Audios

Talking with EU : the student’s point of view

Talking with EU: the first student-run podcast at the IEE, where the students’ point of view is at the centre. This show looks to extend the conversation of the topics discussed at the podcast ‘Making sense of EU’ of the Institute d’études européennes to the students, this time made for the students and by the students.
In the first episode of Talking with EU we discuss with Paulina and Martina the question of ‘Environmental Justice and Inequality’.
Why do young people choose more and more radical means of protesting and is that justified? How to tackle the feeling of desperation among young people? And why is it so important to not only transform our society in an ecological way, but also in a just and fair way?
We will put a light on all those questions together with our two guests in this first episode of the ‘student’s point of view’!”

Making sense of environmental justice & inequality in the EU

Making sense of environmental and ecological justice, and the role of the law and of citizen participation in it is not easy.
Maria Lee, professor of law at University College London and co-director of the UCL Centre for Law and the Environment and Chiara Armeni, professor of Environmental Law and member of the Centre for European Law at the ULB, help us understand what’s at stake when it comes to decision-making in this area.
Inequality rhymes with injustice and understanding how it plays out when it comes to dealing with climate change is key to ensure citizens remain engaged in the fight for the preservation of our planet.
Is the European Union doing enough to ensure citizens participation is guaranteed? Is the road to a just transition evenly paved or is inequality still a challenge in this field?
Let’s find out!

Making sense of the EU’s external action in times of crises

War in European soil is the latest test on EU resilience. After living in a polycrisis for the last couple of decades, the European Union is facing one a tough trial, one that is pushing it out of its “soft power” approach to international relations.
How will the EU handle a return to War in Europe? And how does inequality manifest in this context?
Marta Matrakova, research coordinator at the Institut d’études européennes of the ULB and Frederik Ponjaert, senior researcher, discuss on “Making Sense of EU”, how inequality, both at the EU level and in the rest of the world, interact.
On this episode, we welcome guest questions from two IEE-ULB students, Jeanne and Martina, and try to make sense of what’s next for EU integration as enlargement comes back to the table.

Inequality in the EU? Let’s make sense of it!

Over 96 million people are at risk of poverty and social exclusion in the EU, 22% of its population. Analizing social inequality, from disciplines as varied as law, political science, history or economics is one of the goals of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence EUqualis, hosted at the Institut d’études europeénnes of the Université libre de Bruxelles.
We discuss with professors Amandine Crespy, political scientist, and Chloé Brière, jurist, about new forms of inequality related, for instance, to environmental issues and about emerging discussions of how intersectionality plays a key role when analyzing inequalities.
Making sense of EU is created and produced by the Institut d’études européennes of the Université libre de Bruxelles. This series on Inequality and the European Union is sponsored by the IE-ULB’s Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence EUqualis and it’s cofunded by the ERasmus + programme of the European Union.