UBC Centre for European Studies Podcast

Katherine Bowers, Braden Russell

The UBC Centre for European Studies Podcast explores contemporary and historical ideas, debates, and developments shaping Europe today. The podcast brings together scholars, policy experts, activists, and practitioners to discuss politics, society, culture, and international affairs across Europe and its global connections.

Episodes

  1. Jun 1

    Dr. Ellen Marie Jensen on Green Colonialism and Sámi Activism

    Visiting Professor Ellen Marie Jensen from the Sámi University of Applied Sciences discusses with CES Researcher and PhD candidate Braden Russell the topic of green colonialism and Sámi activism in Norway and the broader Arctic region. A link to the recording and show notes can be found here. To learn more about the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence in Critical Infrastructure Studies, check out our website.To learn more about the UBC Centre for European Studies, our events, and ongoing projects, click here.You can follow the latest news from the UBC Centre for European Studies on our Instagram (@ubccentreforeuropeanstudies) and Bluesky (@ces.ubc.ca) accounts!  The UBC Centre for European Studies podcast, and this episode is supported by funding from the Faculty of Arts and the 2024-27 Erasmus+ Program of the European Union through the Jean Monnet Actions in the field of Higher Education: Centers of Excellence program.

  2. May 1

    Dr. Kiran Klaus Patel on the History of the European Union and Today’s World

    Invited Speaker Dr. Kiran Klaus Patel, from Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany, delivers a lecture on the history of the European Union and its changing positions regarding economic and securitization policies in volatile times. A link to the recording and show notes can be found ⁠here⁠. To learn more about the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence in Critical Infrastructure Studies, check out our ⁠website⁠. To learn more about the UBC Centre for European Studies and our events and ongoing projects, click ⁠here⁠. You can follow the latest news from the UBC Centre for European Studies on our Instagram(@ubccentreforeuropeanstudies) and Bluesky (@ces.ubc.ca) accounts!

  3. Apr 1

    Dr. Alessandro Mongili on Infrastructure and the “Not-Quite-West”

    This episode features a talk that Alessandro Mongili (University of Padua) gave while he was a Visiting Professor at UBC in the fall of 2025. His talk at the UBC Centre for European Studies and the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence in Critical Infrastructure Studies was called “Technology on the Margins of Europe and other Not-Quite-West” and focuses on technoscience and innovation in Sardinia and how discursive and material arrangements reproduce forms of marginality.  A link to the recording and show notes can be found here. To learn more about the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence in Critical Infrastructure Studies, check out our website.To learn more about the UBC Centre for European Studies and our events and ongoing projects, click here.You can follow the latest news from the UBC Centre for European Studies on our Instagram (@ubccentreforeuropeanstudies) and Bluesky (@ces.ubc.ca) accounts! The UBC Centre for European Studies podcast and this episode are supported by funding from the UBC Faculty of Arts and the Erasmus+ Program of the European Union through the Jean Monnet Actions in the field of Higher Education: Centers of Excellence program. Views and opinions expressed are, however, those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of UBC or the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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The UBC Centre for European Studies Podcast explores contemporary and historical ideas, debates, and developments shaping Europe today. The podcast brings together scholars, policy experts, activists, and practitioners to discuss politics, society, culture, and international affairs across Europe and its global connections.

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