In our podcast "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar of the Robert Bosch Academy invite one Richard Weizsäcker Fellow every month to discuss some of the most pressing global challenges of our times. The conversations revolve around a wide range of issues, such as foreign policy, global governance, climate change, health, and education. The podcast presents ideas and approaches for joint global responses to international problems. Moderators: Henry Alt-Haaker, Pradnya Bivalkar Publisher: Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbHProducing: eins studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Atje Drexler and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Bernhard Straub about the legacy of Robert Bosch, the Robert Bosch Foundation and the Robert Bosch Academy.References:Robert Bosch: https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/robert-bosch-0Robert Bosch's legacy: https://www.bosch.com/stories/robert-bosch-legacy/Robert Bosch and politics: https://www.bosch.com/stories/robert-bosch-liberal-politics-and-social-responsibility/The Robert Bosch Foundation - Who we are: https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/who-we-areRichard von Weizsäcker: https://www.bundespraesident.de/EN/role-and-functions/the-german-federal-presidents/richard-von-weizsaecker/richard-von-weizsaecker_node.html?cms_submit=Search&cms_templateQueryString=richard Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26.09.24 • 44:34
In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Atje Drexler speak with Bogolo Kenewendo about the evolution of development cooperation, the challenges it faces currently and climate finance. References: The Forum on China - Africa Cooperation (FOCAC): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum_on_China%E2%80%93Africa_Cooperation ;African Debt on China: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2022/12/response-debt-distress-africa-and-role-china/02-case-studies-chinese-lending-africa ;German ODA in support of environmental protection: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/germany-is-a-major-provider-of-oda-in-support-of-environmental-protection_2af383e8-en ;Developing countries and their access to and prices of Covid-19 vaccines: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01410768211053006 ; https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/vaccine-monopolies-make-cost-vaccinating-world-against-covid-least-5-times-more ; Gavi: https://www.gavi.org/our-alliance/about ; Statement from US Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines, 2021: https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2021/may/statement-ambassador-katherine-tai-covid-19-trips-waiver; UN: “No one is safe, until everyone is”: https://www.un.org/en/desa/%E2%80%9Cno-one-safe-until-everyone-%E2%80%9D Climate Change enhances risk for Malaria infections in Europe in the future: https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/observatory/evidence/health-effects/vector-borne-diseases/malaria-factsheet ;Namibia and Germany signed a grant agreement for 7.5 m Euro for increasing access to electricity for households and small and medium enterprises in Namibia: https://windhuk.diplo.de/na-en/-/2671498#:~:text=On%208%20August%202024%2C%20the%20National%20Planning%20Commission,households%20and%20small%20and%20medium%20enterprises%20in%20Namibia Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30.08.24 • 42:45
In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Jay Rosen about the developments in the American media system over the past decades, the role that they have played and will continue to play in the American presidential elections.References: Presidential debate 1960 between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9cdRpE4KKcMaking of the President 1960. White, Theodore: https://www.amazon.com/Making-President-Perennial-Political-Classics/dp/0061900605#:~:text=Book%20overview&text=The%20Making%20of%20the%20President%3A%201960%20revolutionized%20the%20way%20modern,campaign%20coverage%20and%20remains%20unparalleledFourth Estate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_EstateSavvy style of Journalism. Rosen, Jay: https://pressthink.org/2022/01/the-savvy-turn-in-political-journalism/John Kerry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_KerrySwift Boat Veterans for Truth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_Vets_and_POWs_for_TruthPundits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PunditSteve Bannon Interview 2018 CPAC: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/16/media/steve-bannon-reliable-sources/index.htmlFlooding the zone: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/1/16/20991816/impeachment-trial-trump-bannon-misinformationVerification in reverse: How 'verification in reverse' powers the conservative media bubble and right-wing politics Obama controversy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_citizenship_conspiracy_theoriesMAGA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_America_Great_AgainJanuary 6th United States Capitol attack : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attackPresidential Debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v-8wJkmwBYSubscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26.07.24 • 49:25
