51 Episodes

  1. Episode 50: Post-Enlightenment Hungary with Péter Krekó

    Published: 8/6/2025
  2. Episode 49: Defending the European Miracle: Borders, Asylum, and Security with Gerald Knaus

    Published: 7/16/2025
  3. Episode 48: Europe's Demographic Reckoning with Tim Judah

    Published: 6/25/2025
  4. Episode 47: Demography, Europe, and the Western Balkans’ Future with Alida Vračić

    Published: 6/4/2025
  5. Episode 46: Youth, The Diaspora, and Bosnia’s Political Future with Teresa Reiter

    Published: 4/22/2025
  6. Episode 45: European Struggles in the Age of Trump with Niccolò Milanese

    Published: 3/26/2025
  7. Episode 44: Defense of Democracy in Central Europe and the US with Leszek Jażdżewski

    Published: 2/12/2025
  8. Episode 43: Trump, Orbán, and Tainted Democracy with Zsuzsanna Szelényi

    Published: 1/29/2025
  9. Episode 42: Europe’s Strategic Autonomy and Transatlantic Relations with Stefan Lehne

    Published: 1/15/2025
  10. Episode 41: Europe Under Trump: Strategic Challenges and Opportunities with Rosa Balfour

    Published: 11/27/2024
  11. Episode 40: Strengthening European Defense with Nicole Koenig

    Published: 11/13/2024
  12. Episode 39: Wartime Economics and Frontline Realities in Ukraine with Luke Cooper

    Published: 10/30/2024
  13. Episode 38: Political Shifts in Slovakia with Grigorij Mesežnikov

    Published: 10/16/2024
  14. Episode 37: Europe, China, and the Future of Global Politics with Sławomir Sierakowski

    Published: 8/21/2024
  15. Episode 36: Transitology in the 21st Century with Philippe C. Schmitter

    Published: 7/17/2024
  16. Episode 35: Orbán, Populism, and the Legal Path to Autocracy with Kim Lane Scheppele

    Published: 7/3/2024
  17. Episode 34: Populism and Political Disorder with Erik Jones

    Published: 6/12/2024
  18. Episode 33: Building Resilient Movements with Ivan Marović

    Published: 5/29/2024
  19. Episode 32: The Evil of History with Ruth Wodak

    Published: 5/15/2024
  20. Episode 31: Reinventing Democracy with Ieva Česnulaitytė

    Published: 1/10/2024

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At this pivotal moment for Europe and the liberal democratic order, this podcast series from the Institute For Human Sciences explores the undercurrents, tensions and dilemmas that the continent is facing and will will face in the near term. In conversation with leading figures in the field, civil society pioneer Ivan Vejvoda is your guide to the diverse and complex preoccupations of an uncertain time.