Political WorldView Podcast

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas and special guest Umer Karim in a special edition discussing the recent chemical weapons attack in Syria. We discuss it all here. Produced by Conor McKenna in association with the University of Birmingham's POLSIS Good Ideas Fund. Find out more: www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/govern…ies/index.aspx You can follow us on Twitter.com/PolWo...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas and returning special guest Daniele Albertazzi in a special edition discussing the recent Italian general election. We discuss it all here. Produced by Conor McKenna in association with the University of Birmingham's POLSIS Good Ideas Fund. Find out more: www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/govern…ies/index.aspx You can follow us on Twitter...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Christalla Yakinthou and special guest Nicolas Lemay-Hébert to discuss the important issue of the week. A special edition focussing on overseas aid work with particular emphasis on the controversy surrounding Oxfam. We discuss it all here. Produced by Conor McKenna in association with the University of Birmingham's POLSIS Good Ideas Fund. Find o...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas to discuss the important issues of the week. A special bumper episode complete with talk about the now infamous memo that promises to exonerate Donald Trump and its implications for the Russia investigation. We have our regular feature of number of the week before turning again to the US and the media phenomenon of the memo and how t...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas and Christalla Yakinthou to discuss the important issues of the week. Happy New Year all! This week Scott takes the lead on discussing what's next for Syria, how do we make sense of the Russia dimension and should Obama have gotten involved? We have our regular number of the week round followed by a discussion around the notions of w...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas and and special guest Paul Jackson to discuss the important issues of the week. This week we discuss the controversial former leader of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe. The team are joined by expert Paul Jackson to discuss the good and the bad of his reign and where Zimbabwe goes from here. From one president to another, we analyse the case...

A very special LIVE episode with host Adam Quinn and regular co-hosts Christalla Yakinthou and Scott Lucas discussing the election of Donald Trump, one year on. This week the podcast is LIVE at Muirhead Tower at the University of Birmingham. Special guests Clodagh Harrington (De Montfort University) and Luca Trenta (Swansea University) join our regular panel to analyse what has changed since Donal...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas and and special guest Sumedh Rao to discuss the important issues of the week. This week the struggle for Catalonian independence is being discussed. How can Spain pacify the separatists while maintaining public order in the autonomous region? We have our regular feature in number of the week, where we talk gangs, political electionee...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas and Christalla Yakinthou to discuss the important issues of the week. This week the hosts are joined by British politics expert Anthony Hopkins to discuss the disastrous Conservative Party Conference. We have our regular number of the week, featuring brief bits on Catalonia and others. We then turn to President Trump, how have the pr...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas and Christalla Yakinthou to discuss the important issues of the week. This week the hosts are joined by Louis Monroy Santander to discuss the political and domestic unrest in Venezuela. We have our regular number of the week feature followed by an excellent segment on the future of the Saudi monarchy and the state going forward. We d...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas and Christalla Yakinthou to discuss the important issues of the week. This week we turn to Cyprus as the most recent attempt at peace negotiations falls through. What next for one of the world's longest standing conflicts? We have our regular feature of number of the week, with a special skeptical segment from Scott. Lastly we turn t...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Christalla Yakinthou, Scott Lucas and Mark Goodwin to discuss the important issues of the week. In this special edition of the podcast, we use the expertise of Mark Goodwin to navigate the results of the British General Election. How did the polls get it so wrong? What's next for Labour? And will the Conservatives need a new leader? We discuss i...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Mark Goodwin to discuss the important issues of the week. In this special edition of the podcast, Adam and Mark are joined by four students: Danniella Verity, David Cogan, Ryan Bennett and Zaid Salam. The discussion centres around the upcoming British General Election: how will the student population vote? What are the important issues for those...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas to discuss the important issues of the week. Returning special guest Marco Vieira gives his expertise as we delve into the issue of Presidential crimes. This week we examine the controversial Brazilian President, Michel Temer. Amid further allegations of mismanagement and fraud, how can Brazil deal with the problem of corrupt politic...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas and Christalla Yakinthou to discuss the important issues of the week. We've a special bumper episode on the recent Presidential election in France. Can Macron live up to the hype? Will the French left accept him as one of their own or as a necessary evil? What will be the fate of the Front National, now that Le Pen has been defeated?...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas and Christalla Yakinthou to discuss the important issues of the week. This week we're talking about the call for a General Election in the United Kingdom, how will Corbyn fare against the tough Tories? We have special guest Mark Goodwin on to give expert opinion on the success of the Conservative Party and what we might expect in the...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas and Christalla Yakinthou to discuss the important issues of the week. This week we're talking about the potential second Scottish Independence Referendum, what will the outcome be now that Brexit is firmly on the cards? We have our regular number of the week feature before delving into the depths of the European border issue. We disc...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas and Christalla Yakinthou to discuss the important issues of the week. This week we're talking about the Women's Marches with special guest Milly Morris. The focus is on feminism in the first topic, looking at how best to deal with the issues of the day. We have our regular number of the week feature before moving on to discussing Erd...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas and Christalla Yakinthou to discuss the important issues of the week. This week it's on to the topic of resistance in modern democracies, what forms does it take and how should we respond to it? We have our regular feature of number of the week and then analyse the problematic element of fake news. We discuss it all here. Produced by...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas and Christalla Yakinthou to discuss the important issues of the week. This week's episode sees analysis on the passing of the Article 50 vote in the House of Commons, where we are joined by special guest Tim Haughton. Then it's on to the controversial telephone calls between Trump and other world leaders from a surprisingly leaky Whi...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas to discuss the important issues of the week. Trump's first week in office has been awash with controversy. How will the #MuslimBan impact the President in the months to come? We have our regular number of the week feature then turn back to Britain. PM Theresa May made a visit to the White House last week, but with Brexit clouds on th...

Happy New Year from all at Political WorldView! University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Scott Lucas and special guest David Dunn to discuss the important issues of the week. In this episode we're back to talking about Trump. His inauguration being only days away, what will the Presidency under the controversial businessman look like? We have our regular feature of number of the week t...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Daniele Albertazzi to discuss the recent referendum in Italy in this very special edition of the podcast. We discuss it all here. Produced by Conor McKenna in association with the University of Birmingham. You can follow us on Twitter.com/PolWorldView and stay up to date And Like our facebook.com/polworldview Adam Quinn - facebook.com/adamquinn1...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Christalla Yakinthou and special guest Marco Vieira to discuss the important issues of the week. Fidel Castro has passed away and we take a look back on the controversial figure, his reputation and home and abroad and his policies in Cuba. Our second topic this week focuses on the Post-Truth world we live in where politicians can tell lies and s...

University of Birmingham's Adam Quinn sits down with Christalla Yakinthou and special guest Mark Goodwin to discuss the important issues of the week. This week, we're back to Tunisia where a Truth Commission has been set up and has begun presenting its findings. Will this help to repair the damage of the past? Then on to populism, the hot topic of 2016, where we talk out the possibility for a Le P...