Breaking Britain: A Podcast about the Politics of a Disunited Kingdom

Breaking Britain Podcast
Breaking Britain: A Podcast about the Politics of a Disunited Kingdom

Breaking Britain is a podcast produced by the Europe's Borderlands Research Group at the European and International Studies Department in King's College London. Hosted by Russell Foster and Alex Clarkson, it will explore the pressures unravelling the unity of Britain and reopening the future of the island of Ireland in a European context. In each episode we will discuss the challenges reshaping a disunited kingdom as well as a wary republic with scholars and commentators who can provide expert insight into political faultlines within the nations of Britain and the island of Ireland.

  1. 19 ФЕВР.

    Crises that Shaped European Politics 2: Europe after the Fall of the Berlin Wall - With Lee Savage

    As part of our series exploring turning points that shaped European politics, we've been joined by Lee Savage to explore the impact the collapse of Communism in 1989 had on societies across Central and Eastern Europe. With Lee's help, in this episode we will take a closer look at how the years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall witnessed economic and political upheavals whose legacies still shape the politics of the European Union. As a Reader in European Politics at KCL, Lee Savage has ...

    1 ч. 9 мин.

  2. 14 ЯНВ.

    Crises that Shaped European Politics 1: The Collapse of Yugoslavia and EU Security - With Ben Jones

    As part of our new season exploring crises that have shaped European politics, in this first episode we look at the impact the collapse of Yugoslavia in the summer of 1991 had on the European Union's military ambitions. We've been joined by Ben Jones, whose expertise on European military cooperation can provide crucial insights into how the wars that erupted through the break-up of Yugoslavia reshaped European security in the 1990s. As a teaching fellow in European Foreign Policy at King's C...

    53 мин.

  3. 21.06.2024

    The Battle for Britain: The Impact of the 2024 Election on Scotland, Wales and the British State - With David Leask

    With the 4 July parliamentary election now coming closer, there are growing indications of a political shock that could reshape the United Kingdom. Over the past few weeks Scotland has emerged as a key electoral battleground, where a Scottish National Party that has governed Scotland's devolved institutions for seventeen years risks losing many of its seats in the UK parliament to a resurgent Labour Party. To help us explore the impact political turmoil and social change in Scotland will hav...

    49 мин.

  4. 14.06.2024

    The Battle for Britain: The Impact of the 2024 Election on UK Foreign and Defence Policy - With Ben Jones

    With elections looming on 4 July, the UK faces a turning point in its relationships with Europe and the wider world. Though there are three weeks of campaigning to go, all signs point to a substantial victory for the opposition Labour Party and a total collapse for the governing Conservative - or Tory - Party. To help us explore the impact this election will have on the UK's foreign and defence policy we've been joined by Ben Jones, whose fascinating research explores the impact of military ...

    59 мин.

  5. 15.02.2024

    Power Verticals and Protests: Russia and Turkey during the Crisis of the 2010s - With Dimitar Bechev

    During the 2010s the Russian state under Vladimir Putin and a Turkish government led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan deepened a geopolitical relationship involving cooperation as well as armed conflict. Both leaders faced domestic political challenges while pursuing their own visions of great power status. Over the past two decades, Dimitar Bechev has written extensively about these complex interactions between Turkey and Russia in studies that are rich in fascinating insights. This week he will hel...

    52 мин.

  6. 05.02.2024

    Did the Crisis of the 2010s Make Brexit Inevitable? - With Annette Dittert

    In the final years of the 2000s the UK and EU were rocked by seemingly endless turmoil on global financial markets. A sense of crisis over the future of the banking system and the Euro converged with a surge of support for eurosceptic populism to fundamentally disrupt British political life. To discuss the turmoil that enveloped the UK in the early 2010s we've been joined by Annette Dittert, who as London correspondent for German public broadcaster ARD has witnessed the ups and downs of Bri...

    45 мин.

  7. 14.12.2023

    Russia's Turn to Confrontation and the Crisis of the 2010s - With Ruth Deyermond

    As the Crisis of the 2010s unfolded after the near collapse of the global financial system in 2008, relations between Russia and the West shifted from cautious cooperation to profound hostility. Yet even in the wake of the Russian military assault on Georgia in 2008, governments in the US and EU continued to hope for a reset of relations despite every escalatory step taken by Vladimir Putin's authoritarian regime. In this episode we have been joined by Ruth Deyermond, who as Senior Lecturer...

    56 мин.

  8. 07.12.2023

    The Sahel Wars and the Crisis of the 2010s - With Andrew Lebovich

    In the wake of the near collapse of the global financial system in 2008 the post-Cold War order was upended by a convergence of crises in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Beginning our series exploring this Crisis of the 2010s, we have been joined by Clingendael Institute Research Fellow Andrew Lebovich to explore the turmoil that engulfed communities across the Sahel and West Africa during this tumultuous period. The near collapse of the Malian state in the face of an insurgent offensive...

    55 мин.
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Breaking Britain is a podcast produced by the Europe's Borderlands Research Group at the European and International Studies Department in King's College London. Hosted by Russell Foster and Alex Clarkson, it will explore the pressures unravelling the unity of Britain and reopening the future of the island of Ireland in a European context. In each episode we will discuss the challenges reshaping a disunited kingdom as well as a wary republic with scholars and commentators who can provide expert insight into political faultlines within the nations of Britain and the island of Ireland.

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    Breaking Britain Podcast
  • Годы выхода
    2021 - 2025
  • Выпуски
    30
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