Green Wave
96 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGreen Wave showcases some of the best articles from the Green European Journal - Europe’s leading political ecology magazine offering green & progressive ideas and analysis. For the text version of the articles and printed editions go to greeneuropeanjournal.eu, or follow the journal on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @GreenEUJournal.
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The Three Tribes of Political Ecology
March 27, 2020 00:00 - 14 minutes - 33.9 MBThis week, we're taking a tour around the different worlds of Green Politics, namely: three forces leading political ecology today – green socialism, the radical critics of modernity, and elite technocracy. While their diagnoses differ fundamentally, much is resting on them getting along. Written by Pierre Charbonnier. Read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-three-tribes-of-political-ecology/ This article is from our new edition: A World Aliv...
Climate Change and Migration: Myths and Realities
March 05, 2020 00:00 - 19 minutes - 45.2 MBAwareness has grown of the intimate link between climate change and migration in past years but it remains a complex and contentious issue. In a debate fanned by the media and populist politicians, University of Liège researcher Caroline Zickgraf separates myth from reality and explains how our changing environment is making people move. Written by Caroline Zickgraf. Read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/climate-change-and-migration-myths-and-realities/...
British Foreign Policy After Brexit
February 25, 2020 00:00 - 11 minutes - 25.8 MBThe UK left the EU; Brexit left us with so many questions like: - So what now? - What will this mean for Britain's place in the world? - How will the UK Government reckon with a new relationship with its EU partners? All questions answered in this episode of the Green Wave Podcast. Written by Fraser Cameron. Read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/british-foreign-policy-after-brexit/
The Climate Justice Movement in the Czech Republic Has Broken the Silence. Now What?
February 17, 2020 00:00 - 19 minutes - 44.4 MBThe Climate Strikes arrived in the Czech Republic this year as youth started to protest against the government’s chronic inaction on climate. But now what? Josef Patocka, editor for climate change at Deník Referendum, breaks down how to effectively push for structural change and a just transition to clean energy. Written by Josef Patocka. Read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-climate-justice-movement-in-the-czech-republic-has-broken-the-silen...
The Future of the EU: Soldiers, Barbed Wire and Surveillance
January 27, 2020 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBThe far right failed to make the gains many expected at the European elections, but their influence on the direction of the Union is pervasive. Activists linked to Attac Austria argue that progressives supporting today’s EU irrespective of its policy agenda are playing on terrain that favours only the far right and the neoliberal establishment. So the question is: How can progressives rethink their relationship to the EU as it stands and make sure that they are ready to oppose and ...
Where Next for the French Greens?
January 13, 2020 00:00 - 19 minutes - 44.2 MBIn a France dominated by leaders without movements and rocked by movements without leaders, can political ecology build on EU election success to help fix the crisis of representation? Written by Alain Lipietz and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/metooep-rooting-out-sexual-harassment-in-the-european-parliament/ Twitter: twitter.com/GreenEUJournal Facebook: facebook.com/greeneuropeanjournal
MeTooEP: Rooting Out Sexual Harassment in the European Parliament
December 03, 2019 00:00 - 17 minutes - 23.5 MBThe #MeToo movement showed that sexist treatment and abuse remains a pervasive and universal problem - and the political sphere is no exception. MeTooEP has shone a light on the sexual harrassment taking place in the European Parliament, but despite important progress in tackling it, much remains to be done. Written by Beatrice White and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/metooep-rooting-out-sexual-harassment-in-the-european-parliament/ Twitter: twit...
