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# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 Spain and Europe, Old Myths and New Realities W.H.Auden described Spain as "...that arid square, that fragment nipped off from hot Africa, soldered so crudely to inventive Europe". This discussion looks in more detail at Spain's place in Europe, as well as the image and reality of Spain today. 0:26:51 Charles Powell, Esperanza Aguirre, Tom Burns 22 May 2013
2 Creative Commons Environmental Decision-Making in the European Union: Who Exercises Power? As part of Europe Day on 9 May 2013, the Conservation Governance Laboratory at the University of Oxford organised a panel discussion co-sponsored by the School of Geography and the Environment and the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. 0:39:59 Paul Jepson, Jonas Schoenefeld, Caroline Jackson, Kaarina Kolle 15 May 2013
3 Creative Commons The Legacy of Margaret Thatcher What is Margaret Thatcher's legacy? Academics Gillian Peele and Tom Lubbock discuss the legacy of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 0:20:38 Gillian Peele, Tom Lubbock 09 Apr 2013
4 Creative Commons Two opposed catholic nationalisms: Ukrainian Galicians in the Second Polish Republic (1923-1939) Dr Alessandro Milani (EHESS, Paris) gives a talk for the Cantemir Institute East and East-Central Europe seminar series 0:29:44 Alessandro Milani 13 Mar 2013
5 Creative Commons Utopia and Terror: How interdisciplinary methodologies can help us understand violent societies. The example of Croatian Ustasha regime Part of the Cantemir Institute seminar series. Rory Yeomans, senior research analyst at the Ministry of Justice, gives a talk on how interdisciplinary methodologies help us understand violent societies 0:42:29 Rory Yeomans 12 Feb 2013
6 Creative Commons Bygone Glories and Frivolous Pleasures: The Rococo Revival and National Identity in Austrian and Hungarian Art, 1840-1860 Part of the East and Est-Central Europe Seminar series. Dr Nóra Veszprémi (Cantemir Fellow, Budapest) gives a talk on art and identity in Austria and Hungary in the mid 19th Century 0:45:15 Nóra Veszprémi 24 Jan 2013
7 Europe: still a common vision? Dr Wolfgang Schäuble (German Federal Minister of Finance) delivers a lecture for the European Studies Centre, St Antony's College on 29th October 2012. 0:56:17 Wolfgang Schäuble, Chris Patten, Othon Anistasakis, Margaret MacMillan 03 Dec 2012
8 Creative Commons Addressing the crisis in Europe and the global economy: Lessons from the 1920s and 1930s? A lecture at the St Anthony's College Oxford, European Studies Centre, given by Professor's David Vines and Patricia Clavin chaired by Maxwell Watson on 28th November 2012. 1:10:57 Maxwell Watson, David Vines, Patricia Clavin 03 Dec 2012
9 Creative Commons Why are we still trying to understand the outbreak of World War One? In this St John's College Research Centre 2012 Annual Lecture, Professor Margaret MacMillan examines the reasons why this question has remained important over the last 100 years and suggests some possible explanations for the outbreak of the war. 0:46:57 Margaret MacMillan 29 Oct 2012
10 Creative Commons Majorities and Minorities in Interwar Timişoara: Between Fictive and Ethnicity and Ideal Nation Professor Victor Neumann (West University of Timisoara) delivers a lecture as part of the East and East-Central Europe Seminar Series at the Cantemir Institute. 0:49:01 Victor Neumann 19 Oct 2012
11 The Place of Britain in a Future Europe Martin Wolf of the FT, one of the world's leading economists, argues that the status quo for the eurozone is untenable, and that the crisis could trigger Britain's exit from the EU, or even the break-up of the UK itself. 0:56:20 Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, the Financial Times 09 Oct 2012
12 Creative Commons 'Integration' as Illiberal Exceptionalism in Migration Law: The Role of the European Union Sergio Carrera examines how the process of Europeanization, the development of the European Union, has played a role in migration law and on the meaning and mechanisms of integration 1:00:55 Sergio Carrera 06 Aug 2012
13 Creative Commons Marxism and the Kemalist 'Sonderweg' (through the eyes of the Turkish Communist poet Nazim Hikmet) Professor Halil Berktay delivers the final lecture in the Trinity term East and East Central Europe Seminar Series. 0:55:53 Halil Berktay 28 Jun 2012