In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Kavita Nandini Ramdas about feminism in today’s time and age and the adoption of feminist foreign policy and what it means. References: The Sound of Music: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_MusicDrei ostdeutsche Frauen betrinken sich und gründen den idealen Staat: https://www.hanser-literaturverlage.de/buch/drei-ostdeutsche-frauen-betrinken-sich-und-gruenden-den-idealen-staat-9783446279841-t-5252Frantz Fanon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frantz_FanonFrench Revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_RevolutionOlympe de Gouges was a French playwright and political activist, known for her declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympe_de_GougesSweden adopts a Feminist Foreign Policy: https://government.se/speeches/2015/02/statement-of-foreign-policy-2015/Sweden ditches "feminsit foreign policy": https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63311743Germany's feminist foreign policy: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/aussenpolitik/themen/ffp-guidelines/2585074Angela Merkel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_MerkelBarenboim-Said Akademie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barenboim%E2%80%93Said_AkademieEdward Said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_SaidDaniel Barenboim: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_BarenboimAudre Lorde: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audre_LordeBell Hooks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooksSubscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01.07.24 • 47:41
Nisreen Elsaim, Climate and Youth Activist and Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow talks about the complex interconnection between Climate Change, armed conflict and involuntary migration and how better governance, fresh ideas of younger generations and more global responsibility by wealthier nations, can bring hope in an otherwise depressing situation.Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30.05.24 • 45:10
In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Reetta Toivanen about police violence, what racial profiling means, how it manifests itself and some of the things that can be done to tackle this.References: ECRI: https://www.coe.int/en/web/european-commission-against-racism-and-intolerance ;ECRI Report: https://rm.coe.int/ecri-report-on-germany-sixth-monitoring-cycle-/16809ce4be ;Anti Discrimination Law in Germany: https://www.antidiskriminierungsstelle.de/EN/homepage/homepage-node.html ;Fundamental Rights Agency: https://fra.europa.eu/en ;United Nations Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination: https://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cerd/ ;Basu v. Germany: https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/fre#{%22itemid%22:[%22001-220007%22]} ;Der Staat gegen Fritz Bauer: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Staat_gegen_Fritz_Bauer ; Ted Lasso: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Lasso ;Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26.04.24 • 49:06
In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini about what attracts people towards extremism, her work in peace building and violence prevention.References: ICAN: https://icanpeacework.org/ ;Paiman Trust: https://www.peaceinsight.org/en/organisations/paiman-alumni-trust-paiman/?location=pakistan&theme ;Deeyah Khan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deeyah_Khan ;Ajmal Kasab: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajmal_Kasab ;Among the believers: https://www.amongthebelieversfilm.com/ ;Andrew Tate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Tate ;UN Resolution 1325: https://www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi/wps/ ;Daughter of Persia: https://www.amazon.de/Daughter-Persia-Journey-Fathers-Revolution/dp/0307339742/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=1CA5L7PDWGFPH&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ty6lV-kgsRlIkMNdB0QV5sjcu7aMDhZ98YidBbfU9vJFT6yY4GiIQxCyEO9W3uncfFlskBTdwGx-S91piGvt_ajVetprCXjecY56K-3LR8tih2u_dWfOFBmY70iDAOxAihvlPCcZDDz6-WGP7IW7mg4M_QidKJyMtap_cCuAGGG84jMWlHC4u78RVrb-F3DLQTZnGtMi8wqTpSRui_iUGHwW3Jxsc-oGnFrYydtWX-Y.uAXHEeT9VQXlc3iJXLSY8yHBjmj1SwUubWaJ5tmahqo&dib_tag=se&keywords=daughter+of+persia&qid=1712135078&sprefix=daughter+of+persia%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-1 ;Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
03.04.24 • 50:06
In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Cathy Mulligan about digital technologies and challenges in regulating them. References:DPI (Digital Public Infrastructure): https://www.undp.org/digital/digital-public-infrastructure ;Pope in a down jacket: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-francis-puffer-jacket-fake-photos-deepfake-power-peril-of-ai/ ;Crowdfunding for Ukraine: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63121649 ;Continuum (Canadian series): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_(TV_series) ;Olaf Stapledon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_Stapledon ;Last and First Men: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_and_First_Men ;Starmaker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Maker Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29.02.24 • 45:29
