100 Shades of the EU - Ep. 3: The EU Enlargement and Its Challenges – Interview With Damir Arsenijević and Vitali Sprinceana

transform! europe is excited to present our new podcast series "100 Shades of the EU". This podcast is dedicated to exploring relevant and pressing topics for the EU peripheries in particular, and the EU in general, with selected experts and guests. By engaging with these voices, we aim to expand on some of the themes addressed in our 2022 publication "100 Shades of the EU - Mapping the political economy of the EU peripheries". You can access the full study and download executive summaries in multiple languages — including English, Portuguese, Greek, Hungarian, Lithuanian, and more — on ⁠⁠⁠our website⁠⁠⁠⁠. In this episode, two authors of the study Veronika Sušová-Salminen and Giuseppe Celi discuss the challenges, geopolitical contexts and risks of the current EU industrial policies Who are we? transform! europe is a network of 38 European organisations from 22 countries, active in the field of political education and critical scientific analysis, and is the recognised political foundation corresponding to the Party of the European Left (EL). This cooperative project of independent non-profit organisations, institutes, foundations, and individuals intends to use its work in contributing to peaceful relations among peoples and a transformation of the present world. website: ⁠⁠⁠https://transform-network.net/

transform! europe is excited to present our new podcast series "100 Shades of the EU". This podcast is dedicated to exploring relevant and pressing topics for the EU peripheries in particular, and the EU in general, with selected experts and guests. By engaging with these voices, we aim to expand on some of the themes addressed in our 2022 publication "100 Shades of the EU - Mapping the political economy of the EU peripheries". You can access the full study and download executive summaries in multiple languages — including English, Portuguese, Greek, Hungarian, Lithuanian, and more — on ⁠⁠our website⁠⁠⁠. In this episode, one of the authors, Veronika Sušová-Salminen discusses the challenges of regional development, cohesion policy and persistent inequalities in the EU and the EU peripheries with a Greek expert and professor of geography Costis Hadjimichalis. Who are we? transform! europe is a network of 38 European organisations from 22 countries, active in the field of political education and critical scientific analysis, and is the recognised political foundation corresponding to the Party of the European Left (EL). This cooperative project of independent non-profit organisations, institutes, foundations, and individuals intends to use its work in contributing to peaceful relations among peoples and a transformation of the present world. website: ⁠⁠https://transform-network.net/

transform! europe is excited to present our new podcast series "100 Shades of the EU". This podcast is dedicated to exploring relevant and pressing topics for the EU peripheries in particular, and the EU in general, with selected experts and guests. By engaging with these voices, we aim to expand on some of the themes addressed in our 2022 publication "100 Shades of the EU - Mapping the political economy of the EU peripheries". You can access the full study and download executive summaries in multiple languages — including English, Portuguese, Greek, Hungarian, Lithuanian, and more — on ⁠⁠our website⁠⁠⁠. In episode 3 Veronika Sušová-Salminen interviews Bosnian and Herzegovinian literary critique Damir Arsenijević and Moldovan sociologist Vitalie Sprinceana on prospects, risks and challenges of the “geopolitical” EU enlargement in Western Balkans and post-soviet space. Who are we? transform! europe is a network of 38 European organisations from 22 countries, active in the field of political education and critical scientific analysis, and is the recognised political foundation corresponding to the Party of the European Left (EL). This cooperative project of independent non-profit organisations, institutes, foundations, and individuals intends to use its work in contributing to peaceful relations among peoples and a transformation of the present world. website: https://transform-network.net/

transform! europe is excited to present our new podcast series "100 Shades of the EU". This podcast is dedicated to exploring relevant and pressing topics for the EU peripheries in particular, and the EU in general, with selected experts and guests. By engaging with these voices, we aim to expand on some of the themes addressed in our 2022 publication "100 Shades of the EU - Mapping the political economy of the EU peripheries". You can access the full study and download executive summaries in multiple languages — including English, Portuguese, Greek, Hungarian, Lithuanian, and more — on ⁠⁠our website⁠⁠⁠. In Episode 2 Veronika Sušová-Salminen interviews the Czech economist Ilona Švihlíková on the democratic potential of local economy building for a democratised and more balanced local development of peripheral economies in the EU. Who are we? transform! europe is a network of 38 European organisations from 22 countries, active in the field of political education and critical scientific analysis, and is the recognised political foundation corresponding to the Party of the European Left (EL). This cooperative project of independent non-profit organisations, institutes, foundations, and individuals intends to use its work in contributing to peaceful relations among peoples and a transformation of the present world. website: ⁠⁠https://transform-network.net/

