Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSettling Disputes Between Governments and Investors
Season 11 Episode 6
In the wake of the 1917 Russian Revolution, the new Bolshevik regime, keen to destroy the power of global capital, expropriated the commanding height…
1 year, 10 months ago
Death Threats and Online Content Moderation
Season 11 Episode 5
Death threats, on the face it, appear to be exactly the sort of content that an online platform ought to censor – or ‘moderate’, as the preferred and…
1 year, 10 months ago
Managing Diversity Amongst the EU Member States
Season 11 Episode 3
For around a decade, the EU – which was founded by the principles of freedom, democracy and the rule of law – has been struggling to contain anti-dem…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Battle for LGBT+ Rights
Season 11 Episode 4
One of the most remarkable transformations over recent decades has been the growing acceptance and celebration of LGBT+ rights. Here in the UK, for e…
1 year, 11 months ago
How Parliaments Question Prime Ministers
Season 11 Episode 2
How parliaments hold ministers (particularly prime ministers) to account is a fundamental part of parliamentary democracy. And one of those mechanism…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Future of Power-Sharing in Northern Ireland
Season 11 Episode 1
Peace in Northern Ireland is widely recognised as one of the leading achievements of politics in recent decades. The Good Friday, or Belfast Agreeme…
2 years ago
Improving Public Services
Season 10 Episode 10
The quality of public services – whether health, education, water supply, or sewage disposal – has a big impact on all of our lives. How to enhance t…
2 years, 1 month ago
Russian Discourses of Sovereignty
Season 10 Episode 9
Analysts of Russia’s war in Ukraine have often – since its inception in 2014 – highlighted a seeming contradiction. On the one hand, Russia is violat…
2 years, 1 month ago
Historical Research in Political Science
Season 10 Episode 8
Political science is centrally concerned with understanding how politics works. It’s a discipline of the present tense, and the bulk of our research …
2 years, 1 month ago
Climate Change Loss and Damage
Season 10 Episode 7
Our guest today is Professor Lisa Vanhala. A Professor in Political Science here at UCL and an expert on the politics of climate change. Lisa recentl…
2 years, 1 month ago