Pathways to Power: How Green Parties Join Governments
November 22, 2019 00:00 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBAs some Green parties move closer to entering government, looking to paths already trodden by Greens in Sweden and Finland proves illuminating. Written by Simon Otjes and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/pathways-to-power-how-green-parties-join-governments/ Twitter: twitter.com/GreenEUJournal Facebook: facebook.com/greeneuropeanjournal
The Categorical Mistake of “Looking for an Answer to National Populism”
November 14, 2019 00:00 - 20 minutes - 27.8 MBIn the face of rising national populism, rather than seeking to combat these forces on their own terms, Green and progressive politicians can instead turn to a far more effective rhetorical tool. Written by Marta Loja Neves & Rui Tavares and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-categorical-mistake-of-looking-for-an-answer-to-national-populism/ Twitter: twitter.com/GreenEUJournal Facebook: facebook.com/greeneuropeanjournal
The Future of Basic Income in Finland
November 07, 2019 00:00 - 19 minutes - 26.8 MBTrials in recent years, an advanced national debate and a new progressive majority in Parliament make Finland a key context to follow for basic income developments. Written by Simo Raittila and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-future-of-basic-income-in-finland/ Twitter: twitter.com/GreenEUJournal Facebook: facebook.com/greeneuropeanjournal
Why the Extinction Rebellion Movement is Morally Justified
October 31, 2019 00:00 - 16 minutes - 23.3 MBExtinction Rebellion is part of a global movement that is forcing climate and environmental issues into the mainstream. Their success is based on widespread recognition of the legitimacy of their demands and action – but not before the law, as the first prosecutions of activists in the United Kingdom demonstrate. Jeff Justice draws on political theory and environmental philosophy to argue that when government inaction and irresponsibility puts people’s security at risk, rebellion is ...
Questioning the Centrality of Work with André Gorz
October 25, 2019 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24.2 MBAndré Gorz, a key thinker of political ecology, owes his popularity in part to his radical critique of work. His exhortation to “exit from work”, though undoubtedly utopian, provides us with the opportunity to reflect on what we mean by ‘work’ and on the dominant place we afford it. Written by Françoise Gollain and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/questioning-the-centrality-of-work-with-andre-gorz/ Twitter: twitter.com/GreenEUJournal Facebook: fac...
Youth Lead the Way on the Climate Emergency
October 09, 2019 00:00 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MBOn Friday 20 September, thousands of children will once again take to the streets in the name of the planet – and this time they call for adults to strike with them. Philosopher Joëlle Zask considers how the conscience and clarity of the young climate protestors upturns notions of minority and majority in political society, and has made them the guardians of humanity's future. Written by Joëlle Zask and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/yout...
An Eco-Social Perspective on Transhumanism
October 01, 2019 00:00 - 15 minutes - 21.6 MBTracing the rise of transhumanism, a movement inspired by the possibilities of developments from artificial intelligence to biogenetics. But this techno-utopian philosophy provides no answer to our social and environmental crises. Written by Carmen Madorrán Ayerra and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/an-eco-social-perspective-on-transhumanism/ Twitter: twitter.com/GreenEUJournal Facebook: facebook.com/greeneuropeanjournal
Cosmic Bonanza – Mining in Outer Space
September 24, 2019 00:00 - 14 minutes - 19.5 MBIs an end to scarcity in sight? American companies are preparing to tap a vast source of raw materials on celestial bodies. But space mining is also a source of conflict, as the global commons of outer space are being enclosed, repeating patterns of appropriation of our own planet’s resources. Written by Liesbeth Beneder & Richard Wouters and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/cosmic-bonanza-mining-in-outer-space/ Twitter: twitter.com/GreenEU...
Green Space in the History of Political Ideas
September 16, 2019 00:00 - 24 minutes - 33 MBLiberalism, conservatism and socialism have long been seen as the dominant political paradigms of modernity. But these centuries-old frameworks are no longer unchallenged. Reinhard Olschanski explores how environmentalism, in the broad sense, draws from all three and yet offers a distinct, universal political outlook that responds to fundamental problems of (post-)industrial society. Written by Reinhard Olschanski and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.e...
Breaking Europe’s Double Deadlock
September 09, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MBFrench President Macron's bid to reform Europe has missed vital opportunities. Carefully built alliances and transnational politics are key to effectively changing Europe. Written by Edouard Gaudot & Shahin Vallée and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/breaking-europes-double-deadlock/ Twitter: twitter.com/GreenEUJournal Facebook: facebook.com/greeneuropeanjournal
Everybody's Survival - the Growing Hunger for Climate Justice
August 21, 2019 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24 MBIs society ready to break with legal and political norms to tackle the climate crisis? Perhaps: in France the L’Affaire du siècle petition, which aims to have the French state's duty and failure to act on climate change recognised, broke records by gathering more than two million signatures. More than just a legal battle, this global movement for climate justice is profoundly political. Written by Rosalie Salaün and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/...
Poland's Futures: A View from the Countryside
August 16, 2019 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBAt a time when its voters are in and out of voting booths – municipal elections at the end of 2018, European and national elections in 2019, and presidential ones in 2020 – taking the long view of Poland’s future can help demonstrate what is at stake in these electoral contests. Przemysław Sadura tells the story of a country for which multiple paths lie open Written by Przemysław Sadura and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/polands-futures-a-view-fro...
