Mathieu Blondeel is a Research Fellow at the Warwick Business School – Warwick University (UK). As a political scientist, he specializes in global energy, environmental and climate policy and politics, with a specific focus on the (geo)politics of energy system transformation. He obtained his PhD in International Relations at the Ghent Institute for International Studies, Ghent University (Belgium) where he focussed on the emergence and diffusion of international anti-fossil fuel norms.   In this chat with Global Policy: Next Generation, Mathieu discusses climate change as the defining issue of our time, research outside of academia, and how Gramsci inspires his work. Read his #ScholarSpotlight interview at the following link:https://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/global-policy-next-generation/scholarspotlight-mathieu-blondeel

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Episode 9: #ScholarSpotlight with Mathieu Blondeel

Mathieu is a Research Fellow at the Warwick Business School – Warwick University (UK). As a political scientist, he specializes in global energy, environmental and climate policy and politics, with a specific focus on the (geo)politics of energy system transformation. He obtained his PhD in International Relations at the Ghent Institute for International Studies, Ghent University (Belgium) where he focussed on the emergence and diffusion of international anti-fossil fuel norms.   In this chat with Global Policy: Next Generation, Mathieu discusses climate change as the defining issue of our time, research outside of academia, and how Gramsci inspires his work. Read his #ScholarSpotlight interview at the following link:https://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/global-policy-next-generation/scholarspotlight-mathieu-blondeel

#ScholarSpotlight with Karolina Werner hosted by Anastasia Ufimtseva. If you are interested to learn more about Karolina's research please take a look at her questionnaire on our website: https://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/global-policy-next-generation/scholarspotlight-karolina-werner

Episode 8: #ScholarSpotlight with Karolina Werner

#ScholarSpotlight with Emma Lecavalier hosted by Anastasia Ufimtseva. If you are interested to learn more about Emma's research please take a look at her questionnaire on our website: https://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/global-policy-next-generation/scholarspotlight-emma-lecavalier

Episode 7: #ScholarSpotlight with Emma Lecavalier

With the Katowice Climate Change Conference (COP 24) kicking off next week, this interview with Dr. Sander Chan from the Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (German Development Institute) is a timely reflection on the role of sub-state and non-state action on climate change. Deputy Editor Emma Lecavalier discusses the conditions for successful non-state climate action and whether or not these forms of action can be resilient in the face of state retrenchment.

Episode 6: Non-state Actors and Climate Change with Dr. Sander Chan

As the future of Brexit and our government hangs in the balance, this week’s podcast is going to take a step back and look at the issue of public health. Deputy Editor Amna Kaleem discusses the challenges Brexit poses to public health issues with Prof. David Hunter at the Institute of Health & Society at Newcastle University. Prof. Hunter’s research focuses on health policy and management. He is involved with Evaluating the Role of Health & Wellbeing Board and serves as a special advisor to the WHO Regional Office for Europe. In this podcast, Prof. Hunter discusses the intensification of health problems post-Brexit, the possibility of food production causing public health issues, and the inclusion of the health sector in future trade deals.

Episode 5: Brexit and Public Health with Prof. David Hunter

Councillor Judith Blake is the first-ever female Leader of Leeds City council, and Chair of the Core Cities UK city network. Whilst attending the Global Policy North Conference on Brexit, at the University of Leeds, Councillor Blake spoke with Global Policy: Next Generation Deputy Editor Emma Lecavalier about her work on the One Yorkshire Policy, Leeds’ involvement in transnational city networking, and challenges and opportunities facing cities in the North. The interview highlights key areas where devolution could benefit cities in the UK and speculates about the impact that Brexit might have on urban development across the country.

Episode 4: Devolution and City Networks with Cllr Judith Blake, Leeds City Council

Global Policy: Next Generation attended our sister organisation Global Policy North’s Conference on The Challenge of Brexit for the North at the University of Leeds recently. The conference explored the impact of our forthcoming exit from the EU on education, health, investment, and energy and infrastructure, with two keynote addresses from Hilary Benn MP and Lord Jim O’Neill. In this podcast, Next Generation’s Deputy Editor Amna Kaleem discusses the day’s proceedings with Global Policy’s Online Editor Tom Kirk.

Episode 3: Global Policy North Conference: The Challenge of Brexit for the North

Hilary Benn is the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Leeds Central, UK. He talks to Global Policy: Next Generation Editor Greg Stiles about the impact of Brexit on Postgraduate Research Students, future Higher Education research funding and post-Brexit job security for researchers. Whilst attending the Global Policy North Conference on Brexit, at the University of Leeds, Hilary Benn discussed the importance of seeing significant movement towards the ‘One Yorkshire’ devolution strategy and the beneficial impact this would have on local investment and decision making in both transport and industry policy as well as Higher Education research investment.

Episode 2: Brexit and Higher Education with Hilary Benn MP.mp3

Episode 1: Housing Crisis Doctoral researcher Rafaella Lima talks to GPNG about housing crisis. Rafaella is pursuing PhD in Human Geography at the University of Sheffield and is an organiser for ACORN, a community-based housing union. Her research focuses on the financialisation of the housing sector and its impact on exacerbating the housing crisis. In this podcast, Rafaella discusses social versus affordable housing, the link between affordability and demand-and-supply, her ongoing research on housing problems in Portugal, and recommends solutions for tackling the challenges.

Episode 1: Housing Crisis

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