14 Creative Commons Transformational Leap as the basic Metaphor of Russian Sonderweg Theories Professor Andrei Zorin presents the third East and East Central Europe seminar lecture for the Cantemir Institute on Thursday 7 June. 0:46:25 Andrei Zorin 28 Jun 2012
15 Modernist Writing and Modernist Events: Fictions of Holocaust Often described as one of the most important historical theorists of our times, Hayden White discusses the ethical and aesthetic implications for discourses dealing with the Holocaust, genocide and industrialized death. 0:57:15 Hayden White 27 Jun 2012
16 Melina Mercouri's cultural activity and its continuation: Europe-economy and the power of culture Spyros Mercouris delivers a lecture on 7 June 2012 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford. 0:40:58 Spyros Mercouris 19 Jun 2012
17 Creative Commons One War at a Time: Britain, the War of 1812 and the Defeat of Napoleon Professor Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History, King's College London, gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW seminar series. 0:51:33 Andrew Lambert 06 Jun 2012
18 Creative Commons Institutional hypocrisy: the Imperial Diet in the 18th century - a German Sonderweg? Professor Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger (University of Münster) delivers a lecture as part of the "East and East-Central Europe: Special Paths (Sonderwege) in European Perspective" seminar series. 0:48:03 Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger 25 May 2012
19 Creative Commons Panel 6: Beyond Egypt: Contesting Democracy: Discursive Patterns Before and After the Egyptian Uprising Andrea Teti critiques European discourses on democracy promotion in Egypt and their alienation of Egyptian pro-democracy opposition groups. 0:23:06 Andrea Teti 25 May 2012
20 Creative Commons Mandelson: Is the European Project Over? Against the backdrop of both the UK and eurozone economies being thrown back into recession, Policy Network President, Peter Mandelson, will give the annual University of Oxford Hands lecture on Britain and the survival of the European project. 1:03:22 Peter Mandelson 24 May 2012
21 Creative Commons 07. 'Old Europe' - pensions, taxes and alternatives Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about the issue of population ageing. 0:54:59 David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
22 Creative Commons 05. International migration: guest workers, dependents, asylum and others Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about international migration. 0:54:30 David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
23 Europe on the Brink? Constitutional Issues An assessment of the future constitutional implications of the the eurozone crisis for the European Union. 0:17:31 Paul Craig 25 Apr 2012
24 Creative Commons Europe on the Brink? Economic Issues An economic assessment of the eurozone crisis by former Senior Economic Advisor to the European Commission and Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund Max Watson. 0:15:37 Max Watson 25 Apr 2012
25 Europe on the Brink? Political Issues Graham Avery, Honorary Director-General of the European Commission, assessees the political implications of the eurozone crisis and suggests Britain may find itself relegated to a secondary role in a two-tier Europe. 0:18:15 Graham Avery 25 Apr 2012
26 Europe on the Brink? Introduction and Historical Issues Introduction to the Europe on the Brink: Economic, Political, and Constitutional Issues Panel Discussion to inaugurate the Law, Justice and Society Research Cluster at Wolfson College, Oxford 0:27:58 Anne Deighton, Christina Redfield, Denis Galligan, John W Adams 25 Apr 2012
27 Napoleon Sir Brian Unwin (New College) is Honorary President of the European Investment Bank with a longstanding interest in the Napoleonic period. He has pursued his research into the subject over several decades. 0:54:40 Brian Unwin 23 Jan 2012
28 Europe in the World From the Oxford European Reunion in Paris, 6-8 May 2011. This session charts Europe's role in a changing, globalised world. 1:06:54 Chris Patten, Anne Deighton, Barbara Harris-White, Alan Wolfe 23 Jan 2012