A Walk on Europe's Wild Side
August 08, 2019 00:00 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBA look at the past, present and future of rewilding that makes the case for tackling the biodiversity extinction crisis and restoring natural wonder to both country and city. Written by Samuel Gregory-Manning and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/a-walk-on-europes-wild-side/ Twitter: twitter.com/GreenEUJournal Facebook: facebook.com/greeneuropeanjournal
Basic Income Has Always Been a Women's Cause
July 31, 2019 00:00 - 12 minutes - 17.3 MBThe vibrant debate around the question of basic income has all too often neglected a crucial aspect: gender dynamics. In a deeply gendered society, how might a basic income impact men and women differently? Could basic income be harnessed as a tool in the fight for women’s rights? Bringing a feminist perspective to the basic income discussion foregrounds a distinct set of concerns and virtues of the proposal. Natalie Bennett recalls the long 20th-century history of women’s struggles ...
A Politics Beyond Fear
July 19, 2019 00:00 - 11 minutes - 15.5 MBSociologist Karolina Wigura calls for a move from the pervasive politics of fear which has seen the rise of the far-right to a politics with a positive vision based on hope. Written by Karolina Wigura and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/a-politics-beyond-fear/ Twitter: twitter.com/GreenEUJournal Facebook: facebook.com/greeneuropeanjournal
The Limits of Work: Poverty and Exploitation in Today’s European Union
July 05, 2019 00:00 - 56 minutes - 18.6 MBThe 2017 documentary The Limits of Work (Hranice práce) confronts the viewer with the terrible reality of work for many. Saša Uhlová spends six months working a series of low-paid agency jobs equipped with a camera throughout. Casting a light on the conditions that some endure to keep society ticking on, the release provoked a fresh debate about work in the Czech Republic and received international acclaim. Written by Apolena Rychlíková & Saša Uhlová, and read by Julia Lagoutte. ...
To 2049 and Beyond: A Future History of the Internet
June 21, 2019 00:00 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MBJust as the advent of the internet has reshaped the world over the last 30 years, its evolution over the next will also define the society of the future. Digital geek Jennifer Baker tells the story of a Europe in 2049 that has harnessed and democratised the best of the internet, but that to get there had to experience the worst. Taken from the special edition 2049: Open Future. Written by Jennifer Baker and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/to-2049-a...
Agriculture 3.0 or (Smart) Agroecology?
June 11, 2019 00:00 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBMany EU policy-makers see precision agriculture as the answer to the question of food sustainability, but agroecology offers a genuinely sustainable solution already at hand. Written by Francesco Ajena and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/agriculture-3-0-or-smart-agroecology Twitter: twitter.com/GreenEUJournal Facebook: facebook.com/greeneuropeanjournal
Europe: The Reconstruction of the Free World
May 28, 2019 08:00 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MBAre borders really the normal state of affairs? A critical and historical approach suggests this is in fact a very recent development. By recognising this, we can start to open our minds to imagine new ways of including ‘Others’ within our own borders. A radical futuristic plan for a borderless Europe. Written by Robert Menasse & Ulrike Guérot and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/europe-the-reconstruction-of-the-free-world Twitter: twitter.com/Green...
The Age of Security Populists
May 20, 2019 00:00 - 15 minutes - 21 MBIn a context where acts of terrorism and violence provide justification for increasingly intrusive interference with the rights of citizens, what international frameworks exist to limit government surveillance and how effective are they? What can be done at the EU level to complement those safeguarding mechanisms? Written by Estelle Massé & Fanny Hidvegi and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-age-of-security-populists/ Twitter: twitter.com/GreenEU...
Three Futures for Trade Unions in 2049
May 06, 2019 00:00 - 11 minutes - 15.3 MBClimate change and digitalisation will shape the 21st century, but society’s ability to determine the future should not be downplayed. Christophe Degryse, head of the Foresight Unit at the European Trade Union Institute, explores how social movements such as trade unions, business groups, and political parties adapt to these trends will be pivotal in constructing the social model of the decades to come. Written by Christophe Degryse and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.gre...
