Making sense of EU - Institut d'études européennes of the ULB

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Welcome to Making sense of EU, a podcast where scientific research sheds light on the pressing issues of EU affairs. Making sense of EU is brought to you by the Institut d’études européennes of the Université libre de Bruxelles. The series on Inequality and the European Union is a product of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence EUqualis and it’s cofunded by the Erasmus + programme of the European Union. 101047382 —EUqualis — ERASMUS-JMO-2021-HEI-TCH-RSCH The series on the challenges liberal democracy is facing in the European Union is a product of the Horizon Europe Research project RED-SPINEL and it’s cofunded by the European Union. HORIZON-CL2-2021-DEMOCRACY-01 – Grant agreement n°101061621 Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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Making sense of EU storytelling in times of dissensus and disinformation

Mar 25 2024 17 mins

Welcome back to Making Sense of EU! This is already the fourth episode of the serie's second season.As a reminder, as part of the RED-SPINEL research project, said season is dedicated to exploring the challenges liberal democracy is facing in the European Union.Our understanding of who we are, how we perceive others, and what our sense of belonging might be all depend on the storie

Talking with EU - Episode 7: Farmers protests in the EU and agricultural policy

Mar 01 2024 14 mins

The recent farmer's protests have shaken up the EU not only from the distance but also by manifestations of farmers from every corner of Europe pouring into Brussels itself, paralyzing the EU capital. But protests have not only been in Brussels but all across the EU. That’s why in this episode we’re asking: Why are farmers so angry? And what different challenges is the EU agric

Talking with EU - episode 6: The year of elections

Jan 29 2024 15 mins

The year of elections - A test for liberal democracy? Tune in to get the full scoop of the students’ POV on a year of decisive elections! In this episode two IEE-ULB master students - Daniele Bogani and Felix Fend - host a roundtable discussion with two IEE-ULB Alumni - Marta Volpe and Javier Bardón - delving deep into what to expect this year. In 2024, over half of the world's

Talking with EU - episode 5: Enlargement Policy

Dec 21 2023 14 mins

The student’s POV is finally back! After a long summer break, we are back to bring you the latest hot topics from EU politics in a student-friendly and engaging way! New year, new team. This means also that we’re happy to welcome a new bunch of students joining our podcast team. In this episode, our two hosts, Daniele Bogani & Silvia Bagnuolo dive with our two guests, Lukas

Making sense of conditionality and its use in EU governance

Dec 05 2023 20 mins

One of the instruments of the European Union that provokes dissensus among Member States is conditionality. A tool for accountability for some, a threat to sovereignty for others, conditionality has been transforming EU governance. But how? To help us Make sense of conditionality and its use in EU governance, we welcome professors Cristina Fasone & Marta Simoncini, from LUIS

Making sense of EU economic governance in a context of dissensus

Nov 12 2023 21 mins

We’re back with a new episode of Making sense of EU, and this time we will try to learn more about how the policies surrounding economic governance in the European Union can fuel dissensus. Can the EU legitimize policies and instruments that can seem like intromissions into sovereign states politics? Is EU economic governance democratic? I have two special guests that will hel

Making Sense of Dissensus Over Liberal Democracy: Conceptualization in Research

Oct 09 2023 21 mins

In our opening episode of this season of Making sense of EU, we discussed with professor Ramona Coman, principal investigator of the project RED-SPINEL the ambitions of the consortium that brings together 11 partner organisations from 8 European countries. Today, we want to dig deeper into the core concept of “dissensus” and will try to make sense of why it is at the center o

Talking with EU: The Students' Point of View on EU Migration Policy

Sep 21 2023 18 mins

In this episode, our hosts Martina and Felix explore the topic of migration, particularly with regard to migrants seeking asylum in the European Union. After an initial overview of the topic in general, they delve into a discussion with the two guests, Mario Vega, newly elected Co-President of Eyes on Europe and Valentin Parys, member of the social board of SAIES and Head delegate

Is liberal democracy in danger? A new EU research project looks for answers!

Sep 12 2023 16 mins

Welcome back to Making Sense of EU! A new academic year brings new challenges and new topics and also new perspectives and questions about the European Union. This is the second season of Making Sense of EU and this time, our podcast focuses on the challenges liberal democracy is facing in the European Union. To cut the ribbon on this new season, I have the pleasure to have with

The EU, asylum seekers and migrants through the lens of (in)equality

Jul 25 2023 21 mins

One of the most polarizing topics in EU affairs today is the treatment asylum seekers get in the European Union. In this episode of Making Sense of EU we will try to understand better the unequal treatment asylum seekers get in the framework of the Dublin system as well as the ongoing process to reform it amid tragic events in the Mediterranean. We will also discuss the specifics s