In this epsiode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Bogi Eliasen about different aspects of healthcare and the variety of challenges it currently faces.References:FarGen: https://www.fargen.fo/en ;Nordic Health 2030: http://nordichealth2030.org/ ;Movement Health 2030: https://www.movementhealth2030.com/frSubscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
31.01.24 • 49:03
In this epsiode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Anasuya Sengupta about decolonising the Internet, hierarchy of knowledge systems and how all of it is interconnected. References:Wikimedia Foundation: https://wikimediafoundation.org/ ;Thonas Macaulay: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Babington_Macaulay;Jason Hickel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Hickel ;Aadhar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aadhaar ;Rising Democracies Network: https://carnegieendowment.org/specialprojects/risingdemocraciesnetwork/ ;Sachsenhausen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachsenhausen_concentration_camp ;Mariame Kaba: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariame_Kaba ; All our knowlege brings us near to our ignorance,All our ignorance brings us nearer to death,But nearness to death, no nearer to God.Where is the Life we have lost in living?Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?The cycles of Heaven in twenty centuriesBring us farther from God and nearer to the Dust.By TS Eliot in The Rock (1934)Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27.12.23 • 47:34
In this epsiode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Senem Aydın-Düzgit about modern day Turkey, President Erdoğan and Anti-Western sentiments.References:AKP (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_and_Development_Party_(Turkey);PYD (Partiya Yekîtiya Demokrat):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Union_Party_(Syria);DİTİB: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish-Islamic_Union_for_Religious_Affairs;How Erdoğan rules through crisis? : https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/how-erdogan-rules-through-crisis/;Amitav Acharya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitav_Acharya;Treaty of Sèvres: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_S%C3%A8vres;Richard von Weizsäcker Forum: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/richard-von-weizsaecker-forum-2023Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30.11.23 • 46:32
In this special episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Ece Temelkuran and Doug Saunders about social cohesion, political polarisation in Germany and elsewhere. References:Königsteiner Schlüssel: https://www.gwk-bonn.de/en/themen/finanzierung-von-wissenschaft-und-forschung/koenigsteiner-schluessel ;Uwe Tellkamp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwe_Tellkamp ;Der Turm: https://www.suhrkamp.de/buch/uwe-tellkamp-der-turm-t-9783518461600 ;How to lose a country. The 7 steps from Democracy to Dictatorship. : https://www.amazon.de/How-Lose-Country-Ece-Temelkuran/dp/0008294011/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1697199364&sr=8-1 ;The Myth of the Muslim tide. Do immigrants threaten the West? : https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Muslim-Tide-Immigrants-Threaten/dp/0307951170 ;Petra Köpping : https://www.sms.sachsen.de/staatsministerin.html ; Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27.10.23 • 46:38
In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Kate Crawford about the impact of Artificial Intelligence on politics, society and the environment. References:Atlas of AI: https://www.amazon.de/Atlas-AI-Kate-Crawford/dp/0300209576 ;Cambridge Analytica: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Analytica ;EU AI Act: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20230601STO93804/eu-ai-act-first-regulation-on-artificial-intelligence?&at_campaign=20226-Digital&at_medium=Google_Ads&at_platform=Search&at_creation=RSA&at_goal=TR_G&at_advertiser=Webcomm&at_audience=ai%20legislation&at_topic=Artificial_intelligence_Act&at_location=DE&gclid=CjwKCAjw38SoBhB6EiwA8EQVLp2jgJig_SOoEmahWuJMFS5YatGjK4HfMefcFF5U-jDdE2nNghrNthoCEWwQAvD_BwE ;Lisa Feldman Barrett: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1529100619832930 ;Oppenheimer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppenheimer_(film) ;Knowing Machines: https://knowingmachines.org/ ;Trevor Paglen: https://paglen.studio/ ;ImageNet: https://www.image-net.org/ ;Black Mirror: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror ;Spawning AI: https://spawning.ai/;Laion 5: https://laion.ai/blog/laion-5b/ ; Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25.09.23 • 45:34
In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Amy Sample Ward about non-profit technology and the role it can play in addressing societal inequalities.References:Nten: https://www.nten.org/;Postmodernism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodernism ;Postcolonialism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PostcolonialismSubscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25.08.23 • 42:51
