Armen Hakhverdian is universitair hoofddocent politicologie aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Hij doet onderzoek naar politieke vertegenwoordiging, publieke opinie en ongelijkheid. Hij schreef samen met Wouter Schakel het boek 'Nepparlement? Een pleidooi voor politiek hokjesdenken' (2017, Amsterdam University Press) over ongelijke vertegenwoordiging in Nederland.
Today I’m joined by Kwame Anthony Appiah, Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University. Professor Appiah has written widely on a range of topics, including political and moral philosophy, philosophy of language, race and identity, and African intellectual history. He also writes the weekly Ethicist column for the New York Times magazine. His […]
In yet another twist in the never-ending Brexit saga, MPs backed Boris Johnson’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill, but moments later voted against the proposed timetable, leaving Brexit ‘in limbo’. An extension of the 31 October deadline seems all but inevitable. We are joined by Rob Ford (University of Manchester) to make sense of these developments. You […]
We are joined by Anand Giridharadas (@AnandWrites) to talk about his book ‘Winners take all: the elite charade of changing the world‘ (Dutch translation: ‘Waarom de superrijken de wereld niet zullen veranderen‘). We talk about billionaire philanthropists and the harm they inflict on society, the system that keeps them in power, why today’s tech monopolies […]
Het vormt een van de meest geciteerde en controversiële studies in de sociale wetenschappen van de afgelopen tien jaar: de studie van Robert Putnam naar de schadelijke effecten van etnische diversiteit op sociale cohesie. Tom van der Meer (@TomWGvdMeer), hoogleraar in de politicologie aan de UvA, schuift aan om Putnam’s claims en bewijsvoering te ontleden […]
We are joined by Professor Rob Ford (University of Manchester) to discuss the latest news on Brexit. We recap the past week and then look forward to the inevitable upcoming general election. You can follow Rob on Twitter: @RobFordMancs. Background reading: Bloc politics: a split Remain vote may not equal a large Conservative majority Can […]