29 Creative Commons Keynote Speech Terry Davis, former Secretary General of the Council of Europe, gives the final keynote speech for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective conference 0:19:08 Terry Davis 18 Jan 2012
30 Creative Commons The International 'Responsibility to Protect' and the 'Responsibility to Rebuild'- A Dual Agenda Professor Richard Caplan, Oxford, gives a talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:20:43 Richard Caplan 17 Jan 2012
31 Creative Commons From Conditionality to Disconnection-The Ambivalent Relationship between the Council of Europe and the European Union in the Field of Criminal Justice Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas, School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London gives a talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:14:42 Valsamis Mitsilegas 17 Jan 2012
32 Creative Commons Hard Law, Soft Law and the Politics of Standards: Regulating Political Parties in Europe Dr Daniel Smilov, University of Sofia, gives a talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:16:18 Daniel Smilov 17 Jan 2012
33 Creative Commons The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities: From Standard-Setting to Standard-Implementation Professor Rainer Hoffmann, University of Frankfurt gives a talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:17:34 Rainer Hoffmann 17 Jan 2012
34 Creative Commons The Council of Europe and the death penalty: intergovernmental legitimation as enabling and constraining Dr Kundai Sithole, Oxford, gives the seventh talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:18:26 Kundai Sithole 17 Jan 2012
35 Creative Commons Sixty Years of Normative Production in the Council of Europe: The Legal Nature, Elaboration, Challenges and Trends of the CoE Conventions Manuel Lezertua, Director of Legal Advice and Public International Law (Jurisconsult), Council of Europe: gives the sixth talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:18:45 Manuel Lezertua 17 Jan 2012
36 Creative Commons Explaining the Momentum behind the Council of Europe's Norm Entrepreneurship Dr Gwendolyn Sasse, Oxford, gives the fifth talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:17:20 Gwendolyn Sasse 17 Jan 2012
37 Creative Commons War, Law and the Cold War: Making the European Convention on Human Rights Professor Anne Deighton (Oxford) gives the fourth talk in The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:13:37 Anne Deighton 17 Jan 2012
38 Creative Commons Where do norms come from? Dr Jennifer Jackson-Preece (LSE) gives the second talk for The Evolution of International Norms and Norm Entrepreneurship: The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective 0:12:22 Jennifer Jackson-Preece 17 Jan 2012
39 Creative Commons Norm Entrepreneurship - Theoretical and Methodological Challenges Professor Jeffrey Checkel (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver), gives the first talk in The Evolution of International Norms and 'Norm Entrepreneurship' The Council of Europe in Comparative Perspective workshop 0:17:28 Jeffrey Checkel 17 Jan 2012
40 Creative Commons Reflections on the European Crisis Dr José Cutileiro (Special Adviser to the President of the European Commission) delivers a lecture for the Centre for Portuguese Language / Instituto Camões of Oxford. 0:34:38 José Cutileiro 08 Dec 2011
41 Punishment and Migration between Europe and the United States: A Gllobalized 'Less Eligibility'? Dario Melossi, University of Bologna, gives a talk for the COMPAS seminar series 0:55:53 Dario Melossi 26 Oct 2011
42 RSC Wednesday Seminars 2011: Stateless diasporas and immigration and citizenship regimes in the EU This podcast was recorded at the Refugee Studies Centre's first Wednesday Public Seminar of Michaelmas Term 2011. 0:45:59 Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Nando Sigona 18 Oct 2011
43 Creative Commons Where is the UK going on migrant integration policy? A comparison to Europe and North America - COMPAS Breakfast Briefing Exactly how does the UKís policy framework measure up to other countries in Europe and North America? What has changed? 0:23:48 Thomas Huddleston 16 Aug 2011
44 The Pivot of Empire: The War of the Spanish Succession, Party Politics, and the Shaping of the British Empire Having rewritten the historiography of the Glorious Revolution in his most recent work, 1688: the first modern revolution, Professor Pincus (Yale) is now considering the later seventeenth and early eighteenth century. 0:45:51 Steven Pincus 13 Jul 2011