In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire." Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Kamal Amakrane about climate emergency, its implications for the Atoll island nation states in the Pacific and what the global community needs to do.References:Rising Nations Initiative: https://climatemobility.org/rising-nations-initiative/;Call to action: https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/en/protection-pacific-islands-become-focus-germanys-foreign-climate-policy ;Richard von Weizsäcker Forum: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/richard-von-weizsaecker-forum-2022Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28.07.23 • 43:13
In this special episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire." Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with Constanze Stelzenmüller on how the Transatlantic relations have evolved over the past decades, the upcoming presidential elections in the United States of America as well as the dynamics of a changing world order.References:The Americans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Americans ;The Diplomat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diplomat_(American_TV_series) ;Richard Holbrooke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Holbrooke ;Ted Lasso: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_LassoSubscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29.06.23 • 49:34
In this special episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire." Henry Alt-Haaker speaks with Dennis Shirley, a professor for Education and Rana Dajani, a molecular biologist. The conversation focuses on various aspects of education, the interconnection between reading, identity and wellbeing.References:We Love reading: https://welovereading.org/ ;Sophie's World: https://www.amazon.de/Sophies-World-History-Philosophy-Classics/dp/0374530718 ;Not ideas about the thing, but the thing itself by Wallace Stevens: https://poets.org/poem/not-ideas-about-thing-thing-itself;The Rights of the Reader by Danielle Pinnock: https://www.amazon.de/Rights-Reader-Daniel-Pennac/dp/1406300918 ;Rio Grande by Gabriel DeLayne: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rf_ycBMV-0 ;Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26.05.23 • 47:28
In this episode of "Think. Debate. Inspire.", Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with the highly popular foreign policy expert Fiona Hill from the United States. The conversation focuses on the impacts of post-industrialization on societies and the rise of populism across the world.There is nothing for you here. Finding opportunity in the 21st century. By Fiona Hill. https://www.amazon.de/There-Nothing-You-Here-Opportunity/dp/0358574315A Christmas Carol. By Charles Dickens: https://www.amazon.de/Christmas-Carol-Weihnachtsgeschichte-engl-Ausgabe/dp/0553212443Trump's Erbe(n): https://www.daserste.de/information/reportage-dokumentation/dokus/sendung/trumps-erben-100.htmlSubscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28.04.23 • 53:05
In this episode of “Think, Debate, Inspire”, Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with the renowned economic policy expert and transparency and good governance activist Obiageli Ezekwesili from Nigeria. The conversation focuses on changing world order, challenges for democracies across Africa and last but not least, the recently concluced Nigerian elections.#FixPolitics Intiative: https://www.fixpolitics.org/School of Politics, Policy and Governance: https://thesppg.org/our-story/The Good State. On the principles of Democracy by A.C. Grayling : https://www.amazon.de/Good-State-Principles-Democracy/dp/1786077183Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30.03.23 • 48:01
In this episode of “Think, Debate, Inspire.” Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with the renowned political scientist Ekaterina Schulmann from Russia. The conversation focusses on domestic politics in Russia, taking a pulse of the Russian society and its impact on the ongoing war in Ukraine.References:Levada Center: https://www.levada.ru/en/2021/10/12/trust-in-public-institutions/Dedovshchina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DedovshchinaWatership Down by Richard Adams: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watership_DownToy Story 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_3Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24.02.23 • 48:16
In this episode of “Think, Debate, Inspire”, Henry Alt-Haaker and Pradnya Bivalkar speak with the renowned climate and human rights activist Kumi Naidoo from South Africa. The conversation focusses on the climate justice, successes and failures of the COP27 in Egypt as well as the need for a stronger global cooperation.YouTube link to Kumi’s favorite song “Stay Shining” by Riky Rick: https://youtu.be/lK9VujaDRJoSubscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.robertboschacademy.de/en/newsletter-subscription Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27.01.23 • 32:35
Coming Soon! Our new podcast series "Think. Debate. Inspire" offers inspiring ideas on global challenges of our time. Our moderators provide you a sneak peek into the upcoming series with our internationally renowned Richard von Weizsäcker Fellows.Listen in and don’t forget to subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24.01.23 • 00:47