Delivering Green Mobility in 2049
April 29, 2019 00:00 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MBThe European transport sector needs a transformation if it is to support a green Europe in 2049. Solutions to transport’s most pressing environmental problems are emerging, but will bring their own challenges. Sustainable mobility experts Ian Skinner, Huib van Essen, and Anouk van Grinsven analyse what the opportunities and dilemmas mean for how we live and move, and outline how policy-makers can best respond. Written by Ian Skinner, Huib van Essen & Anouk van Grinsven and read by J...
The Nature of Green Populism?
April 24, 2019 00:00 - 13 minutes - 18.6 MBThe rise of populism across Europe and beyond has been widely acknowledged, achieving significant electoral success in recent years, in Germany, France and the UK to name but a few. Amanda Machin and Oliver Wagener explore the lesser noted and intriguing appearance of environmental themes within these populist parties’ manifestos. Written by Amanda Machin & Oliver Wagener and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-nature-of-green-populism/ Twitter:...
Plastic Promises: Industry Seeking to Avoid Binding Regulations
April 04, 2019 00:00 - 14 minutes - 19.7 MBWe are drowning in plastic. It is hard to exaggerate the scale and urgency of the challenge facing the world, to substantially reduce our plastics use, and to ensure we reuse and recycle as much and as quickly as possible. Vicky Cann from the Corporate Europe Observatory details how highly active corporate lobbyists are seeking to avoid binding regulations and are granted the lion's share of access to European Commission officials. Written by Vicky Cann and read by Julia Lagoutte. ...
EU Ban on Neonics: Too Little, Too Late
March 27, 2019 00:00 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MBNeonicotinoids are the most popular – and the most poisonous – insecticides in the world. The large-scale collateral damage caused by neonicotinoids, or ‘neonics’ in short, on our ecosystem has been suppressed for years by industry spin doctors and intensive lobbying by producers of this agricultural poison. Jeroen van der Sluijs argues that, although the recent EU ban on neonics is an important step it is not yet enough to turn the tide. Written by Jeroen van der Sluijs and read b...
The IPCC Report and its Political Implications
March 21, 2019 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24 MBThe recent IPCC report made international headlines for underlining that countries have as little as 12 years to take steps to avoid the worst effects of climate change. Bert Metz, fellow at the European Climate Foundation, explains what the report means for the planet, the economy, and for Europe. Written by Bert Metz and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-ipcc-report-and-its-political-implications/ Twitter: twitter.com/GreenEUJournal Facebook: ...
A Food Policy for Europe
March 14, 2019 00:00 - 20 minutes - 27.9 MBInstead of policy which pulls in different directions, Europe needs an integrated food policy that supports more local attempts at a sustainable and productive food system. Co-chair of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) Olivier De Schutter explores the urgent need for reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy. Written by Olivier De Schutter and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/a-food-policy-for-europe/ ...
The Environmental Dividend: Greening in Times of Populism
March 04, 2019 00:00 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MBEnvironmental taxes advocated by Green parties such as road pricing give rise to social resistance and populist criticism. There is, however, a response to the mistrust of green taxation. Richard Wouters explores the potential of the environmental dividend to drum up support for much needed but controversial green taxes. Written by Richard Wouters and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-environmental-dividend-greening-in-times-of-populism/ Twitter...
‘Ugly Bruxy' or Bruxelles 'Re-Belle'?
February 22, 2019 00:00 - 16 minutes - 23.3 MBA searing diatribe by a journalist bemoaning the flaws of the ‘Capital of Europe’ sparked much debate on the state of Brussels today, around both its aesthetic attributes as well as the processes going on beneath its surface. Closer inspection reveals how the tangles and disjointedness of the city’s politics are mirrored in its public face, yet some ‘Bruxellois’ argue that the city does not deserve its bad press. Written by Edouard Gaudot & Evelyne Huytebroeck and read by Julia Lago...
Guardians of the Property: Pop-Up Housing for Pop-Up People
February 14, 2019 11:42 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MBAcross London and other European cities, a new way of living is taking root: property guardianship. Whilst ostensibly a win-win situation for everyone, this industry is a symptom of the desperate state of urban housing and ultimately reinforces the factors that caused it, as well as normalising lower conditions and precarity. Written by Julia Lagoutte & Samir Jeraj and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version:www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/guardians-of-the-property-pop-up-housing-for-pop...
