Romania's economy is integrated into the global economy, a fact that brings about dependencies, but also enables development. In this episode, we’re speaking with Cornel Ban, a political economist who, using this disciplinary lens, can offer an analysis of international financial issues that are otherwise highly diverse and complex to delineate within local boundaries. Examining Baia Mare and the circumstances in which some people work and live prompts a necessary discussion about the shortcomings of capitalism, institutionalized racism, and the imperative need for effective public policies.
The theme of adaptation and the formulation of strategies to address political and climate changes are also explored in this episode. Romania's prospects remain open, but it is imperative to act swiftly and contribute to altering the current situation, not only in the labor market but also in taxation and social policies, according to our guest.
Cornel Ban is an associate professor of International Political economy at Copenhagen Business School. Prior to this he was a Reader at City University of London, assistant professor at Boston University and research fellow at Brown University in the United States. He wrote two books, two dozen articles, and book chapters on the politics of economic expertise, policy shifts in international financial institutions, and the politics of capitalist diversity in Brazil, Spain, Hungary and Romania.
This episode is part of a series based on the research project "Precarious work and peripheral housing. The socio-economic practices of the Roma in Romania in the context of industrial relations and unequal territorial development", in short PRECWORK, with the financial support of Norwegian grants and UEFISCDI from Romania. More about the project here: precwork.granturi.ubbcluj.ro/
Producer: Marina Mironica and Maria Martelli
Visual: Maria Martelli
Soundtrack: KindStudios
Bibliography: Cornel Ban, Gabor Scheiring & Mihai Vasile (2023) The political
economy of national-neoliberalism, European Politics and Society, 24:1, 96-114, DOI: 10.1080/23745118.2021.1956241
Cornel Ban (2016) Ruling ideas: How global neoliberalism goes local. Oxford University Press
Rundown:
Min 01:16 - Why is political economy important?
Min 04:50 - Why look at Romania?
Min 09:44 - What does a rise in nationalism and populism mean, across Europe
Min 20:00 What is the difference between doing politics as a party and populism?
Min 29:00 Zooming in on the far-right and AUR (Alliance for Unity of Romanians)
Min 32:38 What is specific to national-neoliberalism? How does it function?
Min 37:19 How do these policies reflect in the lives of people in Baia Mare?
Min 51:34 Policy recommendations and the importance of sociological knowledge
Min 1:02:58 Bonus question: Best case and worst case scenarios for Romania’s political economy in the next 20 years accounting for the climate crisis
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Romania's economy is integrated into the global economy, a fact that brings about dependencies, but also enables development. In this episode, we’re speaking with Cornel Ban, a political economist who, using this disciplinary lens, can offer an analysis of international financial issues that are otherwise highly diverse and complex to delineate within local boundaries. Examining Baia Mare and the circumstances in which some people work and live prompts a necessary discussion about the shortcomings of capitalism, institutionalized racism, and the imperative need for effective public policies.
The theme of adaptation and the formulation of strategies to address political and climate changes are also explored in this episode. Romania's prospects remain open, but it is imperative to act swiftly and contribute to altering the current situation, not only in the labor market but also in taxation and social policies, according to our guest.
Cornel Ban is an associate professor of International Political economy at Copenhagen Business School. Prior to this he was a Reader at City University of London, assistant professor at Boston University and research fellow at Brown University in the United States. He wrote two books, two dozen articles, and book chapters on the politics of economic expertise, policy shifts in international financial institutions, and the politics of capitalist diversity in Brazil, Spain, Hungary and Romania.
This episode is part of a series based on the research project "Precarious work and peripheral housing. The socio-economic practices of the Roma in Romania in the context of industrial relations and unequal territorial development", in short PRECWORK, with the financial support of Norwegian grants and UEFISCDI from Romania. More about the project here: precwork.granturi.ubbcluj.ro/
Producer: Marina Mironica and Maria Martelli
Visual: Maria Martelli
Soundtrack: KindStudios
Bibliography: Cornel Ban, Gabor Scheiring & Mihai Vasile (2023) The political
economy of national-neoliberalism, European Politics and Society, 24:1, 96-114, DOI: 10.1080/23745118.2021.1956241
Cornel Ban (2016) Ruling ideas: How global neoliberalism goes local. Oxford University Press
Rundown:
Min 01:16 - Why is political economy important?
Min 04:50 - Why look at Romania?
Min 09:44 - What does a rise in nationalism and populism mean, across Europe
Min 20:00 What is the difference between doing politics as a party and populism?
Min 29:00 Zooming in on the far-right and AUR (Alliance for Unity of Romanians)
Min 32:38 What is specific to national-neoliberalism? How does it function?
