Global Perspectives

How can 'hard-to-abate sectors' come together to develop a low-carbon future? What is the role of the BRICS, especially Brazil, in global environmental and climate governance? What role do you foresee for the BRICS in international climate change negotiations? How to improve energy access and the switch to renewables while reducing inequalities to make the energy transitions just and fair?

Larissa Basso will discuss with us these relevant issues that are often left out of the discussion.

Check out Larissa's bio: https://www.su.se/english/profiles/lade5584-1.418852

How will COVID-19 impact EU Trade Policy in the long-term? Why has the EU-Mercosur trade agreement taken over two decades to be finalized? What current challenges will shape the future of the EU? These are some of the themes discussed in our conversation with Cecilia Malmström. She has served as MEP, Minister of EU Affairs, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, and EU Commissioner for Trade. She is currently lecturing at Gothenburg University and is a fellow at Washington's Peterson Institute.

Check out Cecilia's bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Malmstr%C3%B6m

How are the world’s oceans governed? What are the legal and policy implications of large-scale ocean energy developments? How can we manage fish stocks more sustainably? These are the type of questions that are discussed in this special episode dedicated to the World's Ocean Day. We invited Klaudija Cremers and Glen Wright, who are research fellows at IDDRI and work on various aspects of international ocean governance and marine policy. Also, Glen and Klaudija explain the 'high seas', the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy, marine spatial planning, and ocean energy futures.

Check out Glen's and Klaudija's profiles: 

https://www.iddri.org/en/about-iddri/team/glen-wright

https://www.iddri.org/en/about-iddri/team/klaudija-cremers

This is Global Perspectives, the multi-disciplinary podcast that discusses local, national, regional and international issues from a global angle. In this introductory episode, Donna Marie Mlyneck is introduced as the new co-host of the podcast. She discusses her ideas on the most pressing global challenges as well as what to expect from this new podcast season. 

Why is it important to include an ethical analysis in the process of developing new technologies? What does an ethical analysis of engineering reveal compared to an analysis which does not consider ethical, philosophical, or moral dimensions? These are the type of questions that are discussed in this episode, for which I have invited prof. Neelke Doorn from TU Delft. She is distinguished Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Professor of ‘Ethics of Water Engineering’ at the Department of Ethics and Philosophy of Technology. Furthermore, she is the Director of Education of the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management.

Check out Neelke's bio: https://www.tudelft.nl/en/tpm/about-the-faculty/departments/values-technology-and-innovation/people/full-professors/profdrmrir-n-neelke-doorn/

In this episode, I will interview Julie Trottier, a university lecturer at Sciences Po Paris, and a researcher that has spent over twenty years studying water management, and the political struggles of water in Palestine and Israel. We will discuss issues related to critical political ecology, sustainability, and science and technology studies (STS).

Check out Julie's bio: https://cnrs.academia.edu/JulieTrottier

What are the main drivers of public debate when it comes to social media? Why are social media especially controversial today? Can we perceive social media as replacing printed press and television? What makes online social media so different from previous media platforms? These are some of the questions dealt in this podcast episode, for which I interviewed Dr. Frederik Ferreau from the University of Cologne.

What is the difference between surveillance in the offline and the online world? To what extent are we leaning towards a social (super) scoring system that determines many aspects of human life? In this episode, I want to talk about some issues that are present in our daily lives without being noticed; i.e. media control and digital surveillance. During my conversation with Prof. Dr. Stephan Packard, I talk about surveillance in postdigital societies and the future of media control. 

Check out Stephan's bio: https://mekuwi.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/en/stephan-packard

I have invited dr. David Zetland, a university lecturer at Leiden University College, and author of several books related to water, sustainability, and political economy. During the podcast, we discuss a bit about his academic career, about water management, and about how to make a change when it comes to sustainability.

Check out David's bio: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/david-zetland#tab-1

For this podcast, I invited the early child development expert Leonardo Yánez to talk about education policies, child development, and education trends in the Latin American region. . Leonardo has worked as a lecturer in different Venezuelan universities, he was a consultant to UNICEF, and he was the national director of early child education in Venezuela. Currently, he works as the senior representative for Latin America in the Bernard van Leer Foundation.

Check out Leonardo's bio: https://bernardvanleer.org/team/j-leonardo-yanez/

This is Global Perspectives, the multi-disciplinary podcast that discusses local, national, and international issues from a global angle. Episodes from this podcast focus on topics related to the challenges our societies face today.