Media Capture Central European Style
February 06, 2019 00:00 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MBWith foreign owners leaving the media market, Central and Eastern European oligarchs are buying whatever they can get their hands on. The region is a prime example of how vested interests can create a quasi-monopoly on media and information, cementing control and influence over opinions. Krisztian Simon zooms in on newer EU Member States to see what threats loom for the public spheres of young democracies. Written by Krisztian Simon and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version:www.gr...
The 'Guggenheim Effect': Pride and Prejudices
January 29, 2019 00:00 - 19 minutes - 26.8 MBIn 1997, a declining industrial city in northern Spain, submerged in a deep economic, environmental, and social crisis, opened an innovative branch of the Guggenheim museum. Today, Bilbao boasts an urban landscape that is both considerate of its citizens and attractive to visitors. As a result, the ‘Guggenheim effect’ became a worldwide phenomenon, showing that a large-scale architectural project could transform a city. Or could it? Written by Cosme del Olmo and read by Julia Lagout...
Dirty Rare Metals: Digging Deeper into the Energy Transition
January 17, 2019 00:00 - 20 minutes - 28.3 MBGuillaume Pitron reveals the dark side of the energy transition and digitisation. Rare metals are the next 'black gold': their central role in green and digital technology has important consequences not only for the environmental transition but also for geopolitics and industrial policy in Europe and across the world. Written by Guillaume Pitron and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/dirty-rare-metals-digging-deeper-into-the-energy-transition/ Twitt...
The Road to Repeal: How Ireland Said 'Yes'
December 19, 2018 00:00 - 17 minutes - 24.5 MBOn May 25th 2018, the people of Ireland voted overwhelmingly in favour of repealing the 8th amendment of the Irish Constitution – the article that had hitherto made it effectively impossible to legislate for abortion even in the most extreme of circumstances. Beatrice White takes us on the road to the historic result that attests to drastic transformation in Irish society that has taken place over just a few decades. Written by Beatrice White and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text versi...
After Europe – Thinking About Europe with the Help of Ivan Krastev
December 05, 2018 00:00 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBEdouard Gaudot explores political scientist Ivan Krastev's book "After Europe" to delve into how the refugee crisis and the rise in populism is fast becoming a crisis in democracy for the European Union. Written by Edouard Gaudot and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/after-europe-thinking-about-europe-with-the-help-of-ivan-krastev/ Twitter: twitter.com/GreenEUJournal Facebook: facebook.com/greeneuropeanjournal
Dr Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Robot
November 21, 2018 00:00 - 16 minutes - 23.1 MBThe Western healthcare system is facing an imminent upheaval caused by an ageing population, increase in the chronically ill, technological advances and a shortage of caregivers. Automation of medical work using artificial intelligence is one possible solution to this. But if the patient is the sole manager of their health, what happens to the other workers and stakeholders in the healthcare sector? Written by Nathalie Schirvel and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: greeneurope...
The UK Plastic Crisis Unwrapped
November 15, 2018 00:00 - 14 minutes - 19.6 MBNatalie Bennett discusses the hard-won gains and shortcomings of the British legislation banning micro-plastics in cosmetics, the deep-rooted place plastic holds in British lifestyle, and the path to a society no longer needlessly reliant on plastic. Written by Natalie Bennett and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-uk-plas…-unwrapped Twitter: twitter.com/GreenEUJournal Facebook: facebook.com/greeneuropeanjournal
Work in a World Without Growth
November 15, 2018 00:00 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MBA fixation with growth in economics has seen GDP increase in proportion to environmental damage. As planetary limits draw ever closer and are even being surpassed, such a model cannot be sustained. Riccardo Mastini explains how a job guarantee could open up the way to a sustainable economic model. Written by Riccardo Mastini and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/work-in-a-w…out-growth/ Twitter: twitter.com/GreenEUJournal Facebook: www.facebook.com/g...
Bridging the 82 km Happiness Gap: Can Estonia Stem the Labour Exodus to Finland?
November 15, 2018 00:00 - 16 minutes - 22 MBWith tens of thousands of Estonian workers commuting between Tallinn and Helsinki, we look at a snapshot of Estonia’s ongoing struggle with brain drain. Written by Silja Kudel and read by Julia Lagoutte. Text version: www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/bridging-th…to-finland/ Twitter: twitter.com/GreenEUJournal Facebook: facebook.com/greeneuropeanjournal