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Hoop Dreams | An NBA Podcast

Hoop Dreams

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We're talking bas-ket-ball! Join Matt Tilby, Brendan White and Jono Pech every fortnight as they take a light-hearted look at everything basketball, drilling hot takes from all over the podcast court. From player analysis, all the latest NBA news and general hoops culture, there's something for everyone on Hoop Dreams.
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RevDem Podcast

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RevDem Podcast is brought to you by the Review of Democracy, the online journal of the CEU Democracy Institute. The Review of Democracy is dedicated to the reinvigoration, survival, and prosperity of democracies worldwide and to generating innovative cross-regional dialogues. RevDem Podcast offers in-depth conversations in four main areas: rule of law, political economy and inequalities, the history of ideas, and democracy and culture.
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In this podcast we talk to existing women entrepreneurs and women who are striving to become entrepreneurs, despite obstacles and adversity, from all around the world. Sponsored by Willow Tree Roots. The mission of Willow Tree Roots is to empower vulnerable women in developing nations to socioeconomic independence through entrepreneurship. Our vision is to create a world where women can create social change through economic empowerment. We exist to empower women in developing nations because ...
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The European Commission published its fifthannual Rule of Law Report in July 2024. In this RevDem Rule of Law podcast Oliver Garner discusses the effectiveness of this mechanism for upholding the EU's values with Professor Petra Bárd and Professor Laurent Pech.They have collaborated with the CEU Democracy Institute's rule of law clinic to produce a…
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In this conversation with Kristin M. Plys, we delvedeeply into the nature and quality of Indian democracy by examining the legacy and impact of its resistance movements. Plys’ recent book, Brewing Resistance (Cambridge University Press, 2020), studies the Indian Coffee House movement—a unique, worker-driven cooperative that flourished in the 1970s.…
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The Second World Approaches to International Law (SWAIL) project, which will be launched at Central European University in Vienna in February 2025, aims to establish a more accurate way of conceptualising East Central Europe’s position in, and relationship with, international law. Three themes arise continuously throughout the podcast:liminality, d…
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In our new podcast, Mikal Hem discusses what moderndictators and autocrats seem to have learned from their predecessors, reflects on what might drive voters toward leaders with autocratic tendencies, considerswhat democratic societies can learn from the survival strategies of dictators, and contemplates how the resilience of free media could be str…
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Alice Evans discusses the great gender divergence and how we might explain that some countries are much more gender equal than others; considers whether the history of gender is essentially about female emancipation in modern times but also whether even the most gender equal countries in the world to…
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In this conversation at theReview of Democracy, Enikő Gyureskó- the Festival Director of VerzióInternational Human Rights Documentary Film Festival – discussesthe program of the Verzió FilmFestival, which will take place between 6-13 November; the rationaleof choosing specific foci in this year's program; the importanceof documentaries in raising a…
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We are thrilled to publish the first episode of our monthly special in cooperation with the Journal of Democracy. In the framework of this new partnership, authors shall discuss outstanding articles from the newest print issue of the Journal of Democracy each month.This conversation with Professor Kanchan Chandraoffers an incisive exploration of th…
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Join hosts Erin K. Jenne and Letitia Roman as they sit down with political scientist Levente Littvay to discuss the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Together, they explore why Donald Trump remains a prominent GOPcandidate despite numerous legal challenges, how polarization and populism intertwine, and the role of conspiracy theories in today’s poli…
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In this episode of the Review of Democracy podcast, Alexandra Medzibrodszky interviews Samuel Hirst on his new book, Against the Liberal Order, the Soviet Union, Turkey and Statist Internationalism from 1919 to 1939. The book examines the collaboration between early Republican Turkey and the Soviet Union duringthe interwar period, exploring the dip…
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In June 2024, Martijn van den Brink’s monograph, Legislative Authority and Interpretation in the European Union was published by Oxford University Press. The book tackles deep conceptual issues about the EUlegal order, and yet its insights are also relevant for some of the most pressing practical issues facing Europe today. Martijn van den Brink is…
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In this conversation with M. V. Ramana, we delve into one of the most pressing issues of our time: the climate crisis. In response to this crisis, various solutions have been proposed, with nuclear energy emerging as one of the most prominent. After more than a decade of caution following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, a global consensus has …
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The Georgian Dream movement came to power over a decade ago. It initially claimed to want to uphold the European integration policies of its predecessor but has slowly moved towards a more sovereign discourse. Over time, Georgian Dream has increasingly fueled affective political polarization, and now accuses its pro-European critics of wanting to d…
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Diana Dumitru – co-editor, with Dirk Moses, of the new collection The Russian Invasion of Ukraine. Victims, Perpetrators, Justice, and the Question of Genocide – discusses the motives of various Russian perpetrators in Ukraine and how those motives might have evolved overtime; shows how useful the co…
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Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has been ongoing for 10 years. It started with the occupation of Crimea and parts of the Donbas in 2014 and culminated in thefull-scale invasion in 2022. Various domestic and international justice initiatives to ensure accountability for war crimes and other conflict related violations have been unfolding since 2…