Min 37:19 How do these policies reflect in the lives of people in Baia Mare?
Min 51:34 Policy recommendations and the importance of sociological knowledge
Min 1:02:58 Bonus question: Best case and worst case scenarios for Romania’s political economy in the next 20 years accounting for the climate crisis
Activism urban I: organizarea pentru dreptul la oraș
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5 years ago
Activism urban I: organizarea pentru dreptul la oraș
Orașele în care locuim nu sunt locuri pe care trebuie să le luăm ca atare, orașele pot și trebuie transformate în spații ale solidarității, ale revoltei împotriva transformării în marfă, a exploatării și discriminării. Dreptul la oraș este un drept colectiv la organizare și schimbarea mediului în care trăim astfel încât acesta să devină cît mai echilibrat și prietenos pentru toți locuitorii. În prima parte a seriei am vorbit cu Robi din grupul Dreptul la oraș din Timișoara despre activismul urban, despre efortul de organizare, posibilitățile de a contribui la un oraș mai inclusiv și mai atent către locuitorii cei mai defavorizați sau marginalizați. Întrebările la care căutăm răspuns sunt date de dorința de a găsi moduri și motive de a ne pune eforturile împreună și a face vizibile atât problemele de locuire sau accesibilitate la spații publice, cât și valoarea solidarizării și a activităților noastre comune în lupta pentru dreptul la oraș.
Vor urma alte două părți, la fel de interesante.
Episod produs de Marina Mironica
Muzică/sunet: De la protestele pentru susținerea persoanelor evacuate în Cluj la Pata Rât în 2010
Imagine: Maria Martelli
Recomandări menționate:
Henri Lefebvre, 1971, Le Droit À La Ville, Mass Market Paperback
David Harvey, 2008, The right to the city în New Left Review https://newleftreview.org/issues/II53/articles/david-harvey-the-right-to-the-city
Alte recomandări:
Mai detaliat despre utilizarea expresiei „dreptul la oraș” https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/henri-lefebvre-right-to-the-city
The Right to the City, A Verso Report, 2017 https://www.versobooks.com/books/2674-the-right-to-the-city
Revista Strada produsă de Dreptul la oraș TM: https://dreptullaorastimisoara.com/
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Romania's economy is integrated into the global economy, a fact that brings about dependencies, but also enables development. In this episode, we’re speaking with Cornel Ban, a political economist who, using this disciplinary lens, can offer an analysis of international financial issues that are otherwise highly diverse and complex to delineate within local boundaries. Examining Baia Mare and the circumstances in which some people work and live prompts a necessary discussion about the shortcomings of capitalism, institutionalized racism, and the imperative need for effective public policies.
The theme of adaptation and the formulation of strategies to address political and climate changes are also explored in this episode. Romania's prospects remain open, but it is imperative to act swiftly and contribute to altering the current situation, not only in the labor market but also in taxation and social policies, according to our guest.
Cornel Ban is an associate professor of International Political economy at Copenhagen Business School. Prior to this he was a Reader at City University of London, assistant professor at Boston University and research fellow at Brown University in the United States. He wrote two books, two dozen articles, and book chapters on the politics of economic expertise, policy shifts in international financial institutions, and the politics of capitalist diversity in Brazil, Spain, Hungary and Romania.
This episode is part of a series based on the research project "Precarious work and peripheral housing. The socio-economic practices of the Roma in Romania in the context of industrial relations and unequal territorial development", in short PRECWORK, with the financial support of Norwegian grants and UEFISCDI from Romania. More about the project here: precwork.granturi.ubbcluj.ro/
Producer: Marina Mironica and Maria Martelli
Visual: Maria Martelli
Soundtrack: KindStudios
Bibliography: Cornel Ban, Gabor Scheiring & Mihai Vasile (2023) The political
economy of national-neoliberalism, European Politics and Society, 24:1, 96-114, DOI: 10.1080/23745118.2021.1956241
Cornel Ban (2016) Ruling ideas: How global neoliberalism goes local. Oxford University Press
Rundown:
Min 01:16 - Why is political economy important?
Min 04:50 - Why look at Romania?
Min 09:44 - What does a rise in nationalism and populism mean, across Europe
Min 20:00 What is the difference between doing politics as a party and populism?
Min 29:00 Zooming in on the far-right and AUR (Alliance for Unity of Romanians)
Min 32:38 What is specific to national-neoliberalism? How does it function?
Min 37:19 How do these policies reflect in the lives of people in Baia Mare?
Min 51:34 Policy recommendations and the importance of sociological knowledge
Min 1:02:58 Bonus question: Best case and worst case scenarios for Romania’s political economy in the next 20 years accounting for the climate crisis
