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What does a âgood lifeâ mean in a democratic society?
How can democracy and political participation promote the well-being of citizens? And what role do cities like Berlin and London play in advancing social justice, quality of life, and urban resilience?
Public policy expert and physicist Dr. Robert Keeling and British-German filmmaker Sabine Pusch explore these questions in their podcast for the difgl â German Institute for the Good Life. Through inspiring expert interviews, personal stories, and insightful analysis, they examine how political processes and civic engagement take shape in two very different â yet in many ways similar â metropolises. From climate policy and social justice to democratic innovation.
A podcast for everyone who loves politics and wants to understand how democracy can help shape a âgood lifeâ for all of us.
Tune in and join the conversation!
A production by difgl â German Institute for the Good Life
Executive Producer: Christoph Henseler, Katja Anclam
Hosts: Dr. Robert Keeling and Sabine Pusch
Editor: Dr. Kerstin LĂŒcker
Sound production: Sasha Polivanov
Music: Sebastian Winter
Graphics: Ralf Henning, Greta Laux
(Deutsche Beschreibung):
Was bedeutet ein âgutes Lebenâ in einer demokratischen Gesellschaft? Wie können Demokratie und politische Teilhabe das Wohlbefinden der BĂŒrger:innen fördern? Und welchen Beitrag leisten StĂ€dte wie Berlin und London zur sozialen Gerechtigkeit, LebensqualitĂ€t und urbanen Resilienz?
Der Public Policy Experte und Physiker Dr. Robert Keeling und die britisch-deutsche Filmemacherin Sabine Pusch gehen diesen Fragen in ihrem Podcast fĂŒr das difgl - Deutsche Institut fĂŒr Gutes Leben auf den Grund. Mit inspirierenden Expert:inneninterviews, persönlichen Geschichten und spannenden Analysen beleuchten sie, wie politische Prozesse und bĂŒrgerliches Engagement in zwei so unterschiedlichen, aber dennoch Ă€hnlichen Metropolen gestaltet werden â von Klimapolitik ĂŒber soziale Gerechtigkeit bis hin zu demokratischer Innovation.
Ein Podcast fĂŒr alle, die Politik lieben und wissen möchten, wie Demokratie das âgute Lebenâ fĂŒr uns alle gestalten kann. Jetzt reinhören und mitdiskutieren!
Eine Produktion von difgl â Deutsches Institut fĂŒr gutes Leben
Produktionsleitung: Christoph Henseler, Katja Anclam
Hosts: Dr. Robert Keeling und Sabine Pusch
Redaktion: Dr. Kerstin LĂŒcker
Technische Umsetzung: Sasha Polivanov
Musik: Sebastian Winter
Grafik: Ralf Henning, Greta Laux
New difgl podcast: LondonBerlinDemocracy
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In this episode, Robert Keeling and Sabine Pusch explore a subject close to their hearts: how London and Berlin welcome refugees. Rob volunteered for Care 4 Calais in London for many years, giving help and advice to refugees housed in hotels in London. It is through this work that he got to know this week's guest, Sydney Sopher, who helps us explore the similarities and the differences between how London and Berlin are helping refugees. When he was living in Berlin in 2022, Rob continued his work as a volunteer there at a time when Germany's capital was welcoming the...
To have a good life in a great city itâs essential to have a comfortable, affordable place to live and Berlin, unlike London, has long had a reputation for good low-cost housing. But Dr Tim White has discovered that a strange loophole concerning flats advertised as âfurnished temporaryâ being able to increase rents, Berlin is quickly changing from a tenantâs paradise to a landlordâs playground.
Do citizensâ assemblies give real power to the people, or are they just democratic window dressing? Public policy expert Dr. Rob Keeling and filmmaker Sabine Pusch talk with Dr. Kerstin LĂŒcker, Head of Technology and Participation, Department Work and Technology at Technical University Berlin and Dr. Timothy Hall, Academic in Residence & Organiser with Citizens UK, about the promises, struggles, and roadblocks of these participatory forums.