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Jo Guldi explores the relationship between data sciences and thehumanities; shows how the struggle for occupancy rights can help us reconsider global history; explains how her new project approaches climate change; anddiscusses the type of scholarship she finds most inspiring.…
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In our new podcast, Roland Freudenstein, Director of theFree Russia Foundation Brussels, and Founder and Executive Officer of the Brussels Freedom Hub discusses Russia’s geopolitical ambitions, how the war inUkraine may end, and the potentials for a regime change in Moscow; reflects on democratic backsliding in EU Member States; and shares his thou…
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy,Benedek Jávor – Head of the Representation of Budapest to the European Union – discusseshis current role and the evolving relationship between the European Union, the city of Budapest, and the Hungarian government; reflects on the greentransition and critiques Hungary’s current energy policies; and pl…
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Nathalie Tocci – Director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali and part-time professor at the School ofTransnational Governance, European University Institute – discusses the direction the EU has taken in recent years in the light of its global strategy and howfar it has managed to become strategica…
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In our latest podcast, Mikuláš Dzurinda – President of the Wilfried Martens Centre and former Prime Minister of Slovakia – discusses the changes that EUmembership has brought to Slovakia; reflects on the recent rightward shift in Europe and how this might influence the EPP's priorities; analyzes potential change in Slovak foreign policy and the rel…
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In this conversation, Bernadett Sebály discusses the inception and development of the online database of protest events in Hungary, 1989–2010, entitled Küzdelmeink története, or “The Story of Our Struggles”; its use in pedagogical settings for students, activists, teachers, and everyday citizens; and the importance ofits place between activism and …
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In this new conversation at the Reviewof Democracy, Adam Kirsch – author of the new book On Settler Colonialism. Ideology, Violence, and Justice – discusses the ideology of settler colonialism and how it leads idealists into morally disastrous territory; reflects on whether the application of this ideology to the State of Israel should be viewed as…
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In this conversation, Marietje Schaake – author of the new book The Tech Coup. How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley – discusses how tech companies have been eroding democracy and what makes their growing power into a systemic problem; compares the policies ofdemocratic and authoritarian regimes; identifies issues where regulation would be urge…
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In this conversation at the Review ofDemocracy, Marius Turda – author of the new book În Căutarea RomânuluiPerfect. Specific național, degenerare rasială și selecție socială în Româniamodernă (In Search ofthe Perfect Romanian. National Specificity, Racial Degeneration, and SocialSelection in Modern Romania) – discusses the intersection betweeneugen…
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Nusrat Sabina Chowdhury – author of the recent book Paradoxes of the Popular: Crowd Politics in Bangladesh (Stanford UP, 2019) – discusses the various layersof democracy in Bangladesh. Analysing the differences between the English word “crowd” and the Bengali term “jonata,” Professor Chowdhury delibe…
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, George Paul Meiu clarifies his concept of ethno-erotic economy and the commodification of ethnicsexuality; reflects on the role of objects in shaping political representations; discusses belonging and citizenship as well as mobility, memory, and materiality – and shares his insights concerning possib…
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In this conversation, Anikó Imre and JamesMark – co-editors, with Catherine Baker and Bogdan Iacob, of the new volume Off White. Central and Eastern Europe and the Global History of Race – present the ambiguities of East Europeans’ whiteness andthe major implications such ambiguities have had; analyze how the “two halves of Europe” compare when it …
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy,András Bozóki – author of the new collection Töréspontok. Tanulmányok az autokráciakialakulásáról (Breaking Points. Studies on the Formation of Autocracy) – reflectson what has made the anti-democratic turn in Hungary so effective and discusseswhat has surprised him the most about the evolution of the…
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Julia Sonnevend – author of the new book Charm. How Magnetic Personalities Shape Global Politics – analyzes the main techniques politicians use to appear charming;compares the uses of such techniques by liberal and illiberal political leaders; discusses how gendered the perception of charm has remain…
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Çağlar Öztürk: My first question concerns populism. Populism has become a fashionable term in recent years which has led to quite some confusion even among political scientists and political science students. First of all, what qualifies a politician or party as populist? How do they differ from others, from non-populist ones? What was your motivat…
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, eminent psephologist and political analyst Sanjay Kumar discusses the recently concluded elections inIndia. Kumar weighs in on some of the unique features of the Indian elections in 2024, the emerging patterns of change, and what the election verdicts mean for democracy and politics in the Global Sou…
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In this conversation, Pat Cox reflects on the new termof the European Parliament and the importance of the rise of the Right in the Union and its member states. He also discusses his work in Ukraine after 2012 – when he led a mission to free political prisoners imprisoned by President Viktor Yanukovych – as well as in more recent years when he has …
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Zack Beauchamp – author of the new book The Reactionary Spirit. How America’s Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World – discusses the specific kind ofantidemocratic politics that emerges in countries with democratic institutions; shows how the United States might to said to have invented c…
