Lithuania in the EU - Ramūnas Vilpišauskas 6:25

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Bonjour, Ramūnas Vilpišauskas, you are Jean Monnet Professor at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University, in the capital of Lithuania. How old were you when your country became a member of the European Union, twenty years ago, on the 1st of May 2004? In 2004, I was 32 years old, working as an associate professor at Vilnius University, teaching and researching EU-related subjects. Actually, I also remember quite well how I spent that day. I took part in a couple of official ceremonies organised on this occasion by our state institutions and then went to a party at a friend’s place to celebrate in private.…

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20 years of Czechia in the EU 5:59

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Petr Kaniok, you are professor of political science at the Masaryk University of Brno, beautiful city in the South-East of the Czech Republic. And you recall the moment when your country became a member of the European Union, twenty years ago, on the 1st of May 2004. May 2004 – that is a long time ago! Twenty years is a small step for mankind, but it is a remarkable period for one person. Anyway, I still remember what I did and what the atmosphere was in the society. Why? Because this time was very special, vibrant and unique.…

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Ukraine’s other battle: the one against corruption 5:15

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European elections: voting matters! 5:09

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