transform! europe is excited to present our new podcast series "100 Shades of the EU". This podcast is dedicated to exploring relevant and pressing topics for the EU peripheries in particular, and the EU in general, with selected experts and guests. By engaging with these voices, we aim to expand on some of the themes addressed in our 2022 publication "100 Shades of the EU - Mapping the political economy of the EU peripheries". You can access the full study and download executive summaries in multiple languages — including English, Portuguese, Greek, Hungarian, Lithuanian, and more — on ⁠our website⁠⁠. In this first episode Veronika Sušová-Salminen, one of the authors of the study, speaks with Marica Frankagis, a Greek economist, with extensive published work on finance, macro policy and European affairs, and Co-Chair of the Euromemo Group, about the challenges and opportunities of the euro as a common currency for the EU peripheral economies. Who are we? transform! europe is a network of 38 European organisations from 22 countries, active in the field of political education and critical scientific analysis, and is the recognised political foundation corresponding to the Party of the European Left (EL). This cooperative project of independent non-profit organisations, institutes, foundations, and individuals intends to use its work in contributing to peaceful relations among peoples and a transformation of the present world. website: ⁠https://transform-network.net/

transform! europe network presents: Strategies For the Radical Left in the 2024 European Elections, a series of interviews with sociologists and political researchers of the European electorate ahead of the 2024 European election.  This episode has a special focus on France and French politics. To take an angle that is rarely talked about, Anaïs Fley interviewed Julien Talpin, a French sociologist and qualitative researcher in the field of stigmatised neighbourhoods in France. Because of the law on “laïcité”, any quantitative research on race isn’t possible in France. Julien Talpin’s work is therefore valuable, because it reveals how the ordinary experience of discrimination is a vector of political subjectivity, and can be the cause of disenchantment with politics. With this approach, we can reflect on a future where inclusive politics and politicians could play a part in a more democratic France. For more information on J. Talpin’s work here is a link for his bibliography. Who are we? transform! europe is a network of 38 European organisations from 22 countries, active in the field of political education and critical scientific analysis, and is the recognised political foundation corresponding to the Party of the European Left (EL). This cooperative project of independent non-profit organisations, institutes, foundations, and individuals intends to use its work in contributing to peaceful relations among peoples and a transformation of the present world. website: https://transform-network.net/ Episode produced by Em Barrett

transform! europe network presents : The transform! europe Podcast, a series of interviews with sociologists and political researchers of the European electorate ahead of the 2024 European election.  This episode focuses on the Far Right. To discuss this topic Anaïs Fley interviews David Broder, historian of the far right in Europe and author of the book “Mussolini’s Grandchildren: Fascism in Contemporary Italy”.  This interview sheds light on both the historical development of the far right in Europe and the contemporary strategies that it is using to becoming institutionalised within European governments and the European Union.  Through transnational examples and political theory David Broder explains how the Far Right has gained such interest and power in the last decade and what are the solutions that the Left can build on to gain the trust of popular classes back and defeat it. Who are we? transform! europe is a network of 38 European organisations from 22 countries, active in the field of political education and critical scientific analysis, and is the recognised political foundation corresponding to the Party of the European Left (EL). This cooperative project of independent non-profit organisations, institutes, foundations, and individuals intends to use its work in contributing to peaceful relations among peoples and a transformation of the present world. website: https://transform-network.net/ Episode produced by Em Barrett

transform! europe network presents: the transform! europe Podcast, a series of interviews with sociologists and political researchers of the European electorate ahead of the 2024 European election. In this second episode Luis Ramiro & Raul Gomez come back to the show to discuss how their research speaks to the predictions of the 2024 European Election. Throughout the conversation, we talk about the difficulties and opportunities that the Radical Left in Europe have encountered in the past years. And they share precious intel on the strategies that the it can take to position itself for the election. As co-authors of the newly published book “Radical Left Voters in Western Europe”, they are the European experts of the Radical Left. Luis Ramiro is a sociology and political science professor at the National Distance Learning University in Madrid. And Raul Gomez is a professor in comparative politics at the university of Liverpool. Who are we? transform! europe is a network of 38 European organisations from 22 countries, active in the field of political education and critical scientific analysis, and is the recognised political foundation corresponding to the Party of the European Left (EL). This cooperative project of independent non-profit organisations, institutes, foundations, and individuals intends to use its work in contributing to peaceful relations among peoples and a transformation of the present world. ⁠https://transform-network.net/

In the first episode of the transform! europe Podcast we invited experts on the Radical Left in Europe. Raul Gomez: professor in comparative politics at the university of Liverpool. Luis Ramiro: sociology and political science professor at the National Distance Learning University in Madrid. As a team, they co-authored a book that came out in October 2022 called “Radical Left Voters in Western Europe”. Their research and work traces the history and sociology of left wing voters throughout Europe in the last century. This episode is a deep dive into their research which contextualise today's political climate. They will be back for a second episode to put their research in conversation with the 2024 European election. Who are we? transform! europe is a network of 38 European organisations from 22 countries, active in the field of political education and critical scientific analysis, and is the recognised political foundation corresponding to the Party of the European Left (EL). This cooperative project of independent non-profit organisations, institutes, foundations, and individuals intends to use its work in contributing to peaceful relations among peoples and a transformation of the present world. https://transform-network.net/