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In this podcast, SilviaMárton, principal investigator within the ERC Project “Transnational Histories of ‘Corruption’ in Central-South-East Europe,” discusses the multiple understandings of the concept “corruption” in the context of Central-South-EastEurope; the relevance of this debate in understanding the process of modernization between 1750 and…
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This latest RevDem Rule of Law podcast discusses the doctoral research of Dr. Maciej Krogel following the defence of his thesis “The intellectual sources ofthe European Union’s response to the rule of law crisis in the Member States”.Maciej is a lecturer at the University of Amsterdam and he completed a re:constitution fellowship in 2022/23. Oliver…
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In this conversation, Gergő Medve-Bálint – co-editor,with András Bíró-Nagy of the new volume Húsz év az Európai Unióban. Magyarország uniós tagságának közpolitikai mérlege (Twenty Years in theEuropean Union. A Balance Sheet of Hungary’s Membership and Public Policies) – discusses the achievements and shortcomings of Hungary’s EUmembership; what con…
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Michael S. Roth sketches the main ways of being a student since ancient times; reflects on the process of learning “to be free”; explores the reasons behindthe politicization of universities in the United States; considers what might be new about the adversarial relationship between students and univ…
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In this conversation with the Review of Democracy, Ho-fung Hung shares his eye-opening analysis of the internal contradictions and external limitationsplaguing China’s export-led development model and offers novel insights into the difficulties its political leadership is encountering in challenging US hegemony and extending its global sphere of in…
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Joshua Leifer – author of the new book Tablets Shattered. The End of an American Jewish Century and the Futureof Jewish Life – analyzes the unravelling of the postwar American Jewish consensus and the reemergence ofoppositional Jewish politics; discusses what he sees as the four main political-religi…
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What are the most important legal and political challenges in rebuilding the Rule of Law in Poland? Polish Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar highlighted them in his lecture at the CEU Democracy Institute in Budapest. On May 27 the CEU Democracy Institute Rule of Law clinic was launched with an inaugural lecture from the Minister for Justice of Poland…
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In this conversation, Jannis Panagiotidis and Hans-Christian Petersen – authors of the new book Antiosteuropäischer Rassismus in Deutschland. Geschichte und Gegenwart(Racism Against East Europeans in Germany. History and the Present Day) – show why racism is an appropriate category when discussing stereotypes and prejudicesagainst East Europeans; e…
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In this conversation with Lorena Drakula, Yannis Stavrakakis – author of the new Research Handbook on Populism and the book Populist Discourse. Recasting Populism Research – discusses the past and future of populism research; analyzes the outdated stereotypes that shape the political role of the ‘populist’ label; andargues for returning passions to…
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Mike Smeltzer – Senior Research Analyst at Freedom House who has just co-led the research on the Nations in Transit 2024 report – clarifies how the research they conduct into the broad and diverse post-communist region conceives of democracy; explains how the newest developments in these twenty-nine …
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Since the 2015 refugee crisis there has been an increasing ‘securitization’ of EU refugee law that has only been exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In this latest RevDem Rule of Law podcast Oliver Garner discusses this phenomenon with Aleksandra Ancite- Jepifánova. She is a Research Affiliate with the Refugee Law Initiative at the Universi…
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Martin Conway and Camilo Erlichman – editors of the new volume Social Justice in Twentieth-Century Europe –discuss how to approach the question of social justice historically; show how this aspiration may be placed at the confluence of key developments in the twentieth century; explain how focusing o…
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In this interview with Tarunabh Khaitan, we discuss the ongoing crisis of democracy and constitutionalism in India. At the time of conducting the interview, elections are underway in India, with approximately a month left for results to be declared.In this context, we discuss the differences between the first and the second term of the Modi governm…
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy,Judith Butler – author of the new book Who’s Afraid of Gender – discuss their interpretation of the anti-gender ideology movement and what makes it ‘inadvertentlyconfessional’; explain why we should think about the material and the social as intertwined also when we reflect on issues of gender; show w…
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In the latest RevDem Rule of Law podcast Oliver Garner discusses the substantive and constitutional tensions caused by the Court of Justice of the EU’s internalmarket case-law with Dr Vilija Velyvyte. She is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Reading and was previously a Lecturer in EU Law and Constitutional Law at the University of Oxford. She…
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy, Philipp Lenhard – author of the new book Café Marx. Das Institut für Sozialforschung von den Anfängen bis zur Frankfurter Schule (Café Marx. The Institute for SocialResearch from the Beginnings to the Frankfurt School) – discusses the history of the Institute For Social Research and the Frankfurt Sch…
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In this conversation at the Review of Democracy,Joseph Stiglitz discusses key features of progressive, social democratic capitalism; explains what motivated him to want to reclaim the language of freedom from the Right; and reflects on what the toolkit of the economist can contribute to our understanding of the relationship between freedom and demo…
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Oliver Garner: You have recently published a working paper for the CEU Democracy Institute on the subversion of judicial legitimacy in Mexico by presidential rhetoric. Could you summarize this phenomenon for our listeners who may not be familiar with the political context in Mexico? Azul Aguilar: I wanted to explore how the dynamics of attacks from…
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