Europe's New Political Economy

This episode’s guest is Kevin Cunningham, lecturer in politics at Technological University Dublin. Aidan Regan and him debate the ways in which different social cleavages—age, income, gender, occupation—structure voting patterns in countries like Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the US.

Aidan Regan discusses left populism and Irish politics with Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Housing, Planning & Local Govt and Teachta Dála for Dublin Mid-West. –Check out Ó Broin's latest book on public housing here: https://irishacademicpress.ie/product/home-why-public-housing-is-the-answer/ –Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UCD_DEI –Check our webpage! http://www.newpoliticaleconomyeurope.eu/

How did centre-left parties evolve throughout the Twentieth Century? Why is the present era of centre-left neoliberalism so different from postwar Keynesianism or the socialist period prior to the 1930s? And what does it mean for voters who expect social democratic parties to deliver social justice and fight economic inequality? To answer these questions, Aidan Regan talks with University of California, Davis professor Stephanie L. Mudge about her 2018 book, Leftism Reinvented. Get the book! https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674971813&content=bios Visit our webpage! http://www.newpoliticaleconomyeurope.eu/ Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UCD_DEI

We are back from a Covid-induced pause! Aidan Regan talks with economist, writer, and hedge fund manager Eric Lonergan about his new book, Angrynomics (co-written with friend of the show Mark Blyth). Why do our modern economies produce so many angry people? What are the macro-drivers of public anger and the micro-stressors of private anger? Can policies that look beyond traditional political cleavages and economic orthodoxy help us get out of this mess? VIDEO: https://youtu.be/loBxDBGHi6I Visit our webpage: http://www.newpoliticaleconomyeurope.eu/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UCD_DEI Get the book: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/angrynomics/9781788212793 Our previous podcast with Mark Blyth: https://soundcloud.com/user-453028269/3-mark-blyth-austerity-bad-ideas-populism-and-other-perils

During the 2020 Winter School for PhD candidates, LSE Associate Professor Jonathan Hopkin joined us to discuss his forthcoming book on anti-system politics and economic inequality in the West. Jonathan and Aidan Regan discuss whether it's cultural changes or neoliberalism that drive anti-system parties of the left and right, as well as the relationship between welfare states and party politics. Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJMjTbbz7UQ&feature=youtu.be The book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/anti-system-politics-9780190699765?cc=us&lang=en& Our website: http://www.newpoliticaleconomyeurope.eu/ Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UCD_DEI

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHKVjBSDqMB6w9Sy72gTrfaM7MzjjknjeIn this episode, Prof Aidan Regan sat down with Prof Manuella Moschella to discuss her book project on the brave new world of central banking. The book argues that the financial crisis spurred central banks across the world to act irresponsibly by committing huge sums of public money to save the private sector. This was an unintended consequence of the crisis. But it now means that the credibility of central bankers as "independent technocrats" with no role to play in distributing economic resources is tarnished. Aidan and Manuella ask if central bankers are now directly involved in distributional politics, what does this mean for the future of central banking? Will central banks try to rebuild their reputation as independent technocrats? Or will they start getting involved in new forms of economic decision making, including, but not limited to, tackling climate change? Manuela Moschella is Associate Professor of International Political Economy at the Scuola Normale Superiore. Her research focuses on the relationship between technocracy and politics, the role of institutions and economic ideas in economic policymaking, the politics of macroeconomic and financial regulatory choices, and the behaviour of international organisations. Ongoing research projects examine monetary policy convergence in the advanced economies and the political determinants of international macroeconomic cooperation. Prof Moschella is interested in supervising empirically-oriented, comparative research in areas related to International organisations and negotiations; The politics of macroeconomic decision-making and financial regulation; European Monetary Union

In our last 2019 episode, Aidan Regan talks to UC Berkeley's Gabriel Zucman, one of the leading experts in global tax competition (and evasion!) about tax havens, wealth inequality, and how to popularize research in economics across the U.S. and EU. More on Zucman's latest book: https://wwnorton.com/books/the-triumph-of-injustice On the New Political Economy of Europe: http://www.newpoliticaleconomyeurope.eu/ Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/UCD_DEI

Aidan Regan speaks to the Financial Times' Martin Sandbu about his forthcoming book, The Economics of Belonging. How can politicians and policymakers across address social and economic discontent? Does the European Union help them or limit their options in this context? -More information on the book: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691204529/the-economics-of-belonging -And about our project: http://www.newpoliticaleconomyeurope.eu/

In the New Political Economy of Europe's seventh podcast episode, Aidan Regan talks to Pepper Culpepper from Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government about his 2012 book Quiet Politics and Business Power, as well the differences between instrumental and structural power and his Banklash project on public attitudes toward banks. www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/research/researc…ncial-regulationtunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Cult…/?topicId=134598389twitter.com/UCD_DEI

In our sixth episode, Catherine de Vries talks with Aidan Regan about different forms of Euroscepticism across the EU: their features, origins, and the way that radical and mainstream parties cope with or employ them. Catherine visited the UCD Jean Monnet Centre on the New Political Economy of Europe as part of our seminar series. You can check future events and speakers here: www.newpoliticaleconomyeurope.eu/events/s…arseriesYou can also find additional information on her work here: research.vu.nl/en/persons/catherine-de-vriesIf you want regular updates, make sure to follow us on Twitter! @UCD_DEI

In our fifth episode we speak with Daphne Halikiopoulou, professor of comparative politics at the University of Reading and an expert in the European far right. Does it make sense to refer to far right parties it as "populist"? Can far right leaders rely exclusively on cultural grievances in order to grow, or must they also address economic discontent? Does the distinction even make sense? What is to be done to counter their appeal? You may noticed our audio quality has improved, as we know have David Kearns providing a professional audio setting. Many thanks David! Now we only need Jorge to stop pronouncing his intros at fast-forward speed. Daphne visited the UCD Jean Monnet Centre on the New Political Economy of Europe as part of our seminar series. You can check future events and speakers here:

On International Podcast Day, we bring you yet another interview from across the Atlantic. In our fourth episode Aidan Regan, the director of University College Dublin's Jean Monnet Centre on the New Political Economy of Europe, talks with economic historian and University of Virginia professor Herman Mark Schwartz. Aidan and Mark discuss housing finance on either side of the Atlantic, the origins of the 2008 crisis, and how the dollar's dominance affects Europe's economic development. https://politics.virginia.edu/herman-schwartz/www.newpoliticaleconomyeurope.eu/

We are back from summer! The third episode of our podcast at University College Dublin's Jean Monnet Centre on the New Political Economy of Europe comes from Providence, Rhode Island. Aidan Regan talks with Brown University's Mark Blyth about economic ideas, Thatcherism, Emmanuel Macron, class politics and the left in Europe, academic research in the field of political economy, and climate change, among (many) other things.

In our second episode, Jorge Tamames talks to Professor David Farrell, head of UCD's School of Politics and International Relations, about his research on and Ireland's referenda and constitutional reform processes, which in recent years have become an international model for students of deliberative democracy. https://people.ucd.ie/david.farrell/abouthttp://www.newpoliticaleconomyeurope.eu/

In our first episode, the NPEE's Aidan Regan interviews LSE Professor David Soskice to talk about his latest book, Democracy and Prosperity, cowritten with Torben Iversen. We discuss inequality, social inclusion (and exclusion), economic growth, and the rise of anti-system parties. Learn more about our project: http://www.newpoliticaleconomyeurope.eu/