45 Creative Commons After "Returning to Europe": Divides and Challenges in the Enlarged European Union Professor Claus Offe (Professor of Political Sociology, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin) delivers the 2011 European Studies Centre Annual Lecture on 4th March 2011. 0:54:03 Claus Offe, Margaret MacMillan 11 May 2011
46 Dept Seminar: Heritage, hiking and the eradication of miracles In this Anthropology Dept seminar (4 February 2011), Dr Ian Reader (University of Manchester) discuss consumerism and the sanitisation of pilgrimage from Shikoku to Santiago 0:47:38 Ian Reader 18 Mar 2011
47 Creative Commons Common Values and Federalism in Europe David Hannay, Peter Sutherland and Peter Luff participate in a discussion on Common Values and Federalism in Europe. Part of the Europaeum Conference recorded at St Anthony's College in September 2010. 0:56:09 Peter Sutherland, Peter Luff, David Hannay 22 Nov 2010
48 International Initiatives in Obesity Prevention Phillip James gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series in Hilary term, 2008 0:50:56 Phillip James 20 Jul 2010
49 Creative Commons British EU Policy After The Election Recorded on 15th June 2010, the European Studies Centre, St Antony's College presents The Chancellor of the University of Oxford Lord Patten of Barnes in conversation with Lord Hannay and Sir Stephen Wall. Convenor: Professor Jane Caplan. 0:55:34 David Hannay, Stephen Wall, Chris Patten, Jane Caplan 19 Jul 2010
50 Creative Commons Human rights and the Elusive Universal Subject: Detention of Asylum Seekers and Irregular Entrants under IHRL and EU Law Cathryn Costello, Fellow and Tutor in EU and Public Law gives a talk for the Workshop on the Theory and Practice of Immigration Detention 0:16:22 Cathryn Costello 12 Jul 2010
51 Creative Commons The post-crisis politics of financial reform: business as usual or new global order? Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of European Socialist Party and former Prime Minister of Denmark talks about the politics of current efforts to regulate the financial sector. 0:50:26 Poul Nyrup Rasmussen 05 Nov 2009
52 Human Displacement and Climate Change in International Law The first of The Hague Debates entitled "When home gets too hot: Human Displacement and Climate Change in International Law." The debate features Professor Roger Zetter, Director of the Refugee Studies Centre. 1:27:58 Yvo de Boer, Etienne Piguet, M.J. Mace, Roger Zetter 23 May 2008
# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 Spain and Europe, Old Myths and New Realities W.H.Auden described Spain as "...that arid square, that fragment nipped off from hot Africa, soldered so crudely to inventive Europe". This discussion looks in more detail at Spain's place in Europe, as well as the image and reality of Spain today. 0:27:07 Charles Powell, Esperanza Aguirre, Tom Burns 22 May 2013
2 Europe: still a common vision? Dr Wolfgang Schäuble (German Federal Minister of Finance) delivers a lecture for the European Studies Centre, St Antony's College on 29th October 2012. 0:56:17 Wolfgang Schäuble, Chris Patten, Othon Anistasakis, Margaret MacMillan 03 Dec 2012
3 Creative Commons Addressing the crisis in Europe and the global economy: Lessons from the 1920s and 1930s? A lecture at the St Anthony's College Oxford, European Studies Centre, given by Professor's David Vines and Patricia Clavin chaired by Maxwell Watson on 28th November 2012. 1:10:57 Maxwell Watson, David Vines, Patricia Clavin 03 Dec 2012
4 The Place of Britain in a Future Europe Martin Wolf of the FT, one of the world's leading economists, argues that the status quo for the eurozone is untenable, and that the crisis could trigger Britain's exit from the EU, or even the break-up of the UK itself. 0:56:20 Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, the Financial Times 09 Oct 2012
5 Creative Commons Europeana 1914-1918: Community Collection Alun Edwards, Manager for RunCoCo, University of Oxford, discusses the value of crowd-sourcing and public engagement in the Europeana 1914-1918 project to digitise First World War memorabilia. 0:05:26 Alun Edwards 24 Aug 2012
