

Social Europe Podcast
Social Europe
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 societal concerns. It is our goal to promote progressive societies, sustainable economies and responsible business.
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 societal concerns. It is our goal to promote progressive societies, sustainable economies and responsible business.
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Oct 22, 2019 • 31min
Philippe Pochet: Social Europe and the European Commission
Review of the last Commission and what to expect from the next one
Listen 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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Oct 15, 2019 • 38min
Katharina Pistor: The Code of Capital
How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality
Listen 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 Comparative Law at Columbia Law School and Director of the Law School’s Center on Global Legal Transformation. Her research and teaching spans corporate law, corporate governance, money and finance, property rights, and comparative law and legal institutions.
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Sep 30, 2019 • 48min
Guy Standing: The Plunder of the Commons
A Manifesto for Sharing Public Wealth
Listen 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 Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and co-founder of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN).
If you like our podcast you might also find our regular articles, blogs and other written publications of interest. Just visit our website www.socialeurope.eu to read our latest output. If you want to stay up-to-date with all things Social Europe just sign up to our regular newsletter. You can do so on our website.

Sep 23, 2019 • 46min
Cas Mudde: How to deal with the Far Right?
Progressive strategies against right-wing populism and extremism
Listen 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 at the University of Georgia, a columnist for The Guardian newspaper and a world-leading expert on populism and the far right.
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Jul 28, 2019 • 43min
David Bach: Why Companies have to be Political
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 Management. An expert in political economy, his research and teaching focus on business-government relations, non-market strategy and global market regulation.
If you like our podcast you might also find our regular articles, blogs and other written publications of interest. Just visit our website www.socialeurope.eu to read our latest output. If you want to stay up-to-date with all things Social Europe just sign up to our regular newsletter. You can do so on our website.

Jul 18, 2019 • 32min
Diane Coyle: The Technology Challenge to Public Policy
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 University of Manchester. She has held a number of public service roles including Vice Chair of the BBC Trust (2006-2014), member of the Competition Commission (2001-2009), and member of the Migration Advisory Committee (2009-2014).
You might also find our regular articles, blogs and other written publications of interest. Just visit our website www.socialeurope.eu to read our latest output. If you want to stay up-to-date with all things Social Europe just sign up to our regular newsletter. You can do so on our website.

Jul 11, 2019 • 51min
Danny Blanchflower: How we missed the last economic crisis ...and why we are ill prepared for the next one
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 All the Good Jobs Gone" published by Princeton University Press (https://press.princeton.edu/titles/13485.html).
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Jun 27, 2019 • 45min
Social Europe Talk: Europe after the European Elections 2019
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.
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Jun 20, 2019 • 45min
Carl Benedikt Frey: The Technology Trap - Learning from the History of Automation
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 with Carl Benedikt Frey.
Carl Benedikt Frey is the Oxford Martin Citi Fellow at Oxford University where he directs the programme on Technology and Employment at the Oxford Martin School
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Jun 13, 2019 • 48min
Johannes Becker: How to tax Corporations in the 21st Century?
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-in-Chief Henning Meyer discusses with Johannes Becker.
Johannes Becker is Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute of Public Economics at the University of Münster. He is a widely acclaimed expert on corporate taxation and international tax competition.
You might also find our regular articles, blogs and other written publications of interest. Just visit our website www.socialeurope.eu to read our latest output. If you want to stay up-to-date with all things Social Europe just sign up to our regular newsletter. You can do so on our website.