6 Melina Mercouri's cultural activity and its continuation: Europe-economy and the power of culture Spyros Mercouris delivers a lecture on 7 June 2012 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford. 0:40:58 Spyros Mercouris 19 Jun 2012
7 Creative Commons Panel 6: Beyond Egypt: Contesting Democracy: Discursive Patterns Before and After the Egyptian Uprising Andrea Teti critiques European discourses on democracy promotion in Egypt and their alienation of Egyptian pro-democracy opposition groups. 0:23:06 Andrea Teti 25 May 2012
8 Creative Commons Mandelson: Is the European Project Over? Against the backdrop of both the UK and eurozone economies being thrown back into recession, Policy Network President, Peter Mandelson, will give the annual University of Oxford Hands lecture on Britain and the survival of the European project. 1:03:22 Peter Mandelson 24 May 2012
9 Creative Commons 07. 'Old Europe' - pensions, taxes and alternatives Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about the issue of population ageing. 0:54:59 David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
10 Creative Commons 05. International migration: guest workers, dependents, asylum and others Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about international migration. 0:54:30 David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
11 The Pivot of Empire: The War of the Spanish Succession, Party Politics, and the Shaping of the British Empire Having rewritten the historiography of the Glorious Revolution in his most recent work, 1688: the first modern revolution, Professor Pincus (Yale) is now considering the later seventeenth and early eighteenth century. 0:45:51 Steven Pincus 13 Jul 2011
12 Creative Commons After "Returning to Europe": Divides and Challenges in the Enlarged European Union Professor Claus Offe (Professor of Political Sociology, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin) delivers the 2011 European Studies Centre Annual Lecture on 4th March 2011. 0:54:06 Claus Offe, Margaret MacMillan 11 May 2011
13 Creative Commons Common Values and Federalism in Europe David Hannay, Peter Sutherland and Peter Luff participate in a discussion on Common Values and Federalism in Europe. Part of the Europaeum Conference recorded at St Anthony's College in September 2010 0:56:09 Peter Sutherland, Peter Luff, David Hannay 22 Nov 2010
14 Creative Commons British EU Policy After The Election Recorded on 15th June 2010, the European Studies Centre, St Antony's College presents The Chancellor of the University of Oxford Lord Patten of Barnes in conversation with Lord Hannay and Sir Stephen Wall. Convenor: Professor Jane Caplan. 0:55:34 David Hannay, Stephen Wall, Chris Patten, Jane Caplan 19 Jul 2010
15 Creative Commons The post-crisis politics of financial reform: business as usual or new global order? Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of European Socialist Party and former Prime Minister of Denmark talks about the politics of current efforts to regulate the financial sector. 0:50:27 Poul Nyrup Rasmussen 05 Nov 2009
16 The View from Europe Olaf Schulte talks about other European podcasting initiatives. 0:08:37 Olaf Schulte, Bjoern Hassler 25 Jul 2008
# Episode Title Description People Date
1 Modernist Writing and Modernist Events: Fictions of Holocaust (slides) Slides to accompany Hayden White's lecture discussing the ethical and aesthetic implications for discourses dealing with the Holocaust, genocide and industrialized death. Hayden White 27 Jun 2012
2 Creative Commons Mandelson: Is the European Project Over? (transcript) Transcript of Peter Mandelson's lecture on Britain and the survival of the European project. Peter Mandelson 24 May 2012
3 Creative Commons Mandelson: Is the European Project Over? (transcript) Transcript of Peter Mandelson's lecture on Britain and the survival of the European project. Peter Mandelson 24 May 2012
4 Creative Commons 07. 'Old Europe' - pensions, taxes and alternatives (Slides) Slides to accompany Professor David Coleman's talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about the issue of population ageing. David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
5 Creative Commons 07. 'Old Europe' - pensions, taxes and alternatives (Slides) Slides to accompany Professor David Coleman's talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about the issue of population ageing. David Coleman 27 Apr 2012